We started the week exploring emotions and what could be seen in various different portraits. We learnt that painters of portraits do not paint the person smiling or
showing their teeth. They believe that a fully relaxed face, that isn’t smiling, allows the person looking at the painting to gaze around the face, appreciate the features and discover the emotion and mood of the person who was painted.

Like Thomas Gainsborough, we attempted to display the likeness, personality and the mood of the person we were sketching during our lessons. We then added a pop art element and used colours that we felt matched the mood and personality of the chosen person.

Thank you to everyone who sent in their child’s portrait. Next week each child will spend their morning settling time sketching their portrait ready for a big reveal at the end of the week. If you have not yet sent a picture of your child, please send to islands@stfrideswides.co.uk

Next week is our RE block week and we will be asking the big question- Is Shabbat important to Jewish children? We will start the week talking about our favourite day of the week and say why it is special. We will retell the creation story and how it relates to the Sabbath. We will explore why a Jewish family might go to a synagogue to celebrate Shabbat.

Notices:

Chicken Pox- We have a number of cases in Islands.
An itchy, spotty rash is the main symptom of chickenpox.
If your child develops these symptoms they will need to stay away from school until all the spots have formed a scab. This is usually 5 days after the spots appeared. Please inform school via attendance@stfrideswides.co.uk

Information can be found - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/

Year 1 - Phonics Screening
All children in year 1 will take part in the phonics screening in June. Children in year 2 that did not take part in the screening last year, will also take part this year. Please ensure that your child is practising their real/alien words and using their sound mat to practise their sounds.
Please find below links to frequently asked questions and additional materials to support your child with the Phonics Screening.
Frequently asked questions- Phonics screening check (Year 1) - Oxford Owl
Practise Materials - Phonics screening check: 2023 materials - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please speak to Lauren if you need any support with this.

Monday 17th June-
Thank you to everyone who has paid for our activities next term. Everyone should have received a letter.
The cost of this amazing workshop and our tie dye t-shirt activity is £8.00. Ideally please pay via Pupil Asset. If you are not able to access Pupil Asset please complete the form sent home with your child and return with the payment totalling £8.00. Payment due by Monday 3rd June 2024
Please ask if you have any questions.

PE days- Thursday and Friday

White Rose Maths:

We apologise for the confusion in the Maths books with page numbers, due to absences the sequence got mixed up. If your child has worked ahead or missed any sections, please attempt what works best for your family.

Year 1- 97, 98 and 99
Year 2 -pages 90, 91and 92

Have a lovely weekend,

Islands team.