What a fantastic time we had at Sealife on Tuesday! All the children were very well behaved even though they were quite tired by the afternoon. We looked at the photos that were taken and wrote a recount of their personal experience. Thank you again for the contributions.
We have completed our non fiction writing about the Polar Regions. The children have learnt lots of factual and scientific vocabulary about the animals and habitats. They have also researched ocean, rainforest and hot desert habitats.
In maths, the children are enjoying their work on multiplication and division. This is helped greatly by their instant recall of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables facts. Please continue to help them as much as possible. They are starting to use multiplication facts to solve division problems. If I know 5×3=15 then I know that 15÷5=3.
We have used the large boxes to create abstract sculptures of people in the same way that Barbara Hepworth does with bronze, stone and wood. I am really pleased with how the children remember each artist from the previous weeks.
Please continue to read little and often. I have challenged some of the class to read chapter books rather than picture books. They need to build up their reading stamina so that they can read longer texts in preparation for the Key Stage 1 SATs in May. I will continue to monitor this and to make sure that they are challenging themselves!
Thank you for your support, have a great weekend.
Mrs Dowell and Mrs Armstrong