Phase One

This week read the book ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’ and learnt about plastic pollution in our oceans.

Did you know that scientists predict there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050 if we don’t do something soon? In Willow Class we felt that this is something we need to change.

We designed persuasive posters to explain to people what is happening and how people can help. Next week we will be writing a letter to Mr Quinn informing him about how we can be a plastic smart school.

In maths we have been learning how to measure capacity.

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise  some of the sounds we have been revising in class: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

Welcome back to the Summer Term. We hope you all had a restful holiday and enjoyed the sunny Easter weekend.

This week, we started our new core text ‘The Snail and the Whale’.

We visited the Prayer Garden to read the book together and share our thoughts on the story.

Afterwards, we got to meet some snails thanks to Joe in Year 6 who showed us his pets.

We then wrote newspaper reports describing what happened when the whale got stuck on the beach. The children worked hard to include a snappy headline and the key information.

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week, we completed our hula hoop marathon as our Lent project.

We hope you have a restful Easter break,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

On Wednesday we explored the physical features of our local environment and found lots of exciting mini-beasts at Fishpond’s Woods. Some of us then made a crown like Max from Where the Wild Things Are.

In maths we have been learning how to calculate one more and one less of a given number.

In English we have finished our work on Where the Wild Things Are by writing our own version of the story.

This week we have learnt the ‘ire’ sound (fire, fire).

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise  some of the sounds we have been revising in class: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week we wrote our information pages about rainforests. We included lots of interesting facts about the habitat of a rainforest, deforestation and the famous three toed sloth.

In maths we have been learning how to find one more and one less of a given number and ordering numbers using < > =.

Due to the wet and windy weather this week we were unable to visit Fishpond’s Wood.  Now that the sun finally seems to be out, we are hoping to be in the woods next week.

This week we have been reviewing the ow sound (blow the snow).

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise  some of the sounds we have been revising in class: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week we have been learning lots of fascinating facts about rainforests. Did you know that algae grows on a sloth’s back? This helps them camouflage in trees to help hide from predators such as snakes and jaguars. Next week we will be writing information pages all about rainforests.

In maths we have been learning about representing numbers using mathematical equipment. Next week we will be learning to count in 2s 5s and 10s.

This week we made the fruit salad for Max and the Wild Things. It was great fun eating our tasty, healthy meal.

This week we have been practising the ‘igh’ sound (fly high)

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise  some of the sounds we have been revising in class: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week we wrote our guides to teach people how to spot a Wild Thing. We described their appearance, habitat and diet and tried hard to use interesting sentence starters such as ‘Beware of their sharp claws.’

In maths we have been learning how to partition numbers into tens and ones.

On Thursday we celebrated ‘World Book Day’ and dressed up as our favourite characters from different stories. To celebrate the day we participated in a whole school parade to showcase our amazing outfits. Thank you for your donations towards the Book Aid Trust. In the assembly the children learnt about how their donations help bring books to children around the world.

This week we have learnt the ‘ear’ sound (hear with your ear).

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise  some of the sounds we have been revising in class: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week we have started our new core text ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak.

We generated adjectives to describe the appearance and characteristics of the Wild Things and used plasticine to create our own character for the story. Here are our terrifying Wild Things:

In maths we have been learning how to compare number statements using the statements < > =.

In geography we have started our new topic ‘Marvellous Maps’. We looked at an aerial map of our classroom, and Max’s bedroom. We had a go at making an aerial map of our own bedroom.

Next Thursday we will be celebrating World Book Day. The children are invited to come to school dressed as a character from their favourite book. They can also bring in a copy of the book to share with the class. If the children choose to come into school dressed as a character, we are asking them to provide a £1.00 donation to go towards the charity Book Aid. We look forward to seeing all of the different story characters.

This week we have reviewed the following sounds:

o-e (phone home)

ay (may I play?)

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise these sounds: https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week we made our story puppets. Some of us enjoyed it so much we made sure our puppets had two different sides. We think they look absolutely fantastic!

This week we have learnt the ‘ew’ sound (chew the stew).

There are words containing this sound for the children to practise available on the Spelling Shed website: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a lovely half term,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week, we thought of our own recipe for a potion and wrote these as a set of instructions.  We had great fun making our different potions.

In learning about changes over time, this week we focussed on our school. We learnt that our school used to be called ‘Cottenham Park Primary School’ and the first Headteacher was called ‘Miss Crump’. We were shocked to discover that she only earnt £12 a year in her job.

This week we have learnt the ‘oa’ sound (goat in a boat).

There are words containing this sound for the children to practise available on the Spelling Shed website: https://play.edshed.co/login

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