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Week commencing 21 June 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:56:00 +0000

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Shapes. Circle, square, star, triangle, rectangle

Information for parents:

Parents meeting Thursday 24 June

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Beach and Holidays

Cutting and Sticking from holiday brochures

Sing and dance to holiday songs, eg. Ymca

Bring in items from trips to the beach

Sort fish toys into colour groups

Sun collages

Painting canvas pictures

Information for parents:

Please sign up for an appointment for our open day on Thursday 24th June! Appointment list can be found on Nursery’s door.

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will carry on with our Summer theme this week. Our colour will be Red. Our number will be 10 and the letters of the week will be T.U.

Thanks

Information for parents:

Well done to all the children who took part in the splash-a-thon. Great fun was had by all. We will let you know how much was raised for the charity when we get all the money in. Thanks

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

A very happy Father’s Day to one and all on Sunday.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Continuing our theme of “growing” and “sawing”. Measuring our sunflowers.

Information for parents:

Please ensure that your child or children are wearing the correct school uniform for the school trip on Wednesday 23rd. Thank you.

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Sealife visit.

Creative writing, paying attention to sequencing.

Information for parents:

Please ensure that your child or children are wearing the correct school uniform for the school trip on Wednesday 23rd. Thank you

Thursday 24th June 2pm. Concert in the garden

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: Hunting and hawking ctd.

Geography: Henry Blogg, famous lifeboatman.

R.E. A new testament parable

English. Poetry. Drama for the end of term concert.

Maths. Number work to 1000

Information for parents:

Thursday 10th June induction day at Norwich school

Friday 11th June visit to RNLI Henry blogg museum at Cromer and to the life boat station.

Week commencing 7 June 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:17:00 +0000

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Dingle Dangle Scarecrow song

Cows, Sun, Scarecrow, Hat, Hands, Feet

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

The beach

Sand and water play, Star fish pictures, Make a beach display, Talk about our own visits to the beach

Information for parents:

Please bring family photos of your visits to the beach for us to share and talk about

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy birthday to Ells-Grace who is 3 on the 7th May

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Welcome back to all you lovely people. Hope you had a fabulous break.

This week we will be starting our Seaside theme and our colour of the week will be yellow. Number of the week will be 8

Information for parents:

We have been invited to join Norwich High School children for a splash-a-thon on the 17th June. This event is an aid of charity(Tommy’s campaign). Hope all of you would join in. Thanks!

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

It is nice to see our darling children back

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Growing grass heads

Planting sunflowers

Information for parents:

Please could your child have an old sock(small).

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: The Romans. Trade and Transport. Spices-cotton-silk-glass-pottery. Looking at vehicles and animals, ships.

Topic: Cars, Comparison between horse drawn vehicles. First cars with 3 wheels, driven by steam to petrol cars.

Maths: more about money, what change I receive from 20p. Shopping

Geography: drawing a map, incorporating North and South Poles. Learning about the lands around the Pole.

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: Medieval tournaments, Art, Complete models of Castles and Knights

Geography: Life boat men, the life boat, Trent class, size and structure.

Science: Lesson at Kings Lynn museum, materials used to build a life boat

Half term fun!

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:00 +0000

29th May-Jarrolds book department-Clay the Cromer Crab
Norwich Arts Centre- Re-Vamp ELEPHANTS 10.30- 1pm. £15.00 per session
Bring old stuff and turn it into something else!

29th-31st May- Minty's Birthday Party , Bewilderwood. It's party time! Come in fancy dress, if you can, to celebrate Minty's birthday.With tonnes of mystical merriment, games and storytelling at 1.30pm, there’s sure to be lots of fun for the whole family

31st May-National Family Week Giant Picnic organized by Bewilderwood in Sprowston Community High School
31 st May- Knights and Princesses at Blickling Hall. 11am.-4pm.Come and join us for a day of fun in the garden with activities for children and archery lessons available. Dress up in your favourite costume and find the dragon's egg at the end of the trail.
29th-31st May- Bank Holiday Craft Fayre at Hoveton Hall

31st May-Norfolk History Fair at Gressenhall 10am - 5pm
Meet history experts and enthusiasts from around the county - from millwrights to metal detectorists, archers to archaeologists.

2nd-Jolly the Jester-Blickling Hall.12.30-4pm. Bring the family and join Jolly the Jester for a fun day out. Large garden games and garden trail to complete.

