CALPE SCHOOL

Dear Parents,

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter Break and are looking forward to some beautiful Costa del Sol weather. The children and I are looking forward to a really productive and successful term.

The School follows the British National Curriculum. Literacy, Numeracy and Spanish are taught daily. Our topics for this term are:

• SCIENCE: Earth, sun and moon.
• GEOGRAPHY: Village settlers – Vikings and Anglo Saxons.
• ICT: Writing for different audiences.
• ART & DESIGN: Talking Textiles.
• DESIGN & TECH: Musical instruments.
• P.S.H.E: Living in a diverse world/Moving on.

Mathematics

Over the last three years all the teachers and children in Calpe School have worked very hard to improve our standards in literacy and we have been very successful. Building on that success we are now embarking on a programme to increase our standards in maths. This is starting at KSII – Years 3, 4 & 5. Homework will be targeted to very specific areas of practice in maths. It is vital that the children complete this homework independently. This ensures that any difficulties that arise in completing the homework can be seen and addressed further in class.

Homework

Routines continue as before.

Spellings

List on Monday for Friday Test.

Reading Books

Routines continue as before.

School Uniform

As you are aware, all children must wear the correct full School Uniform at all times. Children should wear summer uniform this term. Please ensure that all items of school uniform are clearly labelled with your child's name. Items of uniform are mislaid on a daily basis, due to these not being correctly labelled with the child's name. Shoes should be black or navy blue and long hair must be tied back at all times. No jewellery is allowed, except small stud earrings.

Snacks

All children should bring a snack for morning break. A snack might include a piece of fruit, a sandwich, plain cake or a savoury biscuit,, please also include a small bottle of water. Please do not send in chocolate, crisps or sweets in line with our healthy eating policy. Chewing gum is banned at Calpe School.

Pencil Case

Please provide a fully equipped pencil case to include 2 pencils, 1 closed sharpener, a 30cm and a 15cm ruler and a pack of coloured pencils. (No rubbers thank you).

School begins promptly at 09.10am and finishes at 4pm. Please ensure that you bring and collect your child promptly as late arrivals and collections can be very upsetting for your child and are disruptive to the whole class. If your child is absent for any reason please inform the office as soon as possible. If someone else who is unknown to us is collecting your child, please contact the office. The school must know at all times who they are handing custody over to.

If you have any queries/concerns including our new maths project, please feel free to speak to me, after school is preferable. For longer discussion time, please make an appointment either with myself or with our secretary Miss Laura in the office. Please do not feel you have to wait for parents evening.

Yours Sincerely,

Miss Patricia