Invicta Primary School  

 
 
 
May 2018 
 
Dear parents and carers, 
 
We hope you all had a great Easter break! Welcome to our Summer newsletter which, as always, 
is designed to let you know about the topics for this term and to inform you about homework, 
upcoming trips and how you can get involved. 
 
 
This term our learning will revolve around the 
theme of ​‘Inventors and Innovators’​.​ ​The 
challenge question for the whole school is: 
How ​can we think globally and act 
locally?   
 
 
 
If there is any way that ​you c​ an help us with this, either directly or via contacts you have 
please get in touch! 
 
▪ As Scientists we will be conducting minibeast experiments and we will observe 
growth and change. 
▪ As Geographers we will grow plants and vegetables. 
▪ As Artists and Designers we will create a sensory garden. 
▪ As Users of technology we will be conduct research using 
iPads/chromebooks/apps 
 
 
If there is any way that ​you c​ an help us with this, either directly or via contacts you have 
please get in touch! 
 
Reading 
The children should be reading their school reading books weekly at home. Please write a comment in their 
reading record book to let us know how your child is getting on with their reading at home. It is really 
important that your child brings their book bag and reading record every day, otherwise reading books can 
not be changed. 
 
Book Changing Days: 
Monday: Phonics books. 
Friday: Sharing books 
 
 
  
 
 
Maths  
Please encourage children to play counting games at home including: snakes and ladders, dominoes or 
educational games online e.g. Busy Things. Cooking is a great way to cover a lot of practical maths skills 
such a time, measure, halving, doubling etc.  
 
Home diary 
Home Diaries will come home on Fridays for your child to add something about what they have done at 
home and please remember to return it to school on Monday. We will continue setting homework using the 
Home Diaries. Although completion of homework is encouraged, this is optional. 
 
Reception Fund  
We ask for a voluntary contribution of 50p a week to buy ingredients for cooking, making playdough and 
other activities that children enjoy.  
 
Junk Modelling  
The children love to make models using recycled materials. We are always in need of boxes (e.g. cereal 
boxes, biscuit boxes) milk lids, tubs, yoghurt pots, cardboard tubes, corks etc. Plastic bottles of different 
sizes. Any of these items you could bring in would be greatly appreciated. (Clean and not too big please!) 
 
Summer Months 
As the weather gets hotter in the next few months please remember to bring in a clearly labelled sunscreen 
bottle and a sunhat if you feel your child will need them as we can not provide these. We will continue to 
have drinking water available at all times throughout the day but feel free to bring an extra bottle if you 
wish. 
 
Transition 
During the second half ot the Summer Term we will be changing some daily routines to support the children 
with a smooth transition into Year 1.  
 
 
 
Time tables 
 
 
Start  MONDAY  TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY 
Time  

8.55-9.05  Registration and  Registration and  Registration and  Registration and  Registrati
independent  independent reading.  independent  independent  on and 
reading.  reading.  reading.  independe
nt reading. 

9.05  Adult input: date,  Adult input: date,  Adult input: date,  Adult input: date,  Music  with 
weather, visual  weather, visual  weather, visual  weather, visual  Mr  Barker 
timetable  timetable  timetable  timetable  (9.00-10.00 
in 
O’Malley) 

9.15  RWI groups   RWI groups   RWI groups   RWI groups   ------------
(9.45) Adult led  (9.45) Adult led  (9.45) Adult led  (9.45) Adult led  - 
phonics game  phonics game  phonics game  phonics game 

10.00  Set up zone with  Set up zone with  Set up zone with  Set up zone with  Set up 
children  children children  children  zone with 
children 

10.05  Child- initiated and  Child- initiated and  Outdoor opens  Child- initiated and  Outdoor 
focus activities in  focus activities in  10.15-10.30  focus activities in  opens 
other zones  other zones  Assembly  other zones  10.15-10.30 
Outdoor opens  10.30-11.00 Mandarin    Outdoor opens  Assembly 
Outdoor opens   
10.50-11.2 Maths Input and  Maths Input and Adult  Maths Input and  Maths Input and  Maths 
5  Adult led focus  led focus activities  Adult led focus  Adult led focus  Input and 
activities  activities  activities  Adult led 
focus 
activities 

11.30-12.0 Lunch Hall  Lunch Hall  Lunch Hall  Lunch Hall  Lunch Hall 
0           

12..00-12.3 Galleon  outdoor  Galleon outdoor area  Galleon  outdoor  Galleon  outdoor  Galleon 
0  area  area  area  outdoor 
area 

12.30-1.30  Register  Register  Register  Register  Register 

Whole group  Whole group literacy  Whole group  Whole group  Whole 
literacy input and  input and Adult led  literacy input and  literacy input and  group 
Adult led focus  focus activities  Adult led focus  Adult led focus  literacy 
activities    activities  activities  input and 
(​Forest School 15  Adult led 
children​)  focus 
activities 

1.30- 2.45  Outdoor opens  Outdoor opens  Outdoor opens  Outdoor opens  Outdoor 
Child -initiated and  Child -initiated and  Child -initiated and  Child -initiated and  opens 
adult led focus  adult led focus  adult led focus  adult led focus  Child 
activities  activities  activities  activities  -initiated 
    and adult 
led focus 
activities 
 

2.45-2.55  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up 

2.55-3.15  Coats and Story  Coats and Story  Coats and Story  Coats and Story  Coats  and 
Story 

3.15  Hometime  Hometime  Hometime  Hometime  Hometime 

 

   
 
 
And finally… 
We are looking forward to seeing you at Open Evening after half term, when you will have an opportunity 
to see your child’s work from this year.  
As always, if you have anything you would like to discuss at other times of the term please make an 
appointment. Alternatively, you can email us at the addresses below. 
 
We look forward to an exciting term! 
 
Miss Curran k ​ .curran@invictaprimary.co.uk 
Miss Green i​ .green@invictaprimary.co.uk