3rd June- Mini Beast Safari -Blickling Hall. 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm. Have you raced a snail or used a Pooter? Come to Blickling and see the mini beasts close up. Join Stephen Prowse, Head Warden from Horsey, for a fascinating safarai around the gardens.
3rd June- Children’s Writing Workshop: Ages 7-9 .Norwich Arts Centre.10.30am- 4.30pm : £35.00

5 June-Jarrolds book department 11am-3pm Maisie Mouse

5 June- Sports Day at Chapelfield 11.00-16.00.National Family Week want to encourage families throughout the country to get out and get active on Family Week Sports Day. There'll be all sorts of FREE activities to try, including interactive games on the big screen, inflatable games on Chapelfield Plain and giant party games indoors

Events in June

7th-13th-Seafood week at Loch Fyne. We’re running a TIDDLERS CLUB for your little ones! When you dine from our a la carte menu from 3-5pm, leave your little ones with us and they’ll learn all about working in a restaurant...they’ll even get to make their own lunch! All for just £2 a child

20th - BeWILDerDad's Day.Dare your Dad to follow in Swampy's footsteps and bring him to BeWILDerwood for FREE! Test his bravery and if he's good, you can reward him with your own BeWILDerDad's card and a big hug!
Hoveton Hall- Strawberry Fayre
26th-Re-Vamp PIRATES : Ages 7-11 .Norwich Arts Centre
If you fancy yourself as a salty sea dog, come and join us for a morning of pirate activities. MAKE a fantastic pirate game to take home and play with your friends. STUN your family with your knowledge of famous pirates. DON’T lose your secret treasure map.

27th -Alice in Wonderland. Norwich Arts Centre, 2pm. & 4pm.

Week commencing 24 May 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:29:00 +0000

Class: Nippers
Topics to be covered in class next week:

Our favourite book at Nippers. Poppy cat-with party hat on. Poppy cat playing Boo. Stripey Jelly. Balloons. Rabbit saying goodbye.

Information for parents:

Bring in favourite story from home

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Write up words in story to display with rhyme

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Mini-beasts.

Threading beads like caterpillars

Dressing-up & face painting as mini-beasts

Bug stories

Talk about honeycomb(focus hexagons)

Information for parents:

Please return parent mail forms asap if you have not already done so. Thank you x

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Pink is going to be the Colour of the week in our class. We will be bubble painting this week and will also try to do bark rubbings too.

Information for parents:

Please return parent mail forms asap if you have not already done so. Thank you x

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

We wish Arnav and Louie a very special happy birthday. They are going to be big 4 years old.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Gardening. Planting flowers

Information for parents:

School finishes at 3 pm on Friday for 1 week. (After school club and holiday club are available).

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Creative writing- How can I help in my house

History-Romans going to the shops and markets. What can I buy. Musicians.

Topic- Transport. Wheels and their uses. Heavy solid wooden wheels to lighter wheels to rubber tyres filled with air. Bringing us up to current day.

Maths- Abacus workbooks. ½ counting on. Counting back. Shopping. What can I buy, what change do I receive.

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Maths: Volume, Litres, Millilitres. Number value to 1000 Area continued

English: Adventure stories. Describe a tree house.

Geography: Changes in weather. Affect on travel

History: Knights. Armour. Shields.

Games: Rounder skills, two groups

R.E. The scary storm on lake Galilee

Science: Forces ,streamlining and gravity

IT: Repeat patterns, save your designs. Set pen colours and width

Information for parents:

N.B. 11 June-visit Henry blogg museum in Cromer, details to follow.

15 June-visit to Pizza express. Details to follow

Week commencing 17 May 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:51:00 +0000

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Transport.

Trains, tractors, cars, lorry, bus

Information for parents:

Bring photos of their children on a bus trip or car trip

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Mini-beasts.

Taste test honey; Bug stencils; Boogie beebies(butterfly); Bug stencils; Look at factual books about bugs; Counting spots on ladybirds; Playdough cutters
Information for parents:

Non uniform day 19th May. £2 for charity!

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will start summer activities this week. We will do a Summer Collage with children. Our colour of the week is orange.

Information for parents:

Please do send in anything your child wants to bring for our display table. Reminder for parents who still have not sent in the Sun cream and hat.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Planting in the garden; Making caterpillars

Keeping check on our eggs in the incubator

Information for parents:

Please remember to bring a jam jar.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy birthday to Laura!

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: Looking at the Romans. Farming, food & banquets.

