We have had a very exciting week in Lime Class this week.
On Wednesday we watched the Year 2 play 'Maui Catches the Sun.' We thought it was fantastic and have been busy learning and practising the Haka every since. Well done Year 2!
Yesterday we had transfer day and went to our new classroom for morning. We are going to be in Beech Class and Mrs Turner and Mrs McLellan are going to be our teachers. We did lots of fun activities and had playtime on the big playground.
This afternoon we had a treat for getting ten golden pine cones on our Tidy Up Tree. We have been working really hard to work as a team at tidy up time and Miss Howells and Mrs Hyder have been very impressed.
In Literacy we read the story 'Billy's Bucket.' The story is about a little boy who asks for a bucket for his birthday. When he fills up his bucket with water and looks inside he see's lots of amazing things like a shoal of fish and a whale. We thought about what we might be able to see if we had Billy's Bucket and wrote a sentence to describe it. We thought carefully about what WOW! words we could use and made sure to use capital letters and full stops.
This weeks Learning Owl is Tom. He has been chosen for his positive attitude towards his learning. Well done Tom!
Friday 14 July 2017
Friday 7 July 2017
David Hockney 07.07.17
This week in Topic we have been artists. We looked at the picture 'Beach Umbrella' by David Hockney and created our own. We used wax crayons to create the sand and sea and filled in the background with watercolour paints. We then used our drawing and collage skills to create our own beach umbrellas and stuck these onto our background. They look fantastic and will be on display on Open Evening.
In Maths we revisited Subtraction. We practised counting back on the number line and recording our working as a number sentence. We made sure to start with the biggest number and use the subtraction symbol in our recording.
Today was our Whole School Picnic. We all had a packed lunch and ate our lunch together on the field. Miss Howells and Mrs Hyder ate their lunch with us too! In the morning we had a paddle in the paddling pool and at the end of the day we had an ice lolly. It was just like going to the beach!
In Learning Through Play we have enjoyed washing the cars and bikes. We made signs and labels for the car wash and asked our friends whether they would like to bring their cars. It was 4p a wash.
This weeks Learning Owl is Zaina, She has been chosen for her 'can do' attitude towards her learning. Well done Zaina, we hope you have a lovely weekend with Hootie!
In Maths we revisited Subtraction. We practised counting back on the number line and recording our working as a number sentence. We made sure to start with the biggest number and use the subtraction symbol in our recording.
Today was our Whole School Picnic. We all had a packed lunch and ate our lunch together on the field. Miss Howells and Mrs Hyder ate their lunch with us too! In the morning we had a paddle in the paddling pool and at the end of the day we had an ice lolly. It was just like going to the beach!
In Learning Through Play we have enjoyed washing the cars and bikes. We made signs and labels for the car wash and asked our friends whether they would like to bring their cars. It was 4p a wash.
This weeks Learning Owl is Zaina, She has been chosen for her 'can do' attitude towards her learning. Well done Zaina, we hope you have a lovely weekend with Hootie!
Friday 30 June 2017
Ladybirds 30.06.17
This week in Literacy we have been learning about the life cycle of a lady bird. We read a non-fiction book all about ladybirds and recorded some facts.
Did you know?
Did you know?
- A baby ladybird is called a larva.
- Baby ladybirds eat 50 aphids a day.
- Some ladybirds give you a nip if you are not gentle.
- You should hold a ladybird on a paintbrush so you don't hurt it.
In Maths we revisited addition and practised recording our working. We learnt that you can show your working pictorially (by drawing pictures) or as a number sentence. We also found out that if you reverse the number sentence the answer is still the same. For example; 3+5 =8 and 5+3=8
In gymnastics we used one to two feet jumps and two to two feet jumps to travel along, over and across different pieces of equipment. We also practised using our jumps for hopscotch, ladders and jumping from one side of the river to the other.
When we arrived at school on Monday one of our butterflies had hatched out of its cocoon and by Tuesday afternoon we had five beautiful butterflies. Today we released them onto the school meadow. They flew off all by themselves and enjoyed exploring the different plants and flowers.
On Wednesday an Air Ambulance came and landed on the school field, it was very exciting. We walked around the helicopter and had a look inside and Daisy presented them with a check for all the money we raised at Redbourn Fun Run.
This weeks Learning Owl is William, he has been chosen for his fantastic writing this week. Well done William, we hope you have a wonderful weekend with Hootie and hope to see him at the Strawberry Fayre.
Don't Forget tomorrow is the Strawberry Fayre! We look forward to seeing lots of you there. Our minibeast wind chimes will be on sale for £1.50 so don't forget to pick your up.
Friday 23 June 2017
Sports Day 23.06.17
On Monday we had a visit from the School Nurses.We found out all about how to look after our teeth. We talked about which foods are healthy and unhealthy and learn't how to keep our teeth clean and healthy. Lots of us knew that we have to brush our teeth for 2 minutes but lots of didn't realise we also have to brush our tongues.
On Wednesday we took part in a Game On workshop. We learn't how to play dodge ball, it was really fun! We have been practising how to play in the outdoor area in Learning Through Play. I wonder if you can teach your families how to play?
Today we have had a very exciting day. This morning we had Sports Day, we took part in lots of different activities and worked as a team to earn points for our colour groups. We done to everybody for trying their best and taking part and thank you to all the friend and family that came to support us.
This Afternoon it was Healthy Living afternoon so we made smoothies. We cut up strawberries and banana and put them into the blender with milk and yoghurt. Then we whizzed it up, it all blended together and made a nice pink colour. The smoothie was very yummy, lots of us gave it a thumbs up!
In Celebration Assembly we had a Fashion Show. 6 children from each class showed off their up cycled clothes from Green Day and walked down the Catwalk. There were lots of very interesting and imaginative creations, well done everybody!
