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In English this week we have been exploring how to incorporate high-level openers into our writing to avoid repetition. Towards the end of the week we have been learning how to link ideas together in sentences/paragraphs to assist the fluidity of our writing. We are looking forward to…

This week we have been learning all about our emotions. We have used the story 'The Colour Monster' to support our learning. The children are great at sitting down and listening to the story, they can answer questions, discuss the features of the story and are able to relate events to their…

This week we have really settled into our routines in Jellyfish class and impressed Miss French with our independence. 

English

In our English lessons this week we have been continuing with the story of Hansel and Gretel but we are focusing on a new genre of writing, a third person retell.…

We begin each week by modelling the new activities to the children, it is usually 'Modelling Monday' but as we were not at school on Monday it has happened on Tuesday this week. We have lots of new and exciting activities to learn with and they help us to develop our knowledge. Here are some of…

What a brilliant start to the week we have had in Turtles!

In English, we began the week by looking at the features of a story as next week we are retelling the story of Hansel and Gretel.

We identified many features that a story must include, including a beginning, a middle and an end. We…

In Maths, we have learnt about rounding and negative numbers. Our teachers are so impressed with our prior learning and how well we applied our knowledge to reasoning and problem solving!

We worked together to brainstorm vocabulary to describe the forest setting ready for our independent…

This week we have published our first piece of writing in English and continued the place value topic in Maths.

In English, to work towards writing a re-tell for Little Red Riding Hood, we planned what writing skills we would include for each part. We spoke about the different word types that…

This week we have had another great week full of learning, it was lovely to meet the parents at our Meet The Teacher meeting on Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who attended.

In English we have completed our first independent write in Year 2, a re-tell of the story Little Red Riding Hood. We…

Maths

This week, we have been working on counting backwards from any given number to 20. The children did really well with this and in order to secure this further we have been playing lots of games during our numbers and patterns daily lessons. We have also been looking at representing numbers…

This week, in Maths, we have enjoyed using our knowledge of place value in rounding and negative numbers. 

We realised that place value was pivotal to both of these skills. 

In English, we have been exploring vocabulary surrounding our setting description. 

In reading this week, we…

Hello again everyone, welcome to Week 3 of life in Narwhals class.

This weekend it would not surprise me if your children were very tired as they have worked extremely hard to complete their work. 

The main reason your child may be tired is because this week we completed our 1st Published…

What another sensational week of learning and fun we have had in Seals Class this week. This week has seen the start of our weekly class certificates. Each week a child will be chosen for maths, writing, friendship and for simply being a shining star. The children will bring these home with them…