Geography: The lands around the poles

Maths: Measuring

Topic: Balloons & airships

Information for parents:

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Maths: Area, perimeters continued; Time Tables, Mathematical language

English: Night time, light, sleep, animals and birds

Geography: Causes of road accidents

History: Becoming a knight, page and squire

Games: Rounder skills

R.E. Special friends of Jesus

Science: Forces continued

IT: Repeat patterns, save your designs. Set pen colours and width

Information for parents:

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Fancy BOWtique

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:43:00 +0000

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I create dainty, unique designs that will offer affordability, and quality for your little girl.

I will customise any bow to match or compliment your little girls outfit as closely as possible.

Join me as a friend on FACEBOOK for a chance to win beautiful boutique bow every month!

Just post a photo of your little girl wearing one of Fancy BOWtique's bows and I will randomly pick a winner!

Save on postage and have them delivered to our school. Just email me at fancyhq@mail.ru and arrange to meet at the school gate.

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Week commencing 10 Mayl 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:47:00 +0000

Class: Nippers
Topics to be covered in class next week:

Weather:

Clouds-cotton wool; Sun; Raindrops; Blossom; Thunder; Puddles; Rainbows

Information for parents:

Bring photos of their children in the rain with umbrellas ect.

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Mini-beasts

Tracing snail shells; Handprint dragonflies; Cutting spiral worms; Look at bugs under bug viewers; make ladybird biscuits.

Information for parents:

Non uniform day 19th May. £2 for charity!

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will be making split-pin mini-beast characters. We will try to do tree bark rubbings and we will be carrying on with spring activities.

Information for parents:

If you would like your child to bring 1 or 2 spring flowers from their gardens please feel free. The parent who still have not sent in the Sun Cream, Sun Hat and water bottles please would you do that asap. Thanks

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

The new children have settled well in the class and are very happy.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Growing seeds; Making ladybirds; Keeping an eye on our incubator

Information for parents:

Please remember to bring a jam jar.

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: In the beginning-building an empire. Army life. A Roman town. The town centre. Street life. A house in town.

Topic: Boats & ships-the age of the sail. To compare speeds and distance with the use of different materials and create power.

Writing: An illustrated story on “My favourite means of transport” linked with geography.

Information for parents:

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Maths: Area, perimeters; Time, minutes to an hour; Round up numbers to nearest 10, nearest 100.

English: Speech marks. Read Duncan’s tree House. Write about your own tree house

Geography: Dark nights. Compare traffic pictures, safety issues

History: Becoming a knight.

Science: Diet

IT: Clip art. Repeat patterns, save your designs

Events in May

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:31:00 +0000

1st
Children's Nature Trail at Hoveton Hall. 10.30-5pm.
Soopa-Doopa Spring Spree at Bewilderwood. Go on search of woodland creatures hiding high and low, and learn a bit about the WILD world around you as you go.
2nd
Stody Lodge Gardens children's treasure hunt
Soopa-Doopa Spring Spree at Bewilderwood

The return of the Vikings! Family entertainment with everything from Vikings and Saxons clashing in battle to archery, drama and music, takes place at Mill Field, to the rear of Bridgham Village Hall. 10am-5pm. Admission is £2. http://www.bridgham.org.uk/
3rd
The return of the Vikings! See above
Soopa-Doopa Spring Spree at Bewilderwood
A feast of Food and Farming-Gressenhall. Enjoy the best of local produce, unearth the history of food and see traditional farming in action.
7th
Norfolk & Norwich Festival Launch 4.45pm, Millennium Plain. FREE event
Theater Froe Froe 7-22 May Festival gardens. Tickets £1
Compania Itinerania El Laberint 7-22 May Festival gardens. Tickets £1
RedBall 7-22nd May FREE
The Point of Perception. Fusion at The Forum. FREE event
8th
Earlham Park.10.15pm. Bird and Fire-the biggest, loudest, most spectacular fireworks show. FREE event
12th
Circus Ronaldo Circenses 8pm. Festival gardens
13th
NoFit State Circus. 9pm. Eaton Park. FREE event.

Circus Ronaldo Circenses 8pm. Festival gardens

14th
Museums at night. Moonlit tours, ghost stories and children's sleepovers, at some of Norwich's museums and heritage attractions as they unlock their doors for Museums at night. www.heritagecity.org/museumsatnight

Circus Ronaldo Circenses 8pm. Festival gardens

Festival Gaarden Party 11am-5pm. Festival gardens. FREE event!

