http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/ School in near Seaview, Isle of Wight http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/story-Swine_Flu-66.php The latest advice from the government about swine flu. News Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:37:12 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/story-Internet_Safety-63.php Please find attached an information sheet for parents about keeping your child safe on the internet. News Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:12:55 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/story-Ryde_Area_Extended_Schools-62.php Please find attached the Newsletter for the Ryde Extended Schools Service. News Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:59:18 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/story-Year_4_Newsletter-52.php Here is Year 4039s termly newsletter telling you about all the exciting things we have been doing at school this term News Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:04:01 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/story-School_Newsletter_-46.php Here is the latest edition of our weekly newsletter News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:16:42 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/report_22.php The governors convened tonight to prepare key issues that would be presented to the visiting panel due to be at the school within the next couple of weeks. Lots of areas were identified as key links to support the councils proposal that Nettlestone continues and develops as a full primary school for... Matt Ostler Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:42:41 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/report_21.php On January the 8th around 30 parents attended a meeting with the Head teacher the governors and Keith Simmonds a senior officer for the council involved in the schools reorganisation. There was plenty postive energetic and intense discussion based around some probing and insightful questions from t... Matt Ostler Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:30:15 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/report_20.php The Head and The Governors will be holding an evening in early January geared around talks and questions to help spread information and understanding. Keith Simmonds a senior council officer will also be present to take any questions. This is in advance of the Independant review panel coming to the... Matt Ostler Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:53:54 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_19.php This is the script that we use at Nettlestone. English Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:17:19 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_17.php Last week we held an information evening for parents about synthetic phonics. Here are some notes from the evening. A guide to Synthetic Phonics Background The Rose Report In 2006 the government commissioned a national review of the way that reading was taught. Sir Jim Rose outlined his findings in ... English Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:52:21 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_15.php Reception high frequency words I go come want up you day was look are the of we this dog me like going big she and they my see on away mum it at play no yes for a dad can he am all is cat get said to in. Year 1 and Year 2 high frequency words has had an as bed but did from got school him his if jump... English Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:43:17 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_14.php Speaking and listening skills are crucial in the Early Years. Children are encouraged to talk to each other and adults all the time. They are encouraged to extend sentences orally rather than always recording sentences in writing. Children are taught how to form letters and to write their name corre... English Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:35:39 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_13.php The Punctuation Pyramid The punctuation pyramid illustrated on this page is a simple and highly effective tool for the development of punctuation. It has immediate impact on the accuracy of punctuation used by children writing at level 3 onwards and stimulates experimentation needed at level 2 and ... English Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:33:49 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_12.php Connectives are used to join sentences together. Children are encouraged to use a wider range of connectives as they progress through the national curriculum levels At level 1 they will start to join two sentences together using and at level 2 they will start to use but so then and also be introduce... English Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:28:51 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_11.php Wow Words Many of you will have been asked by your children to help them to find some wow words. One of the targets we want the children to aim for is to use a range of interesting and ambitious vocabulary in their writing. By ambitious we mean a word not usually used by a child at their age or sta... English Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:27:42 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_10.php Many of you will be aware either from your children talking at home or talk in celebration assembly that we are focusing on improving childrens writing this year at Nettlestone. Last October Nettlestone teachers joined with teachers from the Ryde Cluster of schools for a training day on improving s... English Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:23:44 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_9.php halve share share equally one each two each three each... group in pairs group in threes... group in tens... equal groups of division divide divided by divided into left left over remainder Maths Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:09:45 +0000 GMT http://www.nettlestonepri.iow.sch.uk/depreport_8.php It is important that children develop mental recall of multiplication tables and associated division facts. By Year 2 they should know by heart facts for the 2 and 10 multiplication tables. By Year 3 they should know by heart facts for the 25 and 10 multiplication tables. By Year 4 they should know... Maths Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:07:35 +0000 GMT