t.webster@coastaltogether.co.uk – Mundesley Infant School

Head of School update

This week at school….

It has been lovely to be able to share this week the progress of all your children at our various parents evening feedback opportunities. For those of you that navigated the various waiting areas on Zoom calls, and those that were able to attend in person – thank you! If you were able to come in and have a look at your child’s books you will see how much they have learnt already! We are incredibly proud of them. Check out this week’s class updates for more information on what they have been up to.

We are also now slowly getting just a little Christmassy – in the infant school scripts have been sent out for children to learn in readiness for their performances on 18/19 December. Don’t forget to book early! Scarily it’s only 3 and half weeks until the end of term. We have a number of parent events in December so keep checking the website and make sure you have saved the date for the recent Dates for the diary letter.

Children in Need 17th November 2023 – We are currently finalising the donations and counting out how much we raised and will let you know shortly. Thank you to everyone who made an effort and a huge thank you to all the bakers in our school community that brought in enough cakes for us to have 2 bake sales and not just 1! We cannot wait for next year!

PE Changes – WC 04/12/2023 – Due to the WW2 Experience day Wonderland Class will have their PE Lesson on Wednesday 6th Dec that week instead of Tuesday 5th.

Year 4 Hilltop Residential – Please ensure that your account is up to date.

Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential – Your next instalment is due by Thursday 30th November, please login and make your payment via school money.

Winter Movie Night – Wed 13th Dec. MIS will be watching Ice Age (U) and MJS will be watching Home Alone, Please note this movie is PG so by purchasing a ticket you are consenting to your child watching a PG.

MIS Christmas Performance – Monday 18th December at 2pm & Tuesday 19th December at 2pm: Book Tickets Here by Friday 1st December

In Tech News we are all aware of Black Friday Deals and the TV and Radio is full of products being promoted. Check out the latest OnLine Safety poster below for hints and tips to look out for here…..black-friday-cyber-monday

COATS – Please ensure you send your child in with a coat EVERY DAY

Term Dates: Our last day of term is Wednesday 20 December. There is no school on Thursday and Friday. We return back on Thursday 04 January 2024. The term calendar is available on the website.

Weekly activities:

For all clubs please contact school office to book a place

Tuesday: Free after school club – MJS Football

Thursday : Free after school clubs Archery – Yr 1&2/MJS Gymnastics

Friday : Swimming for Year 5 Hogwarts Class Friday 10 November to Friday 12 January

Narnia Class update

We have had a fantastic week in Narnia class, learning all about Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly around the world! We have made fact files all about her extraordinary life, and have been learning how she navigated using the four compass points: North, East, South and West. We have even had a go at pretending to be pilots in the playground, using our understanding of the compass points to recreate Amelia’s flight path! In English, we have continued our stories inspired by Oliver Jeffers’s book ‘Lost and Found’, and have been writing about the penguin’s journey back home to Antarctica, the most southern continent. In Maths, we have been discovering that when we add three digits, it doesn’t matter what order we add them – the answer will always be the same! Work on the Nativity continues. We have now learnt all the songs (which already sound amazing!) and we are all very excited with our roles and to finally begin learning our parts.

Neverland Class update

This week we have finished our story in English (Lost and Found) and finished our exploration of 10 in Maths. We are looking forward to starting new learning in both subjects next week. Our afternoons have been filled with Geography learning, starting with the four countries that make the United Kingdom, the 7 continents and the 5 oceans of the world. We have enjoyed learning songs to recall all this brilliant and new learning – have a go at listening to them at home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6BE4VcYngQ

Farthing Wood Class update

Our week has centred around oats and porridge! I am sure you can guess the Traditional tale we have been reading this week.

In English the children have read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and have loved tasting porridge but they couldn’t decide if their porridge was too lumpy, too sweet or just right. It was lovely to hear them chatting to their peers using the language learnt from the story.

In Phonics we have been learning the digraphs (two letters, one sound) ch, sh, th(v), th and ng. It can be really tricky to remember these and spot them in words but the children have fantastic looking eyes and spotted them straight away! We’ve been practising our letters in handwriting too and been trying really hard with our letter formation.
In Maths we have been looking at how the number 4 and 5 are made (composition). The children have been making and subitising 4 and 5 (knowing a group of objects makes a particular number) and recognising two numbers together makes another number!

