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Happy Easter!

In Maths, we explored the use of mathematical language to describe the quantity in a container. We discussed terms like ‘empty,’ ‘full,’ and ‘half full’.

We enjoyed doing some Arts and Crafts.


The boys enjoyed exploring the forest and making Easter bunny nests during Welly Time.

After Easter our topic will be ‘growing’. For Show and Tell, please bring in a picture of you as a baby.

Monday- Wednesday: Easter Holidays

Thursday: Theo and Umar (Please bring in a drawing or craft you made at home)

Friday: Advik (Please bring in a picture of you as a baby)

Thank you very much for our wonderful gifts. We hope you have a well deserved restful and happy Easter. See you in the Summer term!

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

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Measuring

The boys have been learning how to measure. We talked about standard and non-standard units of measurement, and we measured lots of things around the classroom.

For the Maths challenge this week, continue with measuring at home, talking about the different things we use to measure length and weight.

We had a science workshop on Wednesday. We learned about sound, electricity , evaporation and wind. We mixed together sugar, citric acid and baking powder to make sherbert!

During Literacy, we talked and wrote captions about the Easter story.

The Show and Tell boys are as follows next week:

Monday: Rian

Tuesday: Sachin

Wednesday: Sqongweni

Thursday: Sterlin (School ends at 12pm)

Have a great weekend!
Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

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RAF Museum

During Maths this week we have looked at making patterns with shapes.

Please draw your own 3 part repeated shape pattern.

E.g. triangle, square, circle, triangle, square, circle

or red triangle, blue triangle, square, red triangle, blue triangle, square

The boys thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the RAF Museum. They were on a mission to find Teddy Bear’s medal. As they walked around the museum, the boys discovered Percy the penguin near the Salamander fire engine, Suzie the dog (who serves as a mascot for the biplanes), and Eddie the Teddy at the flying boat. Eddie was wearing a life jacket, ensuring that if he fell off the flying boat, he could float in the sea. Next, they encountered Twinkle Toes the cat by the red helicopter. This red helicopter held special significance because the late Queen’s mother used to love flying in it. Finally, they approached the tractor and were amazed to learn that it was strong enough to pull a plane! The boys found a special box containing Teddy’s medal and practiced a salute. They also spent some time in the adventure playground.

 

For Show and Tell, could you share an arts and crafts piece or drawing you have made at home? The Show and Tell boys are as follows:

Monday: Hiro

Tuesday: Jayden

Wednesday: Julius

Thursday: Leonardo

Friday: Louis

The weekly challenge is: Sit smartly on your chair and tuck it under the table.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

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Class Assembly!

Welcome back! The boys have come back from half term very pleased to see each other.

We have been continuing with our topic, ‘Transport.’ The boys enjoyed finding out facts about how cars are made and writing about their favorite modes of transportation in Literacy.

This week, we have learned about number bonds to 10.

A good game to support this is bowling:

Bowl up to 10 skittles in teams. How many have you knocked over? How many are still standing?

Challenge: Try numbers to 20.

A lovely parent from RMC did a cooking session with the boys. They enjoyed wearing their chef hats!

Well done to all the boys for reciting their wonderful poems. The boys did a fantastic job with their assembly; we are very proud!

Keep up the great work! 🌟

For Show and Tell, could you share an arts and crafts piece or drawing you have made at home? The Show and Tell boys are as follows:

Monday: Advik

Tuesday: Alexander

Wednesday: Austin

Thursday: Estefan

Friday: Ethan

The weekly challenge this week is:  Use ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Camp Fire

In Literacy, the boys recapped previously taught digraphs such as ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘ng’, and ‘th’. It has been great to see the boys challenging themselves to spell words and write sentences using these digraphs.

In Maths, we have continued to look at addition. We explored the vocabulary used in addition, such as, add, plus, more, total and altogether.

The Maths activity this week is:

Can you roll dice and create your own number sentences? You can use objects to find the answers. Can you work out the answer by looking at the objects rather than counting them?

The boys enjoyed a lovely camp fire during Welly Time this week. They were able to follow instructions and cook their delicious marshmellows safely.

 
 

A delightful parent from RMC hosted a cooking session where the boys got creative with their pancakes. They adorned them with honey, syrup, raspberries, and blueberries. Additionally, they were encouraged to use the fruit toppings to represent the initial sound of their names.

For Show and Tell, please can you share three facts about your favourite transport.

Monday: Sterlin

Tuesday: Theo

Wednesday: Umar

Thursday: William

Friday: No Show and Tell

We wish you a restful half term break.

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

 

 

 

 

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Chinese New Year

This week was a special week as we acknowledged the importance of our mental health. We began the week with a lovely breakfast together. The boys enjoyed talking about their healthy, delicious breakfasts!

We had a visit from a lovely parent from RMC to talk about Chinese New Year. The boys enjoyed making their lanterns.

During Welly Time, the boys enjoyed exploring the forest and painted their reflections stones.

During Maths, we recapped using five and ten frames, finding one more and one less of a given number. We compared ten frames with matching the ten frames to the correct amount.

For the Math challenge can you turn over your number cards so you cannot see the number, pick a number card and can you say one more? Now try 1 fewer? Use a number line to help you, then try without the number line.

