During the final week of term we will be concluding the topic of Blast Off! The children have really enjoyed learning about space and are now experts on Neil Armstrong and the moon landing. On Friday all the Key Stage 1 classes will join together to blast off the rockets that the children will design and make this week. Don't forget to send in an empty plastic bottle if you haven't already done so.

This week in Science the children will conclude the topic of light and dark by investigating shadows. They will test different materials to see which one makes the best shadow and try to explain why.

We are looking forward to meeting parent's to discuss the progress that the children are making and giving  advice on how you can support your child further.

Enjoy the week ahead and have a lovely Easter break.

Key Stage 1 team.

The children across Key Stage 1 have been working really hard on improving their writing skills. They have been trying to write descriptively about characters and writing information sentences about nocturnal animals and space. This week we are starting a new initiative called "Super Sentences". Each day your child will write a sentence- aiming to make it the best possible, by the use of punctuation, word choice, use of connectives etc.

As we approach the end of our exciting "Blast Off!" topic the children will be designing and making a rocket, which will be blasted off before we break up for half term. Please send in a clean pop bottle so your child can take part in these exciting lessons.

On Friday afternoon we will  join together with all schools in Wigan for the sing up challenge. At 2pm the whole school will be singing a song about Wigan's history. The children have been busy rehearsing the song and it already sounds very impressive.

Don't forget to send in your parents' evening request if you haven't already done so. Appointment times will be sent out on Thursday.

Another busy week ahead.

Key Stage 1 Team.

So Proud

All the teachers were so proud of the Year 1 children who performed at the dance festival last Tuesday at Leigh Sports Village. All the children performed really confidently and it was great to see the progress that the children have made with their dance skills. Although we didn't walk away with a trophy all the children learnt a valuable lesson about the importance of being a good sport. Year 1 will be presenting the dance to the rest of the school in assembly on Monday.

Well done Year 1!

Throughout Key Stage 1 the children are enjoying reading the new Guided reading books that we have just introduced. We are currently in the process of adding some new titles to the home reading scheme. This means your child will not take home a reading book on Monday. Normal service should be resumed on Wednesday. Thank you for your support on this matter.

Don't forget to return your parent's evening reply so we can arrange appointment times.

Many thanks for your continued support.
Key Stage 1 Team.

It was lovely to see the children presenting so confidently about the famous person that they admire. Thank you for the extra help at home to allow the children to do this.

On Tuesday morning Year 1 will take part in  a dance festival at Leigh Sports Village. The children really have been working hard over the last few weeks and we can't wait to see them perform as a Year group.

In Maths the children have started to access the RM Easimaths website do develop their maths skills . This site can be accessed from home using the address http://www.rmeasimaths.com .

Login details are different for each individual child and are case sensitive.

eg. Username: JohnS@Tyldesley  (Child's first name and initial)
Password: JohnS

Enjoy the week ahead.
Key Stage 1 Team.

World Book Day

This week we are celebrating World Book Day at Tyldesley Primary School. Each Key Stage 1 class will be reading Roald Dahl's The Twits and using this to create profiles of the main characters. The children will take part in a Imagin-action session on Monday, which will combine the story with physical activity.

We also look forward to hearing about the famous person that your child admires. This will be used within our history lessons to support work on a very famous person related to our Blast Off topic. We wonder if you can work out who it is yet?

Please continue to read each day with your child. Remember short burst every day really do make a big impact.

We look forward to another busy week.

Key Stage 1 team.