Friday 18th September 2026

Friday 18th September

This week we have recapped all of our basic rights from the 'United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child' (UNCRC).

All children have the right to food, water, home, family, play and the right to learn.

Science

This week we have started our 'Feathered Friends' learning journey. 

We have allocated 'Hungry Birds' to your child on Bug Club to share at home together and find out some facts and information about birds in preparation for our learning next week.

Next week we will have some bird visitors. Please let your child's teacher know if your child might find this difficult. Thank you.

The children will be making observations of snails over the next few weeks, so if you have any in your garden that we could borrow for our learning, we would be very grateful.

Phonics

This week we have started to consolidate phase 4 Phonics.

The children have practised reading the phase 4 tricky words.

These words are said, like, so, there, some, were, little, come, one,

 do, when, out, what and have.

We have allocated phase 4 (unit 12 - adjacent consonant) games to

 your child's Bug Club account to practise their reading and spelling.

Please let us know if you are unable to log onto Bug Club. We will send home you login details this week. They are the same as last year.

Maths

This week at school we have explored numbers 1-20 and 1 more 1 less. Here is game you might like to play at home.

1 more 1 less

When you are walking around Whiteley it is important to notice numbers, find out what would be 1 more or 1 less.

P.E kits

Please can you make sure your child has named shorts, P.E shoes, t-shirt, joggers and a jumper in their P.E bag.

If they are missing items we will send their P.E bags home to be checked.

Library

The children have started to visit the school library. They go once a fortnight. They can keep their book for 2 weeks to share at home.

Arriving at school

Thank you for arriving at school promptly. The gate will be closed at 8.50 a.m. If you arrive after this time please go to the office to be signed in and select your child's lunch.

1R parents

When collecting your children, please wait on the Piazza and only wave to your child when they reach the front of the line. This helps us to ensure a calm and safe dismissal. Thank you for your continued support.

Reading Challenge

This week we are sending home your child's rocket reading challenge card (stapled into the back of their reading log) and challenge card information from Mrs Pennington.  When you have completed the first challenge please let your child's class teacher know so that they can present your child with their special badge.

Thank you for your support.