Week ending 1/12/2016

In English this week the children are writing a pirate story featuring the pirate they created in last week's lessons. This subject has really captured the children's imagination so we're hoping for some entertaining stories to read through! 
Both classes have started both Reading and Maths assessments which take a long time but do give us a good picture of both the level that they are working at and the areas that they perhaps need a little more support in.
This week's Topic lesson sees us learning more about a pirate's diet. The children will also be investigating which fruits are high in vitamin C and producing graphs to show each fruits popularity in the class.

Week ending 25/11/16

In English this week we have been reading The Night Pirates by Peter Harris and working on a description of a pirate who will feature in their pirate stories. The children have been busy trying to use adjectives in their writing and seeing how they can add suffixes to root words to make more adjectives. In Maths the children have been introduced to division and sharing. Topic this week sees the children learning about what humans need to stay healthy by looking after Captain Pugwash's grandchildren for the day! 

Week ending 18/11/16

In English this week the children have been enjoying the book The Shopping Basket by John Burningham and creating their own lists of shopping and animals using commas. The children spent this morning writing stories based on The Shopping Basket and containing their lists. In Maths we have been starting to introduce multiplication which the children have enjoyed challenging themselves with. 
In Topic we are looking at Sir Francis Drake and discussing whether he was a hero, a villain or a little of both!

Week ending 11th November

This week we have continued our work with the story Sam Gets Lost.  In the story the children are unable to find their cat, Muggins and the children have been creating an extension of the story called Muggins Gets Lost.  They have been focusing on extending their written ideas to develop compound sentences using and, but, so or because as the joining word.
In maths we are halving amounts and reviewing equal sharing to get to the correct number.
In topic this week we will be building our treasure chests and in PE we are continuing our dance lessons, working on transitions to help build into our routines.

Week ending 4.11.2016

Welcome back! We hope you've all had a fun half-term break and it's nice to see the children a little more 'recharged' after the week off. 
In English this week the children are enjoying a story about a little boy getting lost at a fireworks display and using it as a starting point to talk about writing compound sentences.
In Maths the children have started to look at coins, their value and using them to make different amounts. You could support your child at home with this by encouraging them to help work out amounts while shopping and by allowing them to handle and add with coins.
In Topic we are designing treasure chests and looking at how hinges work.