Term 5, Week 4

In our Literacy lessons this week, we have been reading 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' story. The story has taught us about the caterpillar's journey to becoming a beautiful butterfly. For our learning we made a list of all of the foods the caterpillar ate throughout the week, wrote sentences to match the pictures on a storyboard, and had an opportunity to create our own storyboards by drawing pictures and writing sentences.
On Tuesday afternoon Apples and Pears took part in our open classroom. This was an opportunity for parents and family members to join us for the afternoon. During this session the children enjoyed completing painting and colouring as part of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' theme. The children especially enjoyed creating fingerprint caterpillars using different coloured paints.
This week in Math, we covered the following learning topics:
  • Select shapes for a purpose
  • Rotate shapes
  • Manipulate shapes
  • Explain shape arrangements
Due to our trip to the farm last week, Apples and Pears completed two Understanding of the World lessons this week. One of these lessons gave the children the opportunity to think back to the farm trip, to share what animals they saw and where these lived on the farm, such as in a pond, in a pen or in the barn etc. The children then helped create a map of the farm.
Our second Understanding of the World lesson this week gave the children the chance to think about the beans we planted last term. We had a discussion about whether they were still growing their beans at home and if so what they look like now and what they have had to do to take care of them.
Important reminders:
  • Please ensure your child has a coat in school everyday due to the unpredictable weather. The weather has been cold and wet and we have had lots of children attend school without a coat.
Many thanks for your ongoing support.
Have a lovely weekend.
The EYFS Team