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Weekly Update 28.04.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
This week has been another manic one in Lime Tree Class with lots going on.
In English we have continued with our focus text 'The Pirates Next Door'. It is a fabulous story and the children have really enjoyed reading and exploring ideas with their writing. This week we have written letters as angry neighbours to the council insisting that the Jolly Rogers must leave because of the chaos they are causing in Dull-on-Sea.
In Maths both Year 1 and 2 have been revisiting and consolidated the different addition and subtraction methods we have covered this year. We have also been working on our number bonds to 10 and thinking how we could use them to help us solve greater number bonds.
In Science we have been looking at the 5 animal groups and comparing them by identifying the different features and characteristics.
It is not long until the Year 2's will be attending the Skipping Festival so we have spent some of our PE time practising. In today's lesson we have had another visit from the dance coach which is something to look forward to on a Friday!
Have a lovely (extra long) weekend!
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 21.04.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
It was lovely to welcome everyone back on Monday with smiling faces. The children have all been fantastic 'Rufford Park Learners' this week, by being eager and ready to start all of our new learning.
Our topic this half term is 'Message in a Bottle'. We have been looking at famous explorers such as Christopher Columbus, we looked at the positive and negative impact he had.
Continuing with this theme in English we looked at a new focus text 'The Pirates Next Door'. The children have written recounts using time words about when Matilda met her new next door neighbours the Jolly Rogers.
In Science our focus for the summer term is 'All About Animals'. For our first lesson we looked at how scientist can sort animals in to 5 groups based on their features (Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Fish).
For our PE lessons on Fridays we have a special Dance coach coming in to take our sessions. The children really enjoyed the first visit today from Northern Arts.
A big thank you to those of you who did lots of reading over the holidays! It is so important, reading enables us to discover new facts and to learn but also opens us up to a world of new ideas, stories and opportunities :)
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 31.03.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
I can not believe how quickly the end of this term has come... We are already 2/3 of the way through the school year!
I just want to say a massive thank you to each of the children in my class for making the first year of my career such a positive one. They all come to school with a big smile every day and give everything their best effort.
Lime Tree have worked super hard right up to the end. In Maths we have finished our final week on Money by comparing values and making different amounts. In English we have been writing character descriptions of Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf. We have also created WANTED posters for the terrifying, criminal Wolf. In Science we revisited our cress experiment which clearly proved that for plants to grown healthy and strong they need light, water, the right temperature and time. In Art we have created some pop art portraits of the monarchs we have been looking at during our topic lessons.
The week ended on a high with the children completing the 'Egg Scramble' in the hall and each child finding their own Easter egg. We have decided to send 2 books home for the easter holidays so you have plenty to read. After the holidays our PE days will be Wednesday (instead of Tuesday) and Friday. Please make sure your child comes to school in their PE kit on these days.
I hope you all have a lovely break and I look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday the 17th April.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 24.03.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
Week 5 of this half term is done and only 1 week to go until our Easter break!
This week in Maths both Year 1 and Year 2 have started to look at money. They have been recognising and ordering coins and notes by value and making amounts using coins.
In English we have started our new focus text 'Little Red Riding Hood' which the children are already very familiar with. Our focus has been looking at the perspectives of different characters and what they are thinking/feeling at different points of the story.
In Science we have started looking at the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees. We went on a Tree Hunt around the school grounds and tried to identify as many different trees as we could by looking at their leaves. Over the past 5 weeks the children have been growing their very own sunflowers and they are now ready to be rehomed and repotted into a bigger pot or straight in to the ground. I have sent a little message home with the children about continuing to help the sunflowers grow. I would love to see how the plants turn out so please take some pictures!
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 17.03.23
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
It has been a quieter week around school but we have still been very busy in Lime Tree.
In Maths we have come to our last week on fractions. Over the past three weeks Year 1 have been focusing on half and quarter of shapes, objects and numbers. Year 2 have been focusing on half, quarter and third of shapes, objects and numbers.
In English we have been looking at features of a diary. The children have written their own diary entries as one of The Three Little Pigs, making sure to include everything on our checklist.
In Science we started our 'Cress Experiment' which is testing how the conditions that a plant is in will effect it's growth. Everyone made some super predictions based on everything we have already learnt about keeping a plant healthy.
We have had a very crafty week making Picasso inspired 'Shape Portraits' and Roy Lichtenstein inspired 'Dot Painting'. We also did a very special craft today which I am sure will be revealed over the weekend...
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
