Glug Slug Milkshake!
This week our focus story is called ‘ Spider Sandwiches’ by Claire Freedman
The children got creative making spider sandwiches using appropriate materials to reach their desired outcome! We used, playdough, sticks, leaves and clay to make our own sandwich.
In maths we have been doing lots of counting- 1:1 correspondence. This helps them to build a strong foundation of number sense, by grasping the concept that one object represents one unit. We often ‘touch’ count in nursery to ensure we count each object once.
Help at home:
Here’s the numberblocks explaining the rules of counting and more!
Can you count some objects around your house? how many did you find? did you make sure you touch counted them all?
Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: Go to the settings cog (it’s along the play bar) and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip
This weeks sound is: ‘Y’ for Yo-Yo
Rhyme of the week: Incy, wincy spider
Notice:
Just a reminder …
Tuesday- is our forest school session and library book day
Wednesday- is PE day (comfortable clothes)
The weather has started to pick up this week and hopefully long may this continue. Therefore we ask if your child may have suncream applied before school. You may wish to send your child with bottle of suncream (clearly labelled) incase they need a top up in the afternoon. please can you also provide your child with a sun hat.
We hope you have a lovely happy and healthy bank holiday weekend!
Miss Ward, Miss Harvey and Miss Feldman
Basketball
Today, the sun was shining and we had another superb PE lesson learning key basketball skills. We began by recapping the key principles of dribbling and then moved onto stealing/tackling.
Here’s what the children had to say:
Remember to bounce the ball at waist height to keep control. Use fingers not palms to bounce.
Gabriel Y3
You can’t walk with the ball; you must bounce as you move. Must use two hands. Two hands would be a double dribble.
Madeleine Y4
Use our bodies to block the person trying to steal.
Emily M Y3
Today, I enjoyed playing Gauntlet.
Emily G Y3
I really enjoyed playing Gauntlet and stealing bibs.
Christian Y4
Reading Skill: Inference
The children were presented with some images and they had to find clues in order to answer a question. The class were asked to explain their thinking as they worked.
- We need to find clues to get some answers.
- We need to add those clues to what we already know or have read.
- There can be more than one correct answer.
As the children grow up, they will gain more knowledge and experience of the world around them (and the vocabulary to go with this) and this will help them make inferences effectively.
Here is another picture.
- What is the dad doing?
- Why is the girl standing behind him?
- Why is she dragging a kite on the floor?
- Has she said anything to him? Does he know she’s there?
- How is she feeling? What is she thinking?
- Do you think this has happened before? Why/why not?
- Why is the kite coloured bright red, but everything else is in dull colours?
A couple more examples of excellent inference skills.
PE- Multiskills
We’ve made a great start to this week in Reception. In our PE lesson we have been working on our throwing and catching skills. First we worked on our own to bounce the ball in the hoop and then catch it. Then we worked pairs to bounce the ball to each other and catch it. It was very tricky as first but we persevered and our skills improved so much! Great work Reception!
Our Focus book this week is Walking Through the Jungle by Julie Lacome we can’t wait to share our learning with you at the end of the week.
Living and Learning – Healthy Diet
Our Living and Learning statement this week is:
This week in our Living and Learning session, we discussed the ‘5 a day’ message. We linked this to our science learning, discussing the scientifically identifying features of fruits and vegetables.
fruit – a part of a plant that contains seeds
vegetable – a part of a plant that can be eaten as food
The children impressed me with their knowledge of fruits and vegetables – we’ve some adventurous palates in our class!
We discussed the importance of fruit and vegetables in providing crucial vitamins and minerals in our diet – these help to keep our bodies and minds healthy. The World Health Organisation recommends 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
A portion is an amount you could fit in your hand.
What counts towards your 5 a day?
Almost all fruit and vegetables count towards your 5 a day. They can be fresh, frozen, canned, dried or juiced.
Eatwell Guide
As a class, we looked at the Eatwell Guide and discussed what a healthy meal might consist of.
The children then had the opportunity to ‘prepare’ a healthy dinner.
Help at home by discussing the Eatwell Guide with your child. How does this compare to the meals you eat at home? Are there any opportunities to make healthier choices?
But he was still hungry!
This week the children have really enjoyed reading ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle.