It was lovely to see so many of you at parents’ evening and a pleasure to tell you and share all the amazing things we get up to together in Farthing Wood class.
In Topic we have been looking at maps and we went on a virtual walk around Mundesley using Google Maps – it was great to see the children recognising so many of the buildings in and around the village! We even created our own version of the map in school. We are looking at different types of buildings and houses. If you would like to send in a photo of your house we can use it in our small world – the children love to play and make up stories with familiar buildings.

Please ensure you send wellies and waterproofs with your child to keep in their locker at school.

Please remember to send your child’s Handwriting Homework Book back on a Monday – thank you.

We love to see what adventures your child gets up to at home – clubs they attend , baking, reading, making dens, being creative, going on nature walks. Tapestry is a wonderful place to share these with us and the class – please upload your photos and a brief description so we can share these together during circle time.

Head of School update

This week at school….

This week we have been enjoying fantastical books, revelling in maths; learning about WWII secret missions and enjoying more library walks – Thank you to all our parent helpers who gave up their time to make this possible too! We would also like to thank Mundesley library for hosting us and for opening up access to so many of our children to enjoy visiting the library and carrying on their reading.

Don’t forget to checkout the class updates for more information.

Children in Need 17th November 2023 – Today we enjoyed a Mufti Day in aid of Children in Need – if you have not had a chance to make a donation please do log into School Money there is still time to make a donation and every penny really does count! At the time of posting this we will also be having our bake sale taking place outside MJS – we have been lucky this year to have a Pudsey cake donated too so please bring your change. We will be posting on Facebook to keep you up to date and via the weekly websites when we know how much we have raised. Thank you in advance for all your donations!

PE Changes – WC 04/12/2023 – Due to the WW2 Experience day Wonderland Class will have their PE Lesson on Wednesday 6th Dec this week instead of Tuesday 5th.

Year 4 Hilltop Residential – Parental Consent and Personal Information forms have been sent home and will need to be completed and returned by Monday 20th November, so Hilltop can finalise their arrangements.

Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential – Your next instalment is due by Thursday 30th November, please login and make your payment via school money.

Drop-in reading mornings – Parents and carers are welcome to come in and read with their child during the drop off window on selected days (between 8.40 and 8.50am)

Farthing Wood – Friday

Neverland – Thursday

Narnia – Wednesday

Whoville – Friday

Wonderland – Tuesday

Hogwarts – Monday

Rivendell – Wednesday

COATS – Please ensure you send your child in with a coat EVERY DAY

Weekly activities:

For all clubs please contact school office to book a place

Tuesday: Free after school club – MJS Football

Thursday : Free after school clubs Archery – Yr 1&2/MJS Gymnastics

Friday : Swimming for Year 5 Hogwarts Class Friday 10 November to Friday 12 January

Narnia Class update

This week in English, we have started learning about a new story called ‘Lost and Found’ all about a little boy who opens his front door one day to find a penguin on his doorstep! We have been learning all about penguins and have even written our own fact-file about penguins, describing what they look like, where they live, what they eat and how they huddle together to keep warm! In Maths, we continued explored counting in tens, and have even been learning how to add two 2-digit numbers. In Topic, we have been learning about the four countries that make up the United Kingdom; the names of the seven continents; and the five oceans. Feel free to quiz us at home so we can practise our learning! Meanwhile, work on the Nativity continues… watch this space!

Neverland Class update

Hard work never stops in Neverland class. We have started our new story in English, ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers – this could be Neverlands favourite story so far. In Maths we have continued counting in 2’s as were determined to get this right and say them confidently! We have finished our Music topic this week, so we have spent some time learning some songs, ready for Christmas.

Farthing Wood update

In Farthing Wood Class this week the children have been super collaborative, working in pairs and teams to complete challenges both inside and out. It has been wonderful to watch the children use their voice and interact with their peers.
In Phonics we have completed the alphabet and learnt an amazing alphabet song! Our sounds this week have been ‘y’, ‘z,’ ‘zz’ and ‘qu’ – y =yum, z = zip, zz = buzz and qu = quack. We’ve been practising these letters in handwriting too and the children have been independently writing them in JONK time!
This week we have continued to read the story of The Three Little Pigs. The children have thoroughly enjoyed joining in with the repeated refrains in the story and deciding which choices mattered to the Pigs and the Wolf. Last week the children created their own version of the story and together they acted out everybody’s story – it was wonderful to watch!
In Maths we have been looking at the composition of 3 along with circles and triangles. The children loved going on a shape hunt for them and are super confident at finding circles. We have also been learning positional language such as under, over, in, out, in front, behind and between. The children worked in pairs hiding a teddy and using their new knowledge describing where it was hidden for their partner top find. ‘The Bear is under the table’ – I wonder if you could practice this at home?
In Topic we have been looking at religious buildings and different religious beliefs. First we looked at Christianity and their special festivals – Easter and Christmas and then we looked at Hinduism and the special festivals they celebrate – the Festival of Light (Diwali) and the Festival of Colour (Holi). The children have made Rangoli patterns both inside and outside (you may have seen them!) We watched the story of Ramam and Sita and learnt about good triumphing over evil. Finally the children made their own Diva Lamp out of clay and decorated it. We then made a big Rangoli pattern in the hall and lit them – it looked beautiful and a wonderful way to end our week.
Please ensure you send wellies and waterproofs with your child to keep in their locker at school.
Please remember to send your child’s Handwriting Homework Book back on a Monday – thank you.
We love to see what adventures your child gets up to at home – clubs they attend , baking, reading, making dens, being creative, going on nature walks. Tapestry is a wonderful place to share these with us and the class – please upload your photos and a brief description so we can share these together during circle time.

Narnia Class update

Wow! What a busy week we have had in Narnia Class! We began to learn our first song for our Christmas Nativity Show ……. We are so excited to start rehearsing our parts very soon! We have continued to look at the interesting life of `Amelia Earhart` within English this week – We discovered some amazing facts about her life and explored all the places she may have visited. In Topic, we have been designing our very own aeroplanes, exploring the best materials to use and investigating which designs would make our aeroplanes travel the furthest. We carefully constructed our first prototypes and took them for a test flight. We were amazed with the distance some of them travelled. We then evaluated which designs worked best and then modified our original planes. In Maths, we have been counting up to 100! Using a variety of methods :tens and ones, part-part whole models and 100 squares. We looked at patterns when counting in 10’s. In Phonics, we have focused on the ‘al’ sound and enjoyed a treasure hunt around the classroom to find hidden words.

Head of School update

This week at school….

This week we have been continuing our topic work and we welcomed junior school parents in for a special Remembrance Assembly. The children have been learning all about what this special date means and don’t forget to take a look at our lovely poppies all along the walkway fence to the junior school that our Yr 6 class made. Please checkout the class updates for more information.

Children in Need 17th November 2023 – Please log into school money to make a donation of 50p or £1 for Mufti Day. The bake sale will also take place outside MJS so please bring your change. If you would like to enter a ‘spotty cake creation’ then please bring in your homemade cakes to either the Infant or Junior School offices, with your child’s name clearly written and their class.

Christmas Cards – You will have now received your child’s christmas card design. Please ensure you place your order BEFORE Friday 1st December 2023. My School Printing cannot guarantee delivery before Christmas for orders placed after this date.

Drop-in reading mornings – Children are welcome to come in into class and read with their parents from 8.40-8.50am

Farthing Wood – Friday

Neverland – Thursday

Narnia – Wednesday

Whoville – Friday

Wonderland – Tuesday

Hogwarts – Monday

Rivendell – Wednesday

Winter Movie Night – Wed 13th December. Please see the posters on the notice boards outside school.

COATS – Please ensure you send your child in with a coat EVERY DAY

Flu Immunisations – The dates for this are MJS Wednesday 22nd November and MIS – Monday 11th December. You will have now received an email with a letter attached and a consent link. Even if you do not wish for your child to have the vaccine, please complete the online form so that we can record your wishes.

Parents Evening – Mundesley Infant & Junior School parents’ evening will now be held on Tuesday 21st November 2023 via Zoom between 4:30pm-7pm and Wednesday 22nd November 2023 face-to-face between 3:30pm-5:30pm.

Term Dates: Our last day of term is Wednesday 20 December. There is no school on Thursday and Friday. We return back on Thursday o4 January 2024. The term calendar is available on the website.

Weekly activities:

For all clubs please contact school office to book a place

Tuesday: Free after school club – MJS Football

Thursday : Free after school clubs Archery – Yr 1&2/MJS Gymnastics

Friday : Swimming for Year 5 Hogwarts Class Friday 10 November to Friday 12 January