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Well done to Red Kites for all of your hard work, care and enthusiasm this week as you presented your persuasive speeches to the school. Congratulations to our new vision leaders, well-being champions and house captains. 

The children have worked hard on their assessments this week, showing positive open attitudes and great learning strategies to work through unfamiliar tasks. We are looking forward to continuing to develop our arithmetic and comprehension skills which will contribute to the children feeling confident when completing assessments.

This week it became apparent how important times tables skills are, we urge you to support your children in knowing their times tables off by heart! This knowledge will unlock learning and build confidence. Thank you!

In science the children have been looking at life processes and the difference between animals and plants. Ask your child which process they think is the most different and see what they say!

Gymnastics

Red Kites have been so excited to start gymnastics with Anita. They had a great session familiarising themselves with holds and positions. Some of the children were suprised at how their bodies felt following the session, while the stretching part is so important it is normal to feel a bit achey after we have used parts of our body and we will build strength!

All in all, a lovely week altogether. A wonderful moment at break time earlier in the week was when almost everyone in the class started playing in the leaves. It was a special moment!

Take care this weekend.

Red Kites Team

It has been a busy busy week in Red Kites, we really are taking those opportunities to live life in all of its fullness.

On Monday we had our first practical First Aid session where we learnt to help someone who is injured by putting them in the recovery position. We also had the opportunity to practise CPR on mannekins.

On Tuesday a team from Red Kites represented CSF schools at a netball tournament at Park House. Congratulations to the players.

On Wednesday Red Kites visited Maidenhead Mosque. It was an amazing learning opportunity to develop and broaden the minds of this group of children. The children enjoyed learning everything in the mosque and the pillars of Islam. They did well on their end of visit quiz and enjoyed a kitkat bar!

And finally, on Thursday the children were fortunate to attend a breakfast workshop delivered by Newbury Showground Alliance. The children enjoyed learning about the nutrients of milk, the importance of having breakfast, and they even planted their own cereal seeds! 

Well done to those children who continue to make positive choices and embrace the learning and support at school. Have a restful weekend.