The final week of a busy half term.

We held our Harvest Discos last week and it was great to see the children enjoy them so much. Thank you to the families that have bought tickets and helped us raise money for our school funds.

We have been lucky enough to be visited from a friend in the Road Safety Team last week. We were pleased to support the developing road sense of our children, Please look at our Facebook page for some photographs.

A reminder for the new term about the huge role families play in children's reading development. As a school, we work hard to hear children read as often as possible but the additional reading at home is just as important. We encourage 5 to 10 minutes a day working through the cards, sheets or books sent home and the impact of this is huge!

Upcoming Events
4/11 - Meerkats Parents Consultation - 1.30 - 6pm
5/11 - Bees Parents Consultation - 1.30 - 6pm
9/11 - Owls Parents Consultation - 1.30 - 6pm
10/11 - Caterpillars Parents Consultation - 1.30 - 6pm

Parent Consultations can all be booked via Arbor.

If you need any further help or assistance please see me at the gate or contact school on admin@ryecroftinfant.co.uk

School reopens to the children on Tuesday 3rd November after an Inset Day and we look forward to seeing you all then ready for the Christmas Term.

Mrs Blythe

Come and Learn - Back to Basics

This week, we have loved having our families in school for 'Come and Learn' sessions. These have been focused on developing and consolidating those key English skills that build the foundations for the rest of the curriculum. Thank you to all parents and carers who attended.

The last 2 weeks of this term are jam packed with events and the children in Year 1 and 2 have been busy learning songs and words for our Harvest Festival. We hold a food collection each year in support of Rawmarsh Food Bank which promotes that school value of 'community'. We will send out more information about specific items that are in real need of.

There are still tickets left for the discos which can be bought through the Arbor app. The children get a drink and crisps, get to play some games and dance with their friends. These are lovely events and help us raise money to go towards treats in school and important equipment like our school defibrillator.

Upcoming Events
12/10 - Busy Bees - Book Fair
13/10 - Talented Tigers - Book Fair
14/10 - Wise Owls - Book Fair
15/10 - Marvelous Meerkats - Book Fair
 16/10 - Harvest Festival - 1.45pm (Y1)
Harvest Festival - 2.30pm (Y2)
19/10 - Harvest Disco - 3.20 to 4.20pm
(Caterpillars/Bees/Tigers)
 20/10 - Harvests Disco - 3.20 - 4.20pm
(Owls/Meerkats)

If you need any further help or support please either see me at the gate or contact school on admin@ryecroftinfant.co.uk

Have a fabulous weekend and we will see you on Monday

Mrs Blythe

Fun in the Autumn sun this week in PE. Working on our ball skills with a partner was impressive and made all the more enjoyable with the lovely weather.

This week on Facebook we are sharing a special visitor who came to help our Year 1 and 2 children learn about Islam. Please share our Facebook pages and encourage your friends and family to follow us too.

I have been lucky enough to hear children read across school this week. The single biggest difference you can make to support your child’s learning is to hear them read and we see the value in this every day. If you would like any more support on this please speak to staff who would be delighted to help you.

Upcoming Events
1st October – Try a Dinner Day (With Prizes!) 
5th October – Caterpillars and Bees – Come and Learn
6th October – Tigers – Come and Learn
7th October – Meerkats – Come and Learn
8th October – Owls – Come and Learn

We would love to see as many people as possible at our Come and Learn events with a focus this time on the key skills we work on with our children

If you need any further help or support please either see me at the gate or contact school on admin@ryecroftinfant.co.uk

Have a fabulous weekend and we will see you on Monday.

Mrs Blythe

Singing this week with Mr Simpson our school pianist. A focus on nursery rhymes for our newest children and harvest songs for our Y1 and Y2. We love being able to sing to a piano and it helps improve our understanding of music and songs.

Please look at our Facebook page this week to see an exciting update to how we have spent the funds we raised from our summer fair.
Our Facebook page can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085861006243&locale=en_GB

Today we have sent out our term dates for this half term. As many of us are parents we understand the challenges and try hard to stick to the dates given. We hope this gives you opportunity to get them in your calendars.

We are keen for our children to receive the best possible start in life and know our families value this also. We ask all our parents are carers to keep the pavement outside school and playground a smoke AND vape free zone and ensure that the language and conversations are appropriate for the children around.

We have been enjoyed showing new families around school this week and still have some spaces available. If you have friends or relatives looking for school places for next year or this, please encourage them to come and look around.

If you need any further help or support please either see me at the gate or contact school on admin@ryecroftinfant.co.uk

Have a fabulous weekend and we will see you on Monday.
Mrs Blythe