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Weekly Update 1.3.24
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
This week in maths the children have started learning about fractions and learnt how to find half of different objects, shapes and quantities. Next week we will progress to learning about quarters.
In science we have continued learning about plants. We set up an experiment to investigate what a plant needs to grow by putting different plants in different places around the classroom. The children each made a prediction for which plant they thought would grow the best. We will monitor the plants over the following weeks to see whether our predictions were correct.
In English we hunted around the classroom for phrases that linked to 'The Smartest Giant in Town' and the children wrote sentences using these phrases on their own mini whiteboards.
Don't forget World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March and dressing up as an inspirational person is optional.
Enjoy the weekend and see you again on Monday,
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 23.2.24
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
The first week of the half term has gone by so quickly.
We have introduced the book 'The Smartest Giant in Town' by Julia Donaldson, which is our core text for English. The children made predictions for what they think would happen in the story, sequenced the story and also wrote captions for key scenes from the story.
In maths, we have spent the week recapping addition and subtraction. All the children could remember how to add and subtract within 20 from when it was first taught in the autumn term so well done Pear Tree! We have also started to represent two digit numbers with tens and ones. The children worked hard on Friday morning to represent different numbers and they took photos of their work on the iPads.
In DT the children have planned their Cinderella moving picture and we will begin making these next week.
Also in PSHE we have learnt the difference between a secret and a surprise and spoken about who we can tell if we are told to keep a secret that does not make us feel good.
A reminder that World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Our whole school theme this year will be based around the Little People, BIG DREAMS series of books.We would like all children to decorate a thought bubble featuring a person who inspires them. This can be a person from the book series, or another person of your choosing! Dress up is completely optional and only for those who want to, but it would be great to see a range of inspirational people - from Elton John to Marie Curie!
Enjoy the weekend and I will see you again on Monday.
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 9.2.24
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
A slightly shorter half term has come to an end but we have certainly packed it full of learning!
This week in English the children writing their instructions for how to get Cinderella ready for the ball. All the children have made such good progress with their writing since the start of the year and they should be very proud of their work.
In maths, we have continued learning about multiplication and division. We learnt how to share equally between 2 and 5 groups using practical resources before moving onto sharing by drawing groups and counters.
In geography the children drew their own map of Yeadon using aerial photographs.
This week we have had Miss Hodges teaching in our class. Miss Hodges is a student teacher who is in her final year of teacher training. Miss Hodges will continue to teach some lessons over the following weeks at school.
Online Safety Day happened on Tuesday 6th February. Please take some time to talk to your children about online safety at home. Resources can be found here: https://www.ruffordparkprimary.org.uk/information/curriculum/computing
Enjoy the half term. Please remember Monday 19th February is a Training Day so I will see you again on Tuesday 20th February.
Miss Atkinson