One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab
One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab
We’ve been reading One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by April Sayre and Jeff Sayre.
This book, which is set on a beach, has a maths link. It describes how many legs you can see when combining different animals, insects and humans!
In our writing, we’ve used images from the book and described what we can see.
The book has also inspired lots of talk around seaside locations we have visited before.
Help at home- To continue our discussions around seaside locations, it would be lovely to have some pictures up around the classroom of the children visiting a beach. Please email these over to Scholesreception@spherefederation.org.
Geography- Where do we live?
In our non-fiction reading, we’ve been looking at maps of the United Kingdom. Country is our word of the week. We’ve learnt that there are many countries across the world and that our country is called England.
The children enjoyed looking at a map of the United Kingdom, locating Leeds and having a go at reading seaside towns.
Help at home- Next week, we’ll be focusing on our city; Leeds. Please have a chat with your child about their favourite places to visit in the city, as we’ll be asking about this in class.
Maths; counting and arrangement of shapes
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be revisiting mathematical skills learnt across the year. This week, we’ve been revisiting number patterns, such as double facts.
In provision, we’ve been using Tangram pictures to match position, orientation and arrangement of shapes.
Art
We’ve been making observational drawings of real-life objects(shells).
Phonics
Summer 2 week 1 has focused on phase 4 words with long vowel sounds.
In provision, we’ve been having a go at ‘sentence substitution’; reading a sentence and replacing one word with a different word, making sure the sentence still makes sense.
Poetry Picnic
Each week we will be learning a new poem. We will recite this poem each day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line. We talk to the children about how this can help us become better readers. This week’s poem is called Thunderstorm.
Living and Learning
I know the ingredients of a happy and healthy relationship.
During our living and learning session, the children created a friendship soup. They thought carefully about what ingredients would make a good friend.
If someone wants to play and no-one else will play, I will play with them.
Please can I have that?
You share toys.
Please may I play with you.
Please can I have a turn.
Go to someone if they feel sad.
Music
Listening to a piece of music, the children drew in time to the music and shared their feelings.
When it was loud, I wanted to run. Violet
I liked it because there were drums. Frankie
It makes me want to dance. Eli
It made me think of an elephant because it was loud. Sienna
It made me feel excited. It sounded like a lion. Lula
Reminders
Getting ready for year one
We are now in Summer 2 and starting to think about transition into year one. To get the children prepared, we’d like parents/carers to encourage children to come into school through their classroom door independently and wave them off at the waving window. We know there are a few children already doing this, which is great for developing that independence.
Having said this, please know that our door will continue to be open to you for chats and if your child wants to show you their learning.
Thank you for your support.
Swimming dates
Rainbow – 12 June, 26 June, 10 July
Sunshine – 19 June, 3 July, 17 July
More From Day Three at Robin Wood
Day Three at Robin Wood
Adventure playground fun
2C have come back to school for their final half term in Year 2 fantastically well. They have been incredibly well behaved, followed our school rules and have been kind and respectful to one another.
Our class target this week has been 3-2-1 STOP this week. They achieved this several times this week and that meant that the class got their class prize. This was to spend some time in the afternoon on our adventure playground.
We had a brilliant time!
Day 2 in the Robinwood House!
More Fun from Day Two at Robin Wood
Reading – class novel
Our focus reading book for the next few weeks is Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett.
We are loving the story and the messages within it.
Help at home by talking to your child about the book and asking them if they would sell something precious that made them happy. Do they think that money automatically makes you happy?
Design and Technology – 1,2B sewing
Out new topic is Design and Technology. We started learning to sew today. There were a lot of knots, tangles and furrowed brows…but also smiles because we loved it!
Help at home by having a try sewing something!
Science – 1,2B growing peas
We planted peas in January and have been watching them grow ever since. The shoot came first, turning into a stem with leaves, then flowers and pea pods. Today, we finally harvested and ate them.
Mmmm, they are so sweet!
I have a little, juicy pea in this bit.
Robin Wood Meets Robin Hood
