Lost and Found

12th May 2021Kathryn Charlton
Year 1KC had great fun during their English lesson today!
The children worked with a partner to act out the story of ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers. The children really impressed Miss Charlton and Mrs Noonan with their recall of the story and their fantastic acting skills! Keep up the great work, year 1!
Watch as the penguin and the boy meet each other and make their way to the South Pole; their journey sees some stormy weather; they part ways and finally, they are reunited.
I cannot wait to see your writing linked with the story next week.

Counting in twos

27th April 2021Kathryn Charlton

Last week in maths, the children were learning to count in twos.

We used practical equipment, number lines and even found the missing numbers in sequences.

This week, we are learning how to divide by 2. The children have been sharing counters equally between two groups and later in the week we will be writing matching number sentences!

Well done mathematicians!

 

 

e-Safety Support

4th February 2021Kathryn Charlton

Good afternoon everyone,

Here are some materials that you may find useful to support your child’s understanding of e-Safety and their remote learning.

 

Expectations for Remote Learning.pdf
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Internet-Matters-Guide-Online-safety.pdfSupporting-Young-People-Online.pdfSupporting-home-learning-routines—Planning-the-day.pdfthinkuknow_primary_parents_helpsheet.pdf
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Supporting-Young-People-Online.pdfSupporting-home-learning-routines—Planning-the-day.pdfthinkuknow_primary_parents_helpsheet.pdf
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E-Safety Concerns

27th November 2020Kathryn Charlton

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

It has come to our attention that there are currently some video clips circulating the internet and specific sites such as ‘Tik Tok’ that are unsuitable for children and young people to view. If any pupils have seen anything that has upset them, they can speak to their teachers in school, our designated Safeguarding Team – Mrs Cook and Mrs Williams or our Computing Coordinator – Miss Charlton.

 

It has also come to our attention that some children and young people are accessing age inappropriate games and apps. We advise parents and carers to take note of the PEGI rating shown on games and apps. The PEGI rating gives an indication of age related content. Sometimes a game or app can look fun, but with a PEGI rating of 18+, it should not be accessed by any child or young person below this age.

 

Finally, the release of the PlayStation 5 has also raised some safety issues. Please refer to guidance provided by National Online Safety if you have any concerns: https://nationalsafety.com/

Alternatively, you can speak to a member of staff in school.

 

 

Remote Learning

14th September 2020Kathryn Charlton
Good morning year 1 and year 1/2!
Miss Rutherford and myself are already missing all of you and we cannot wait to get back to school!
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Today, we begin our remote learning journey, therefore, it would be helpful if you could set up your child’s Google Classroom account. I will be uploading a video that shows you how to access GSuite for Education from home for the first time alongside written instructions.
Here are the written instructions:
  • First, log out of any other Google Accounts on the device that your child is going to be using for their learning. This means that they can easily access GSuite for Education and all of their school Google apps.
  • (If you are still having problems, please open an ‘incognito tab’, this will stop the other Google Accounts from logging in automatically).
  • Next, click the green log in button at the top right of the screen on our school website (www.forestview.uk.com).
  • Enter your child’s username and password.
  • If you do not know what their username and password is, please send me an email at [email protected] to confirm their details.
  • Next, click on the icon for Google Classroom, the old fashioned chalkboard icon.
  • Finally, they will be asked to ‘Join’ their class, either Year 1KC or Year 1/2AR.
  • Once they have joined their class, you will be able to see messages from their teacher on the ‘Stream’ page and work set by their teacher on the ‘Classwork’ page. Each assignment will have instructions provided, but if you have issues with any activities, please do let us know.

 

Please do let me know if you are having any problems and I will do my utmost to help you from home.
Stay safe everyone,
Miss Charlton

African Stories

27th January 2020Kathryn Charlton

Our ‘Going on Safari’ topic has allowed us to explore stories set in Africa such as Handa’s Surprise, We’re Going on a Lion Hunt and Rumble in the Jungle. The children have really enjoyed using Talk for Writing drama techniques such as ‘story mapping’ and ‘freeze frames’ to rehearse each story and become more familiar with it. This has enabled the children to produce some fantastic pieces of writing in English lessons.