9th - 12th May 2023

 Highlights of the week:

• In Phonics we have been focusing on ‘gh’ as code for ‘g’ in words such as ghost and ghastly. We also had a look at the suffixes -ness and -ment. We used our graffiti skills to write as many words with these endings as we could.

• In Maths we finished our unit on mass, capacity and temperature by exploring the temperature of outside, the classroom and the hall using thermometers. We learned the unit of measurement ‘degrees centigrade’ and ‘degrees celsius', written as C. Towards the end of the week, we started our new unit on statistics. We explored tally charts as a method for recording data. We then used our data to create tables.

• In English we started a new unit focusing on the book ‘The Great Explorer’ by Chris Judge. We started by using the reading skill of prediction, to predict what might happen next to the main character Tom. We had a go at asking each other open ended questions, these are questions that we can not answer with a yes or a no. This helped us to develop our ability to justify and give reasons for our answers. We then had a look at defining unknown and new vocabulary from the story.             

• In History, we were able to find out about our own enquiry question. We used laptops and tablets to help us answer our questions. We found out things such as ‘who discovered the first volcano?’ and ‘who found the longest river.’ We have used our research to help us create a timeline to represent different explorers and their findings.

• In Science, we have created a fact page about Sir David Attenborough. We learned that he is a British broadcaster, writer and naturalist who has created several TV series that inform people about how we can protect our world and the wildlife around us.   

Home learning:

• Please make sure you are reading with your child at least four times a week and commenting on their reading in their reading record book. Please can reading records stay in your child's book bag.
• Please support your child to access Numbots online. It is recommended that children play Numbots for 10 minutes a day for maximum impact.
• Spellings are sent home on Monday’s for the text on Friday. Please can you practise these with your child throughout the week.
• Please support your child to access Numbots online. It is recommended that children play Numbots for 10 minutes a day for maximum impact.
• Spellings are sent home on Monday’s for the text on Friday. Please can you practise these with your child throughout the week.