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Beauclerc Infant & Nursery School

116 French Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5LE

Tel: 01932 780672

info@beauclerc.surrey.sch.uk

http://www.beauclerc.surrey.sch.uk

Friday 6th March 2020

Dear Parents,

We are extremely proud of our exciting and engaging curriculum at Beauclerc and this week has

been an excellent example of this. Blue and Orange Class had a brilliant Animal Magic Zoo

experience where they met many different animals, which is inspiring the children in their writing.

Purple Class also went to ‘Little Street’, which created many opportunities for children to engage in

role-play and develop their personal and social skills further. Following the visit, the staff at Little

Street took the time to email the school to praise the children and the staff for how well they

represented the school.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Macgill

DATES FOR THE DIARY for the next 2 weeks

March

Fri 13th Book week showcasing their learning in the school hall

Wed 18th Choir to Spelthorne Music Festival rehearsal & evening performance

Thur 19th Choir to Spelthorne Music Festival evening performance

Fri 20th Parent Forum at Chennestone 9.30am –letter in book bags

Blue class

This week in Blue Class we had a fantastic time at our Animal Magic zoo experience! We got

up close to lots of different animals and learnt lots of new things about each. The children

met a Royal Python, a Bearded Dragon, an Armadillo, two Pygymy Hedgehogs, a Tortoise, a

Blue and Gold Macaw, an owl and 2 cheeky Meerkats! We also met a new animal that none of

us had ever seen or heard of before, Mia the Patagonian Mara, who had a great time

exploring the school hall! The children were amazed and engaged throughout. We will be

writing recounts about our experience.

In Maths, we have completed our division topic. We have looked at division in problems and

dividing by 2, 5 and 10. From next week, we will be completing a quick 5 minute times table

quiz. Please continue to practise and encourage your children to learn their 2, 5 and 10 times

tables.

In RE, we recapped the Jewish celebration Shabbat. The children had the opportunity to try

a traditional bread that Jewish families eat with their Shabbat meal called challah bread,

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they also had grape juice as this is what the children drink with their meal. We used a venn

diagram to compare our weekends to those of a Jewish family.

Have a fantastic weekend :)

Orange class

This week in English, we started learning about 'Recount writing'. We looked at a short video

with Michael Rosen telling us about what to include in a recount. It was great to have tips

from a famous author. We also read several recounts and looked at their features. We

learnt that recounts are written in the past tense and all the events are written in

chronological order. We had a very exciting animal workshop on Tuesday and saw lots of

interesting animals: a Snake, a Bearded Dragon, an Owl, an Armadillo, a Patagonian Mara, a

Hedgehog, some mice, a colourful Parrot and a Tortoise. The children really enjoyed seeing

and learning facts about the animals and were very brave when holding some of

them, including the Snake!!!

We then started drawing pictures about our exciting morning, just like Michael Rosen

suggested, to help us write our recount next week.

In Maths, we partitioned numbers to 100 into tens and ones, ordered numbers from smallest

to greatest and found one more or one less than a given number. We also carried out an

investigation: 'When we add one less than a number, the tens digit always stay the same. Is

it sometimes, never or always true?' We used our reasoning skills and worked with a partner

to answer the question.

Year two investigated odd and even numbers and found out what happens when we add or

multiply two odd or two even numbers. They also started learning about tally charts and bar

charts.

In Science we learnt the different animal groups such as mammals, fish, amphibians, birds,

insects and reptiles and sorted animals in the correct groups, giving a reason for our choice.

We had a lovely week and hope you have a lovely weekend.

Red class

This week in Red Class we have been learning all about instructions. We learnt what

instructions are for and have started to look at how they should be written. We followed a

set of instructions to make a bowl of cereal. This set of instructions were all muddled up! So,

we cut them out and put them in the right order. The children have started to think about

the instructions you have to follow to wash your hands. We are going to be placing our

instructions by the sinks.

In Maths, we have been learning to compare addition number sentences using the greater

than, less than and equal to symbols. We have also been learning to work out the answer to

addition questions mentally by using the strategy of counting on. The Reception children

have been adding cones of popcorn in the ‘theatre performance area’ and working out how

many pieces there are altogether.

In Science, the children have been learning to name and label their body parts. The children

have visited the ‘GP Surgery’ learning space where they pretended to have problems with

different part of their bodies. The children learnt what each function of their body parts is

for.

Please can you make sure your child has a pair of plimsolls in their P.E kit. They are required

to bring plimsolls every Monday for our PE sessions with the sports coach.

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Yellow class

The children are really enjoying the new shoe shop learning space. Lots of measuring of feet

and discussions have taken place about which shoes will fit. Please could I remind you all to

check that your children’s names are clearly written in their shoes as sometimes several

children are trying on shoes at the same time. Thank you.

A new car wash has been made for them to take their cars through. It has been lovely to see

the children having so much fun. They have to pay for their car to be cleaned so plenty of

mathematical discussions have taken place.

Our Pancake Cafe is proving very popular. The children have been busy writing their own

shopping lists and lists of possible toppings for their pancakes.

In Phase 3 phonics this week the children have been introduced to the ai and oa digraphs.

They have been introduced to words such as snail, rain, pain and boat, coat, soak.

In Phase 2 phonics this week the children have been revising x, y and z.

The number of the week is 11.

Our guided reading is going well. The children are using their phonic knowledge confidently

to read new words and enjoy talking about the story.

Our story boxes are progressing well and the children are looking forward to sharing their

learning with you. The showcase will take place in the hall next Friday after school.

Purple class

This week Purple Class have been enjoying the traditional tale 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'.

