Lime Tree Class Blog
Lime Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 17.05.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
In English we have been writing a recount as Lila from our focus text. I was so impressed with everyone's work! The children's use of language and imagination was fantastic!
In Art we looked at the sculptor Eva Rothschild. The children had a go at creating a sculpture inspired by her work using marshmallows and spaghetti.
In Topic we looked at the country Kenya and how it has lots of different landscapes. We introduced the words urban and rural which helped us sort pictures of Kenya. The children also identified the human and physical features that they could see in rural Kenya.
Next Friday is the FORP 'Make the Rules Day'. There is a new bespoke rule which has been chosen by each class. In Lime we had two that came out as the favourites - At dinner time eat your pudding first or bring in your favourite book to share with the class. If your child would like to choose the bespoke rule they can do either.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 10.05.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
It has been a short and very quick week in Lime Tree.
In English we have started our new focus text 'Lila and the Secret of Rain'. The children have been writing predictions about the setting based of pictures from the book and writing thought bubbles as the villagers who are facing a drought.
In PSHE we discussed the importance of good tooth health and why it is so important to look after our teeth. The children all took home a complimentary toothbrush and tooth paste from Colgate. There is also an educational leaflet for you to read together.
In Maths Year 1 have been solving addition and subtraction problems using a bar model. Year 2 have been solving lots of different reasoning problems using all four operations.
Have a lovely weekend in the sunshine.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 03.05.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
It has been a lovely week in Lime Tree with even some sunshine to enjoy :)
In Maths we have finished our unit on money. Both Year 1 and 2 have continued to work on the value of coins and notes. They have also been counting in coins and solving addition with money to buy items.
In English we have finished our final week on 'Handa's Surprise'. The children tasted some of the different fruits from the story and created a word bank to describe the taste, smell and texture of the fruit. We then used the adjectives to write a list poem about the fruit.
For our third lesson in our 'Let's Sculpt' Art topic we learnt about the sculptor Barbara Hepworth. The children worked in groups to create their own human sculpture which then made an abstract family inspired by Barbara Hepworth's work.
In our Topic lesson we recapped on what the equator is and learnt about the continent Africa. The children were amazed to learn that there are 54 countries in Africa and there are over 1000 different languages spoken there.
Have a lovely (long) weekend!
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 26.04.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We have had very busy week with lots of different things on our timetable!
On Monday Year 2 had their road safety workshop. The children learnt about the Green Cross Code and put it into practice by going outside and crossing the road in pairs.
On Wednesday we had our African Drumming Workshop. We learnt a bit of history about where the drum came from and why they were used. We learnt how to hold the drums correctly and how to make different sounds by hitting the drums with our hands. We sang an African song and played the drums in two groups to create two different sound patterns. Drumming Solo!
In Art our lesson was all about Michelle Reader and how she makes sculptures out of recycled materials. We made our own Creative Monsters using card.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 19.04.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Hello!
We have had a fantastic first week back. All the children have returned to school with big smiles and a positive attitude to learning!
In English we have introduced our new focus text 'Handa's Surprise' and the children wrote a setting description of Handa's village. Here is an animated version of the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocnRQi89nK8
In Maths Year 1 have spent the week recapping addition, subtraction and halving. Year 2 have been recapping halving and quartering. They have also been introduced to recognising and finding a third.
In Geography the children worked in teams to label a World Map with all seven continents and five oceans. To help us remember the names of the continents and oceans we have been listening to the following two songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DSMZ8b3LE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6BE4VcYngQ
In Science we have introduced our new focus which is all about animals and their needs for survival. Our first lesson was all about Mammals.
In Art each week we will be learning about different sculptors. For our first lesson we learnt about Marc Quinn and we were inspired to recreate a sculpture that Quinn created of his hand. Every child made their own hand sculpture using air drying clay. You will be able to see some of these through our classroom window!
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill