Outdoor PE
Children have enjoyed outdoor PE lessons this week. We’ve been particularly working on skipping skills. Please could you ensure your child has some blue/black tracksuit bottoms to wear (bare legs can get a bit chilly) and suitable shoes for outdoor PE (trainers, pumps or well-fitted school shoes are fine – not boots). If you’ve any trainers that your child has grown out of and would like to donate them to school for our spares box, we would be most grateful.
Living and Learning – Body Image
We’ve been thinking about body image for the last few weeks. We read the The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson a few weeks ago and have referred back to it when discussing this topic. The sentiment of the story is to not judge others on their looks. This is such an important message for our children. We encourage them to treat everyone the same, regardless of looks, age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief.
We’ve also been reading The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. It prompted lots of discussion about how important it is to value yourself and your own qualities and traits.
Homework review
During our homework review, 1K enjoyed sharing the different ways they counted by 2s,5s and 10s at home. We discussed a range of objects that we could count and worked in pairs to create posters to show our ideas.
- ‘We counted in 2s using eyeballs!’
- ‘We can use Numicon to count in 2s.’
- ‘I used my hand because I have 5 fingers.’
- ‘We drew 10 pencils, 10 teeth and 10 part whole models.’
Living and Learning – I receive compliments in a sensible way.
We have continued to think about compliments. Our Living and Learning statement this week is I receive compliments in a sensible way. We have talked about how it is important to compliment how other people behave and their qualities, rather than what they look like. The children enjoyed saying positive things about each other.
Homework – number stories
All year 1 and 2 classes had some fantastic homework to share this week. Number stories are all around us. Help your child at home by talking to them about numbers and calculations, looking for them in everyday life.
Mimika Theatre – Landscape
Some of KS1 had the pleasure of stepping inside the magical tent to experience a story with no words. The journey took them on an adventure through different habitats.
- ‘It was really good! The crocodile shoots out and made me jump. I loved it.’
- ‘It was so good. I’ve never seen anything like it before.’
Children who have not seen the performance due to the snow will get an opportunity within the next few weeks.
Shared Reading
1K loved sharing some of their favourite books with 3/4N. It encourages reading for pleasure.
Shared reading
After the success of the shared reading last week, 3,4E and 1,2V joined together for another session on Monday. We were reading purely for pleasure which brought a smile to all our faces😊
Living and learning – I can pay compliments
This week’s Living and :earning statement is ‘I can pay compliments in a sensible way’ and how it is important to pay compliments about how the person is and how they behave, not just how they look.
We talked about giving and accepting compliments. 1,2V recorded the compliments using iPads. Check out the videos below. 1K and 2KL made certificates with compliments on. They had fun ‘awarding’ them to each other!
‘I like your hair’ ‘You are good at playing’ ‘I like your headband’ ‘I like your hair’ ‘I like your spots!’
We love reading!
Even though World Book Day was snowed off at school yesterday, some Y1,2 and Y3,4 children enjoyed sharing their favourite books today. For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been pairing children up to read for pleasure. It has been really successful. It encourages the Y3,4 children to develop their fluency and intonation, while the Y1,2 children have support with their decoding and understanding.
