Week Beginning 08/05/2023
What a great week we have had Gruffalos! We have had so much fun competing in our sports day and watching KS1 sports day! This week our story of the week is ‘Clean up’ and we have focused on how we can keep our planet tidy and the actions we can take to ensure we are keeping the Earth clean. We have loved being in the creative area creating turtles that we want to keep safe with different materials. On our writing table we have been writing the different ways we can keep our beaches clean using our Phonics knowledge. In the sand and water area we have been cleaning up the rubbish and ensuring that our beaches and seas are kept rubbish free.
In Maths this week we have been exploring 3D shapes and looking closely at their points and edges, learning how 2D shapes are different to 3D shapes.
After half term we will be reading ‘Dear Zoo’ and learning all about our new topic ‘Animal Safari’. In Maths we will be learning odd and even.
Have a lovely half term, rest up and I will see you in a weeks time!
W/B 15/5/2023
What a brilliant week this week in F2. We had loved our story 'Water' looking at the beautiful watercolour illustrations in the book and reading all about the different ways in which we have/find water. In our writing we wrote lots of sentences about where you find water and drew amazing water pictures to match. In Maths this week we have been working very hard writing number sentences. We looked at addition and subtraction, looking closely at the symbols we need and also using resources like counters and our fingers to figure out the sentences.
In our enhanced provision this week we have loved writing about what we use water for, painting water illustrations like the pictures in the book, playing with different equipment like water wheels, colynders and fishing nets an also playing in the small world with the sea animals.
We have loved being sceintists this week completing two science experiments. The first one was looking at how water travels through flowers, we put food colouring in some water and watched the water travel up the stem and into the petal, turning the flowers different colours. The second experiment was freezing water into ice and then melting the ice with salt. We discussed temperature and what makes ice melt quickly.
Next week we will be reading the story 'Clean Up'.
Week Beginning 08/05/2023
What a great week we have had Gruffalos, you have all worked super hard! This week we have focused on looking at different countries on the globe. We have loved being in the creative area creating our own road maps. On our writing table we have been creating our own passports to use when we go on holiday. In the sand and water area we have been learning with different animals from different countries and on the playdough table and painting we have been creating flags from different countries.
In our writing this week we have focused on using our Phonics knowledge to write what we might find in London. In Maths this week we have looked closely at grouping and sharing.
Next week we will be reading ‘Water’ and learning about adding and subtracting in Maths.
Please find attached story words for next week. Please familiarise your child with these! Thank you!
Have a lovely weekend and I will see you on Monday!
W/B 1/5/2023
We have had a fabulous week this week learning all about the world. We read the story 'Walk this world' and loved exploring all the different countries and trying to guess which country it was by looking at the landmarks and the clues on each page. We created flags, made different landmarks by painting, drawing and building and we also enjoyed using google earth to find specific landmarks from around the world.
We loved Friday celebrating the Coronation. We created our own stamps, designed our own crowns and wrote a party list for a Coronation street party. We had the best time having a coronation picnic and also dancing at the Coronation disco. Thank you to our parents and carers who made us all look amazing in our red, white and blue clothes.
Next week we will be exploring maps and an atlas.
Week Beginning 24/04/23
What a brilliant week back Gruffalos! For our new topic this half term ‘Big wide world’, we have been reading ‘All are welcome’. We have loved being in the creative area and creating self portraits/portraits of our friends faces, looking carefully at the different facial features. On our writing table we have been writing hello in different languages. In the construction area we have been building significant famous buildings, looking carefully at the different materials that the buildings may be made of.
In our writing this week we have focused on using our Phonics knowledge to write where our special places are and explaining why. In Maths this week we have looked closely at subtraction and number sentences.
Next week we will be reading ‘Walk this world’ and learning about doubling and halving in Maths.
Please find attached story words for next week. Please familiarise your child with these! Thank you!
Have a lovely weekend and I will see you on Tuesday!
Week Beginning 17/04/23
What a fantastic first week back Gruffalos! For our new topic this half term ‘Big wide world’, we have been reading ‘Our world’. We have loved being in the creative area and creating a handprint Earth with Earth coloured paints. On our writing table we have been writing the names of different Countries around the world. In our home corner we have a school, and we have enjoyed playing teachers using the Phonics cards and teaching Maths to our friends!
In our writing this week we have focused on using our Phonics knowledge to write where in the world we would like to live and why. In Maths this week we have looked closely at counting beyond 10 and have worked super hard on this!
Next week we will be reading ‘All are welcome’ and learning about subtraction in Maths.
Have a lovely weekend and I will see you on Monday!