15th
Museums at night.See above
Festival Gaarden Party 11am-5pm. Festival gardens. FREE event!

Spiegel Family Viriety. 3pm .Circus antics, cheeky comic capers and galloping programme of virtuoso street theatre that will leave you laughing until your belly aches.
16th
Museums at night. See above
19th
Museums at night Special 5-11pm. Sainbury Centre for Visual Arts. FREE event
21st
Charlie and Lola's best Bestest Play. Norwich Playhouse
22nd
Charlie and Lola's best Bestest Play. Norwich Playhouse
23rd
Charlie and Lola's best Bestest Play. Norwich Playhouse
29th
Hoveton Hall Craft fair with a wide variety of Norfolk produce
Premier steam engine rally at Strumpshaw
Clay the Cromer Crab-Jarrolds book department
31st
GET BUZZING. Enjoy a Bee Walk at Kelling Heath. Children will don a beekeeper's hat and examine the hives and enjoy a junk-modeling session making pirate ships out of plastic bottles.

Hoveton Hall Craft fair with a wide variety of Norfolk produce

Tea-time club activities

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:44:00 +0000

Week commencing 26 April 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:23:00 +0000

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Bugs

Ants, spiders, ladybirds, bees, worms

Information for parents:

Visit to the woods to look at bugs. Already got consent from parents for this

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Mini-beasts

Ladybird dominoes, 3D spiders, playdough worms, read stories such as “ The hungry caterpillar” & “The bad tempered ladybird” & handprint butterflys & bees

Information for parents:

Please feel free to bring in any mini-beast books, toys etc. For us to share in Nursery.

If anybody has snails, stick insects etc. As pets please inform us & maybe we could arrange for them to visit school!

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy birthday Finley Statham 3 on 25th April!

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

This week will be carrying on with our mini-beasts display in the classroom. The children have been working hard getting the display board started. Well done!

The colour of the week is red.

Information for parents:

If any of the children like to bring in anything for our display table or topic i.e. story books, minibeasts it would be much appreciated.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy 4th birthday to Alex Patterson, Archis Wagle and Rosie Wharton who had a birthday in the Easter holidays.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Looking at insects in the garden

Talking about growing plants.

Information for parents:

Could all children have Stretton School sun hats(blue or white) and sunscreen please (named)

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Science- Healthy living-digestion. Caring for teeth

Birds

Information for parents:

May pole dancing-Norwich High School, Friday 30 April 1.30pm.

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: Norman invasion. Motte and Bailey castle. Bayeux tapestry

Geography: In the town, traffic noise and problem, zebra crossings.

R.E. St.George

Maths: Shape. Minutes past the hour. Multiples, doubles, odd & even numbers. Division.

Information for parents:

May pole dancing-Norwich High School, Friday 30 April 1.30pm.

Calendar of events April 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:29:00 +0000

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2nd
Sutton Hoo.Easter Egg Trail. A family favourite: find the clues, solve the puzzle and claim the chocolate. 10.30-5pm.
Sheringham Park. Easter Egg Trail 2010. 10am-4pm.Find the clues by following our fun self guided trail and win an Easter prize

Bewilderwood-Swampy's Steady Spoon Dash -Apr 2nd - Apr 11th
Dare to walk the wobbly walk for an Easter treat? Swampy has a spoon dash challenge all week. Keep your balance to win your prize, then make Easter cards inside! Come and join in the fastest egg and spoon dash in the world of BeWILDerwood. Follow in Swampy’s footsteps and complete the course to win an eggy prize. Dare your Dad and challenge your Mum to see if you can beat them. What fun! Come and decorate your own Easter egg card with lots of glitter and sparkly bits! Then join in the “Completely WILD Egg Hunt” to find the 6 coloured eggs hidden around BeWILDerwood by those pesky BeWILDerbats! Another little prize awaits you if you complete the hunt!
Bure Valley Railway -Easter Eggspress It’s all aboard for the Easter Eggspress at the Bure Valley Railway for an “eggciting” family day out. Norfolk’s longest Narrow Gauge Steam Railway is giving a free Easter Egg to every child when accompanied by a fare-paying adult (maximum 2 children per adult). Under 5’s travel free

Hoveton Hall
Easter Treasure Hunt -Fri 2nd - Mon 5th April:Bring your family to the gardens this Easter and enjoy exploring with our special Easter Treasure Hunt as well as our new children's tree trails. Normal entry fee applies. The Easter Treasure Hunt is free, with all entries getting an Easter prize. Gardens are open from 10.30am to 5.00pm.

