Blue Class

Welcome to Blue Class. Here is some important information about our class.

In this class, the teacher is Miss Tarpey: 

• Every Friday afternoon, the class teacher has some time for PPA (planning, preparation and assessment). During this session, the children will be having a specialist PE lesson with ‘Total Sports’ or an art lesson with Ms Savoia
• Mrs Fitzgerald is the Blue Class teaching assistant.

Alternative pick up arrangements
If you have made arrangements for your child to go home with someone different, it is essential you let us know. Please Bloomz as soon as possible, preferably the day before, to allow us to receive your message within good time. Alternatively for last minute changes, you could inform the office who will let us know. 

Outdoor clothing
The children go out to play each day and also have regular outdoor activities. They need to bring a coat to school every day, which will withstand light rain. A hat, gloves and scarf (and wellies) are also a good idea during the cold weather and a sunhat when it is hot. This is particularly important for our Year 1 pupils who will have Forest School sessions and they must have warm, waterproof clothing and wellington boots as they will go out in all weathers! Please ensure that all children’s clothing is named so then it is easier for us to find if it gets misplaced. 

Drinks in the classroom
The children are allowed to drink water freely during the day, especially when it is warm. The children must bring a named water bottle to school each day to drink from and to take it home at the end of every day. 

Snack
Children will receive a piece of fruit each morning at play time. 

P.E.
We will be doing P.E. on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Please ensure your child dresses in appropriate clothing on these days.

If your child wears earrings, it is school policy that these are either removed or covered for P.E. lessons. Please either teach them to do this themselves or remove them before they come to school that day, as we are not allowed to do it for them. Just a reminder that jewellery (apart from watches and stud earrings) should not be worn at school. Please also make sure that your child brings a bobble on P.E. days if they have long hair.

Reading books

We will hear children read regularly in class. They will receive a guided reading book each week which matches their phonics knowledge; the children should be able to read this independently to you. They will also regularly change their library book as well; this book is to be shared with you for pleasure. We also encourage you to use Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress with them which includes games and comprehension activities.

We highly recommend that you hear your child read for ten minutes each day and ask them questions about what they have read as this makes a big difference to the progress they make. 

Homework
We do not ask for parents to do specific homework tasks. Activities are available on Mathseeds and Reading Eggs/Reading Eggspress and Fast Phonics and we will suggest home spellings each week for the children to learn which will be shared via Bloomz each Friday afternoon. The topic information leaflet is sent home termly with suggestions of things you can do at home which are linked to our topics. 

Lunch
All children in Reception and Key Stage 1 are entitled to a free school meal. We give the option of either a cooked lunch or a ‘Grab Bag’. Your child can choose each morning which they would like or they may bring in a packed lunch from home if they wish. Please remember that we have a ‘no nut’ policy at our school, this includes Nutella. 

Lost property
We would like to reduce the amount of lost property we accumulate in school. To help us reunite children with lost clothes, it is essential they have names on all items of clothing then we can return found items. Please help us by labelling all your child’s property, including water bottles and pack up boxes.

Toys
We ask that the children do not bring toys or footballs into school (with the exception of poppets). We have footballs and other outdoor equipment in school for the children to use.

Spare clothing
Please could the children bring in a spare set of clothes, including pants, in case of accidents to be kept in a named bag in their classroom storage box. 

Medicines
If your child needs to take medicine during the school day, please take this to reception. You will need to fill in a consent form for us to administer this. For children with inhalers or epipens please also do this and we will discuss specific arrangements for your child.

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Tarpey

e.tarpey@ebor.academy