What an exciting week we have had!
On Monday a box appeared in our classroom,
it looked like a pet carrier but…something had nibbled its way out and gone
missing! A letter told us that it was a pet that had come from the pet shop but
it was a mystery creature that no one had ever seen before.
In English we made and wrote leaflets to
help Mr. Jones, the pet shop owner, know all about this mystery creature and
how to look after it. We considered the types of food it might eat, things it
might want to play with and even thought of possible names.
In Maths we learnt about 3D shapes and had
a go at describing their properties. We then used the shapes to construct houses
for our mystery creature to keep it safe while we are looking after it for Mr.
Jones.
In Science we were investigating in the
outside area to see if our mystery creature would survive in the wild. We soon
discovered that it was too brightly coloured and would not be camouflaged.
We were also very lucky to have a special
visit from Eva Markestein, Joseph’s mummy. She told us all about her job as a
vet and working with small animals. We had a brilliant time listening to the
information and even got the chance to dress up as a vet, use a stethoscope and
practise bandaging on a toy dog.
After half term our P.E days are
temporarily changing.
Ladybirds and Caterpillars will be having
their P.E sessions on a Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
Bumblebees will be having their P.E
sessions on a Monday afternoon and Thursday morning.
We are also going to start focussing on
spellings. Each week your child will bring home a short list of spellings,
please can you practise at home as we will be having mini spelling tests the
following week. A letter will be in the front of the children’s spelling books
with further information.
Please save your shoeboxes!
After half term we are starting a new
exciting topic. We will be starting a D.T project and every child will need a
shoebox. Please save your shoeboxes over the next couple of weeks and bring
them in after half term.
On Tuesday 31st we are having a
WOW day to introduce our new topic officially. Our topic is Enchanted Woodlands
so children are welcome to dress up as fairies, pixies, elves and other mystical
woodland creatures. Please could we ask for a £1 donation from each child towards craft materials and cooking . Further reminders will follow.
Thank you for coming to parents evening
this week. We enjoyed sharing your children’s wonderful learning with you.
