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?
Friday, 19 May 2017
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?
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