Term 6 Week 2

This week the children have blown us away with their incredible effort during the phonics screening. We have been extremely impressed by their use of sound buttons to help them identify the words they had to read. Well done Ivy Class.

In English, the children have been learning about diaries. They have identified the features of a diary, planned out what it was like being a worm and then used the plan to write their own diary entry.

In Maths, we have continued learning about fractions and introduced the children to quarters. We cut shapes into quarters and identified a quarter of amounts. We have then used our knowledge of halves and quarters to compare shapes and objects that have been cut up. 

In RE, we learnt about how Jewish people show their beliefs. We learnt that Jewish people go to the synagogue, help people who are poorly, give money to others in need as a few ways to share their beliefs.

In Music, we learnt about using our body as instruments. We used hands, feet, knees and other body parts to create sound.

In Geography, we learnt about human and physical features and linked this to identifying landmarks in London. 

In Art, we continued learning about the artist Joan Miro. We learnt about the style Surrealism and used examples of Miro's work to inspire us to create our own surrealist pictures.

In DT, we continued learning about wheels and axles, but used our previous learning to help us design our own moving vehicles. In a couple of weeks we will be making our moving vehicles, so if you could collect medium sized boxes that the children could use as the body of their vehicle, this would be extremely helpful. 

In Computing, we used the program Scratch Junior to help us create some simple algorithms to move a character around. 

In PE, we took part in some team games and also learnt about the skills needed for sprinting. We learnt the importance of using our arms to enable us to move faster. 

Have a wonderful weekend