This week, Year 2 are practising their common exception words. These are words that children should be able to both read and spell fluently by the end of Year 2. We will be having a spelling test on all of these words when we return after half-term so please practise over the holidays and then we will know which of the words we need to continue practising in class.
This morning during crew, the children looked through their expedition books with a partner and were critiquing the first case study. They used the time to focus on the learning that had taken place, to see the progress that they had made since the start of term and to appreciate the huge improvement of presentation this term.
Great feedback and personal ‘I wonders’ came from this activity, including many children wanting to achieve a ‘sparkly’ pencil for ALWAYS using pre-cursive handwriting.
Keep up the great work class 8 x
Key stage 1 would love to share their learning from last term with you and they are interested to know if you would be willing to celebrate with us at a larger venue. Please complete this questionnaire to inform us about our decision making and planning of this event.
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Mrs Shaw x
The children made me proud with their behaviour and manners and were interested in all of the displays, interactive resources and sea life that were on offer today.
They have learnt so much today and proudly shared their learning from our current expedition with the deep expert.
What a fantastic day 💚
Mrs Shaw x
A big shout out to all the children who made a fantastic effort with their Maths themed costumes today … you all looked fantastic!
KS1 were very grateful to local M.P., Nick Fletcher, who visited our school this morning to talk with us about littering and pollution in Doncaster.
We gave Mr Fletcher an advanced screening of last term’s final product, a video showcasing our expedition learning about everyday superheroes, and he answered some of our questions.
We learnt about the 30by30 initiative, an alliance made by 71 countries to protect at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030. The initiative is led by the UK and you can find out more at: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/global-ocean-alliance-30by30-initiative/about
Mr Fletcher also urged us to consider how we can reduce plastic before the need for recycling, encouraging us to choose foods and items with either no packaging or more eco- friendly packaging. For example, choosing an apple over a bag of crisps or a glass bottle of pop as opposed to a plastic bottle.
Mrs Shaw x
Class 8 wrote a fantastic final touchdown write today. They have created several drafts over the last 3 weeks, critiqued it, added features and researched more information to include. I am so proud of the final product and with how hard they have worked to improve and achieve their ME target.
Well done guys
Mrs Shaw x
Have a look at this week’s spelling focus … the /j/ sound when it is spelt as a g:
