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Newsletter 2/10/26

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2 October 2026 

Welcome to this week's newsletter. 

We have had some delicious school meals over the past few weeks as we have been able to enjoy the bumper harvest from our allotment. Produce has included carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, chard and much more!

We are looking forward to updating our school website with some of the lovely professional photographs that were taken this week. 

Next week we have many events taking place including our Open Morning for September 2027 starters on Wednesday, a Year 2 trip to the Midlands Air Museum and participation in an Inclusive Arts Day linked to the British Art Show that has just been launched in Coventry.

 

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*Call out for donations of small sized uniform*

The Reception team are seeking donations of small-sized uniform to have spares for the children who started in September.  

They would really appreciate small sizes of all items of uniform, particularly: 

Navy/Black joggers/leggings - between sizes 3-4 and 5-6 years

Pumps/black trainers - sizes 8 to 11 

White polo shirts - between sizes 3-4 and 5-6 years

If you have any of these items that are new or are in clean, good condition please pass to the office and let them know that it is uniform for the Reception Team. 

Thank you 

On Behalf of Earlsdon Primary School PTA

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Allotment Dates

Monday 5 October 6HH

Monday 12 October 6N

Monday 19 October 4AK

We welcome family volunteers. Please let us know if you can help from 1-3pm.

Diary dates

Please see the calendar section for further dates. 

7 October/10 November  Open Mornings for September 2027 Starters (9-10am)

12/14 October  Parents' evenings 

13 October  Reception Class Story Trail (3.15 - 4pm) at the allotment

26 - 30 October  Half-term (Holiday club information coming soon)

2 - 6 November  Space Week

21 December - 4 January  Christmas holiday (Children to return Tuesday 5 January)

15 - 19 February Spring half-term holiday

26 March - 9 April  Easter holiday

26 May - 4 June Summer half-term (Please note that this is a slightly extended term)

Reception

What a very exciting week! This week the children have been introduced to their first independent challenge activity, which is designed to support all children with key skills, this weeks focus was cutting and holding scissors correctly. As part of their knowledge and understanding of the world, the children have started learning about the season Autumn, in small groups the children have shared the text 'Tree' and 'The Leaf Thief' discussing what Autumn looks and feels like and sharing ideas about other things that happen during the season Autumn. In phonics, the children have started to apply learnt phonemes to simple CVC words and have been learning how to read and blend. As mathematicians, they have been learning how to count using one to one correspondence, and using the language altogether. In circle times, we have discussed following the school rules, keeping our hands to ourselves and how to turn take. We have also collaborated to collage and make our own Numberblock 2! 

 

Year 1 

This week Year 1 have been continuing with their exploration of numbers. They have reminded themselves of number bonds within 10 and then have begun to practically count sets of objects using grouping strategies based on their knowledge of number bonds. We recorded this as a part-whole model and thought how this looks when we write/ record numbers larger than 10.

In English we have begun a new unit of work relating to the book 'Old Bear' by Jane Hissey. We have thought about the characters of the toys, what might happen to 'Old Bear' up in the attic and how the other toys might rescue him. We also thought about how we would feel if we lost one of our toys. We have explored our ideas through drama/ role-play and shared discussion.

As scientists we have begun thinking about materials, in particular materials that are used to build different parts of a house. We have compared how these building materials have changed over time, linking our learning to our history work of homes within our local community.

Year 2 

This week Year 2 have been continuing to use their number fact knowledge to ten to work out addition and subtraction problems with tens numbers. They have also used place value charts to understand the value of tens numbers before adding them to numbers that do not cross the tens boundary. In English lessons the children have written a simple description of the character Jack using co-ordinating conjunctions and the suffixes ‘less’ and ‘ful’ to add more description to their writing. In addition, the children have really enjoyed visiting the allotment over the last two weeks, they have harvested lots of tomatoes, cucumbers and beans and planted some spring flowering bulbs!

 

Year 3

As mathematicians, the children have been learning how to use column addition to add, including renaming. In English, they have been planning an "Approaching Threat" narrative based on "The Iron Man". As scientists, they learnt more about the three main types of rock – igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic – including how they are formed, and their properties. And, as historians, the children learnt about daily life in the Iron Age, including how people lived in tribal settlements for protection and productivity.

 

Year 4 

It has been another busy and exciting week in Year 4!  As mathematicians, children have been developing their understanding of numbers by comparing, ordering and rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. As scientists, the children have recapped on the importance of fair testing and set up an investigation to discover which substance has the lowest melting point. They tested chocolate, butter and cheese and discussed how this might be a useful application in real life.   As historians, the children have explored what artefacts can tell us about life during Anglo-Saxon times and have begun to discover who the Anglo-Saxons were. In English, they have put their writing skills to work by creating their own information texts linked to waterfalls, using facts and carefully chosen language to inform their readers.

 

Year 5

This week in Year 5, the children have written and edited fantastic portal stories which have combined all of the skills that they rehearsed through the Leon and the Place Between unit. As mathematicians, they have used their knowledge of place value to subtract using a number line and the written column method with numbers up to 1000000. As historians, the children have identified the causes of Britain's industrial revolution and evaluated the significance of different factors. Finally, as scientists, Year 5 have investigated the effect of air resistance and how increasing an object's surface area slows it down. 

 

Year 6 

This week as mathematicians year 6 have learnt how to read and write numbers to 1 million. They have also understood the value of each of the digits within these numbers.  As historians, the children have been examining the role of women in WW2.  They have looked at the different roles they undertook and how propaganda posters were used to encourage women into work. In computing they have considered how people can work together when they are not in the same location. They have discussed ways of working and completed a collaborative online project. In English, the children have been analysing diary entries and identifying language and layout features in preparation for their next writing outcome: writing a diary in role as the character Rose Blanche.