For this weeks Home Learning we would like you to go out for a walk and see how many wild flowers you can find. Draw or paint a picture of what you find.
On Wednesday we took part in a Game On workshop. We learn't how to play dodge ball, it was really fun! We have been practising how to play in the outdoor area in Learning Through Play. I wonder if you can teach your families how to play?
Today we have had a very exciting day. This morning we had Sports Day, we took part in lots of different activities and worked as a team to earn points for our colour groups. We done to everybody for trying their best and taking part and thank you to all the friend and family that came to support us.
This Afternoon it was Healthy Living afternoon so we made smoothies. We cut up strawberries and banana and put them into the blender with milk and yoghurt. Then we whizzed it up, it all blended together and made a nice pink colour. The smoothie was very yummy, lots of us gave it a thumbs up!
In Celebration Assembly we had a Fashion Show. 6 children from each class showed off their up cycled clothes from Green Day and walked down the Catwalk. There were lots of very interesting and imaginative creations, well done everybody!
For this weeks Home Learning we would like you to go out for a walk and see how many wild flowers you can find. Draw or paint a picture of what you find.
Friday 16 June 2017
Green Day! 16.06.17
Today is Green Day so we have all come to school wearing something green. We haven't used the lights, computers or interactive whiteboard and all had a packed lunch for lunch. We bought old clothes in from home and have had lots of fun up-cycling them using beads, glitter and ribbons. We have also made hats, crowns and jewellery out of bin bags, dish clothes, tin foil, carrier bags and paper plates. We have made some fantastic creations and can't wait to show them off at the fashion show next week.
In Maths this week we have been practising ordering numbers to 20 and solving problems.
We played balloon pop on the interactive whiteboard and worked together to pop the balloons in order to 20. We also had a go at counting back from 20 and using our understanding to solve problems. If Lime Class start counting from 6 will they say number 2? What do you think? Why?
In Literacy we wrote a sentence about what we have enjoyed in Reception. We have done so much learning and enjoyed so many things it was really hard to choose!
In Computing we learnt how to use the laptops. We learnt how to click and drag using the mouse pad and worked with a partner to make a picture. Why not have another go at home, using the website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/mister-maker-make-a-picture.
On Thursday it was National Clean Air Day so for home learning this week we would like you to think about what you can to help cut air pollution. Some of us have decided that we will walk or scoot to school everyday so we don't have to use our cars.
In Maths this week we have been practising ordering numbers to 20 and solving problems.
We played balloon pop on the interactive whiteboard and worked together to pop the balloons in order to 20. We also had a go at counting back from 20 and using our understanding to solve problems. If Lime Class start counting from 6 will they say number 2? What do you think? Why?
In Literacy we wrote a sentence about what we have enjoyed in Reception. We have done so much learning and enjoyed so many things it was really hard to choose!
In Computing we learnt how to use the laptops. We learnt how to click and drag using the mouse pad and worked with a partner to make a picture. Why not have another go at home, using the website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/mister-maker-make-a-picture.
On Thursday it was National Clean Air Day so for home learning this week we would like you to think about what you can to help cut air pollution. Some of us have decided that we will walk or scoot to school everyday so we don't have to use our cars.
Friday 9 June 2017
Bekonscot Model Village 09.06.17
Wow another week has flown by and what a lovely week we have had. On Wednesday we went on a school trip to Bekonscot Model village. We went on a yellow double decker bus and sat next to our friends. On the way there we sat on the bottom and on the way back we sat on the top. When we got to the model village there was lots to see! There was a zoo, a church, a school, a circus, a mine and much much more. There were also trains that went in all different directions and to lots of different stations. Some of the trains stopped at the stations and some went straight through. Thank you to all the adults that came with us,we hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did!
Today was our second sharing assembly. We all remembered our words and spoke clearly and confidently in front of our friends and family. We also sang three new songs and remembered to project our voices so that everybody could hear. Miss Howells and Mrs Hyder made a special video with photographs from different times and celebrations across our Reception year. We loved it! We can't believe how much learning we have done in Lime Class and how much we have grown!
Thank you to all the children and parents who have been on the blog and left a comment. It's great to hear what you have enjoyed learning about and what you got up to over half term. Thank you!
This weeks Learning Owl is Evie. She has been chosen for persevering with her reading.Well done Evie, have a super weekend with Hootie!
For Home Learning this week we would like you to draw a picture of your home and tell us what it is like.
Today was our second sharing assembly. We all remembered our words and spoke clearly and confidently in front of our friends and family. We also sang three new songs and remembered to project our voices so that everybody could hear. Miss Howells and Mrs Hyder made a special video with photographs from different times and celebrations across our Reception year. We loved it! We can't believe how much learning we have done in Lime Class and how much we have grown!
Thank you to all the children and parents who have been on the blog and left a comment. It's great to hear what you have enjoyed learning about and what you got up to over half term. Thank you!
This weeks Learning Owl is Evie. She has been chosen for persevering with her reading.Well done Evie, have a super weekend with Hootie!
For Home Learning this week we would like you to draw a picture of your home and tell us what it is like.
Friday 26 May 2017
May Day 26.05.17
What a busy week!
On Wednesday we went on a walk around the village. We used positional language to plot our route and talked about how to cross the roads safely. We remembered to stop look and listen and look right and left to see if any cars were coming. We also looked for old and new houses and talked about how they were similar and different.
In History we looked at pictures of Redbourn high street in the past and the present and compared them. We noticed that there were no cars in the 1920's and that they used horse and cart to get around.
