Castleview
Friday 5th December 2025
The children thoroughly enjoyed their trip to The Look Out Discovery Centre and were wonderfully well-behaved throughout the day.
Reading
Children should be reading daily for at least 10 -15 minutes a day.
Please do discuss the story with your child in order to check their understanding.
What might happen next?
How do you think the character is feeling? Why do you think that?
What happened in the story?
Can you find a word that means the same as ............?
What is the definition of .........? If you don't know, can you find it in the dictionary?
Did you enjoy the story? Why?
Have you read a different story that has similar themes in to this story?
Remember to refer back to the text when answering the questions.
Reading books will be changed every Friday. Please ensure that your child's books and 'Children's Reading Record' book are in their bag in order for the books to be changed. We have a record of the books that your child has been given. You can write the title of the books in your child’s reading record book and please remember to sign it once they have read their books in order for the books to be changed.
Homework
KS1 SHOW- Please find below the lyrics and music for our show. Please encourage your children to learn the songs for our show.
song - Christmas Day On The Beach
HISTORY
In preparation for our next History lesson we would like the children to imagine that they could talk to someone who lived a long time ago. What questions would they ask them about their life? For example, they might want to know what clothes they wore, what games they played, or what school was like. We would like them to think carefully about what would help them understand how life was different in the past. They will need to write three to five interesting questions they would ask. Could you please hand this homework in by Wednesday 10th December.
SPELLINGS:
The children will be given their spellings on a Friday and they will be tested on the following Thursday. The children will be tested on Thursday 11th December.
The group your child is in has been written on the front cover of their spelling books. Please do not write in the spelling books. They are only to be used for the TEST.
Group A
bed
met
get
bin
cat
Group B
too
zoo
mood
pool
stool
spoon
school
Group C
enjoy
overjoyed
loyal
royal
employ
joyful
school
Important:
Purple mash
We apologise in the delay in issuing the login details for Purple mash. The children will be given their logins by the end of next week. Thank you for you patience.
Your child has been issued two Christmas show tickets for each of the days below.
KS1 production 'Children Of The World'
Tuesday 9th December 2025-2.00 p.m.
Wednesday 10th December - 9.30 a.m.
For the show the children will need to wear a sparkly, bright, or festive jumper and a pair of jeans.
Please ensure all clothing is labelled and brought into school in a named bag by Monday 1st December.
PE days
Saturn and Mercury
Outdoor PE is on Monday
Indoor PE is on Tuesday
Your continued support at home plays a vital role in your child’s learning journey, and we look forward to working in partnership with you throughout the year to make this a successful and enjoyable year for your child.
Have a restful break.
Year 1 team.
