Rainbow colours

In maths this week we have been adding 2 numbers together. We have been using different maths resources to help us. We used the bead strings, numicon, objects and numberlines. We then found our own way of recording.
We said aloud the number sentence 4 add 3 equals 7.
On Friday it is NSPCC Number day and we shall be wearing a number. We have lots od different  maths activities planned  and shall be using real money to pay for our snack.


In PE we have been using the  gym equipment to travel in different ways. We have been practising jumping off the equipment by bending our knees.


In Science we have been learning the colours of the rainbow and how they are formed. We pretended to be scientists and did our own colour mixing experiment with skittles. We predicted what we thought might happen.


" I think they will be waterproof because things that are hard are usually waterproof". George


"I think the skittles might change shape" Leo


"  The colours might go into the middle and make a rainbow". Toby


The Home Learning this week is to take part in the RSPB Bird Watch and record what type of and how many birds you see in one hour.


Our Learning Owl this week is Oscar who has been challenging himself with his learning. Well done . Have fun with Otto.


 

Blue is the Colour

We have really enjoyed Art Week and have used different techniques to explore the colour blue. We listened to the story of the Willow Pattern and created our own designs using tints and shades of blue.

 " A tint is a lighter colour, we add white" Joy

In Literacy we learned a poem about colour mixing. We tried to use rhythm when reading the poem aloud.


In Maths we have been sorting different objects. We sorted into size, colour, shape. We used smarties to collect information. Mrs Bentley thought that blue was the most popular colour in the smartie  tube. We sorted the smarties counted them and recorded what we had found out. We also made a pictogram to show which was our favourite colour in the class. Our home learning is to collect information about favourite sport, food etc and to record in our own way.
Our Learning Owl is Charlie who has been persevering with his writing . Well done have fun with Otto.

Outdoor Maths

This week we have been exploring our new Maths Shed outdoors. We have been counting , looking for patterns and  using maths talk to talk about numbers less then.. more than.. it has been great fun. We have sharing what we know about numbers and what we need to do to take our learning forwards..
" My next step is to count in 2's" Leo
" My next step is to say the number that is 1 less" Mary Jane.
We have been retelling the story of the Gingerbread Man. We are thinking carefully about using capital letters, finger spaces and making sure it makes sense. We need to use a full stop too at the end of our sentence.


We used the mirrors to look carefully at our features to draw a self portrait. We looked carefully at the shape and position of our eyes nose and mouth. We compared the self portrait we drew this time to those at the beginning of reception. Wow what a difference!  
Next week we shall be focusing on an  a colour and we are thinking about the colour blue. The home learning is to bring into school anything blue for a display. We shall also be learning about Willow patterns and in maths we shall be collecting data to draw pictograms and tally charts.
Our Learning  Owl is Ben who has been persevering with his writing. Well done ! Have fun with Otto.

Welcome Back

Welcome back. The children have come back refreshed and keen to share news about their Christmas holiday. We have been drawing and writing a sentence about the holidays and  have had some amazing writing.
This term our topic will be Colours of the World. The children are keen to learn about rainbows, light and dark and camouflaged animals. Check the website for the topic web next week for ideas of how to support your child with their learning.
Week beginning 15th January we shall be inviting parents/carers in for the children to share their Learning Journey's, please look in your child's book bag for further details of this. The home learning this week is to tell us about a skill or something your child has persevered with at home.
Enjoy the weekend.

Whoops A Daisy

We hope that you enjoyed our performances of Whoops A Daisy and agree with us that the children performed so well. Thank you for all the costumes the children looked fabulous.


The children have enjoyed sharing their home learning this week and the designs are all so very creative thank you for all your support with this.


We enjoyed our Christmas dinner on Wednesday and there was even a flying visit from Father Christmas and he left us a present. We are looking forward to our party on Monday and we finish school on Tuesday at 1.30pm.


Our Learning Owl this week is Evie who has been concentrating on her learning. Well done .Have fun with Otto.

St Mary's Church

Thank you to all of you who helped on our visit to St Mary's Church on Tuesday. We enjoyed helping Reverend Will to tell the Christmas Story and singing  Away in a Manger.It felt very special.
We have been busy making Christmas cards this week and practising for our nativity play. We are looking forward to performing it next week.
Before school from Tuesday to Friday next week there will be Christmas story telling sessions in the library.
On Wednesday we shall be having Christmas dinner and on Thursday afternoon we look forward to watching a pantomime. Friday is Christmas jumper day.
We have been thinking ahead to  our topic next term which is called Colours of the World. We shared what we know and what we want to find out and came up with some interesting questions.


"Why is the solar system dark?" George


" Can birds change colour?" Grace


" Why can we see in the dark? Toby


Our home learning is to design a sleigh for Santa. This could be using paints, lego, junk modelling etc. We look forward to sharing them.


Our Learning Owl this week is Maxwell who has persevered with his learning. Well done. Have fun with Otto. 

Christmas countdown

This morning we all went into the hall to decorate the Christmas tree. It was lots of fun.


We have been practising for our play Whoops A Daisy Angel.
"My favourite song is the snowflake song " Reece .
"I like singing Whoops A Daisy " Evie.
" Whoops A Daisy play is amazing!" Grace.


In maths we have been thinking about describing 2D shapes.
" 2D shapes are flat" Leo.
We have been using maths words like curved, straight sides, long and short sides, equal length.
We have been practising our curly caterpillar letters in our handwriting ( a,s, d, c, g, q) we could practise these at home. 


Next week we will be visiting St Mary's Church to learn more about the Christmas story.
Our home learning is to design a cover for our play.
Our Learning Owl this week is George who has been persevering with his learning. Well done.Have fun with Otto.