I hope everyone had a good Easter break. It was lovely to hear about the children’s activities and adventures during the holiday. It is always a good opportunity for speaking and listening, an ideal time to boost confidence when speaking in front of the class. In our literacy lessons we have been learning about subordination, … Read more
The absolute highlight of our term has been our trip to The Tower of London. At last, the day of the Tower had arrived! We set off early on Monday morning, the sun was shining and everyone was very excited. When we arrived we went to the Cradle tower to have an early lunch. After … Read more
In preparation for our trip to the Tower of London next week, we have been learning lots about London. First we looked at maps of the UK and located London on the map. Then we looked at maps of central London and highlighted some of the main tourist attractions. We noticed a special symbol for … Read more
At school we have been writing stories. Our stories had to include a broken boat and were based on the island that features in the Katie Morag stories. In our maths lessons we have been learning about fractions, telling the time and adding money. We have started learning about the famous artist, Picasso. We drew … Read more
Last week we enjoyed learning about space, planets and beyond. In our literacy lessons we have been reading a book about Bob, the Man on the Moon. We have been learning how to use question marks by writing questions that we would like to ask Bob. We have also been learning how to use connectives … Read more
This term we are concentrating on geography and thinking about the differences between living on an island and living on the mainland. We have been using stories about a little girl called Katie Morag who lives on an island off the west coast of Scotland. In the story the island is called the Isle of … Read more
This week we have been studying poetry, reading it and reciting it in groups within the class. We have been working on a tongue twister called Betty Botter, which is very tricky to recite without getting in a twist! We worked hard to count the syllables in Limericks and also thought about which words rhymed. … Read more
Earlier this term we were learning how to write instructions and wrote our own recipes. So when we spotted a recipe for Pea and Raspberry Jelly, in the story of The Princess and the Pea, we just had to make it. It turned into a science lesson on dissolving but everyone loved the jelly and … Read more
This week we have been reading The Princess and the Pea and using drama & story maps to retell the story. We created symbols for people, objects and features so that we could create our maps and use them to retell the story. We used connectives ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’ to join sentences and used ‘when’, … Read more
The first week back is always a struggle but I am happy to say the children seem less tired this week now that they are in their stride. This week they are keen to learn and we have had a very productive week. In our maths lessons we have been getting to grips with times … Read more