3rd-Bure Valley Railway -Easter Eggspress
Hoveton Hall -Easter Treasure Hunt
4th-Bure Valley Railway -Easter Eggspress
Hoveton Hall -Easter Treasure Hunt
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts-Elegant Eggs. Midday - 4pm; Price: free. Booking: not required.
Blickling Hall-Easter Trail, 11am.-4pm.
5th-Bure Valley Railway -Easter Eggspress
Hoveton Hall -Easter Treasure Hunt
8th-12th-Chapelfield gardens Easter Funfair
9th-Easter French Market
10th-Easter French Market
Jarrold book department-Foody FUN with CHARLIE AND LOLA story time, Art activities and fun foods treasure hunt...and pink milk. 11am and 3pm.
11th- Blickling Hall-Easter Egg Trail - 10.30am-4pm (last entry 3.30pm.)12th

Garden entry + £1.50

Arts Centre Norwich- Voyage Through Wonderland: Ages 8-13 ; 10.30am- 1pm : £20.00
Using Alice in Wonderland as our inspiration, we will create layered digital photographs using ourselves as characters, shrunk into miniature, exploring a magical landscape. Bring any costumes or props you may want to use in your picture.

13th
Nrwich Arts Centre-Mad Hatter’s Tea Party: Ages 4-8; 10.30am- 1pm : £15.00
We will be decorating hats, followed by a tea party with games. Ticket price includes a sandwich, cupcake and fruit. Please tell us if your child has any food allergies.
(accompanying adults and siblings under 4 are welcome to sit in the room)

Norwich Playhouse- ANNIE 7.30p.m.

14th
Norwich Playhouse- ANNIE 7.30p.m.
15th
Norwich Playhouse- ANNIE 7.30p.m.
16th
Norwich Playhouse- ANNIE 7.30p.m.
17th
Norwich Playhouse- ANNIE 2.30p.m. & 7.30p.m.
Theatre Royal Norwich- Peppa Pig's Party -10am., 1pm., 4pm.
Oxburgh Hall-Knights, Damsels & Dragons 11am - 4pm. Great fun for the whole family. 'Ancient Armouries' will be here with their Longbow Experience, 'have-a-go' sword wielding and Knights' School (additional charge). Take the armour trail and join in with craft activities. Face painting (small charge) plus story-telling throughout the day (11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm).
18th
Theatre Royal Norwich- Peppa Pig's Party -10am., 1pm.
25th
Blickling Hall-Guided Blubell Walk, 10.30-1pm., £5, under 14's free, booking essential.

HOLIDAY CLUB

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:33:00 +0000

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:42:00 +0000

Week commencing 22 March 2010

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Spring:

We will be cooking at Easter activities

Rabbit masks

Decoration eggs

Easter cards

Chicks

Chocolate Easter nests

Information for parents:

Eggs to paint-Please remember to send in 2-x eggs on Monday

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Easter/Spring

Visit from miss Sutton’s rabbit “Poppy”

Easter egg stencils

Make nest knispie cakes

Easter egg hunt off-site in woods

Potato printing Easter eggs

Information for parents:

Eggs to paint-Please remember to send in 2-x eggs on Monday

Easter bonnets the same day

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy Easter to everybody!

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will be very busy with egg decoration, Easter Egg Hunt, etc.

If we have time we will do some cooking for Easter.

Information for parents:

Welcome to the last week of the term! Yeah!!! Have a great Easter one and all.

Eggs to paint-Please remember to send in 2-x eggs on Monday

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

All the children enjoyed learning to wash hands properly and they all looked lovely as doctors and nurses.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Easter baking

Egg decoration

Information for parents:

Easter egg hunt £2 per child please

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

One of our little girls has a birthday on the 30th March. Happy birthday Charlotte

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Topic: Learning and drawing about the Eagle and Kingfisher

History: Looking at men’s, women’s and children’s clothes-then and now

Geography: Saving the rain forests-mangrove swamps-forests in danger-action for trees

Maths: Vertical addition with tree numbers, Halves- which shapes are divided into halves

Information for parents:

Easter egg hunt £2

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: Egyptian clothes and hairstyles

Geography: Travelling by car. Stopping distances and passenger safety.

