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Pear Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 5.11.2021
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Pear Class have had a good first week back at school after the October half-term break. I have been especially impressed with how quickly the children have settled back into our classroom routines.
This week we had a visit from Northern Art Factory who ran a Great Fire of London dance and drama workshop. The children pretended to travel back in time to the Great Fire of London; moving through the city and across the river Thames, before finally using scarves and ribbons to represent the flames of the fire. The children really enjoyed this session and could recall a lot of facts about the Great Fire of London. Please take a look at our photos below!
In English we have read our new book; The Emperor of Absurdia and the children have described two of the characters from the text. We also discussed the difference between books set in familiar settings and books set in fantasy settings.
We have also started learning some of the songs for our Christmas Performance. Dates and more details will follow shortly...
On Friday 12 November, Guiseley Library will be giving away free comic books, appropriate for all ages, if you are interested in collecting some for your child.
Today we have sent home our first piece of homework - please make sure that this is returned to school by next Thursday.
I hope you all have a good weekend and enjoy Bonfire Night.
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 22.10.2021
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
What a busy end to the half-term!
In English we have been using the information we have learnt about The Great Fire of London to make our own Information Posters about this event. I have been very impressed with all the facts that the children can remember about The Great Fire!
This week we also conducted an experiment in science, all about the effects of fizzy drinks on our teeth and the importance of brushing our teeth. We left a hard-boiled egg (pretending to be a tooth!) in a cup of fizzy drink for a day and compared this to an egg left in water for the same amount of time. The children's predictions that the egg in the fizzy drink would change colour and turn brown came true. We then had a go at scrubbing the egg clean with a toothbrush and toothpaste to make the egg clean again. The children especially enjoyed learning about this and they each had a go at scrubbing the egg with the toothbrush!
Yesterday we sent out a box of raisins with every child, for the Raisin Funds challenge, organised by the PTA. It would be very much appreciated if this box could be returned on Monday 1st November, filled with any loose change from home.
Enjoy the holidays and please keep reading with your child over the next week!
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 15.10.2021
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Another week in Pear Class draws to a close and what a fun week it has been!
In English, the children have continued writing diary entries. This week they pretended to be Samuel Pepys and enjoyed writing about burying their cheese and wine.
In maths the children have started to learn about addition and how to solve addition sums using the part-whole model. I have been very impressed with how quickly and confidently they have understood this concept!
We have also learnt about what happened after The Great Fire of London and how London was re-built to make it safer. The children especially enjoyed re-designing their own London by drawing and colouring in their own shop fronts.
It was good to get a chance to talk to most of you at Parent's Evening. Thank you for making the time to meet with me. If you need to contact me at any point then please email pear@ruffordparkprimary.org.uk.
Enjoy the weekend and see you all again on Monday!
Miss Atkinson