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Weekly Update 13.10.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
A slightly shorter week with our training day today but still a very busy week it has been.
On Tuesday and Wednesday we had our Great Fire of London Workshops lead by forest school practitioner Sue. We recreated the events of the fire by making our very own Tudor houses from cereal boxes, scrap paper and paint. We then took them down to the field and made Pudding Lane with St Paul’s Cathedral in the center. Sue then started a fire in Thomas Farriner’s bakery, and we watched it spread from house to house until they had all turned to ash. The children really enjoyed this immersive activity!
London Burning Water Squirters Creating a Fire Break
In Maths Year 1 have been working on number bonds within 10 and using practical resources such as numicon to help with addition. Year 2 have been looking at number bonds to 20 and how to find all of the number pairs systematically.
In Science we have continued with our focus on how to keep the human body healthy. This weeks lesson was all about healthy hearts and how exercise is a very important factor in keeping it healthy. We looked at the function of the heart and did a little experiment to show how exercise effects our heart rate.
Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you all at Parents Evening on Monday or Wednesday.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 06.10.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
The first week of October has come with lots of rain but its been another good week in Lime Tree Class.
In Maths Year 1 have been introduced to a part-whole model. They have been using the part-whole model and numicon to create and solve addition number sentences. Year 2 have been using the 'less than', 'greater than' and 'equal to' symbols (< > = ) to compare objects and number. The children really enjoyed watching the numberblocks 'Blockzilla' episode which represented their learning in a fun way. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0blsqtz/numberblocks-series-3-blockzilla
In English we have finished our final week on 'Katie in London' with setting descriptions of Buckingham Palace. There has been some great use of adjectives and expanded noun phrases from both Year 1 and 2.
For our topic lesson this week we recapped on the timeline of the Great Fire of London and enquired how we know so much about the fire. We then looked at who Samuel Pepys was and read some of his diary.
In Science we have been looking at the importance of a healthy balanced diet. The children all made very sensible choices when creating their own balanced meal.
Thank you to everyone for bringing in boxes! I think we will definitely have enough for our Great Fire of London workshop which is taking place next Tuesday and Wednesday :)
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 29.09.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
Somehow we are already half way through the Autumn 1 term!
In Science the children became sense explorers! With their tastebuds the children had to identify mystery food while blindfolded. Everyone worked really well together and managed to correctly classify and identify all the fruit and vegtables.
In PE we have continued to work on our underarm throwing and bowling. The children really enjoyed putting their skill the the test in mini games of piggie in the middle.
In Art, we have continued to explore different media. This week we focused on oil pastels and how we could use them in different ways to achieve different textures and patterns
Today we voted for Lime Tree new School Council Representative. I was so impressed with the number of candidates and with how well they all shared their posters! The votes were very close but the winner was Owen :)
Please remember to send boxes in to school from Monday. We will need them the following week for our Great Fire of London workshop.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 22.09.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
Another busy week for us in Lime Tree Class.
Our first topic lesson of 'Emergency 999!' was to compare past London in 1666 with present London today. We particularly focused on the differences in buildings as this will help the children to understand why the Great Fire of London started and spread so quickly.
In Maths, Year 2 have continued with partitioning 2-digit numbers into tens and ones and writing the expanded form (52 = 50 + 2, 5 tens and 2 ones). We have used a range of practical equipment to reinforce the value of these digits. Year 1 have been counting forwards and backwards within 10. The children have also been finding one more and one less than a given number by using a number line or a ten frame.
In English we have focused our descriptive writing on Katie from our focus text 'Katie in London'. Year 2 have extended their writing by including expanded noun phrases.
In Science we did a 'senses' experiment. I think the children definitely enjoyed testing their taste buds the most!
At the start of the week the children should all have brought home a note requesting cardboard boxes. These need to be brought in from Monday 2nd October ready for our Great Fire of London Workshop the following week. Thank you in advance!
It is time to elect our new School Council representative! If your child is interested in being Lime Tree's representative, they will need to make a poster about why they should be voted for and bring this to school by Wednesday next week.
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 15.09.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
The second week in Lime Tree has gone by in a flash. The children from Year 1 and 2 are bonding well and it is lovely to see new friendships blossoming! All the children are now becoming familiar with our new routines and have been working super hard.
In English we have started our new focus text 'Katie in London' and have been writing descriptive sentences about the Lion from Trafalgar Square who is Katie and Jacks special guide in the book. I have been really impressed with everyone's fantastic writing.
In Maths Year 1 have continued with the focus on numbers up to 10. We have also been looking at different representation of numbers and how to use the '=' symbol to show the 'same as'. In Year 2 we have been using base 10 and place value mats to recognise the tens and ones within numbers up to 100.
We started our 'Exploring Different Media' topic in Art with Pencils. The children really enjoyed exploring different techniques to create lines, patterns, shapes, and textures. In PE we have been practicing our under arm throwing with a partner. Everyone has worked really hard on their hand-eye coordination!
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