In Maths we have been learning about capacity. We used the vocabulary 'full, half full and empty' to describe the amount of water in different cups and talked about how we could make them the same. We then looked at three different size water bottles and estimated how many cups of water it would take to fill them. We noticed a pattern between the amounts- The smallest bottle held 1 and a half, the medium held 2 and a half and Miss Howells' water bottle held 3 and a half!
On Thursday we did our May dance at the Community Tea and today we had our May Day celebrations. Ross was our King and Jessica was our Queen. We all remembered the steps to our dance and danced confidently in front of our friends and family. Well done Lime Class and thank you to everyone who came to watch.
Next week is half term so Hootie is jetting off on holiday but looks forward to his next adventure when we come back.
Our Home Learning this week is to have a look at the blog and leave a comment. I wonder if you can tell Miss Howells what you have enjoyed learning about this week?
Have a lovely week and stay safe and we'll see you on Tuesday 6th June.
On Wednesday we went on a walk around the village. We used positional language to plot our route and talked about how to cross the roads safely. We remembered to stop look and listen and look right and left to see if any cars were coming. We also looked for old and new houses and talked about how they were similar and different.
In History we looked at pictures of Redbourn high street in the past and the present and compared them. We noticed that there were no cars in the 1920's and that they used horse and cart to get around.
In Maths we have been learning about capacity. We used the vocabulary 'full, half full and empty' to describe the amount of water in different cups and talked about how we could make them the same. We then looked at three different size water bottles and estimated how many cups of water it would take to fill them. We noticed a pattern between the amounts- The smallest bottle held 1 and a half, the medium held 2 and a half and Miss Howells' water bottle held 3 and a half!
On Thursday we did our May dance at the Community Tea and today we had our May Day celebrations. Ross was our King and Jessica was our Queen. We all remembered the steps to our dance and danced confidently in front of our friends and family. Well done Lime Class and thank you to everyone who came to watch.
Next week is half term so Hootie is jetting off on holiday but looks forward to his next adventure when we come back.
Our Home Learning this week is to have a look at the blog and leave a comment. I wonder if you can tell Miss Howells what you have enjoyed learning about this week?
Have a lovely week and stay safe and we'll see you on Tuesday 6th June.
Friday 19 May 2017
Fee fi fo fum!19.05.17
In Literacy this week we continued our work on Jack and the Beanstalk.We sequenced pictures from the story and created a story map together as a class. We then had a go at retelling the story, Miss Howells was very impressed with our use of WOW! words.
In Maths we have been learning about height and length. We received a letter from the Giant asking for our help. He wanted us to find things that were longer, shorter and the same length as his foot print. We found out that the timetable cards are shorter, the whiteboard is longer and our 'Elmer' book is the same size!
In P.E this week we practised our May Dance outside with Willow Class. We can't wait to perform it at the community tea on Thursday and for are friends and family on Friday. 7 sleeps to go!
In Circle Time we thought about making good choices. We read the story 'Lucy's Quarrel' and talked about how Lucy could have solved the problem with Alice.
This weeks Learning Owl is Sophia. She has been chosen for using her perseverance skills. Well done Sophia, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie.
For home learning this week we would like you to explore capacity. Can you find something that is full, half full and empty?
In Maths we have been learning about height and length. We received a letter from the Giant asking for our help. He wanted us to find things that were longer, shorter and the same length as his foot print. We found out that the timetable cards are shorter, the whiteboard is longer and our 'Elmer' book is the same size!
In P.E this week we practised our May Dance outside with Willow Class. We can't wait to perform it at the community tea on Thursday and for are friends and family on Friday. 7 sleeps to go!
In Circle Time we thought about making good choices. We read the story 'Lucy's Quarrel' and talked about how Lucy could have solved the problem with Alice.
This weeks Learning Owl is Sophia. She has been chosen for using her perseverance skills. Well done Sophia, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie.
For home learning this week we would like you to explore capacity. Can you find something that is full, half full and empty?
Friday 12 May 2017
Jack and the Beanstalk 12.05.17
This week in Maths we have been learning about sharing. We had a problem to solve, we had to share four sandwiches between three teddy bears. We thought carefully about how to cut the sandwiches and made sure they all had the same! On Wednesday Miss Howells bought some pancakes for snack but we didn't have enough. We shared them by cutting them in half. They were very yummy!
In Literacy we followed instructions to plant a bean. We thought about the order we needed to do things in and had a go and writing our own.
1. Get a pot.
2. Put some soil in the pot.
3. Make a little hole with your finger.
4. Put the seed in the hole and cover it over.
5. Water it.
6. Put it somewhere sunny.
We planted our own beans and made a castle for it to grow to. I wonder if they will grow all the way up to the clouds?
In circle time we read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and did some philosophy.We thought about the main events and came up with some questions.We then had a vote and chose the question: How would you feel if you were Jack? Lots of us said we would feel happy because we would be rich but other of us said we would be said because stealing is the wrong thing to do and the Giant would be sad.
This weeks Learning Owl is Harry, he has been chosen for his fantastic independent work. Well done Harry, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
In Maths next week we are going to be learning about height and length so this week for home learning we would like you to put your family in size order and draw a picture of them.
Don't forget tonight is the School Disco so we look forward to seeing lots of you back at school at 5 o'clock.
In Literacy we followed instructions to plant a bean. We thought about the order we needed to do things in and had a go and writing our own.
1. Get a pot.
2. Put some soil in the pot.
3. Make a little hole with your finger.
4. Put the seed in the hole and cover it over.
5. Water it.
6. Put it somewhere sunny.
We planted our own beans and made a castle for it to grow to. I wonder if they will grow all the way up to the clouds?
In circle time we read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and did some philosophy.We thought about the main events and came up with some questions.We then had a vote and chose the question: How would you feel if you were Jack? Lots of us said we would feel happy because we would be rich but other of us said we would be said because stealing is the wrong thing to do and the Giant would be sad.
