Week 1 TERM 2

6 Nov 26

Welcome back!

Term 2 is often the most chaotic, sparkly, glitter-filled, tinsel-covered term of the year, and we absolutely love it!

By now, you will have received our Curriculum Map outlining everything we will be learning this term. What it doesn't show is just how much fun, laughter, wonder and excitement we'll be packing into every single day.

As many of you know, Mrs Langford is a huge Christmas fan, so her festive enthusiasm is likely to reach record-breaking levels over the coming weeks!

While all the excitement is magical, it can also be quite overwhelming and tiring for our little Robins. As the term goes on, you may notice a few extra tears, heightened emotions, or that things which previously seemed quite small suddenly feel enormous.

This is completely normal at this busy time of year.

If you do notice your child feeling a little more sensitive or tired than usual, please do pop in and let us know. We'll be ready with plenty of extra smiles, reassurance and a little extra TLC whenever it's needed.

With this in mind, we began the term with a gentle "soft start". We spent Monday morning listening to the children read and enjoyed some one to one time with them as they shared all the exciting things they had been up to during half term.

By the afternoon, however, it was time for coats and wellies on and off into the village for our welly walk. There was a definite chill in the air. It really felt as though the season had changed overnight. As the poem says...

Dull November brings the blast;
Then the leaves are whirling fast.

If you can cast your mind back to last term, you may recall your child coming home and telling you about the Volcano dance. The story to go with the dance revolved around a small village where the Write Dance people live and play. Their village is at the foot of a volcano and one day the volcano erupts and destroys the village. All of this is set to a background of music and big arm movements. This term the story has moved on! The Write Dance people are looking for a new village in which to settle - they have to go on a long, slow journey walking on dusty tracks that twist and turn and all the time they are walking they have a strange eerie feeling that someone or something is following them. All of a sudden the music changes and two little eyes appear out of the bushes, and then another two and another two. Through the journey, some friendly little woodland creatures have been following them. Take a look at the pictures below - can you se 'the story' so far.