Our visit today at the Yorkshire wildlife was a huge success. The workshop was great and we loved hearing about the polar bears and the impact climate change is having on these amazing animals. I feel the visit was a fantastic hook for our expedition and I am so excited for us to learn more about how we can protect our beautiful planet.
We had a wonderful first lesson in English, immersing ourselves into our anchor text ‘The Last Bear.’
We read this wrapped in our coats with all the windows open to experience the cold and while we read this sat in the dark the children all sipped hot chocolate like the main character April.
In F1 we have a new cosy reading area and the children are loving having a quiet, snuggly space to discover lots of lovely books with their friends and teachers.
This morning we had so much fun when Non-Stop Play came to visit us. Just look at their smiley faces
The children had different roles in their collaborative groups. One child was a reader, one was a listener and there were 2 writers who wrote down facts about the different sea creatures that they were researching. Can’t wait to see what writing you will produce from it today!
Well done crew x
more maths work was taking place yesterday in year 2. They were using coins to make amounts and buying objects at set prices. Keep up this great practical work at home guys.well done
Mrs Shaw x
Class 5 spent the morning looking at different types of animals, we practised saying the word ‘characteristics’ and ‘amphibian’ and now we are experts! In groups the children helped each other to read the fact files for different animal groups, in order to complete a scavenger hunt sheet to find out which animal groups had certain characteristics. We found out the only Mammals give birth to live babies, which is how we know what a shark must be a fish, because it lays eggs!
In the afternoon we even wrote some beautiful sentences about what we had learnt. Now, class 5 are talking about how birds have feathers, are warm blooded and lay eggs. After practising, we can say the word Amphibian and know that if an animal is an amphibian, it was wet skin, webbed feet and also lay eggs!
This week the children have completed a range of reading activities. We have focused on understanding new vocabulary linked to our expedition on rainforests – ‘Why should we help our world survive?’. This led to a brilliant crew discussion around the links between the words vegetation, lush and thriving. The children have also accessed a traditional Amazon tale and discussed their opinions about the characters actions using evidence from the text to support their answers. As always we have ensured that the children have had the opportunity to access books for reading for pleasure too. I am so proud of you all guys – keep up the hard work!
Today we enjoyed being outside in the sunshine in the playground. We had lots of fun playing games and getting strong!
