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Since the early days of the Coronavirus lockdown, we, at Keyworth Community Projects have been helping those within our community in a variety of ways. This has truly helped to bring our community together in a stronger and more cohesive way.
Now, with the end of furlough in sight, redundancies increasing, and local groups/bubble groups being asked to isolate we understand two key things. The future for some is scarily uncertain and that our being here with help and support is as important as ever before.
We have secured funds to help families financially with Co-op vouchers, to spend as you wish in store on food and household products. We can also provide information of organisations that will help you put more permanent plans in place, whether that be with applying for benefits or looking for new work.
Please get in touch, your details will not be passed on and any items will be delivered as discreetly as possible.
Just email us directly at keyworthcp@gmail.com or advise your school if we can help,
Kind regards
Keyworth Community Projects
We have sent you a lot of information recently. This is perhaps unsurprising given the current context of Covid-19, the full return to school, and the need to be prepared for home learning in the event of a lock down - interesting times!
It is very important that we work together over the coming weeks and months to achieve the best outcomes for your children. As such, please read the information below carefully and let us know if you have any questions. We have arranged the information into 2 separate blog posts:
You will all have noticed that Mrs King has not been at school recently. Two weeks ago, Mrs King tragically lost her baby mid-way through her pregnancy. This has been a very difficult time for Mrs King and her family, but she is now contemplating returning to work and we will hopefully see her in the coming weeks. I have no doubt that you and your children will have missed Mrs King greatly and, like us, are looking forward to having her energy and enthusiasm back at KPNS.
Today, all the children will come home with information about the changes we have made to the way we distribute and organise our school reading books. If you have not received this letter, it is available to download at the bottom of this blog. Simply scroll down and click on it to get your own copy.
For some of you The Read Write Inc system that we are using may be unfamiliar.
Click here to go to the 'Useful Video' section as we have quite a few video guides to give you an overview of some of the books. We are intending to add examples of each book level so watch this space. If, in the meantime you have questions, please contact your class teacher using their class email and they will get back to you.
We have changed the way we organise the reading books to reflect the way we teach our phonics through the RWI strategy. Unfortunately, RWI do not follow the same colours as the traditional book banding system. That means that some of our existing supporting books being sent home could cause an element of confusion. Please do not worry if you think your child is on the wrong book banding as we have approximately matched books according to the skills they develop in line with the RWI books they are on. This means they may bring a variety of book banded books home within one shelf. It is the RWI colour that we will be using to identify their level and this is clearly stated on a sticker attached to the front of their book.
A little more information about our reading book organisation
What sort of skills will the children be developing for each level?
Over time, children will work their way through the following colour levels:
Blending Books
RWI lilac blending books – one CVC word per page eg. c-a-t (consonant, vowel,consonant)
The one word is confirmed by turning over to the corresponding picture on the next page. This builds up anticipation that the word has been worked out correctly.
Books from the Jelly and Bean Ditty book shelf
Moving on from single words to simple decodable sentences. Towards the end of this level, full stops and capital letters are introduced.
For children just starting to read. Children are getting used to reading from left to right and matching spoken words to written words. Usually no more than 10 pages with up to 5 words on a page.
Help your child to :
Books from the RWI Red ditty book shelf
These books start to blend RWI set 1 sounds within a small sentence. They introduce set 1 special friends ‘sh, th, ch’ and reinforce end sounds ‘nk, ng’.
These books help children gain a little more confidence and they may get to know some words by sight.
Usually no more than 15 pages with 1 sentence per page.
Help your child to :
Books from the RWI Green Reading shelf
These books reinforce RWI set 1 ‘special friends’ and encourage the children to use them regularly.
The children are also exposed to consonant clusters for example fl, cr, sn, spr
RWI Set 2 sounds are introduced.
Children are beginning to read more varied sentence structures and taking some note of punctuation. Usually no more than 15 pages with 1 or 2 sentences per page.
Help your child to :
Books from the Purple RWI book shelf
These books introduce all of the RWI set 2 sounds.
Children are exposed to CCVC words for example: flat, brim
Children are beginning to read more varied sentence structures and taking some note of punctuation. Usually no more than 15 pages with 1 or 2 sentences per page.
Offer guidance if needed, but see if your child can now:
Books from the Pink RWI book shelf
Using these books encourages the children to independently apply all of the RWI set 2 sounds
Children are beginning to read more varied sentence structures and taking some note of punctuation. Usually no more than 15 pages with 1 or 2 sentences per page.