The children have been developing their story telling skills using a range of small world props

and sequencing cards. They have been retelling the story in their own words using the

repetitive text of the familiar tale and by identifying the beginning, middle and end of the

story. The children have loved telling the story acting it out pretending to be the different

characters and using small world billy goats to represent each character in the story. Once

the children were familiar with the story each child created their own storybook. They did

amazing, sequencing pictures and talking confidently about the events of the story.

While learning the story of 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Purple Class have been using the

language related to size. They have been using the vocabulary big, middle sized and small.

The children have been thinking hard about the size of different objects and they have been

encouraged to use the correct vocabulary when talking about each Billy goat or object.

Through their play dough play Purple class have been developing their understanding of size.

They have been making a range of objects with play dough, those that were big, middle sized

and small.

During the week the nursery children have been exploring a range of textures while creating

their own goat or troll mask. They have been using a mixture of collage materials and paint,

combining textures to create one effect.

On Wednesday, the whole Nursery enjoyed a fantastic day out to Little Street. It was an

amazing day and the children were a credit to themselves. The children played so nicely

together sharing and taking turns. It was so nice to watch them play and interact so well

with each other. Well done Purple Class, we all enjoyed the trip out. Please don't forget to

visit Little Street and collect your school vouchers. If we collect enough school vouchers we

could win a free trip to Little Street during the Summer Term.

Another fun packed week in Beauclerc Nursery despite the very wet and cold weather.

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Reminders/Requests

Spare tights / socks / pants

If you have any spare tights, socks or pants your child has outgrown, we would be very grateful.

Our spare uniform is extremely low. Thanks

PE timetable

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

Red Blue Yellow Blue Red

Yellow Orange Orange Yellow

Please make sure your child has a full PE kit in school.

Lunchtime Munchtime!

This week we launched our project to reduce food waste at Beauclerc. The Green Team gave an

assembly on Thursday to introduce the school to the ‘Eat them to Defeat them’ campaign 2020.

We thought it would be a good idea to try our best to eat our vegetables at school and at home.

We can keep healthy at the same time as reducing food waste. The children watched a video

(which you may have seen on the tv) and were asked if they could help by eating vegetables and

trying new ones. The children were definitely up for the challenge!

The project got off to a great start with yellow class demolishing broccoli and cabbage at

lunchtime! They could be heard chanting ‘Eat them to defeat them!’. Please join in with this

campaign at home and get your children eating those vegetables! The children brought home a

poster where they can colour in the vegetables they eat, please support this at home. The Green

Team are hoping to see a reduction in the amount of vegetable food waste over the next few

weeks.

For lots more information, recipes and fun activities visit: https://vegpower.org.uk/

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SPELTHORNE SCHOOLS’ PRAYER GROUP

Hello and welcome back after the half-term break.

We are a group of Christians who pray regularly for the children and young people who attend our

local nurseries and schools, also for their families and their school life.

We meet monthly on Fridays, alternating mornings with evenings, usually in a member’s home. We

pray in response to requests shared with us from the schools, with a focus on a particular topic.

On Friday 6th March we will be meeting at 7.30 p.m. when this month’s theme is ‘Friendships &

Relationships’. Please come along – we’d love to welcome you.

If you wish us to pray for a particular situation, something relating to the topic or you would like

more information about us, please contact Val Edwards, info@schoolsprayergroup.org

Club

Day Year Groups Starts Ends Time Cost

Rugby Monday Rec, Yr 1 & 2 27th Jan 30th March 3.10-4.10 £32/9 wks

Football

Tuesday Yr 1 & 2 28th Jan 31st March 3:10-4:10 £45/9wks

Tennis

Wednesday Yr 1 & 2 15th Jan 25th March 3:05-3:50 £55/10wks

Dance Thursday Rec, Yr 1 & 2 30th Jan 2nd April 3.10-4.10 £50/9wks

All the clubs are on a first come first served basis.

Please collect your children from the foyer. Many thanks

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BEAUCLERC P.T.A.

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Tues 17th March

Children can come along and

choose a lovely present for

Mum or someone special

£2.50 per gift

They will have an opportunity during the day

to visit our pop up shop to choose and wrap

a present for their someone special.

Tickets available now at:

https:/www.ptaevents.co.uk/beauclercpta/

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Get in touch!

Any queries, questions, ideas, opinions, concerns… (the list goes on), please do catch us at the gate,

drop us an email or Facebook message or speak to/WhatsApp message your class rep! We look

forward to raising more money for the school over the next 12 months and very much welcome and

appreciate your help in doing so!!!!

Happy Friday Folks! Charlotte, Lisa, Kate, Graham, Jo and Katie

Email: beauclercsunburypta@gmail.com

Facebook: search Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School PTA

Website: https://www.pta-events.co.uk/beauclercpta/

Twitter: @beauclercsch

School Year 2019/2020 Dates for the diary

March

Thur 25th Tennis finishes

Mon 30th Rugby finishes

Tue 31st Football finishes

April

Thur 2nd Dance finishes

Fri 3rd End of term, school closes at 2pm

Mon 6th –Fri 17th Easter Holidays

Mon 20th Back to school

Tue 28th Parents evening - early

Thur 30th Parents evening - late

May

Fri 1st Parent Forum at Chennestone Gym 1.30pm. Please refer to Parent Forum letter dated 2/3/2020

Thur 7th Polling day

Fri 8th Bank Holiday

Fri 22nd End of Half term, 3.05pm

Mon 25th –Fri 29th Hal term

June

Mon 1st Inset Day, school closed

Tue 2nd Back to school

Wed 3rd Class photos

Mon 15th Sports for Schools Athlete – more to follow

Tue 23rd Perform Drama

Wed 24th Parent Forum at Beauclerc, 6.30pm. Please refer to Parent Forum letter dated 2/3/2020

July

Mon 20th Yr2 Pedals training (date change)

Wed 22nd End of term , school closes at 2pm