What we have been learning this week.....
Nursery:
This week's nursery rhyme has been Row, Row, Row your Boat. The children have enjoyed acting out the rhyme with a friend rowing down the stream. Our Maths activities have been about sorting different colours, sorting big and small sizes and sorting 2D shapes. We have continued to look at ourselves and talk about what we are good at and our favourite toys.
Reception:
This week we have enjoyed learning all about the number 4! We have been finding different ways of representing 4 using our fingers, objects and by drawing pictures. In English, we have been creating story maps to retell the story of 'Stick Man' and have innovated our own story by thinking about what stick man would do if he was in our classroom. In RE, we have been talking about our God-given talents and thinking about how we can share them with others.
Year 1:
This week we have been learning all about Jesus in the temple. We acted out the story and discussed how Simeon and Anna felt when they heard about Jesus. In English, we have been busy with our sentence writing. We have been trying really hard to use our phonics in our writing and have started to make corrections to edit our work. In Maths, we have been learning all about the part whole model and even tried to draw them straight into our Maths books.
Year 2:
This week we have been looking at addition and subtraction in Maths. This gave us the chance to practice using our number bonds. In English, we have been planning our information texts. We really enjoyed using the iPads to research facts. In Geography, we created a leaflet about looking after our world, using our knowledge from last week. In Science, we had an enquiry lesson exploring if all animals start off small.
Next week, we have our Design and Technology week. We will be researching, designing and creating a model hospital before evaluating the end product.
Year 3:
This week we have been busy completing our assessments in Maths, Reading, Spelling and Grammar. The children have done their best and worked really hard on these, and we can't ask for much more than that. In RE, we have been talking about the sacrament of reconciliation in detail and have learnt all about the tax collector, Zacchaeus. We have also taken part in a year-group liturgy based upon the story of Zacchaeus, mainly focusing on having a change of heart for the better. In PE, we have been enjoying using the equipment for gymnastics and held a year 3 football tournament.
Year 4:
We are incredibly proud of all the children in Year 4 this week. They have shown great resilience and determination as we completed our assessment week. In Spanish, we have learnt 10 different musical instruments. We enjoyed learning about food chains in Science. We have learnt about non-chronological reports in English in preparation for our hot task next week. We thoroughly enjoyed our class liturgy this week. Next week is DT week, and we would appreciate cardboard boxes and kitchen roll tubes being bought into school please.
Year 5:
This week we have been completing our Autumn assessments in Maths, Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation. All the children have tried their best, and we are so happy with all their efforts. In PE, we finished our line dancing unit and next week we will be comparing the two units we have learnt this half-term. In Gaelic football we practised tackling in preparation for a class match next week. In Science, we have compared life expectancy and gestation periods within animals and discussed if there is a correlation between the two. In RE, we have learnt about how miracles changed people's lives and, in Geography, we have learnt what it would be like to live in Mexico and the struggles people might face there.
Year 6:
This week - In English, we have been starting to get ideas together to prepare for writing an explanation text. In Maths, we have looked at division using short and long formal methods. In Reading, we continued to read the story of 'Brightstorm'. In RE, we have looked at what is required in order to be a follower of Christ. In our class liturgy we looked at poverty. In PE, we got familiar with positioning in Netball. In Geography, we have considered how climate change has had an impact on some of the Wonders of the World. In Science, we have looked at how some substances have an effect on the body.
