Term 5 week 2

Another week completed with children learning new skills and knowledge and consolidating their previous learning.

As we are now at the end of week 2 we wanted to let you know that this term the children have been split into smaller classes. Miss Bird has returned from maternity leave and has taken half of the Year 1 children, whilst the other half are in the Ivy classroom with Mrs Russell. This decision has been made to support Year 1 with their learning and provide further phonics learning in preparation for the phonics screening. Please come and talk to either Mrs Russell or Miss Bird if you have any questions about this.

English:

In English this week, the children have continued to look at the structure of sentences. They learnt a short little rhyme to help them remember key features such as capital letters and full stops. ‘Big at the start and dot at the end.’ The children have been learning about adjectives and have used them to enhance their writing.

Maths:

In Maths this week, the children have been learning about volume and capacity. The children have been learning about the language used to describe the volume of containers – full, half full, nearly empty. They then compared the quantity of liquid in two or three containers using the language more than and less than. The children then measured the capacity of containers using cups.

Science:

In Science this week, the children learnt more about the functions of different parts of a plant. They discussed this in small groups and then created their own short presentations about the parts and their functions.

DT:

In DT this week, the children designed their own planters; they learnt about the features of a good planter and then thought about how they wanted their own planter to look. The children designed and labelled their planters according to which plastic bottle they want to use. They also thought about the design they wanted on their own planter after looking at some examples of planters made from recycled materials.

Art:

In Art this week, the children looked carefully at the sculptures of David Best. They then looked at the specific features he liked to incorporate in his work. The children identified he likes to include circles, arcs, spikes and rectangles as some of the shapes in his work.  

RE:

In RE this week, the children learnt about the parable of ‘The Good Samaritan’. After learning about the parable, they thought about what it teaches about right and wrong and how others should be treated.    

PSHE:

In PSHE this week, the children learnt about how to look after animals. They learnt about different animals and how they might all need to be cared for in different ways. The children discussed with each other the different animals they would purchase if they went into a pet shop.

Music:

In Music this week, the children used the piece of music from last week and added different actions to show the characters. They also thought about the pitch of their voices and how this could change to represent different people.  

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Have a wonderful bank holiday weekend, see you on Tuesday.

Ivy Class Team