It has been a fun-filled farm themed week!
We have continued our learning on our topic Life on Earth, by exploring animals that may live and work on a farm.
We began our week by reading Farmyard Hullabaloo.
Farmer Time
We had a very exciting video call with a farmer named Luke. The children were very eager to find out about Luke, his animals, and life on a farm.
On the call, we learnt about Farmer Luke’s farm and what types of jobs he does. We even got to join him on a drive to see his neighbour’s cows!
The children confidently asked their questions and listened carefully to his answers.
What is it like being a farmer? Charlotte
What jobs do you do? Sienna
How loud are you animals? Liezah
How do you plant seeds? Norah
What tractor do you have? Albert
Butterflies
Everyone was very excited to see the newly hatched butterflies on Monday morning. The children enjoyed observing them closely and looking at the details on their wings and bodies.
By the afternoon, it was time to release them outside. It was wonderful to watch them fly around our wildflower garden and some children also had the opportunity to hold them.
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 The Fox.
Phonics
This week we have focused on reading root words with the suffix ing, ed and est.
plumpest swimming melted helped
We’ve learnt the tricky words; out and today.
Help at home- Please continue to work through the weekly learn at home phonics sheets. We’ll continue to send these home each Friday.
Reminders
Sun cream – Please remember to bring in a labelled sun cream, ready for those hot spring days. As your child will need to independently apply their sunscreen, please practise this at home.
Thursday 23 May – Farmyard Festival: (Letter sent home) Please don’t go to the expense of buying anything new – creative adaptations of something you’ve already got will be fantastic. Outfits need to be suitable for school, safe and warm/cool enough to be worn all day.
Friday 24 May- School Closed: Training Day
SWIMMING DATES- Summer 1
Sunshine– 22 May