Newsletter Welcome
Welcome to our weekly newsletter where we share and celebrate news, events and achievements that have happened in the week. This is just a small selection of news so please do head to our website to read about more!
Dough Disco in Reception
One of the ways we get children ready for writing in Reception is by doing lot’s of fine motor activities to strengthen their hands and fingers. A particular popular fine motor activity is Dough Disco! We learn the moves that we need to do and then put them to music. 
5TP Ukuleles
5TP started our block of 10 weeks of ukulele lessons this morning!
The children enjoyed learning different strumming patterns 🙂 
Year 1 – Number bonds of 10
Our Year 1 children are getting very good at spotting number bonds of 10!
Year 2 Reading!
Today in Year 2, the children had their very first whole class fluency lesson! The children were thrilled to have their own books and enjoyed practising their reading with prosody, focussing on expression, tone and rhythm. It was wonderful to see how engaged they were and we are looking forward to many more sessions to build their confidence and fluency in reading. A great start to our reading journey!
Year 3 History
Year 3 are learning all about the Tudor period in History and this week looked at the different foods that were eaten during this time. The children then created a meal that might’ve been eaten by a rich or poor Tudor.
We all agreed that we were glad we don’t have to eat these meals!
Year 5 Skipping
Year 5 were the first Year group to have a go at Skip2BFit earlier this week. They listened carefully to the instructions and everyone had a really good go at this tricky skill! Children have also been practising at lunchtimes! Keep up the good work Year 5.
Art Club in year 1!
Today in art club we looked at autumn trees. We drew them and then we went outside to look for autumn leaves. We then did some leaf rubbings using autumn colours.
Staff Spot!
Each week, we will be introducing a member of staff so you can get to know who people are in school if you are unsure.
| Name |
Miss Millward |
| Role in school and how long you have worked here? |
Teaching Assistant (Year One)
One year voluntary/ placement
Five years employed |
| What do you love about working at St George’s?
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I like the fact that we have a good team that support one another. I think our school provides a very happy environment for our children to learn in. I find all the staff to be friendly, warm and welcoming. I really enjoy my role and love watching our children grow and achieve. |
| Can you tell us about a memory from when you were at school?
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1. School dinners, Tarmac for pudding with green or pink custard.
2. When I was six our teacher provided us with plastic containers full of lots of different pasta for us to count, weigh and compare shapes. I used to take a handful each day and secretly munch on them in the afternoon. One day, after a while the teacher noticed that the pasta was slowly disappearing and said that no one would be going home until the pasta was returned to her. Eventually I had confess that I had been eating it! |
| What are your hobbies?
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I love spending quality time with my gorgeous eleven year old son, George. I love getting together as a family during the school holidays. Family is so important to me. Gardening during the summer months, I adore a garden full of brightly coloured flowers. Woodland walks (all seasons) and swimming. |
| What’s your favourite biscuit? |
Gluten free shortbread or a cookie. |
| If you could go on holiday to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
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I have always fancied the going to Thailand. I would love to visit the Phi Phi islands, Phuket and Ko Samui. The beaches there look so beautiful and remote. I would also like to go to Bangkok and experience a different culture. |
Word, question, music and wildlife of the week
Every week we have a word, question and music of the week that we share with the children in assemblies. This year we are also introducing British wildlife of the week. By doing this, we introduce the children to a range of fantastic music and vocabulary.
Music: Blinded By Your Grace by The Kingdom Choir
Words: Vertebrate and invertebrate
Question: Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible for a day? Why?
British wildlife: Rabbit and beech tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciy7XqZZmY0
Special Prayer
This weeks’ special prayer is written by Madelyn in Year 5.
Dear God,
I thank you for keeping us safe when we come to school and when we are learning. Bless us all when we learn and help us feel like we belong in this school.
In Jesus’ name I pray.
Amen