We explored the process of ‘Metamorphosis‘ which was a really big word for the children to try and say!
Metamorphosis is the process of changing physical form, such as the Caterpillar.
Help at home: What are the four stages of the Caterpillar lifecycle? Are there any other animals that go through this process? We may have some wigglying around in our tank in Reception…
We went BIG and created our own Caterpillar lifecycle! We also made a giant Catrepillar using natural resources in forest school.
During our story the children asked why the caterpillat needed to go to sleep for so long. This linked nicley with our living and learning statement this week – ‘I know the importance of sleep’.
Here’s what they thought..
because it’s dark
I put my jarmas on after I’ve had a bath
I get really tired and it’s time to go to bed
When you’re tired you go to sleep
My daddy is grumpy in the morning
I have my teddies in my bed
This weeks sound is: ‘W’ for Wave
Rhyme of the week: 1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a Fish alive
Notice:
Just a reminder …
Tuesday is our forest school session and library book day
Wednesday is PE day (comfortable clothes)
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Ward , Miss Harvey and Miss Feldman
Living and Learning: I know the importance of sleep.
Our living and learning statement for this week was:
I know the importance of sleep.
As well as individual class living and learning sessions, the whole school attended our ‘Tuesday Viewsday‘ collective worship to learn more together. We discussed the role of sleep in our lives and it’s importance/lack of importance both personally and collectively (the world).
Children put forward some fantastic points of view to debate both sides of the importance of sleep – here’s some of the quotes:
‘I think sleep is important because it gives our brain a chance to rest so that we can do well in school the next day.’ (JC, Year 6)
‘Sleep is important for us to switch off and not think about things for a while. If we didn’t sleep, we would all just be tired and moody.’ (FJ, Year 2)
‘I don’t think sleep is important because it wastes time. We could be doing other things that we like instead of sleeping.’ (NE, Year 5)
‘Sleep can be important if you have a job, but if you don’t have a job or something to get up for, you’re wasting time in your life that you could use to help others or find something that you enjoy.’ (JS, Year 5)
Help at home:
Discuss the importance of sleep for a healthy, happy lifestyle with your child. Does your child know what a good amount of sleep is? Explore their thoughts on what might happen if they don’t get enough sleep, or they sleep too much!
Book Club
The children were busy during Book Club today producing some fantastic work in their reading records.
Class novel
Our love for reading continues to grow in Year 3 and 4 as we have begun our new class novel – The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
We have been enjoying the early chapters and can’t seem to put it down. We have so many questions already.
The children are developing their own views about Edward and have been finding evidence from the text to justify their impression of him.
Help at home – ask your child about the story so far. Who is Rosie and what did he do? What does Abilene do to display her love for Edward? What are their thoughts about Pellegrina and why?
Living and Learning: We know the importance of hand washing.
This week, the children learnt about the importance of hand washing with Mrs Bald. Whether it’s after going to the toilet, before eating or when you’re preparing food, washing your hands with soap and water is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of germs!
First, the class identified high usage areas where germs may build up.
- door handles
- toilet flush
- pencils
- hands
- tables
- carpet
- light switches
The children put flour on their hands and then touched different surfaces to see how easily germs spread.
But how does soap really work?
When you wash your hands, the soap breaks down the outer layer of germs which means they can’t survive. The pieces of broken down germs are then surrounded in a soapy bubble-like shield. After washing your hands for at least 20 seconds, you then rinse the soap away with water. When the soap is washed down the drain, you wash the germs away with it!
The soap and pepper experiment
The children conducted an experiment to show how soap breaks
down germs.
The class filled a bowl with water (the water represents your skin). Next, black pepper (the germs) was sprinkled onto the surface of the water.The children applied soap to their fingers and submerged them in the water. The soap reacted with the water causing the pepper to repel. This demonstrated how soap affects germs.
Mrs Bald was very impressed with the knowledge and learning attitudes shown by all of the children.
Why not try this at home?https://www.wateraid.org/uk/sites/g/files/jkxoof211/files/2021-10/wateraid-soap-pepper-experiment.pdf
Help at home by using the questions below. Can your child tell you about the pepper experiment?
Points for discussion
• When should we wash our hands? How long for?
• Why is using soap so important?
• What would happen if we didn’t use soap?