Encourage your child to:
Books from the RWI Orange book shelf
These books consistently reinforce RWI set 2 sounds and introduce the children to RWI set 3 sounds.
Children are starting to read quite fluently and take note of punctuation. Usually about 20 pages with 3 or 4 sentences per page.
Encourage your child to:
Books from the RWI Yellow book shelf
Children can read complex sentences fairly fluently, taking note of punctuation. They use expression and do not rely on illustrations to help them. Usually about 20 pages with 4 or 5 sentences per page.
These books will encourage your child to apply their reading skills to:
Books from the RWI Dark Blue book shelf
Children might read silently or quietly at quite a rapid pace, taking note of punctuation. Usually about 25 pages with 5 to 10 sentences per page.
By now your child will be starting to:
Books from the RWI Grey book shelf.
Books might have chapters. Children will read silently most of the time. They are interested in longer texts which they can return to easily after a break. Usually no more than 30 pages and about 10 sentences per page.
Further skills your child could develop:
At this point the children are classed as Independent ‘Free Readers’ and will be choosing from the traditional book banded books from within the school library
Books might have chapters. Children will read silently most of the time. They are interested in longer text which they can return to easily after a break. Usually more than 30 pages.
Learning opportunities:
If a child in school comments that they are feeling unwell, for any reason, we are now frequently using a non-contact electronic thermometer to take their temperature. Rest assured, if we have any concerns about your child’s health or temperature, we will be in touch immediately.
Please remember not to use children’s names or pictures when posting comments about school on social media. In addition, if you have a questions or comments about any issue or event at school, we would much rather you brought them directly to school rather than posting about them on social media. We can often resolve any issues quickly if they are brought directly to us and then, if necessary, communicate with all parents by text. Social media occasionally ‘muddies the water’, making it harder for us to resolve issues for the benefit of our pupils. Any help with this would be hugely appreciated.
We have recently noticed a few parents bringing their cars onto the school car park, or cutting through the car park on foot, when leaving or arriving at school. See below for why the school car park is not safe for parents to bring children onto site:
• Part of the car park is currently being used by 2 separate contractors for storage. This means lorries and vans arrive at different times of the day, collecting and making deliveries. This is likely to continue for several weeks.
• The school car park is used by 4 different groups during the day who all occupy space on the Keyworth Primary School site. This means the car park is normally full, with some staff having to park on side roads near school. If parents drive onto the school car park they will often have to stop on the double yellow lines on the left as you enter. In the last year, a fire engine that attended the school could not get close to the school as the entrance was made too narrow by someone parking on the double yellow lines. All staff and visitors are regularly reminded not to park on the double yellow lines – the Fire Service made it clear we should ensure they can safely come on site at all times and access the building.
• There is a great deal of pedestrian traffic passing the car park gates on the pavement at the start and end of the school day. Allowing parents to come in and out of the car park at peak times puts pedestrians at increased risk.
• In the next week or so, security gates will be fitted on the entrance to school from the car park. This means that parents who try to use the car park would need to walk their children back through the car park gates onto the pavement before entering school through the gates on Nottingham Road. With regular deliveries and staff arriving at school, this would put the children at risk as they would be walking immediately where cars are swinging into the car park. Thanks in advance for your support keeping pupils at Keyworth Primary safe.
NB We will be closing the school gates for a few weeks in the morning and at home time as a visual reminder that the car park is not safe for children or for parental access.
All schools have been asked to offer immediate remote education in the event of any lockdowns or bubble closures. If children have to stay at home, we do not want them to lose unnecessary learning time. As such, please read the information below carefully and let us know if you have any questions.
We’re really looking forward to welcoming the children back into school tomorrow and hope they are excited about returning to school, seeing their friends and jumping back into school life!
A few reminders and some extra information for tomorrow and the week ahead:
In partnership with Inspire Music, and under the current government guidance we are now able to music tuition in school.
We would be able to offer teaching on the following instruments:
Clarinet or Flute
Guitar
These lessons are open to children in year 3 upwards and would take place during the school day. The charge for these lessons would be £67.87 per term for a shared 20 minute lesson ( 2 students). You are also able to hire an instrument at a charge of £15 per term, per instrument.
If your child receives free school meals, your child would be eligible for free tuition and instrument hire.
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