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?   
 
 
 
We will be looking at growth and change in nature; to promote the interest in children to look after and 
care for the environment  
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 help to develop our forest school area/wild garden 
▪ As Users of technology we will be conduct research using iPads/chromebooks/apps 
 
 
Homework  
 
We will continue setting homework using the Home Diaries. Although homework is optional, it is good for the 
children to r​einforce what is being taught at school. 
 
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 cannot be changed. 
 
 
 
 
Book Changing Days: 
 
O’Malley Class: 
Monday - Red house group 
Tuesday - Yellow house group 
Wednesday - bluehouse group 
Thursday - Green house group 
 
Galleon Class: 
Monday - Yellow house group 
Tuesday Blue house group 
Wednesday - Red house group 
Thursday - green house 
 
Spellings 
If your child is in a group that does spellings please practice these weekly. If not, please continue practicing 1.1 - 1.7 
Green Words with your child until your child can recognise and read them fluently. Also practise tricky words 
using this useful videos. ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY 
 
 
Maths  
Please encourage children to play counting games at home including: snakes and ladders, dominoes or 
educational games online e.g. Busy Things. h ​ ttp://busythings.lgfl.org.uk/  
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. 
 
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.   
Thank you for your fantastic contribution during our International Food Night, we are using the money to buy 
ingredients like, flour, salt, corn flour, etc in bulk. 
 
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. 
 
 
Time tables

       
Start time  Monday 
Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday 
8.55  Registration  Registration  Registration  Registration  Registration 
handwriting    handwriting 
9.00  handwriting  handwriting 
 
RWI  Music with Mr  RWI 
9.15  RWI  RWI  Barker 
 
Mandarin with Ms Liu  Child Initiated and  Child Initiated and  Child Initiated 
30 min O’Malley  Child Initiated and  Focus Activities  Focus Activities  and Focus 
10.00 
30 min Galleon  Focus Activities  Activities 
 
10.45  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up 
        
Maths and Guided  Maths and Guided  Maths and Guided  Maths and 
  Reading Groups  Maths and Guided  Reading Groups  Reading Groups  Guided 
10.55  Reading Groups  Reading 
Groups 
 
11:15  Toilet  Toilet  Toilet  Toilet  Toilet 
LUNCH   LUNCH   LUNCH 
11:30  LUNCH   LUNCH  
1:00  Registration  Registration  Registration  Registration  Registration 
     
1.10  Challenge Input  Challenge Input  Challenge Input  Challenge Input  Challenge 
Input 
Child Initiated 
Child Initiated and  Child Initiated and  Child Initiated and  Child Initiated and 
1.30  and Focus 
guided reading   Focus Activities  Focus Activities  Focus Activities 
Activities 
2:50  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up  Tidy up 
3.00  Story   Story  Story  Story  Story 
3:15  Home time  Home time  Home time  Home time  Home time 
 
 
 
And finally… 
 
Updates to look out for: 
 
● A trip to Shooters Hill Farm or Greenwich Park 
● parents open day,  
● transition meeting  
● table top sale. 
 
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! 
 
Mrs Santafe- m ​ .santafe@invictaprimary.co.uk 
Ms Farrow-​ j​ .farrow​@invictaprimary.co.uk