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Weekly Update 12.12.25
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
The highlight of the week has undoubtedly been the performances of 'Prickly Hay'! The children worked exceptionally hard to put on such a fabulous performance and should be very proud of themselves.
Year 2 have continued learning how to subtract a single digit number from a two-digit number whilst Year 1 have continued learning about place value within 20.
We have also written a recount from the point of view of the Emperor of Absurdia.
All the children enjoyed Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner Day on Friday.
Have a wonderful weekend and see you again on Monday!
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 5.12.25
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Our rehearsals for the Christmas play are well underway and we cannot wait to perform 'Prickly Hay' for you next week! The children have all worked so hard learning lines, dances and songs and should be very proud of themselves.
Elsewhere in the curriculum Year 1 have learnt how to represent teen numbers and count to 20. Year 2 have learnt how to subtract from multiples of 10. In English we have recapped how to change verbs into the past tense by adding the 'ed' suffix. We have also sequenced the story of 'The Emperor of Absurdia' in preparation to write a recount next week.
Year 2 have also learnt how to spell words ending in 'ies' and Year 1 have recapped how to read and spell o-e and u-e words in phonics.
Have a lovely weekend and see you again on Monday.
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 28.11.25
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
This week has flown by.
In English we have written a description of the Wardrobe Monster from "The Emperor of Absurdia". I was amazed with the quality of writing - so many children included a variety of conjunctions and expanded noun phrases and even some similes!
In science we continued to explore materials by looking at which objects float, and which sink. We completed an investigation as a class by testing a variety of objects in a tray of water which the children found fascinating.
We have finished our art unit of 'Colour Chaos' by learning about artists Paul Klee and Jackson Pollock. We explored how to make colours lighter by adding white. We then worked as a class to create a huge piece of art using drip painting.
Practicing for the Christmas Play is underway and we look forward to performing ‘Prickly Hay’ in just over a week.
Have a lovely weekend and see you again on Monday,
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 20.11.25
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
A slightly shorter but very bust week has finished.
In science we have learnt to name materials that objects are made out of. We went on a hunt around the classroom for different objects and spoke about what they were made from.
In English we used our class story map to tell the story of Where the Wild Things off by hear. We then used this to write the story in our English books.
In maths, we learnt how to measure the length of objects in non-standard units (cubes). We also learnt how to subtract on the number line. Year 2 have learnt how to add 2 two-digit numbers by drawing the representation.
I have been especially happy with how the children are making good progress with their reading - lots of them have moved up a book band! Year 1 have learnt three new split digraphs (a-e, i-e, o-e).
Have a wonderful weekend and hopefully it will be a bit warmer next week!
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
We have had a week crammed full of learning!
Year 1 have learnt about the a-e split digraph. On Tuesday the children read and sorted words according to which digraph they contained. Year 2 have learnt how to spell words ending in 'el'.
In English we have looked at a variety of conjunctions. We have also written a description of the Wild Thing island from the story of 'Where the Wild Things Are'.
In maths, Year 1 have begun to learn about subtraction and Year 2 have looked at how to make more complicated sums easier by making 10.
In art we continued learning about abstract artists. This week we explored colour mixing and then created paintings inspired by Mark Rothko.
We have also begun learning songs for our Christmas play: 'Prickly Hay'. More news will follow soon....
Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you again on Monday!
Miss Atkinson