We had a visit from the Little Angel Theatre Company. The boys listened to how a caterpillar changes into a beautiful butterfly and helped to act out each part of the transformation using props and music. They all listened carefully and showed wonderful creative ability as they performed as butterflies and caterpillars. After the practical workshop the boys used their artistic techniques and ideas to create their own puppets.

For Show and Tell, please can you share three facts about your favourite transport.

Monday: Leonardo

Tuesday: Louis

Wednesday: Rian

Thursday: Sachin

Friday: Sqongweni

The weekly challenge will continue to be: Line up smartly and quietly with your hands by your side.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

 

 

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Planes

We began the week with a yoga lesson.

During Literacy, the boys used their phonic knowledge to label parts of a plane. The boys also learnt the digraphs ‘nk’, ‘ow’ and ‘ur’. The boys practised writing their sounds in capital letters and writing sentences.

In Maths, the boys used a counting all strategy to combine two sets up to 10.

The Maths challenge this week you will need:

Number cards and objects (counters, cars, etc)

Pick a number card

Using the objects, can you make a number pattern? For example, 2 cars and 1 car makes 3 cars altogether. 

During Art, the boys mixed primary colours to make secondary colours.

The boys enjoyed making chocolate rice krispie cakes with a lovely parent from RMC.

For Show and Tell, please can you share three facts about your favourite transport.

Monday: Estefan

Tuesday: Ethan

Wednesday: Hiro

Thursday: Jayden

Friday: Julius

The weekly challenge is: Line up smartly and quietly with your hands by your side.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

 

 

 

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Five Frame

During Literacy, we learned the digraphs ‘er’, ‘ar’ and ‘oi’. The boys learned how to write lists. They were able to write their transportation list using their phonic knowledge.

During Maths, the boys were introduced to a five frame. They used counters to put an amount on the frame and were encouraged to subsidise the number of counters they saw. The boys found one more and one fewer than the given number on the five frame. The boys were then introduced to a ten frame and were challenged to subsidise to 10.

The Math challenge is:

Create your own 10s frame or use the online one:

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/tenFrame/index.html With a partner, take turns to make a number (1-10) on the 10s frame using counters. Shut your eyes whilst your partner places a number of counters in the frame. Open your eyes, what’s the number?

During Art, the boys used their fine motor skills to cut around various shapes to make their own train.

We continued to use the woodwork bench to fine tune our sawing skills!

For Show and Tell, please bring in a picture of you and your family during the Christmas holidays. The Show and Tell boys for next week are as follows:

Monday: Umar

Tuesday: William

Please can the following boys share three facts about their favourite transport.

Wednesday: Advik

Thursday: Alexander

Friday: Austin

The weekly challenge is: To use a knife and fork

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

 

 

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Ordinal Numbers

This week in Phonics, we learned the digraphs ‘ie’, ‘oo’, and ‘ue’. We also wrote sentences about what we wear in different weather conditions. We reinforced using a capital letter, finger spaces, and a full stop.

During Art, we used cotton wool and glitter to make clouds for our weather class display.

In Maths, the boys learned about ordinal numbers and named positions, for example, first, second, third etc.

For the Maths activity this week:

Take turns to think of a number, your partner must guess the number.

Give clues, e.g. What number comes after 2 but before 4, my number is 1 more than 9.

Now choose some toys and place them in a line.

Can you point to the first toy in the line? the third? fifth? second? ninth?

Can you move the first toy to become the third? the fourth to become the tenth? the second to become the fourth?

For an extra challenge, please may you use your number cards to recognise numbers 10-20.

During Understanding the World, the boys learned how clouds were formed and participated in a Rain Cloud in a Jar experiment.

For Show and Tell, please bring in a picture of you and your family during the Christmas holidays. The Show and Tell boys for next week are as follows:

Monday: Rian

Tuesday: Sachin

Wednesday: Sqongweni

Thursday: Sterlin

Friday: Theo

Our challenge for next week is to put your book and book bag in your coloured box each day.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year ! We hope you have all had a lovely break and the boys are all settled happily back into school.

This week we have learned about our new topic ‘Weather’.

During Literacy, we listened to the story ‘Noah’s Ark’. We discussed the key events and linked the story to our theme ‘Weather’. The boys later used their phonic knowledge to write their own words and sentences about events that occurred in the story. The boys also used their imagination to build an Ark using wooden blocks! We have also been working on letter formation. The digraphs taught this week are ou, ee ,or  please continue to practice these at home and point them out in reading books.

During Understanding the World, we discussed different weathers such as, cloudy, rainy, and sunny. We looked at the weather forecast over the next few days and discussed the different symbols. The boys enjoyed completing their own weather forecast.

In Maths, the boys have been learning the term ‘fewer’ and ‘less’ to solve Math problems.

For the Maths challenge this week, have a go at finding one less from groups of toys or items at home reinforcing the language less and fewer.

During Welly Time, the boys enjoyed making dragon nests using natural materials.

We made rainbow tacos in cookery.

For Show and Tell, please bring in a picture of your family at Christmas or during the Christmas holidays. The Show and tell boys are as follows:

Monday: Hiro

Tuesday: Jayden

Wednesday: Julius

Thursday: Leonardo

Friday: Louis

Our challenge for next week is to put your book and book bag in your coloured box each day.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Craven and Miss Dowden