Crew Shaw were looking at their arithmetic tests today and sharing methods they could have used to answer the questions related to the 4 operations. We have decided to do sticky maths every day to help to embed the methods that they can use to see if it helps to improve next month’s arithmetic score.
Their dedication to improve their own scores is amazing!!!!
The children are learning about newspaper reports and today spent time shared reading a WAGOLL and searching for the features that we have been learning about. I can see the concentration on their faces in these pictures…super progression today in terms of understanding the text and the language used.
Well done, Mrs Shaw x
Our next case study is art and we would like to create a sculpture using a variety of metal items. If anyone has anything metal that they think we could use we would be extremely grateful 🙏
Some possible ideas are:
*cutlery
*nuts, bolts, screws
*metal bottle tops
*ring pulls from cans or tins
*bike chains or spokes
*spanners or tools
*chicken wire
Thank you so much from class 8 and Mrs Shaw x
This week’s spellings are focusing on the /l/ sound when it is spelt ‘el’ at the end of words:
The children have now been grouped for phonics based on their recent assessments and they will be working on sounds matched to their individual needs. These groups will be closely monitored and the children moved up as soon as they master the level they are at currently. If your child is to be part of one of these phonics groups they will have come home this evening with a postcard which indicates their group – pink, red or blue – and I will post their weekly phonic sound focus and spellings on the blog and on Classroom for them to practise for a touchdown activity at the end of each week. If you have any questions please do get in touch.
PINK – Phonics sounds – i as in pin, n as in nap, m as in map, d as in din
Spellings – the, was, pit, tip, nap, tin, mat, dim, sad, Sid
RED – Phonics sounds – sh as in ship, th as in thin and that, ng as in sing
Spellings – the, was, ship, brush, that, thin, rang, bring, thing, with
BLUE – Phonics sounds – ay as in play, ou as in cloud, ie as in tie, ea as in beads
Spellings – Mrs, tray, day, cloud, mouth, tie, pie, sea, read, oh,
With many thanks for your continued support
Miss Rodgers x
We have used the crazy storms that we have been experiencing recently, to support our learning today on weather and seasons in different climate zones. We have today compared the weather in England to the weather in other countries and continents and they created and presented weather forecasts to the class. What a great way to start our half term off…well done class 8
Mrs Shaw x
Well done to my super stars this week. I find this so hard every week because my crew are all engaged and all work extremely hard every day. I have seen so much progress which proves that they are getting smarter too!
Well done this week’s winners 🏆 x x
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ This song will get stuck in your head!!!!
I love this song…keep practicing the names of the oceans and continents class 8.
They have really enjoyed using the maps this week, watching the videos and learning the songs to help them remember the key information!
We have also been practicing recalling the information that we have learnt to help to embed the knowledge that they have learnt previously. Some great discussions today with talk partners answering some recall questions
Crew Clay enjoyed their celebration assembly this morning, with special shout outs going to HoWL points winners: Libby, Harley, Cara and Reef. Great job boys and girls!
Today we explored globes and atlases to find out what they were used for. We found different features and used vocabulary from the word wall to help us to understand what geography is.
The children generated some great questions that they wanted to learn more about…
I think this is going to be a great case study.
Great day class 8 x
