Mersey Class

Introduction

School Day

Start:                                                   08:40

End:                                                     15:30

Staff will still meet children on a morning at the far entrance to school.  Children should line up and wait so that the front of the line is opposite the gate, and the line forms beyond.  Please make sure children stand by the fence/wall, so the pavement doesn’t become ‘clogged’ and blocked for other pedestrians. 

At the end of the day parents collecting children should wait the same way.  Please do not wait on the school direction of the gate, but the far direction, so that the pavement doesn’t become blocked. 

Children will be dismissed in groups at 15:30.  Starting with the children walking home independently, please allow these children to pass first.  Children being collected by parents will then be released.  Please be considerate of others when manoeuvring around the pavements. 

We will send timetable and learning arrangements out with children at the start of the year.

Staff 

Class Teacher:                                     Mr Senior

High Level Teaching Assistant:         Mrs Schofield

Teaching Assistants:                           Miss Griffiths   Mrs Shandley   Miss Ashmore

SEND Teaching Assistant:                  Mrs Turner

We are very fortunate to have some highly talented and dedicated support for children in Mersey Class this year. 

Swimming and PE

The usual PAS (Peak Active Sport) sessions for Mersey Class will continue on Fridays.  Children should make sure their PE kits are always in school for these sessions. 

Swimming will take place on Monday mornings.  Because of cohort numbers, children will do their swimming lessons in stages: Year 5 and 6 from September to February; Year 3 and 4 from February to July.  Please meet at 08:45 at the Leisure Centre on Monday morning for these sessions (More information regarding this will be sent separately).  Sessions start on Monday 20^th September 2021 for Year 5 and 6. 

Whilst Year 4 stay at school, they will engage in an extra PE session, taught in school, so should make sure their PE kits are ready to use in school. 

Music

Mersey are very privileged to be learning to play Samba and Djembe drums and percussion this year, with our ‘Wider Opportunities’ partners. This will begin from Tuesday 14^th September 2021.  

Fun Stuff

A new year brings new freedoms and now opportunities to have fun in our learning.  Firstly, on Monday 13^th September we will be celebrating ‘Roald Dahl Day’ in Mersey Class. The day will include lots of fun, interactive and engaging activities to celebrate one of the UK’s favourite authors. 

Mersey staff are looking into the possibility of a number of trips and engagement activities to enhance learning in every subject.  Please look out for more communication regarding these as it becomes available. 

Curriculum

Staff have been very busy over the summer holidays on changes and revamping our curriculum offer for the children.  This is an exciting time for Thornsett, but means a definite shift in the way learning is brought to children and the way we expect children learn.  Lots of work will be done about this with children in the coming weeks, but information will be sent home with children in the first week of term, so please look out for this in book bags. 

Year 6 SATs Booster Classes

Mersey Staff are pleased to be able to offer booster sessions for Year 6 children, to support them on their journey to SATs tests at the end of the year.  All Year 6 children will be invited to join in these sessions, which will take place after school on Monday and Tuesdays, stating after October Half Term.  More information will be sent out closer to the time. 

Learning for this term

Examples of learning

Designing and constructing bridges.

Remembrance reflections.

Our Year Six I-vengers lead an Online Safety Assembly.

Year Four Clarinet Lessons.

Leading Assembly to celebrate diversity.