Dear Parents/Carers,
The children have really been excited by their new theme ‘Space’. During the first week they visited the space dome and had a story told to them about Orion. The children listened to the story of ‘Whatever Next’ and talked about what they would take to the moon, creating their own list.
Last week we shared the story of ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ The children made predictions about what could happen and then created their own story titles. As a class the children learnt about story maps and created a story map for Aliens Love underpants.
This week we have created our own stories. We threw three story telling dice and told stories about aliens using the titles the children had created the previous week. In small groups we created story maps for their stories. The children created their own story maps and then began to write their own stories.
This week the children have been subtracting during Maths. The children have been trying to solve Merlin’s maths problems, our maths dinosaur. The children have been using a variety of resources and strategies, to find the answer. You could help at home by giving your children real life subtraction problems.
Last week the children moved to music composed by Holst and Adams, they then created artwork in response to these classical pieces of music. The children watched a space themed clip this week and then created the music for the short clip. They talked about the different types of instruments they could use and then played them at different times and changed the dynamics creating a fabulous piece of music to enhance the clip. Well Done Class R!
The children are looking forward to doing their Physical sessions on the school field with Mr Aplin when the weather is slightly warmer. Please ensure that your child has their full P.E kit and Plimsolls in school so they have them when they need them.
Thank you and have a great weekend, remember to share your books at home over the weekend we look forward to hearing about what you have been learning.
Many Thanks,
Miss Zimmerman, Mrs Bowden, Mrs Roberts and Mrs Conway.