This weeks Learning Owl is Harry, he has been chosen for his fantastic independent work. Well done Harry, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
In Maths next week we are going to be learning about height and length so this week for home learning we would like you to put your family in size order and draw a picture of them.
Don't forget tonight is the School Disco so we look forward to seeing lots of you back at school at 5 o'clock.
Friday 5 May 2017
"Chick, Chick, Chicken" 05.05.17
We have had another exciting week with our chicks. They have grown SO much over the last week and have begun to get white feathers! Today we held the chicks, we made sure we were very quiet and very gentle. They felt soft and their feet were a bit tickly on our hands.
In Literacy this week we looked at a non-fiction book all about the life cycle of a hen. "Non-fiction books are information books, they tell us facts instead of a story." "Normally they have a photograph on the front not a drawing." We talked about what we found out a wrote a fact.
Did you know? ...
- Chicks hatch out of an egg.
- They have down.
- When they hatch they are wet and tired.
- When they see a fox they flap their wings to warn the other chicks and hens.
In Maths this week we revisited subtraction. We practised taking away using lots of different strategies - our fingers, a number line and manipulatives.
In Phonics we learn't the tricky word she. I wonder if any will spot this in their book when reading this weekend?
This weeks Learning Owl is Georgia, she has been chosen for trying really hard with her writing. Well done Georgia, enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so for home learning we would like you to go outside and play a game. I wonder which one you will choose? Miss Howells is going to play Poo Sticks!
In Literacy this week we looked at a non-fiction book all about the life cycle of a hen. "Non-fiction books are information books, they tell us facts instead of a story." "Normally they have a photograph on the front not a drawing." We talked about what we found out a wrote a fact.
Did you know? ...
- Chicks hatch out of an egg.
- They have down.
- When they hatch they are wet and tired.
- When they see a fox they flap their wings to warn the other chicks and hens.
In Maths this week we revisited subtraction. We practised taking away using lots of different strategies - our fingers, a number line and manipulatives.
In Phonics we learn't the tricky word she. I wonder if any will spot this in their book when reading this weekend?
This weeks Learning Owl is Georgia, she has been chosen for trying really hard with her writing. Well done Georgia, enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so for home learning we would like you to go outside and play a game. I wonder which one you will choose? Miss Howells is going to play Poo Sticks!
Friday 28 April 2017
Chicks 28.04.17
On Monday Miss Howells bought an egg into school. We talked about what might be inside the egg and why, lots of thought that it was a chick! Miss Howells' egg was just a normal egg with a white and a yolk but during the day we had a special delivery of eggs in an incubator.
Across the week the eggs have hatched and now we have 8 chicks, six girls and two boys. "The boy chicks are yellow and the girl chicks are brown." We have enjoyed looking at the chicks in learning through play and lots of us have also done some chick writing.
In Literacy we watched a video of a chick hatching. "The chick pecks the egg with its beak and pushes with its feet." We talked about how humans and chicks are similar and different and drew and labelled a picture of a chick.
In Maths have been learning about time. We looked at the big hand and little hand and practised making and reading o'clock times. Today we saw what we could do in a minute, we touched our toes, jumped and sang the alphabet song. Miss Howells' group jumped 109 times, Mrs Hyder's group jumped 95 times and Mr Sullivan's group jumper 145 times in a minute. We were very tired afterwards!
In PE we have been busy practising our May Dance. We have learnt all the steps and now we are putting it to the music.
This weeks Learning Owl is Theo. He has been chosen for his fantastic attitude towards his writing. Well done Theo, have a super weekend with Hootie!
For our home learning this week we need to look for clocks at home and in our local environment. We can take photographs or draw pictures.
Across the week the eggs have hatched and now we have 8 chicks, six girls and two boys. "The boy chicks are yellow and the girl chicks are brown." We have enjoyed looking at the chicks in learning through play and lots of us have also done some chick writing.
In Literacy we watched a video of a chick hatching. "The chick pecks the egg with its beak and pushes with its feet." We talked about how humans and chicks are similar and different and drew and labelled a picture of a chick.
In Maths have been learning about time. We looked at the big hand and little hand and practised making and reading o'clock times. Today we saw what we could do in a minute, we touched our toes, jumped and sang the alphabet song. Miss Howells' group jumped 109 times, Mrs Hyder's group jumped 95 times and Mr Sullivan's group jumper 145 times in a minute. We were very tired afterwards!
In PE we have been busy practising our May Dance. We have learnt all the steps and now we are putting it to the music.
This weeks Learning Owl is Theo. He has been chosen for his fantastic attitude towards his writing. Well done Theo, have a super weekend with Hootie!
For our home learning this week we need to look for clocks at home and in our local environment. We can take photographs or draw pictures.
Friday 21 April 2017
Welcome Back 21.04.17
Welcome Back! It has been lovely to see all of our friends again and hear about all the exciting things everybody got up to over the holidays.
Well done to all the children in Lime class who took part in the Easter Challenge, we had lots of fantastic cress creations!
On Tuesday we did some writing about our Easter holidays, Miss Howell can't believe how much our writing has improved! We are now all using our phonics to sound out words and lots of us are remembering to use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.
On Wednesday we drew our self portraits. "A self portrait is a picture of your face." We looked at ourselves in the mirror and thought about where are eyes, nose and mouth were. We also made sure to include things like our eye lashes, eye brows and pupils.
In Handwriting we revisited our one armed robot letters. We practised going up and down the robot arm and sitting our letters on the line. We also practised 'b' and 'd' as we often get them confused.
