Welcome to Sharks!

Hello!

We just wanted to say hello and tell you that you don’t need to worry about moving to Year 2. In fact it’s very exciting and you will have a great time!

I am thrilled to be joining the Writtle Infant School community and am looking forward to working with yourselves and your child. This is going to be such an exciting time for all of us as you move from Year 1 to Sharks class.

I believe that a strong partnership between home and school is essential for a successful and enjoyable learning experience and am committed to fostering a supportive and engaging environment where every child can thrive.

Please see attached a bit of a lighthearted Meet the Teacher PDF, which was shown to your child on transition morning for you to be able to get to know me a bit better.

As mentioned, I believe that a strong partnership between home and school is pivotal and so am open to any questions or discussions you might want to have throughout the year. Not only that, but if you are open to being a parent helper during our year please do let us know as that would be great!

We hope you have a wonderful summer that’s full of fun and adventures! Since we have a few weeks of summer to play with, we thought we could also keep your brains ticking over. We have a few suggestions and some fun activities for you to try. DON’T WORRY, IT IS NOT HOMEWORK!!! These activities are optional, which means you may choose as little or many as you like. You can do them alone, with friends or someone in your family. At the start of term in September, please bring your lovely work into school so we can show your friends and put your paintings and models on display in the classroom.

Thank you all for your support and cooperation, I am really looking forward to the year ahead and the opportunity to get to know you and your child better. Have a super Summer!

Miss Wood and all of the Sharks team

List Of Possible Activities

Remember these are optional!

• Create a fact file all about YOU! Tell us all about yourself and the things you like.
• Let’s get crafty! – Can you create some beautiful sharks? You can use pens, pencils, paint, make a model etc. Be as creative as you like.
• Reading – It’s always good to engross yourself in a book or two in the sun (hopefully!), and it will increase your phonics knowledge.
• Summer Journal – Make a picture journal of your summer. Each week write or draw about something you did or enjoyed. You could even add photos and captions.
• Keep your maths skills sharp; counting to 100+ forwards and backwards in 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s if you fancy a challenge.
• Keep healthy and active. Go on walks, skip, throw and catch different size balls and try to increase your stamina (how long can you keep going?).
• Take some time out to enjoy our wonderful world. Look at nature, try some mindfulness activities or some Cosmic Yoga (on YouTube).
• Have fun!