Transition
As we begin the last half term of this academic year (hasn't it flown by?), we thought that it would be good to share with you some of the plans that we have to help the children prepare for moving on. PSHE lessons focus on transition this half term and the children begin to learn that change can be a good thing and that moving on to another class or school is just part of their learning journey.
Class mixes
When the Reception children move to Year 1 in September, they will be in new class groups. We take this opportunity to mix children from Ants and Bees to create 2 new classes Butterflies and Ladybirds. This is to enable us to balance the classes using our in depth knowledge of the children, something that we didn't have last July. Reception children and their parents will find out which class they will be in on July 5th
The mix of children in Year 1 will not be changed for their move to Year 2
Year 2 children who are going to Holy Trinity Junior School will be mixed and put into 3 class groups ready for their move. Again we will use our in depth knowledge of the children to make as balanced a mix as possible. Holy Trinity will then add children from other schools starting with them in September to the 3 groups. Children and parents will find out their class on July 5th.
Transition activities
Next week, we start the first of our transition activities. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons the Reception children will be visiting Year 1. They will spend time in each of the classes, so that they meet some of the Year 1 team and familiarise themselves with Year 1 learning environment. They will not be visiting their new class teachers or be in their new class groups but they will be visiting Year 1.
Also on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, the children in Year 1 will visit Year 2. They will visit one class on Tuesday and the other on Thursday. Again, this is for the children to meet the Year 2 team and get used to the Year 2 classrooms which are very different to the Year 1 learning environment.
For the Year 2s, on Thursday afternoon, they will be playing sport on the Holy Trinity field with our teachers. They will continue with their 'normal' music and PE lessons in school on Tuesday.
In addition to this, on both Tuesday and Thursday afternoons next week, we will also be welcoming some of our new Reception intake to spend some time in school.
Other transition activities
There are more activities planned over the coming weeks and there will be more detail in future newsletters. Below are a couple of dates and what they entail below:
Tuesday 22nd June: Those Year 2 children starting at Holy Trinity in September will visit the school with our teachers. They will get chance to meet some of the Year 3 team and ask questions.
Tuesday 5th July: Transition morning. This is when all children visit their new classes, find out who their new teacher(s) will be and spend some time preparing for their new start in September.