Today we all came to school wearing sport clothes to raise money for the Redbourn Fun Run, We started our day by doing some training, we ran around the playground, balanced along the edge, hopped along the hopscotch and jumped along the alphabet. Lime class thought it was awesome!
The Fun Run is taking place on Sunday 21st of May so make sure to sign up!
This weeks Learning Owl is Grace. She has been chosen for her fantastic attitude towards her learning this week. Well done Grace, we hope you have a super weekend with Hootie!
Our tadpoles are growing fast so this week's home learning is to find out and write about the life cycle of a frog.
Well done to all the children in Lime class who took part in the Easter Challenge, we had lots of fantastic cress creations!
On Tuesday we did some writing about our Easter holidays, Miss Howell can't believe how much our writing has improved! We are now all using our phonics to sound out words and lots of us are remembering to use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.
On Wednesday we drew our self portraits. "A self portrait is a picture of your face." We looked at ourselves in the mirror and thought about where are eyes, nose and mouth were. We also made sure to include things like our eye lashes, eye brows and pupils.
In Handwriting we revisited our one armed robot letters. We practised going up and down the robot arm and sitting our letters on the line. We also practised 'b' and 'd' as we often get them confused.
Today we all came to school wearing sport clothes to raise money for the Redbourn Fun Run, We started our day by doing some training, we ran around the playground, balanced along the edge, hopped along the hopscotch and jumped along the alphabet. Lime class thought it was awesome!
The Fun Run is taking place on Sunday 21st of May so make sure to sign up!
This weeks Learning Owl is Grace. She has been chosen for her fantastic attitude towards her learning this week. Well done Grace, we hope you have a super weekend with Hootie!
Our tadpoles are growing fast so this week's home learning is to find out and write about the life cycle of a frog.
Friday 31 March 2017
Easter! 31.03.17
We have had a very busy week this week in Lime Class!
On Monday we watched the Year One's play 'There's a sunflower in my supper', it was fantastic! Well done Oak class and Beech class.
On Tuesday we continued our work on Easter and thought about how different people celebrate. We watched a video and found out how Toby celebrates and compared this to what we do with our families. Miss Howells brought in some hot cross buns for us to try at snack time, they were very yummy. "The cross on the top of a hot cross buns reminds us that Jesus died on the cross."
On Tuesday afternoon we had our last celebration assembly before the Easter holidays, Lime class won the recycling award and the library award. We are very proud of ourselves! A BIG thank you to Christine and Jean for taking us to the library every Monday, we enjoy choosing new books to share at home.
On Wednesday we learnt about weight. We looked at different size objects and said whether we thought they were heavy or light. We then put them in the balance pans to see if we were right.
In morning activities this week we have been using our cutting skills to make an Easter basket. We cut out a net and then folded and glued the edges to stick it together. Miss Howells said that our cutting has really improved and that lots of us were really persevering!
Today we had an Easter egg hunt, we looked for different coloured eggs in the outdoor area and put them in our baskets. It was lots of fun!
There is no home learning this weekend as we would like you to take part in the FORIS Easter Challenge. Please bring your cress creations into school on Tuesday 18th April to be judged. We look forward to seeing all the different ideas you come up with.
We hope everybody has a lovely break and we look forward to hearing all about what you have been up to when we come back to school. Take care and stay safe!
On Monday we watched the Year One's play 'There's a sunflower in my supper', it was fantastic! Well done Oak class and Beech class.
On Tuesday we continued our work on Easter and thought about how different people celebrate. We watched a video and found out how Toby celebrates and compared this to what we do with our families. Miss Howells brought in some hot cross buns for us to try at snack time, they were very yummy. "The cross on the top of a hot cross buns reminds us that Jesus died on the cross."
On Tuesday afternoon we had our last celebration assembly before the Easter holidays, Lime class won the recycling award and the library award. We are very proud of ourselves! A BIG thank you to Christine and Jean for taking us to the library every Monday, we enjoy choosing new books to share at home.
On Wednesday we learnt about weight. We looked at different size objects and said whether we thought they were heavy or light. We then put them in the balance pans to see if we were right.
In morning activities this week we have been using our cutting skills to make an Easter basket. We cut out a net and then folded and glued the edges to stick it together. Miss Howells said that our cutting has really improved and that lots of us were really persevering!
Today we had an Easter egg hunt, we looked for different coloured eggs in the outdoor area and put them in our baskets. It was lots of fun!
There is no home learning this weekend as we would like you to take part in the FORIS Easter Challenge. Please bring your cress creations into school on Tuesday 18th April to be judged. We look forward to seeing all the different ideas you come up with.
We hope everybody has a lovely break and we look forward to hearing all about what you have been up to when we come back to school. Take care and stay safe!
Friday 24 March 2017
The Easter Story 24.03.17
This week in Literacy we have been learning about Easter. We shared what we know about Easter and read the Easter Story. We all chose a picture from the story and wrote a sentence about it. Miss Howells was amazed by our fantastic recall and writing!
In Maths we have been learning how to write our numbers. We used the door website: http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/letterformation/ to find out about the different formations and had a go at writing them in the air and on our whiteboards. Lots of children have number formation as there next step so have been practising these in learning through play.
In Music we learnt a rhyme about the Easter bunny. We practised responding to different symbols: loud, quiet, fast and slow and played along using claves. It was lots of fun, especially when we got to sing really LOUD!
During morning activities we have been busy making a special gift for our Mummy's. We hope they have a lovely relaxing day on Sunday.
This weeks Learning Owl is Lucas he has been chosen for really challenging himself in his learning. Well done Lucas, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie.
Our home learning this week is to find out about Easter and write a sentence. I wonder if Miss Howells will learn anything new?
