This week we have been looking at height and length. We have been measuring and comparing sizes, building our own towers and we even had our own welly throwing competition on the field.
Please see below links and activities for home learning on Weds 1st Feb. Paper copies are in your child's book bag.
year_r_home_learning_1-2-23.pdf jungle_maths-_roll_and_add.pdf wet_and_fed_up_reading_sheet.png Year R have been watching the older classes learn hockey skills and they were very pleased to have a try themselves today. Staff were very impressed by their ball control and spatial awareness. Children have been very keen to practise their writing in so many ways this week. They have been using chalks and writing kits outside, and lots of resources from the mark making shelves in class. ![]() It has been the perfect week to learn about cold places around the world, and we didn't have to go far to find snow and ice of our own. James Screen visited to tell us all about his trip to the Antarctic and helped us set up an ice melting experiment.
![]() This week we have enjoyed reading and acting out the stories of Handa, by Eileen Browne. Like Handa, we have practised balancing things on our heads and even made it more challenging by creating an assault course too. We touched, smelt and tasted all the different fruits from the story for an exotic snack to end the week. Year R look forward to meeting up with their Year 5 buddies each week. They practise their letter sounds and reading, and this week have been showing their developing writing skills too. It is super to hear the wonderful conversations and how the Year 5 children support and encourage their younger buddies.
We have had a fun filled and busy run up to the Christmas holidays. As well as our school trip to the theatre, Christingle service and Christmas dinner we completed lots of Christmas themed activities in class too. We rounded the week off with a party. ![]() Year R, 1 and 2 performed their Christmas Show 'Bethlehem Bake Off' to a packed audience this afternoon. The Year R children were bakers who danced and sang on stage. We were all very proud of them.
In the forest school area this week we made hanging Christmas decorations using willow weaving and clay. We dried the clay on the camp fire. We also found Christmas themed pictures in a maths treasure hunt. We drank hot gingerbread milk and Year 6 joined us to hear our story around the fire, 'Norman, the slug who saved Christmas'.
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June 2024
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