These are Government guidelines and not created by Abberley's governing body. 

We had a wonderful first week with our new Reception children.  They have settled into their new classroom really well and are already learning our school routines and making lots of new friends.  Our Year 6 buddies have been fantastic at caring for them at break and lunchtimes and it has been lovely watching them become part of our Abberley community.  Today the children will be bringing home a rainbow with our Abberley Vision and Values on it.  We have been talking about how we are "rooted and grounded in love" like the oak trees in our playground and that our Abberley values help us to grow just like the tree has grown from a tiny acorn.  We had a lovely PE lesson yesterday and the children did a great job getting changed.  Just a reminder that PE usually takes place on a Thursday as I know some of the children wanted to take their PE kits home with them yesterday rather than leave them in school.  The children are also bringing home a library book today.  This is their "sharing book" to enjoy with an adult.  Please can it be returned to school next Friday.  Reading books will be sent home in a couple of weeks once we are into the routine of our daily phonics lessons.  I hope you all have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you all bright and early on Monday!

Timetable

Thursday: PE kits

Friday: Reading books, library books and green phonics books

It has been a lovely week in Skylarks! I have enjoyed hearing all about the children's summer holidays and what they are looking forward to this year. It has also been a delight to watch new friendships being formed. The children have really impressed me with how well they have settled in and picked up the routines of Skylarks class and I know we're in for a great year together!

Homework, reading records and reading books will all go home and start from next Friday, so please keep an eye out for these in their bags.

Please remember that PE this half term is on a Thursday and Friday so PE kits need to be in school.

We will be doing Outdoor Learning on Monday so please make sure your child has some wellies that fit them in school. 

Timetable

Monday: Outdoor learning. Please bring in wellies.

Thursday and Friday: PE kit in school

It has been lovely to welcome the children back to school this week. They have all come in, keen and eager to learn which is fantastic. They have settled into Kestrels class extremely well and I am excited about the year ahead.

Homework: The children will have 15 minutes of TTRS each week. This is set on a Friday and should be completed by the following  Wednesday morning.

They will also bring their mental arithmetic books home on a Friday and these should be back in school by the following Wednesday. 

The children will be set spellings on a Friday. There are spelling games they can play to support their learning on EdShed. They will be tested the following Friday.

They are expected to read at least four times a week. Please ask your child about their new reading record books and how we have changed how they record their reading.

All of your child's log in details are in the back of their reading record books.

PE: Kestrels will have outdoor PE (football) on Wednesdays. They may need some warmer clothes as the weather gets colder. We will be on the field so will need outdoor trainers that you don't mind if they get muddy! They will have indoor PE (yoga) on Thursdays.

It has been a pleasure to welcome the children in year 5 and 6 back after a restful summer break. We have spent time getting to know our new routines and creating our classroom rules for the year ahead.

This week, in our first geography lesson we learnt about population density and how Asia makes up for the majority of the world's population. We used atlases to identify the countries with the highest population density and plotted line graphs to show how global population has changed since 1500.

In PE we had our first Yoga session where we learnt the downward dog and the cobra before completing a sun salutation together. In PSHE we welcomed Mrs Shelley into our classroom to hear her talk about her vision for the school this year. We then spent some time setting some academic and personal goals for the year ahead.

Please see below information within the community but independent of the school

For Little Ones:

• Parents & Wobblers. Movement Class for Under 4s and their carer
• Little Theatre Makers. Interactive Drama Class for 5-7 years

For Juniors/Youth:

• Junior Theatre. Creative Drama Class for 8-11 years
• Junior Musical Theatre Academy. Multi-disciplinary Theatre Class for 8-11 years
• Junior Street Dance. for 8-11 years
• Sing it Loud: Youth. Fun Choir for 10-16 years
• Youth Theatre. Advanced Drama Class for 12-17 years
• Senior Musical Theatre Academy. Advanced Musical Theatre Class for 12-18 years
• Youth Contemporary Dance. for 12-19 years

For Adults:

• Thrive Contemporary Dance. for 16-65 years+
• Regenerate Contemporary Dance Company. for over 50s
• Beginners Big Jig. Introductory Irish Dance Class for Adults
• The Big Jig. Advanced Irish Dance Class for Adults
• Chance to Dance. Dance Exercise for over 50s
• Gentle Dance. Seated Dance Class for Adults
• ChiChi FIT. Musical Theatre Dance Fit for Adults
• Sing it Loud!. Musical Theatre Choir for Adults who love to sing
• Introduction to Scriptwriting. Creative Writing Class for Adults
• Junk-Book Journaling. Mindful Crafting for 17+ years
• Make Your Mark. Mixed Media Creative Art Workshops for Adults
• Make Your Mark Xtra. Creative Art Workshops tailored for Adults with Learning Disabilities

POP-UPS:

• Play Reading Group (2nd Tuesday of every month)
• Wickedly Wild Clay Play (October Half Term)
• Actor’s Toolkit: Shakespeare (November)