In Maths we have been learning how to write our numbers. We used the door website: http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/letterformation/ to find out about the different formations and had a go at writing them in the air and on our whiteboards. Lots of children have number formation as there next step so have been practising these in learning through play.
In Music we learnt a rhyme about the Easter bunny. We practised responding to different symbols: loud, quiet, fast and slow and played along using claves. It was lots of fun, especially when we got to sing really LOUD!
During morning activities we have been busy making a special gift for our Mummy's. We hope they have a lovely relaxing day on Sunday.
This weeks Learning Owl is Lucas he has been chosen for really challenging himself in his learning. Well done Lucas, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie.
Our home learning this week is to find out about Easter and write a sentence. I wonder if Miss Howells will learn anything new?
Friday 17 March 2017
Poetry 17.03.17
This week in Literacy we have been learning about Poetry.
Here are some of the things we have found out about poems:
- Some poems rhyme and some don't
- You sing them like a song
- They have lines and verses
- They have a theme
We read three poems which were all about space. We generated actions to go with the poem and performed them as a class.
In Maths we continued our work on subtraction. We enjoyed sharing our home learning and singing the number songs together as a class. Ten green bottles was the most popular song!
On Wednesday we took part in a tennis taster session. We played lots of games including: walk the dog, hot dogs and sharks. We also had a go at hitting the ball over the net. It was lots of fun! Reception children will be able to take part in the tennis club on Thursday morning in the summer term so don't forget to sign up!
In PE we have been learning how to do a bunny hop. We used our bunny hops to travel along and over the apparatus.
This weeks Learning Owl is Indie. She has been chosen for her positive attitude towards her learning. Well done Indie, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie.
For home learning this week we would like you to design a poster for the Herts Show on the theme 'I Love Hertfordshire.' This can be done using a picture, painting or photograph.
Here are some of the things we have found out about poems:
- Some poems rhyme and some don't
- You sing them like a song
- They have lines and verses
- They have a theme
We read three poems which were all about space. We generated actions to go with the poem and performed them as a class.
In Maths we continued our work on subtraction. We enjoyed sharing our home learning and singing the number songs together as a class. Ten green bottles was the most popular song!
On Wednesday we took part in a tennis taster session. We played lots of games including: walk the dog, hot dogs and sharks. We also had a go at hitting the ball over the net. It was lots of fun! Reception children will be able to take part in the tennis club on Thursday morning in the summer term so don't forget to sign up!
In PE we have been learning how to do a bunny hop. We used our bunny hops to travel along and over the apparatus.
This weeks Learning Owl is Indie. She has been chosen for her positive attitude towards her learning. Well done Indie, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie.
For home learning this week we would like you to design a poster for the Herts Show on the theme 'I Love Hertfordshire.' This can be done using a picture, painting or photograph.
Friday 10 March 2017
Subtraction and Space 10.03.17
This week in Maths we have been learning about subtraction. "Subtraction means to take away and when we subtract the total gets smaller." We sang 'ten little speckled frogs' and 'There were 10 in the bed' and practised taking different numbers away from 10. We used our fingers to find the answer and practised counting back on a number line. We all had a go at writing number sentence using the subtraction and equals signs.
We have also been finding out about Space. We enjoyed sharing our home learning and telling each other all the things we had found out. We looked at a PowerPoint about the solar system and had a go at writing a fact. "A fact is a short piece of information." In welcome we painted the planets in order and wrote their initial sounds to label them. We also learnt a rhyme to help us remember the order.
In P.E. we made up a teddy bears picnic dance. We thought about how a teddy bear would move and what they might do when they get to the picnic. We worked with a partner and created a sequence of movements.
This weeks Learning Owl is Benedict. He has been chosen for really persevering with his writing. Super work Benedict, we hope you have a great weekend with Hootie.
We will be continuing with subtraction next week so for home learning we would like you to sing number songs and practise taking away.
We have also been finding out about Space. We enjoyed sharing our home learning and telling each other all the things we had found out. We looked at a PowerPoint about the solar system and had a go at writing a fact. "A fact is a short piece of information." In welcome we painted the planets in order and wrote their initial sounds to label them. We also learnt a rhyme to help us remember the order.
In P.E. we made up a teddy bears picnic dance. We thought about how a teddy bear would move and what they might do when they get to the picnic. We worked with a partner and created a sequence of movements.
This weeks Learning Owl is Benedict. He has been chosen for really persevering with his writing. Super work Benedict, we hope you have a great weekend with Hootie.
We will be continuing with subtraction next week so for home learning we would like you to sing number songs and practise taking away.
Friday 3 March 2017
Our fantastic sharing assembly! 03.03.17
Today was our sharing assembly. We all remembered our words and used big loud voices. We talked about all the things we have learn't this term and sang two songs. "We loved it!"
Thank you to everybody that came to watch, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
This week was book week so we have been doing lots of book related activities. In Literacy we read the story 'Can't you sleep little bear' and wrote a sentence about it. We made sure to use a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end and tried really hard to remember our finger spaces. Miss Howells showed us some writing without finger spaces and it looked really funny.
Across the week we have listened to each others favourite books. There were lots of different types of books, some with stories and others with facts and information. Some of the stories we had heard before and some of them we haven't. Miss Howells favourite story is 'The Tiger That Came to Tea.'
On Wednesday we made head bands for World Book day. We drew a picture of our favourite book character and explained why we liked them. "All the teacher made one too, they looked really good!"
In Maths we did some problem solving. We listened to a story about Mrs Muddle who had got in a muddle when baking cakes for a 5th birthday party. We talked about what we could do to help her and worked in our animal groups to solve the problem. We re-arranged the slices of cake so that each cake had five cherries on top.
