Maple Tree Class Blog
Maple Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 8.12.23
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in school this week. The class is decorated and we have been busy linking the curriculum with a Victorian Christmas. Below are the verses of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' that Maple Tree Class have been learning ready to recite as part of the Christmas assembly on Tuesday 19th December. It would be great if the children could also practise this at home.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
In English, we have also been learning about one of the most famous Victorian authors Charles Dickens and two of his most well known characters Oliver Twist and Fagin. The children have read extracts from the novel and watched several clips from different film versions in preparation for writing some character descriptions. We will also be reading extracts from another Charles Dicken novel with a strong Christmas theme. Can you guess what it is?
Have a super weekend.
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 1.12.23
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
The children have been busy completing a range of assessments this week. I have been impressed by their fantastic focus and maturity in the feedback sessions. The biographies on Thomas Barnardo have also been been completed and the children have taken great pride when publishing their work.
To complete the week, the children enjoyed beginning the practical element of their design and technology project 'Marbellous Structures'. They learned how to join materials in order to make a bridge. Please could the children continue to bring cardboard tubes into school to help complete this project.
Enjoy the weekend
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 24.11.23
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
Some super writing in Maple Tree Class this week. The children have completed editing and improving their biographies on Thomas Barnardo and will be publishing next week. As always, they are eager to use the vocabulary we discuss in class and adventurous vocabulary of their own.
Both maths groups are working on fractions. My group has completed adding and subtracting and are now moving onto multiplying and dividing.
In history, we have started to discuss Victorian life in Yeadon. We focused on William Murgatroyd and will continue to learn about his impact in the local area.
Thank you for the bottles, jars and chocolates for the Christmas Fayre on Saturday. I know the children are looking forward to visiting it.
Have a fabulous weekend
Mrs Trotter