Term 4 week 2

Another busy week has come and gone and the children have been working very hard with all different aspects of their learning. It was wonderful to see the children dressed in so many different character outfits on World Book Day. When we spoke to the children it was also lovely to hear some of the children talking so confidently about their character and what happens in their story. On the topic of stories, please can you make sure your child has their reading book in their bag every day as we are trying to increase our reading opportunities and if they don’t have their book in their bag it makes it tricky to read their appropriate book.

English:

In English this week, the children have learnt about the importance of orally retelling stories. At the beginning of the week the children used puppets to act out the traditional tale ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. The children were then introduced to the adapted story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries.’ The children listened intently to the new version of the story, they thought about the similarities between the new version and the traditional version. The children have worked collaboratively to share the events of the story with a partner. They took it in turns to begin retelling the story to the class and continued from where the previous person stopped.

At the end of the week, half the class went to Cherry Class to share with Year 5/6 children the story they have been learning and then half of Year 5/6 came down to Ivy Class to share the story they have been learning.

Maths:

In Maths this week, the children have been using their learning about equal groups to learn the vocabulary ‘lots of’. The children have been looking at groups with either 2, 5 or 10 objects in them. This has been to support the children’s knowledge of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, whilst also beginning to develop their awareness of multiplication and what it means.

We have really been trying to increase the number of children and the length of time that children are accessing TT Rockstars for.  Please can you encourage your children to use this at home as it really helps them with their counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and their understanding of multiplication. It might also help us to win the trophy in Key Stage 1, as Ivy Class have only won it once this whole year.

Science:

In Science this week, the children recalled how we know if an animal is alive. We then thought about the 3 main things that every human and animal need to do to stay alive. The children worked with a partner to try and research the food different animals eat, where they get water from and how they breathe.

DT:

In DT this week, the children have had 2 DT lessons, the first of these being where they tasted some Italian themed food and identified whether it is a plant or animal-based food. In the second lesson the children learnt about the eat well plate. They learnt about the importance of eating a balanced diet that contains a vast array of foods. They had to think about ensuring there are larger quantities of some types of food, more than others, to maintain a healthy diet.

Art:

In Art this week, the children learnt about primary and secondary colours. They mixed the primary colours to identify the secondary colours created. They also learnt about certain painting techniques called ‘stippling’, ‘dry brushing’ and ‘blending’.  

Please read with your child and record it in their reading record to help us to know who has read; we have noticed a continual decline in the number of children reading at home.

We look forward to seeing you all next Friday for our class assembly.

Enjoy the weekend.

Ivy Class Team