On Tuesday we took part in a light and dark workshop. We explored reflections using a torch and mirror, created our own puppet shows, looked through a periscope and made our own kaleidoscopes. "It was awesome!" A BIG thank you to all the parents that came to help.
This weeks Learning Owl is Ethan. He has been chosen for trying really hard with his writing. Well done Ethan, we hope you have lots of fun with Hootie.
Next week we are going to be learning about Space so this week for your home learning we would like you to find out facts about the solar system.
Thank you to everybody that came to watch, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
This week was book week so we have been doing lots of book related activities. In Literacy we read the story 'Can't you sleep little bear' and wrote a sentence about it. We made sure to use a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end and tried really hard to remember our finger spaces. Miss Howells showed us some writing without finger spaces and it looked really funny.
Across the week we have listened to each others favourite books. There were lots of different types of books, some with stories and others with facts and information. Some of the stories we had heard before and some of them we haven't. Miss Howells favourite story is 'The Tiger That Came to Tea.'
On Wednesday we made head bands for World Book day. We drew a picture of our favourite book character and explained why we liked them. "All the teacher made one too, they looked really good!"
In Maths we did some problem solving. We listened to a story about Mrs Muddle who had got in a muddle when baking cakes for a 5th birthday party. We talked about what we could do to help her and worked in our animal groups to solve the problem. We re-arranged the slices of cake so that each cake had five cherries on top.
On Tuesday we took part in a light and dark workshop. We explored reflections using a torch and mirror, created our own puppet shows, looked through a periscope and made our own kaleidoscopes. "It was awesome!" A BIG thank you to all the parents that came to help.
This weeks Learning Owl is Ethan. He has been chosen for trying really hard with his writing. Well done Ethan, we hope you have lots of fun with Hootie.
Next week we are going to be learning about Space so this week for your home learning we would like you to find out facts about the solar system.
Friday 24 February 2017
Scientists 24.02.17
This week in Lime Class we have
been scientists. We read a book called 'Mix it up' all about colour mixing and
carried out two investigations.
On Monday we put different colour skittles around the edge of a plate and poured warm water over the top. We made predictions about what we thought would happen and then observed the results. "The colours came off the skittles and made a rainbow on the plate." It was amazing!!
On Tuesday we thought about what was inside a felt tip pen. We all thought they had ink inside but we weren't sure if there was just one colour ink or lots of different colours. We drew a thick line on a coffee filter with different colour felt tip pens and dipped the coffee filter in some water. The water went up and made the colour spread. We found out that some of the inks had other colours in them too. Black was the best - we saw blue, red, and purple!
In Maths we learnt how to double a number. Doubling means you add the same number again. "Double 3 is 6."
"Double 2 is 4."
"Double 1 is 2."
"Double 1 is 2."
Next Friday is our sharing assembly so we have been thinking about what we would like to say. We all have our words in our book bag to practise over the weekend.
This week’s Learning Owl is Beatrice. She has been chosen for her fantastic 'I can do it' attitude towards her reading. Well done Beatrice, we hope you have a fantastic weekend with Hootie.
Next week is Book Week so this week for home learning we would like you to
write about your favourite book.
Thursday 9 February 2017
William Morris 09.02.17
This week we have been learning about William Morris. We did some research for our home learning and looked at a PowerPoint about his life. We found out that he was a designer and that he made stain glass windows, tapestries and wall paper prints. We looked at some of his designs and shared our thoughts and opinions on them. Lots of us liked his wall paper because it uses different colours and patterns.
We took his print 'The Strawberry Thief' as a starting point and did lots of different activities related to this across the week. In welcome we used watercolour pencils to draw birds, flower, leaves and strawberries and in Art we created our own polystyrene printing tiles. We used rollers to cover our tiles in different colour inks and then printed them multiple times to create our own William Morris wall paper. Mrs O thought they were fantastic and has taken some to put on the display in the hall!
On Tuesday it was Safer Internet Day. We talked about how to stay safe online and what to do if we have a problem. We learn't a song to help us make sensible choices when using the internet:
'Before you click, click, click,
You need to think, think, think
and TELL someone.'
Next week is half term, we hope everybody has a lovely break and we look forward to seeing which of the '33 things you can do outside' you manage to do. Have fun and stay safe!
We took his print 'The Strawberry Thief' as a starting point and did lots of different activities related to this across the week. In welcome we used watercolour pencils to draw birds, flower, leaves and strawberries and in Art we created our own polystyrene printing tiles. We used rollers to cover our tiles in different colour inks and then printed them multiple times to create our own William Morris wall paper. Mrs O thought they were fantastic and has taken some to put on the display in the hall!
On Tuesday it was Safer Internet Day. We talked about how to stay safe online and what to do if we have a problem. We learn't a song to help us make sensible choices when using the internet:
'Before you click, click, click,
You need to think, think, think
and TELL someone.'
Next week is half term, we hope everybody has a lovely break and we look forward to seeing which of the '33 things you can do outside' you manage to do. Have fun and stay safe!
Friday 3 February 2017
Numbers, number, numbers 03.02.17
This week in Maths we have been learning about addition. We found out that you can use lots of different resources to help you add two numbers or two groups of objects together. We explored using bead strings, objects, number lines and numicon. We learnt actions to help us remember what the add and equals symbols look like and had a go at recording our number sentence pictorially.
On Wednesday we went down to our Woodlands area. We worked in groups to build a den, made mud soup and mud pies in the muddy kitchen and used cheerios and pipe cleaners to make bird feeders. We got very muddy but it was lots of fun!
Today is NSPCC number day so instead of wearing our school uniform we are wearing something with a number on it. We have been using our number to solve problems and sort ourselves in different ways.
