The Courier

After the Easter holidays, in English, we will be studying the fiction of David Walliams. The two books we will concentrate on are 'Billionaire Boy' and 'Mr Stink'.

It is helpful if the children have read one or both of these books, and have an idea what they are about, so I thought you would appreciate me sending them home now, so they can get started. If they are currently reading another book, they should finish that and then begin one of these.

Many thanks for your support.

Year 5 and 6 have both received a class reader to enjoy over the Easter holidays, either 'Kensuke's Kingdom' by Michael Morpurgo or '18th Emergency' by Betsy Byars. I am sending it home now so that they can start it as soon as they have finished their present book. If they have already read this book then please encourage them to read another book by the same author.

I am happy for pupils to share the book with you, listen to it or read it themselves. They will all need to have completed it by Trinity term so that we can work from it together.

In Year 6 we are looking at keeping healthy. As an extra challenge, Class 6W have been choosing to have a healthy snack every day. There has been a wide variety of fruits and vegetables seen in school.

The children have reflected on the challenge. They recognise the healthier they are the more they can fight illness. One child said that she felt in a better mood by eating the healthy food. Keep up the good habits!

For a two or three week period this year we will be focusing on one of the sayings in the School Promise. We will talk about this in assembly and in form period. It would be great if you could discuss this with your children at home and support the messages we are emphasising in school.

From now until the end of term we will be looking at a very important idea from the Good Citizens section of the Promise:

‘We are honest and tell the truth’

Mr Webb
Head of Pre-Prep