How are we already at the point of the Christmas holidays? Time has truly flown in Team CB and I can't quite believe that when we return it will be 2022!
Despite lots of exciting festive celebrations going on through school, the class have continued to work incredibly hard right up until the last moment. In our Literacy, we have concluded our writing on the wolf's character description. The language that the class have developed is simply outstanding! From language such as "insatiable appetite", to "devour" and "fiendish" - the class have certainly captured exactly what this unfavourable beast looked like! Mrs Lawson was most impressed when she came in to read some of our extracts! In Maths, we have started a new topic linked to subtraction. I have been blown away at just how speedily the class have picked up this concept. They have been able to subtract practically with resources to model the understanding that subtraction is taking away. They have then progressed to seeing subtracting in the abstract form of the column method. We have successfully found the difference between two numbers where exchanges were needed and the children have a solid understanding of the need to exchange. What superstars you are. In our Geography, we have been busy exploring the features of Rivers and discussing the 3 parts of a river's course. The class were fantastic at identifying the different features of a river and could accurately pinpoint these on a river image. In Science, we have been completing a hardness test to see whether all rocks are hard. After the experiment we were able to conclude that not all rocks were hard and that this could be simply investigated through a scratch test. As it is the festive season, the class have enjoyed the drama of a pantomime. They loved the comedy in Cinderella as well as bopping along to a few of the songs that they knew. What a lovely treat it was for us all. Parents and carers will also be receiving some of the hard work and craft that our class have been busy working on as part of our Art this term, as Christmas cards and calendars will be going home today too. With that in mind, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy, healthy and restful Christmas and New Year! I look forward to seeing you all in January! Miss Baxter
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Over the last fortnight, our class have been working immensely hard as part of their termly assessment week. The class have approached the week with fantastic maturity and a real determination to show and give their best. They have demonstrated their learning across Reading, Writing, Spelling punctuation and Grammar as well as Arithmetic and Reasoning in Maths. I could not be more proud of the brilliantly positive outlook they have had to this round of assessments. In addition, their engagement during feedback to support and develop their understanding for future reference was wonderful to see.
During the course of this week, the class have worked hard to round off their understanding of addition. They have solved word problems and missing digit problems using the information they have learned about the process of addition. As we have now completed addition, we will look to move on to subtraction from next week, where we can apply our understanding of the column method further. In our writing this week, we have introduced a new writing focus. Miss Baxter was unfortunately chased by a wolf at the weekend and the class must help her record an accurate description of the beast to pass on to the relevant professionals. As such we have spent a lot of time working on our oracy skills and expanding our understanding of rich, varied vocabulary linked to the wolf. The class have dual coded to understand new terms and can now successfully recall these through linking to actions and images. Elsewhere, we have been hard at work in our Geography and Science topics exploring Rivers and Rocks in more detail. We have completed many science experiments, including an acid test to determine if the rocks in our rock sample were sedimentary or not. To do this, the class dropped vinegar on to the various rocks and if they fizzed it indicated that they were indeed sedimentary. In music, we have been exploring the glockenspiels further, learning to play the B, C, D and E key to various tunes. We have also been learning about the different language of music and have encountered terms such as minim, crotchet and semibreve. A lovely piece of PHSE came in the form of a visit to the Toybox Tales exhibition we have had in the hall this week. The children studied carefully the different canvases and their images, recognising that all the images included a disability. The class displayed great awareness of what this meant and were able to show clear understanding of how disability can be supported. What a great 2 weeks of learning Team CB! |
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