This weeks Learning Owl is William. He has been chosen for his fantastic attitude towards his learning. Well done William, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
Next week we are going to be learning all about William Morris so for your Home Learning we would like you to do some research. Who was he? What did he do? Do you like his designs? Why/ why not?
On Wednesday we went down to our Woodlands area. We worked in groups to build a den, made mud soup and mud pies in the muddy kitchen and used cheerios and pipe cleaners to make bird feeders. We got very muddy but it was lots of fun!
Today is NSPCC number day so instead of wearing our school uniform we are wearing something with a number on it. We have been using our number to solve problems and sort ourselves in different ways.
This weeks Learning Owl is William. He has been chosen for his fantastic attitude towards his learning. Well done William, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
Next week we are going to be learning all about William Morris so for your Home Learning we would like you to do some research. Who was he? What did he do? Do you like his designs? Why/ why not?
Friday 27 January 2017
The Rainbow Fish 27.01.17
As part of our Kaleidoscope topic we wanted to find out about fish so this week we have been fish explorers.
In Literacy we read the book 'The Rainbow Fish.' The story is about a fish who has lots of beautiful shiny scales. At the start of the story the rainbow fish won't share his scales but after becoming very sad and lonely he begins to share them with the other fish. He feels very happy and makes lots of new friends.
We looked at a picture of the rainbow fish and generated sentences to desscribe him. Here are some of them:
" The fish is colourful."
"The fish has shiny scales."
"The fish is pritty"
"The fish was unkind to the little blue fish."
"The fish was kind when he shared his shiny scales."
We also used the story in circle time to talk about what makes a good friend. We decided that a good friend is kind, caring, helpful, friendly and happy.
At snacktime we have also enjoyed listening to other fish stories. We thought 'Tiddler' was very funny because he kept on making up stories and after reading 'Sharing a Shell' we researched what a sea anenome and brush worm are. We learnt that clown fish aren't stung by sea anemones but humans are.
This weeks Learning Owl is Chrisanthi. She has been chosen for really persevering with her writing. Well done Chrisanthi, we all hope you have a fantastic weekend with Hootie.
This weekend is the RSPB big bird watch so for our home learning we need to spend some time watching which birds come in and out of our garden. I wonder if anyone will spot a robin or a red kite?
In Literacy we read the book 'The Rainbow Fish.' The story is about a fish who has lots of beautiful shiny scales. At the start of the story the rainbow fish won't share his scales but after becoming very sad and lonely he begins to share them with the other fish. He feels very happy and makes lots of new friends.
We looked at a picture of the rainbow fish and generated sentences to desscribe him. Here are some of them:
" The fish is colourful."
"The fish has shiny scales."
"The fish is pritty"
"The fish was unkind to the little blue fish."
"The fish was kind when he shared his shiny scales."
We also used the story in circle time to talk about what makes a good friend. We decided that a good friend is kind, caring, helpful, friendly and happy.
At snacktime we have also enjoyed listening to other fish stories. We thought 'Tiddler' was very funny because he kept on making up stories and after reading 'Sharing a Shell' we researched what a sea anenome and brush worm are. We learnt that clown fish aren't stung by sea anemones but humans are.
This weeks Learning Owl is Chrisanthi. She has been chosen for really persevering with her writing. Well done Chrisanthi, we all hope you have a fantastic weekend with Hootie.
This weekend is the RSPB big bird watch so for our home learning we need to spend some time watching which birds come in and out of our garden. I wonder if anyone will spot a robin or a red kite?
Friday 13 January 2017
Elmer 13.01.17
This week in Literacy we read the story of Elmer. The story is about an elephant called Elmer who is different to all the other elephants. Elmer isn't grey, he's patchwork. We designed our own elephants for 'Elmer Day' and wrote a sentence about them. Miss Howells and Mrs Hyder were very impressed with our writing. We all used our phonics to sound out words and lots of us remembered to put a full stop at the end of our sentence.
In learning through play we have enjoyed making Elmer pictures, paintings and books. We are also making a big Elmer for our classroom display!
In Maths we practised ordering numbers, We thought about which number was the smallest/ biggest and put them into order. We played a game called Caterpillar ordering with numbers to 10 and 20.
Here is the link so you can play at home: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering
In Music we learnt a song called '5 elephants on a piece of string.' We took turns to balance on the piece of string and practised keeping a steady beat with different musical instruments.
This weeks learning owl is Mollie. She has been chosen for persevering with her Elmer painting. Well done Mollie, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
This weeks home learning is to find out facts about elephants and write a sentence. I'm looking forward to hearing all the interesting things you find out.
In learning through play we have enjoyed making Elmer pictures, paintings and books. We are also making a big Elmer for our classroom display!
In Maths we practised ordering numbers, We thought about which number was the smallest/ biggest and put them into order. We played a game called Caterpillar ordering with numbers to 10 and 20.
Here is the link so you can play at home: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering
In Music we learnt a song called '5 elephants on a piece of string.' We took turns to balance on the piece of string and practised keeping a steady beat with different musical instruments.
This weeks learning owl is Mollie. She has been chosen for persevering with her Elmer painting. Well done Mollie, we hope you enjoy your weekend with Hootie!
This weeks home learning is to find out facts about elephants and write a sentence. I'm looking forward to hearing all the interesting things you find out.
Friday 6 January 2017
Happy New Year!
Welcome back and Happy New Year!
It's great to see the children so enthusiastic about being back at school and immersing themselves in their learning.
We are looking forward to starting our new topic of 'Kaleidoscopes' and sharing with you what we have been up to.
Don't forget to drop by and leave us a comment!
It's great to see the children so enthusiastic about being back at school and immersing themselves in their learning.
We are looking forward to starting our new topic of 'Kaleidoscopes' and sharing with you what we have been up to.
Don't forget to drop by and leave us a comment!
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