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W/C 8th January 2024

Welcome to a new term.

This week, we will be starting our new discovery topic on Toys. As many of the children will have received new toys for Christmas we will start by sharing our favourite toy with the class and describing it.

Please can your child bring in toy on Wednesday 10th to share, draw and write about.

In Maths, we will be completing our subtraction unit and then moving on to learning about 3-D shapes.

In phonics, we will be starting in our new phonics groups. We are making amazing progress. If your child hasn’t moved groups this time it may be because they need to consolidate some sounds they have been taught. Don’t forget to access the phonics homework online to consolidate reading and sounds learnt that week.

In our extended writing, we will be writing a recount about our Christmas holidays by using time conjunctions and learning how to extend our sentences by using the conjunction ‘and’. We will be learning how to add a sentence to describe how we felt about something we did in the holidays.

On Thursdays this term we will be doing outside PE so please send your child in a track suit.

On fridays, we will be visiting the Library so your child will be issued with a new book this week.

If you have any queries please email us on

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Have a great week.

The year 1 team

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The Christmas Holiday’s

The children break up for the Christmas Holidays today Friday 22nd December and will return on Tuesday the 9th of January. The staff would like to say a massive thank you for all of your support this term and for helping your child in their first term of school. The children have made fantastic progress in their learning and are working hard on becoming independent.

The staff would like to say a huge thank you for all of the very generous gifts and cards that we have received. They are very unexpected but much appreciated. We are looking forward to the Spring term and working with your children for the rest of the year.

We will not be sending books home over the Christmas break but please continue to read to your child. The holidays are a great time to spend some time reading stories together or visiting the library for your child to choose some books of their own. We have added some links below to some games and activities to help practise some of the skills learned this term.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qktWI0gx/3E3Dq60e

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/KRutxIff/iPO1hWVU

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/y6cyApmb/8GNWl1dz

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/5oR5fvZc/WUedFKFr

Please follow the links below for some websites where your child can practise their Maths skills.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=1

https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths

Please enjoy the Christmas break, try and remember that your presence is more valuable to the children than presents! Spend time chatting and playing with your child as this will be the most beneficial thing you can do to help them feel safe, happy and secure.

Have a healthy and safe Christmas

The Reception Team

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Week Beginning 18th December 2023

This week will be our count down to Christmas. The children will have lots of fun doing a variety of different Christmas activities to help get us in the mood.

We will have our Nativity performance on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, so make sure you have ordered your tickets. Please remember if taking photos and videos these should be kept for private viewing and not shared across social media if they contain other children. We have taken a photo of all of the children in their costumes and will send these home with the children. We are looking forward to seeing you all there.

On Wednesday we will be having our whole school party day. The children can come into school in their party wear or in their Christmas jumper. Please make sure children are dressed warmly and wearing sensible footwear as they will still be outside at lunchtime and throughout the day. Can you send your child in on that day with a small paper plate (named) of party food for them to consume in the afternoon. The children will have had their lunch as normal so do not need sandwiches. Just a few treats to enjoy such as fruit, a cupcake and some crisps.

Thank you for all your support this term. The children have had an excellent start to their Reception year and are showing great progress in all areas of the curriculum. They are doing particularly well with their phonics. Please keep practising the letter sounds and making simple words for them to read. There will only be online work set this week as we need to collect in all of the books to sort for new groups in the new year.

Have a healthy and safe Christmas

The Reception Team

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KS2 Christmas Carol Concert

It was a wonderful experience for pupils, parents and carers from year three to year six to hold Coundon’s Christmas Carol Concert at Coventry Cathedral. The choir were a credit to the school singing beautifully at the front, with a beautiful duet from Ruby and Eva – all brought together with pupil’s readings and a tableau of the first Christmas.

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Year 5 Bridges Design and Technology

Year 5 have completed their D and T projects on Bridges – here are the final designs and creations for Dr R. Nile who set us the task.  We even tested them over a tray of water – there were some casualties when tested with heavy weights. 

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W/C 18th December 2023

It’s the final week!

Here’s some reminders of what will be doing:

We will be making calendars and Christmas cards this week.

On Monday at 6.00pm we will be performing our Nativity . Please bring your child to school at 5.30pm to get changed.

On Tuesday we will be making porridge and creating our healthy topping. In the afternoon at 2.00pm we will be performing our Nativity.

On Wednesday it is party day. Please send your child to school in party clothes or something festive. Please also provide a few snacks on a plate for them to enjoy.

On Thursday it is the school disco after school. Please pick your child up at the normal time and return them to school at 4.00pm for the disco.

On Friday it is our ‘Polar Express’ day where the children can come to school in their pyjamas and enjoy toast, hot chocolate and watch the Polar Express. Please bring a cup!

After the holidays we will be doing outside PE so please ensure your chid has an outdoor PE kit to wear on Thursdays.

Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

The Year 1 Team

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Week Beginning 11th December

This week we will be focusing on the Nativity story. We will be practising our own Nativity as well as learning the story of the Nativity and talking about why Christmas is celebrated. We will continue to practise our songs for the Nativity and will be trying on our costumes for Next weeks performances. Please ensure your child is able to dress and undress themselves so that they can put their own costume on. Hopefully you have all got your tickets for the Nativity performance – remember entrance is by ticket only!

This week we will be assessing the children to see if they have retained the sounds they have been taught and are able to segment and blend words to read them. For your child to move on to reading books they need to be able to read all of the set 1 sounds including the special friends (2 letters that make 1 sound). They must also be able to blend these words together in simple VC and CVC words. Please continue to do the reading activities every night with your child and sign the diary to explain what you did and how they coped. The children’s library book is separate and does not need to be recorded in the reading diary. This is a book for you and your child to enjoy together.

Last week the children wrote their letters to Father Christmas. This week we will be going on a walk to the local post-box to post our letters so they get to him before the big day. The children will walk down together as a class and will be supported by staff from school. Fingers crossed the weather stays dry so we can make this fun and exciting trip.

The temperature has really dropped over the last few weeks. We are noticing that many children are coming to school inappropriately dressed for the colder weather. The children spend a significant amount of time outside every day including when it rains. Please make sure your child has a WARM waterproof coat, gloves and a hat. We would also appreciate a pair of wellies that stay in school so the children can change into them when it is wet. Please make sure all clothing is clearly named.

We are looking forward to a busy couple of weeks as we count down to the Christmas break. The children will be getting excited and will be feeling tired as the term comes to a close. So we will be easing off on some of the more academic aspects of the curriculum and will be doing our best to make our last few weeks as fun as we can.

Have a wonderful week,

The Reception Team