Well done to Frankie in 1KM for an excellent improvement in his behaviour this half term! He has really begun to settle into the routines and expectations in Year One.
Tommy in 1DG is also really rising to the challenges of Year One, he tries his hardest in all areas of the Curriculum and has been showing us all just how fantastic he is getting with his writing and using his phonics to help him to spell! Keep up the hard work Tommy!
What a great role model Orla has been to the other children in 1DG! She is always so hard working and doing the right thing so definitely deserved the Head Teacher’s Award this week!
Well done to Levi in 1KM for working really hard this week and trying to be a more independent learner! Miss Masterson is super proud of you.
Congratulations to Penelope for earning the Head Teacher’s Award this week in 1KB. She has also been a role model and she always shows great determination and enthusiasm.
A big well done to Ted in 1KM for trying hard to become an independent learner and for producing some fantastic Maths work using the < > and = symbols!
A big well done to Frankie in 1DG for listening carefully during our topic lessons and creating a fantastic Arctic scene!
A big well done to Jensen in 1KB for becoming more confident in class and for being an enthusiastic learner!
We’d like to say a huge well done to our Year 1’s for settling in so well to school this half term and for being such enthusiastic learners. This week we gave out our first Headteacher’s Awards of the term and would like to share their successes with you all.
Well done to Lottie for working so hard on her Numbots homework this week and settling in so well to Year 1.
Well done to Ella – Rose for settling into school so beautifully this half term and being a resilient learner.
Well done to Amelie for being such a brilliant role model and always showing enthusiasm and determination in every task she undertakes.
A letter went out today to let you know that Year One’s PE days for this Half Term will be on Thursdays and Fridays.
On these days your child will come into school wearing their PE uniform and stay in it for the day. Their sessions are likely to be outdoors and due to the weather becoming cooler, your child will need to wear the appropriate PE uniform; white t-shirt, black joggers, trainers and a black hoodie or sweatshirt.
Thanks for your support
From September and in line with Government Guidance, we will be getting outside a lot more (in all sorts of weather conditions), this will include our PE lessons.
We will be asking the children to come into school on their PE days IN THEIR PE UNIFORM. (They will find out their PE days during the first week back). They will then stay in this for the day, so a change of clothes will not be needed in school. The main reason for this change is for safety reasons; it has been advised that we reduce the amount of belongings that are coming to and from each home and onto the school site.
For the older children, this change also comes about as there will be reduced space for them to change separately (boys and girls) due to them being in their class bubbles.
To make sure that the children are suitably dressed once the cooler weather sets in, we would like the children to have black jogging bottoms, a black hoody or sweatshirt and suitable outdoor footwear to wear alongside their usual white t-shirt and black shorts.
We thank you for your support with this.
Miss Kelly Perrett and Mrs Victoria Gray
1KM – 8:30am – Forfield entrance into main gate
3:00pm – Home time (Forfield entrance)
1KB – 8:40am – Forfield entrance into main gate
3:10pm – Home time (Forfield entrance)
1DG – 8:50am – Forfield entrance into main gate
3:20pm – Home time (Forfield entrance)
Please note: Children are allowed to bring coats and bags.
Lunches in a disposable bag if possible. However lunch boxes can be brought into school providing parents clean them each day.
Hello soon to be Year 1, my name is Miss Blowers and I will be one of your new teachers in September and I am very excited to meet you all. I am currently a teacher in Year 3 and will be moving to Year 1 in September, so Year 1 will be new to me too but I am sure if we work together we will have lots of fun and learn lots of new things.
When you start in Year 1, school might be a little bit different to how you remember it, however we will still be able to do lots of exciting activities, build lots of friendships and learn many new skills.
So you know a little bit more about me before you start, I’d like to tell you a few things about myself.
I have lived in Coventry most of my life, only leaving to study at Cardiff University. I have 1 child who has just turned 1, her name is Eliza and she is very mischievous. I enjoy listening to music and am currently trying to learn to play piano, not very successfully though. I enjoy going on long walks with my family and visiting my mum and dad who moved to Wales a few years ago.
I came to Coundon Primary School when I was your age and some of the teaching assistants and teachers that work here now were my teachers too.
My favourite children’s author is Roald Dahl and I enjoy reading all of his stories, but my daughter’s favourite story book is ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson. Julia Donaldson is your author study for this year. Do you like Julia Donaldson’s books? Or do you have a different favourite author?
Sometimes I can find my work a little bit tricky or I might be a little bit tired or nervous, and that is okay, but I learnt a super skill that I hope we can all work on together throughout the year which helps me a lot. This special skill is called ‘Resilience’. Now I know that is a really long word that you might be unsure of, all it means is ‘I will keep trying and trying until I achieve my goal.’ Hopefully we will all be resilient, confident and happy learners together this year.
This year, your teaching assistant will be Mrs Wilson and she has sent me a special message to share with you:
‘Hi, I’m Mrs Wilson.I’m really looking forward to getting to know you all and finding out your favourite things to do. I love to read lots of books but I especially like Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy and Matilda.’
We can’t wait to see you in September and learn all about you too. We hope you have a fun, restful and exciting summer holiday and will have lots of stories to share when you join us in Year 1.
Take care and stay safe,
Miss Blowers and Mrs Wilson
If you are in 1KM please feel free to read the information below! We are really looking forward to meeting you all come September!
If you have discovered that you will be in 1DG from September, have a look at who your new teachers are…
We can’t wait to welcome you all back and we are so excited to meet you!
Want to find out more? Click on the document link below!
