Year R was buzzing with World Book Day excitement today. Everyone entered into the dressing up spirit and enjoyed talking about their characters. There was also plenty of reading and writing about our characters as well as sharing the story jars we'd made at home.
In our RE lessons this half term we have been learning about special places. We have shared our own special places, learnt about some amazing places around the world and taken an online tour of a Mosque. This week we walked to the church and Rev Mark showed us around St Andrew's.
This week we have been thinking about our wonderful world and how to look after it.
We had a visit from Pirate Pat (Devon waste education) who talked to us about sea pollution and how to reduce, reuse and recycle. We have made posters and practised sorting our rubbish into types of recycling. ![]() We enjoyed reading Meerkat Mail in class this week. Just like the meerkat in the story we decided to send postcards home to our families. After visiting the village post office we opened our own post office in class and learnt to wrap and weigh parcels. This week we found out about Chinese New Year celebrations. We watched videos of dragon dances and made our own. This week we have been reading information texts to find out about animals. We have used excellent vocabulary to describe animals for our classmates to guess. We even had to describe the animal biscuits we shared for our snack treat.
Look at the animals we found on our outdoor adventures this week... cheetahs, zebras, snakes, lions, tigers and giraffes! We all had a great week exploring the Arctic and Antarctic. We had a visit from a real scientist who has been to Antarctica; we saw his photos and viewed webcams. We also watched videos of ice hockey and had a go ourselves. Our igloo reading tent was popular as well as 'snow writing' and melting ice in different places.
All that was missing this week was some real snow! ![]() We started off our weekly show and tell sessions this Friday. Talks were about a giant dinosaur, fossil hunting, places around the world and looking after rabbits. Each child spoke clearly about their chosen topic and answered questions. We look forward to seeing and hearing from others next week. This week, in our trip around the world, we have learnt about Africa. We have explored using different instruments, hearing African music and colour mixing. After reading Handa's Surprise, children retold the story and also tried different fruits. There were graphs and tallies to find out which were the most popular; pineapple was a class favourite, but guava was a close second.
We have started the new year off with some super DT projects. Children have drawn plans, selected resources and used tools to measure, cut, nail, and attach. They have been learning new skills and problem solving along the way. A range of creations are on display and plans are lined up, ready to make next week. |
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June 2024
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