R.E. Naomi & Ruth travel to Bethlehem

I.T. : Use of the turtle to draw. Colour designs

Craft: 3D insects

Information for parents:

Eggs to paint-Please remember to send in 2-x eggs on Monday

Easter Egg Hunt- Wed. 24 March

Week commencing 15 March 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:10:00 +0000

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Week commencing 8 March 2010

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Spring:

Tadpoles to frogs. Bring tadpole to look at

Daffodils-made with tissue paper

Tulips

Lambs-cotton wool

Butterflies-printing with paint

Growing seeds-pots for children

Information for parents:

Ask parents to bring daffodils to Nippers to look at and talk about.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Collect yoghurt pots.

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Easter/Spring

Animal puzzles

Play dough rabbits

Easter cards

Daffodil pictures

Look at book about baby animals

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy birthday to Dev Kamath 18th March(3yrs)

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

“Hope all our lovely mothers had a great Sunday”

This week we will be starting our Easter activities and still carry on with spring. The colour of the week is “green”.

Information for parents:

Thanks to the parents for bringing their children’s baby photos. Please come and have a look at our display board. If you still want your child to bring their photo please do so.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

We have two special birthdays this month. Esme Abbott and Joe Hulcoop. They will be 4 and wish them a big Happy Birthday.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Easter cards

Easter colouring competition

Information for parents:

Don’t forget to bring your cakes for the sale on Friday.

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Topic: Looking at the Ostrich

History: Learning about homes in the past-buildings, washing and bath’s, lighting, heating and cooking.

Geography: Finding out about the rain forests

Maths: Tens and Units, Addition and Subtraction. Filling in the missing numbers, Time, Clocks, Weeks, Months

Information for parents:

Open morning March 17th

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

History: Hieroglyphics

Geography: Travelling by car, safety issues.

R.E. Story of Sampson

Art: Easter cards. Complete egg paintings.

Science: Friction and Speed

Information for parents:

Cake sale next Friday

How to nurture a love of nature

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:24:00 +0000

Wildlife Watch

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Week commencing 8 March 2010

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Counting. Continuing to work on numbers through puzzles, books, counting bricks.

Making mother’s day cards

Information for parents:

Parents open day 23rd.

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Easter/Spring

Ice biscuits for Mother’s day

Matching baby animals game

Look at animals on the computer

Make mother’s day cards

Drama-move like chick, lamb, bunny ect.

Information for parents:

Don’t forget Parents open day Monday 15th March. Please sign up if you haven’t already done so. Thank you.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy Mother’s day from Nursery

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will carry on with the new life all around us this week and there will be a surprise for the mothers in our class at the end of the week. Please would you bring your child’s photo to school and I assure you, you will get it back.

Information for parents:

Our colour of the week is Brown, so please, if your child wants to bring anything for our display table that would be lovely.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

The children did outstanding art work for spring, which makes us very proud of them. Thanks.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Rabbits and Flowers

Information for parents:

We are still collecting plastic bottle tops and lids. Thank you.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy Mother’s Day to all Mummy’s

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Topic: Food and chicks. Colouring environment, looking at Central America/South America, Mexico, Venezuela- home of the Toucan. Map studying

History: Continuing looking at schools/lessons/games

English: The reading Tree Scheme+ workbooks

Maths: Abacus numbers workbook

Science: plants/growth

Information for parents:

Open morning March 17th

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

R.E.: Samson.

Geography: Being a cyclist. Take care of your bicycle.

History: Egyptian gods and goddesses.

Maths.: Measuring length

Story: My mother

Art: Mother’s day cards to complete.

Information for parents:

Games. Remember to bring spare socks as the grass can be very wet.

Open morning-Wed. 24th Feb.

Calendar of events March 2010

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:46:00 +0000

6th
Jarrold. Story Time. Join us for fun art activities and we'll read you a story.11.30am.
Dreadful Dragons

Norwich Castle
Fur, Feathers and Fangs.
Get to know the amazing collections in the newly re-displayed Natural History Gallery.

7th
Sainsbury Centre
First Sunday - Mothers and Others
Enjoy fantastic free family activities in the gallery, world stories in the collections with our guides (at 12.30pm), free Sunday papers and music in our café. There will also be artist-led workshops in our studio.

Norwich Castle
Fur, Feathers and Fangs.
Get to know the amazing collections in the newly re-displayed Natural History Gallery.

13th
Jarrold. Story Time. Join us for fun art activities and we'll read you a story.11.30am.
Fabulous Fairies
Norwich Castle 10am.-5pm. Come to Norwich Castle this weekend and take part in fun science activities to mark National Science and Engineering Week. Find out about Norfolk's geology and bio-diversity and bring your own fossils along for identification.

