I know the importance of a healthy diet
In Living and learning this week, KS1 have been looking at what a healthy diet is.
We know that we need to eat food from different food groups to create a ‘balanced diet’.
We also know what we need to do to keep our bodies healthy such as exercise and get enough sleep.
As part of our ‘being healthy’ focus, the children also came up with some brilliant games to play at playtime, to help count towards the 60 minutes of exercise they need each day.
Help at home by talking to your child about the importance of a balanced diet and encourage them to tell or show you what that might look like at tea time!
Science – investigating how bulbs grow in different temperatures
We are growing bulbs in science. In this investigation we will observe the bulbs growing in different temperatures – the warm windowsill in the classroom and the cold fridge. They will both be watered.
We will be observing over time (4 weeks), measuring and watching closely what happens. We made predictions when we set up our investigation.
Help at home by growing bulbs or seeds of your own, observing what happens as they grow. We’d love to see any photos of your plants. Email them to you teacher.
1A Mrs Wilkins : lydiawilkins@spherefederation.org
1,2B Mrs Latham : vickylatham@spherefederation.org
2C Miss Young : kateyoung@spherefederation.org
KS1 Reading – Amazing Grace
This half term we are sharing Mary Hoffman’s story ‘Amazing Grace’ in our classes. It’s a lovely story about a young girl named Grace who loves stories and using her imagination. She likes to dress up and act out her favourite tales. One day at school, Grace wants to play Peter Pan in the class play. But some kids tell her she can’t – because she’s a girl and because she’s Black. Grace feels sad, but with the love and encouragement of her Nana and Ma, she decides to try anyway. And guess what? She gives an amazing audition!
Help at home: Share the story with your child at home by clicking the link. This story teaches children that they can be anything they want to be, no matter what others say. What does your child want to be? You could discuss their hopes and dreams with them and relate it back to Grace from the story. Which character would they like to play from a book, programme, film or pantomime?
IA – What superstars!
What a great half term so far! 1A have returned to school with a fabulous attitude and an enthusiasm for learning this half term. They have, rightfully, earned the last 5 marbles for the class jar by engaging in learning and making good choices and they are well on the way to gaining all the healthy toppings for our pizza class reward chart. We had fun on the Adventure Playground as a fitting reward for filling the jar.
Keep it up 1A. You are amazing and we are so proud of you!
Wildflower garden – bug hotel
The new bug hotel was installed last week and we’ve started filling it to encourage the tiny animals to visit and live. We have added dry grass, fallen leaves, twigs, sticks, stones and pine cones so far.
We saw a ladybird, ants and a spider web in it already!
Help at home by sending in any small natural materials to fill the spaces or by creating your own bug hotel if you can!
Living and learning : Health and prevention (sleep)
We have been talking about the importance of sleep this week. We discussed activities that might help us relax or sleep and those that would not.
Help at home by ensuring your child gets enough sleep and has a regular bedtime routine.
Another fantastic week
Well done 2C for another fantastic week in school. It’s been a scorcher this week, but children have been very responsible in wearing sun cream, hats, sunglasses and drinking lots of water.
We have been continuing to measure this week but have focussed more on metres than centimetres. Did you know, our KS1 playground is 27m long and 14m wide?!
The children have produced even more fantastic handwriting this week, using their leading lines and joining up some of their words! Well done everybody, and a special well done to this superstar for winning our handwriting trophy this week!
Our Living and Learning statement this week has been ‘I know the importance of sleep’.
NL – ‘I think sleep is the best thing I do.’
OAS – ‘I definitely get enough sleep because I go to bed at 7pm and wake up at 7am.’
Sleep is very important. It helps our bodies and brains re-energise, ready for the following day.
We are LOVING our current History Topic this half term, learning about Nelson Mandela. Nelson is a hugely important historical figure because fought for what he believed in! He ended Apartheid and this resulted in equal rights in South Africa.
Mad about measurement
For the last 2 weeks in school, the Year 2 children have been learning about measurement.
We know that a centimetre is a small measurement. We each have a 30cm ruler on our desks at school.
SFK ‘I know that 100cm is equal to 1 metre.’
We have been measuring length and height. The length of an object is how long it is and the height is how tall an object is.
We have also been measuring ourselves.
We also measured our school playground, benches and outdoor equipment.
Help at home by using the vocabulary ‘longer’ and ‘shorter’ when discussing objects within the house.
Living and learning : allergies
We learned about allergies in our Living and Learning lessons this week. We talked about allergens and allergic reactions. We talked about how to help other people who may have allergies.
Help at home by ensuring your child knows if they have an allergy.
Wildflower garden
We enjoyed our first visit into the wildflower garden this week at playtime on Thursday. The flowers are starting to grow and some are blooming. We spotted quite a few very small creatures in the ‘bug hotel’ log pile areas and enjoyed the peace and tranquillity.
