Wheels, wings and other things
Life on Earth
Rabbits Don’t Lay Eggs
We have been reading the funny story ‘Rabbits Don’t Lay Eggs’ this week in Literacy. It does make us laugh.
Doubling
We looked at the doubles within 10 during our maths lessons last week and the children have been exploring it in their challenges.
Spring Walk
We have been on a walk around school looking out for signs of spring. We spotted daffodils, buds, blossom on the trees and bees.
“Look I spotted flowers on the trees, they weren’t there before.” Millie.
“There’s a bee flying round in there, come look!” Korbin
“It’s bud growing on the trees.” Henry
Help at Home
Go on a spring walk and see what signs of spring you can spot. Record what you find!
Easter Fun!
We had lots of fun with our egg rolling competition and Easter activities.
Have a happy and healthy Easter break and we will see you on Monday 20th April.
Living and Learning – healthy eating
Over the past fortnight, we’ve been learning about the importance of a healthy diet and of ‘five a day’. We’ve discussed what constitutes a portion of fruit and vegetables and the main food groups that make up a healthy diet, to give our bodies what they need.
We also had a look at the Sphere Guide to Healthy Packed Lunches, which has lots of tips and ideas for snacks and meals.
Help at home by preparing food together and talking about what different types of food provide for our bodies.
Happy Easter!
What a wonderful last day of term we’ve had in 1A! We had an Easter Egg rolling competition this morning.
We decorated some eggs, read some Easter books and have had a brilliant time playing in the sunshine.
Have a lovely Easter everybody! Stay safe 🙂
Miss Young
Science – planting
We have a brilliant time planting seeds and bulbs in 1A. In January we planted some mystery bulbs. We kept them inside the classroom for a few months so that they were warm. They have started to grow and have some strong stems. We are excited to find out what type of flower they grow into.
We also spent time planting sunflower seeds. We put soil into our pots, made a hole, put the seeds in the hole and covered them back up. Our star of the day is in charge of making sure they are watered each day in class. They will stay inside for a few weeks and then we will put them in our garden alongside the bulbs!
Help at home by encouraging children to help with planting seeds. Can they discuss the order in which a seed is planted and discuss a plants basic needs?
Growing and changing
Children enjoyed learning about how they’ve grown and changed from being a baby this week. We looked at our baby and toddler photos in group time; thanks for emailing them to us. We talked about some of the things that the children can do now , that they couldn’t do when they were a baby such as talking, riding a bike and eating food.
To continue our learning about ‘growing up’, we helped to take care of the babies in the water tray, carefully giving them a bath and washing their hair.
As we drank our milk at snack time, we continued to talk about how to keep our bodies healthy and how to look after our teeth. We used toothbrushes in the sensory area to clean the dirty teeth and we listened to some songs all about how to brush our teeth. We talked about how important it is to brush them twice a day.
This song helps us to remember how to brush our teeth.
In our group times this week, we learnt about the number 5. We looked at 5 candles on a cake and put 5 objects into a 5 frame. We could see that there were no spaces left now.
Help at home: As you play with your child have a go at including some of these things into your play and conversation.
- Can you count 5 objects? Remember to line them up and touch/point to each one carefully as you say one number for each item.
- Can you count to 5 and show 5 on your fingers?
- Can you spot the number five on house doors or car number plates?
- Count 5 objects from a pile and remember to STOP when you get to 5.
Next week’s learning
Next week, we’ll learn all about celebrating Easter.
Nursery Rhyme of the week
Can you join in with the rhyme at home
Sound of the week– Ll
Reminders
Green group’s parent teachers consultations are on Wednesday 01 April via zoom. You will receive an invite for your ten minute appointment via the school office.
If you have not yet booked an appointment please speak to a member of the Nursery Team.
Nursery closes for the Easter break on Thursday 02 April returning on Monday 20 April.
Jack and the Beanstalk
This week, we continued re-telling the traditional story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.
Children have loved orally rehearsing the story and have become more confident at using the story map to help re-tell all the key events.
Help at home: Ask your child to use the story map and to re-tell the story for you at home. We’re sure you’ll be impressed with their story telling skills!
Our word of the week was miniscule, which means something extremely small. We linked it to ‘mini’ and talked about minuscule objects like seeds and grains of sand.
Maths
In Maths, we’ve been doubling with the help of our Numberblock friends – Double Trouble!
Children developed their visualising skills by looking carefully at dot patterns and describing what they could ‘see’ in their minds. They used their subitising skills to recognise amounts without counting and explored the idea of equal groups.
Through practical resources, pictures and familiar patterns like dice and fingers, the children learned about doubling numbers up to 10.
In this week’s maths Rainbow Challenge, children demonstrated their knowledge of the composition of number 7. They investigated the numbers within 7 e.g. seeing that 7 can be made of 5 and 2.
Phonics
This week, we’ve reviewed the phase 3 sounds and we’ve practised reading:
- longer words (lightning, mammoth and earring)
- words with s in the middle /z/ (visit, poison)
- words ending –s (cheeps, cooks and boots)
- words with –es at end /z/ (foxes, fizzes)
Poetry Basket
Each week we learn a new poem and recite it every day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line, helping us to become better readers. This week’s poem is called Hungry Birdies.
Gardening
Reception made the most of the lovely spring weather by helping to weed and prepare some of our garden area. They worked together to clear spaces, making them ready for planting after the Easter holidays. Children were really keen to get involved and showed great care and enthusiasm. Watch this space for how you can help us next term…
Egg reminder!
It’s our annual Egg Rolling competition on Thursday 02 April (see email for further details). We would be grateful if your child could bring to school a decorated, hardboiled egg on that day, if they would like to take part in the competition. Thank you!
Maths: dividing and multiplying with fractions
Children in Year 6 have been thinking about how to represent number sentences using pictures. They have been telling stories to help them understand the concept of dividing a fraction by a whole number.
Living & Learning: I know the importance of a healthy diet
Children discussed the Eatwell Guide from the NHS. They designed a day a food that would fit into the guide.
Help at home: Discuss dinner options with your child. What would their ideal healthly meal be? How could you switch out an item to make your meal even healthier?