14th

Hoveton Hall Gardens
Take your mother to enjoy the spectacular display of daffodils.

Bewilderwood

BeWILDerMum's Day!
Have fun with your Mum and bring her to BeWILDerwood for FREE! Make her a flowery treat to take home and don't forget a BIG hug for her too! Challenge her to a Wobbly Wires race or brave the new Tricky Tunnels purposefully pink wall together! Then come and make your Mum a lovely card. Decorate it with flowers, glitter and sparkly things. Display it for all to see - but don't forget to come and collect it before you go home! What a lovely day. One Mum free with every group.

Norwich Castle 1pm.-5pm. Come to Norwich Castle this weekend and take part in fun science activities to mark National Science and Engineering Week. Find out about Norfolk's geology and bio-diversity and bring your own fossils along for identification.

20th
Jarrold. Story Time. Join us for fun art activities and we'll read you a story.11.30am
Perfect Pets

Puppet Theatre
Bug Puppet workshop. Create a bug, beastie or beautiful butterfly with this rod-operated puppet.

21st
Blickling Hall. Daffodils in the Wilderness 11am-2pm.
Join Rob Wiskin, long serving gardener at Blickling for a Spring Tour of the Gardens. Marvel at the hundreds of Spring flowers and gain an insight into the tree management within the Wilderness area. After the tour enjoy a soup and pudding lunch in the restaurant.
27th
Jarrold. Story Time. Join us for fun art activities and we'll read you a story. 11.30am
Plundering Pirates.

Information from class teachers

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:28:00 +0000

Week commencing 1st March 2010

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will be starting our Mother’s day cards.

We are also be doing activities around counting and numbers, this will include looking at books about numbers, counting objects i.e. how many bricks in tower of bricks.

Information for parents:

Please could parents bring back blog consent forms.

Parents open day 23rd.March-please make an appointment with your child’s key person if you would like to talk about your child’s progress in Nippers.

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Little rabbit Foo Foo

Acting out story, growing cress, spring pictures, gardening, rabbit/chick masks, animal puppets.

Information for parents:

Don’t forget Parents open day Monday 15th March

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy birthday to Lola Ball 7th March!

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We are going to carry on with our spring activities this week. In addition we will be doing some things for Mother’s day. The colour of the week is BLUE.

Information for parents:

Parents open Day 3rd March

This week is the start of “World Book Week”. If you would like your child to bring their favourite book to the class for us to read that would be great.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

The children have done lots of spring activities and they look very good on our display board. Thanks!

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Lambs(drawing, cutting)

Chicks(fluffy)

Counting(spring theme)

Information for parents:

“World Book day” Thursday 4th March. Scholastic Book Club will accept vouchers.

Please bring in favourite book.

Class: Prep 2

Information for parents:

Open morning March 17th

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

R.E.: Moses leads his people to search for a new land.

Geography: Road safety, road signs and markings

History: Egypt. The gods. General quiz using pictures and whiteboard.

Information for parents:

Bring some empty containers to use as stable pencil pots.

Open morning-Wed. 24th Feb.

“World book day”-Thursday 4th March. Children all get a £1 token to spend. Please bring to school your favourite book.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Amelia received a skiing medal at Kinderskischool in Austria.

Information from class teachers

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:11:00 +0000

Week commencing 22nd Feb.2010

Class: Nippers

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Shapes & colours

Activities will include: shapes, puzzles, looking at books about shapes/colours.

Painting/printing shapes with colours

Talking about shapes/colours

Information for parents:

Reminder about blog consent forms to be brought in.

Parents open day 23rd.March

Class: Nursery

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Little rabbit Foo Foo

Activities: reading story, rabbit paintings, dressing –up as fairies, talking about size; comparing little & big, circle time talking about feelings & positive behaviour, playing with rabbit puppets, play dough rabbits.

Information for parents:

Mobile numbers forms back a.s.a.p.

If you went on holiday or had trips out during half-term please bring in photos to share with us.

Class: Transition

Topics to be covered in class next week:

We will be starting our spring work, e.g. flowers, Mother’s Day activities

Information for parents:

Parents open Day 3rd March

Anything to do with spring flowers would be welcome at our display table. Colour will be purple.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

The Transition children did lovely work for Valentine.

Class: Prep 1

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Prep 1 will be discussing spring: lambs, chicks, Easter

Information for parents:

Return forms for blog and Mobile phone numbers for messaging service for closure of school.

