We are nearly at our spelling review week, keep on practising this week’s spellings (week beginning 29.01.24) alongside looking over the previous spellings since the start of January ready for our quiz next week.
Below is an example of our Spring 1 spelling sheet, there is a copy in your child’s reading diary. If you need a new copy, please let Miss Mansell know!
This week we have taken advantage of the sunny weather and have been able to explore how light makes shadows. We learnt that we need a light source, an opaque object and a surface to create a shadow.
We went outside at different times of the day and drew round each other. We discovered that our shadows got bigger later on in the afternoon and they had moved!
Welcome to 2024! How time flies, we are already in mid January!
We have been exploring multiplication in Maths, learning how to multiply 2-digit numbers by a 1-digit number, with renaming! We explored two different methods, the expanded method and the compact method.
In Literacy we have been reading the Black Dog by Levi Pinfold. In our writing we have been using speech, learning about different contractions (such as don’t-> do and not) and thinking about different synonyms for the word ‘fear’. We are looking forward to finding out about the character Small in the book next week.
This week our home learning is to practice some of the common times tables that have been appearing in our Maths learning. These include the 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 8s. Below is a grid that we have used to help us practice these different times tables in a random order (this has been sent home in our home learning books).
Have a wonderful weekend, remember to have a look at week 2’s spellings over the weekend for Monday’s quiz! See you on Monday, Miss Mansell
Following our trip to the museum, we have been very busy designing and making our very own Stone Age inspired roundhouses! We thought about the different materials that would have been available during the Stone age, so we used sticks and clay to build the main structure and then some straw on the roof. We decided it must have been hard work to build a full-size roundhouse!
We had a fantastic time visiting the Dorset Museum to explore artefacts that have been discovered from the Stone and Bronze Ages. We explored different hand tools and worked together to decide what they would have been used for, using clues to help us and finally we experienced what it would be like to be archaeologists and took part in a ‘dig’!
We have had a busy week of learning this week!
In Maths we have continued to explore multiplying and dividing by 3 and 4. We have used lots of different resources to help us with our problem solving.
We have really enjoyed our new book in Literacy, the BFG! This week we have been writing revolting recipes inspired by the BFG, writing our own dreams and creating our very own giants!
On Monday, we spent some time exploring the art of Claude Monet in the National Gallery and have created some fantastic art of our own inspired by the work of Monet. We learnt all about light and reflection that can be seen in his artwork.
During PE we have been creating our own class Stone Age inspired dance. We used ideas from our learning in topic to think about different actions and moves for our dance!
Budding writers and artists please read on.
If you are in Years 2, 3 and 4 here is a chance to showcase your creative talents and amazing skills by entering 1 of The Rotary Youth competitions.
You can find all the details in the documents below
2023/24 Writer competition Information Pack
2023/24 Young artist information pack
Please bring your entries to Mrs Bearwish by Friday 8th December 2023.
Have fun!!!
Do you have a passion for writing stories? The BBC has launched its annual competition:
500 Words, the UK’s most successful children’s writing competition. It has now opened for submissions and this will run till Friday 10th November.
Find out more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words/about-500-words/zctk7v4
Today we had some musicians from the Benedetti Foundation visit who led a great workshop teaching us all about percussion and body percussion. We explored patterns in music, call and response and conducting music!
We had a fantastic time at New Barn, exploring and learning all about the Stone Age period. We decided that it is much easier living in the 21st Century!
