Cherry Tree Class Blog 2020-2021
Weekly Post 18.06.21
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog 2020-2021
It has been another very warm week in the Cherry Tree Classroom! The children have not let the heat stop them from having another fantastic week of learning.
We have continued our work using the story 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'. The children have thought about how the seagulls felt and have written some letters of apology as the seagulls to one of the other characters. We have really been focusing on spellings this week and spending lots of time practising our 'common exception' words (those words we should be able to spell by the end of Key Stage One).
In maths we have been focusing on reasoning problems. We have solved problems about charts, tables, time, using scales and a whole assortment of number related ones.
In PE we have continued to work with our Sports Coach on football skills. We have also been working on our skipping skills following Jodie (the skipping coach) videos.
We have finished the week off with some Lighthouse Keeper linked art. The children enjoyed using paints and sketching techniques to create their master pieces.
Congratulations to Toms who was the winner of the Compost Bin Design Competition organised by Mrs Hanna. His design will be used for the Key Stage One playground compost bin.
Enjoy your weekend.
Mrs Moore
Weekly Post 11.06.21
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog 2020-2021
It has been a very hot week in Cherry Tree Class but that has not stopped the children from working really hard. They have made a great start to the half-term!
This week we have started our new topic called 'Oh I do like to be beside the seaside'. We have been learning about what a seaside is and where in the United Kingdom we might find them. The children have been using maps to find the most well-known seaside resorts.
Keeping to the theme of the seaside, our story this week has been 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'. The children have been writing as Hamish the cat about how he felt when his owners sent him across the wire to the lighthouse.
In maths we have been doing some work on telling the time. We have gone back over 'on the hour' and 'half past' and started to look at using 'quarter to' and 'quarter past' the hour. Any extra work at home on this would be much appreciated.
Enjoy your weekend. It looks like it is going to be a very hot one!
Mrs Moore
Weekly Post 28.05.21
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog 2020-2021
Well we have reached the end of another half-term. I can't believe that we only have one more left before the summer holidays. Time is going by so quickly!
We have had yet another very busy week in Cherry Tree Class.
The children have really enjoyed our work using the book, 'Somebody Swallowed Stanley'. We have had lots of great discussions about plastic in the oceans and how we need to look after our world.
The children wrote some fantastic letters of apology as one of the characters from the story. We had great fun making our own character from a piece of plastic rubbish. I hope that once the children have finished with their character they will put them in the recycling bin.
Today the children made up some of their own rules. We had lots of great outfits, cuddly toys, playtime snacks and tattoos.
Have a fantastic holiday!
Mrs Moore
Weekly Post 21.05.21
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog 2020-2021
Another fantastic week of learning in Cherry Tree Class!
We started our new story this week ‘Someone Swallowed Stanley’. The children have really enjoyed the story and have shown a real interest in its message ‘Save our Seas’. This story fits in well with our topic and our work on being able to name the Oceans of the World.
The children have written some lovely descriptions of Stanley and blurbs about the story. We have also designed some posters to persuade people to look after our seas and not pollute them.
In maths we have been learning about measures. We have been measuring in cm’s and thinking about making sure that our measurements are accurate. Our homework this week reinforces this learning.
In topic we have been learning about Neil Armstrong. The children enjoyed watching some live footage of him on the moon.
We had some different teachers teaching the class on Thursday. The children were amazing! I am sure all the teachers went away wishing that they could work in our fantastic school with our wonderful Year 2 children.
Congratulations also this week to our class Blue Peter Badge Winner, Georgia. What a great achievement.
Have a wonderful weekend and let’s hope we get some sunshine!
Mrs Moore
Weekly Post 14.05.21
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog 2020-2021
Well, it has been another very busy week in Cherry Tree Class. I am sure the children will all be ready for a rest at the weekend!
We have continued to learn about famous explorers this week as part of our ‘Message in a Bottle’ topic. This week we have been comparing Amelia Earhart and Sir Edmund Hillary. We have talked about how these two famous explorers were similar and different to each other. The children have been really interested in their adventures.
In English we have continued to use the story of the Village of Round and Square houses to inspire our writing. We have acted out the night that ‘Old Naka’ erupted and written a dairy recount as one of the Villagers. The children had great fun doing some outside drama!
In maths we have been solving word problems using all 4 operations. We have also started some work on Position and Direction. Any work at home using the language linked to this would be much appreciated (right, left, forwards, backwards, half turn, quarter turn, above, below, and so on).
On Thursday we had some P.E. time on the Trim Trail. The children showed great skill and control working their way across the obstacles.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Mrs Moore