Any “Special Mentions” for members of your class:

Happy birthday for one little girl who had birthday during half-term.

Class: Prep 2

Topics to be covered in class next week:

Topic: Birds around the world. Migration. The Flamingo

History: Culin history-then and now. Food & shops

Speaking: own choices of poems to write.

Listening: learn and recite how the hedgehog beat the ostrich, a tale from the Sahara.

Maths: Addition/subtraction using 3 numbers. Filling in missing numbers. Counting on Time. Maths chest level 2. Abacus

Science: plants/growth

Information for parents:

Open morning March 17th

Class: Prep 3

Topics to be covered in class next week:

R.E.: Moses and the flight from Egypt

Geography: Road safety, road signs and markings

History: Egyptian mummies. Tutankhamun.

Speak & listen: Discuss school rules

Maths: Shape; corners and faces, angles. Division

Science: Friction

Information for parents:

Reminder to return mobile phone numbers.

Open morning-Wed. 24th Feb. Parents please sign up.

Snowdrop Walks

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:47:00 +0000

Lexham Hall- Sunday 7 Feb. 11am-4pm

Bagthorpe Hall- Sunday 14 Feb. 11am-4pm

Hoveton House- 21 Feb. 11am-2pm

Tickets are £7 and include winter soup, bbq hotdogs and veggie,

glass of wine or soft drink. 01692 630892

Gable House- 21 Feb. 11am-4pm

Redisham, near Beccles. Snowdrops and hellebores will be for sale.01502575298

Audley End

February 3rd and 4th, 10th and 11th, 17th and 18th - from 11am to 3pm

One mile west of Saffron Walden on B1383 (M11 exits 8 or 10)

WALK: Woodland path signposted from the house. Snowdrops in the East Park

Walsingham Abbey-Feb. 1st-28th 10am-4pm

Carpets of snowdrops mingling with aconites

Fairhaven Garden Trust-Daily 11am to 5 pm or dusk
South Walsham, nine miles east of Norwich, signposted off A47 at B1140 junction
Three miles of woodland walks include some snowdrops plus camellias, skunk cabbage and early spring wildlife

Sheringham Park-daily all year dawn to dusk 11am-4pm.

Tea Time Club and Holiday Club

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Stretton school has undertaken a re-structuring of both the Holiday and Tea Time Clubs. Please see the following activites. Click on the picture for better resolution.

Eco thinking

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:09:00 +0000

E-cycling
A Which? survey found that 40% of people found it easier to throw away electrical goods than recycle them, while 73% hoard old products at home.
E-cycling is where you recycle stuff online with websites such as Freecycle; Freegle; Good News For Polar Bears. This last one is a bit like ebay, but all the items advertised are free!

The climate Challenge
Fans of Doctor Who may be excited to log on to Oxfam's online challenge where David Tennant, along with other celebrities, will be playing the Pollution Solution game.

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:57:00 +0000

Little Kingdom
Games for a pre school crowd. From the creators of Peppa Pig

Half term fun!

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:52:00 +0000

Jarrolds book department, 11am.

Sat.13 February
Special storytime with Valentines Day Card Making

Wed.17 February
Rainbow magic with Crystal the Snow Fairy. Story & snowy art activities.

Sat. 20 February
Selebrate Spot the Dog's 30th birthday with Spot the Dog hunt and much more!

Blickling Hall
Half Term Craft Workshop -Bird box making

18 February 10am - 12pm

All Tickets £10

Make a bird box with the gardening team to take home and encourage feathered friends to your garden.
Booking Essential 0844 800 4308
Taking place in Education Room Please use main car park

Family Ghost Tour , Ham House & Garden (in Surrey)

15 and 16 February 11.30am - 12.30pm

One hour guided tour discovering stories of residents that have never left...
Not suitable for children under 5.
Booking Essential 0844 249 1895
Tickets Adult £8, Child £6

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Tuesday 16 - Sunday 21 February; 10am - 5pm; Price: free
Drop-in Art Activities
Shrove Tuesday

16 February
No information on pancakes races at the moment. Please come back to this post next week.

Dates for your diary

FOSS.stretton@gmail.com (Elena) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:32:00 +0000

The Quiz and Chips night is - 3rd February
Non uniform day is              - 11th February
Last day of school               - 12 February
Back to school                    - 22 February
Easter Egg Hunt                  - 24th March
St Georges Day                  - 23rd April