Lime Tree Class Blog
Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Weekly Update 15.03.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
What a busy week it has been...
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Parent Meetings this week. I hope you enjoyed seeing some of your children's work and seeing just how hard they are working in Lime Tree. Everyone has made great progress since the beginning of the year. A big thank you from me for making the effort to come along.
We have had some special visitors this week. On Monday we had a lady called Jane come and deliver a PSHE workshop which was all about the importance of keeping healthy and looking after ourselves by - eating a balanced diet, drinking water, breathing oxygen, doing exercise and getting plenty of sleep every night. The children engaged really well and had lots of great ideas to contribute on how to look after our bodies.
Today we have had the author Caryl Hart come in and share some of her wonderful stories. She even brought one of her scary friends - Meet the T-REX!!!
Our new focus text is 'Stick Man' and this week we have been sequencing and retelling the story. To help us we thought it was only right we make our very own Stick Man! I am sure you will agree that they look fantastic :)
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 08.03.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
We have had another lovely week in Lime. The highlight of the week has definitely been 'World Book Day'.
It was amazing to have so many varied inspirational people come through the classroom door and nearly everyone remembered to bring in their 'Little People, Big Dreams' thought bubbles to explain why they had chosen that person or character. As World Book Day is all about reading and sharing books we played some book themed games such as a story scavenger hunt and a story quiz. Most importantly we read LOTS of books! Please continue to reinforce the important message of 'World Book Day' at home with your children. Encourage them to choose to read for pleasure and read lots of stories to them too :) We also have an author coming in to visit us on Friday 15th which is very exciting!
Just a little reminder that parents evening is taking place next week on Monday 11th and Wednesday 13th.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 01.03.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
Another busy week in Lime Tree as we end on the start of Spring :)
In Science we set up a little investigation to answer an enquiry question - 'What do plants need to stay healthy?' The children learnt that plants need the right 'conditions' to stay healthy so to check this we put four plants in different parts of the classroom and we will also look after them differently. We made predictions about what will happen to each plant and will see if these are correct when we revisit the investigation in 2 weeks.
On Wednesday we had a special visit from a man called James Ketchell who is an adventurer and motivational speaker. He spoke to the children about some of the adventures he has been on and how important it is to have goals and to always try your best in everything that you do.
As part of our PSHE learning we read a lovely story called 'Have You Filled a Bucket Today?'. It encourages children to fill each others imaginary buckets with kindness and love. We practised doing this by writing nice messages in each others buckets (these were sent home). Here is the link if you would like to share this story at home too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEg38zCOMgk
We finished the week with a very exciting Maths lesson. Our new focus is all about fractions. We have been focusing on what a half is and today introduced a quarter. Children made their own piece of toast and cut it in to halves and then quarters (linking to real life fractions). The children loved this activity, especially the eating part!
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 23.02.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
With Monday being a training day this week it seems to have flown by! It was lovely to welcome back so many smiling faces on Tuesday. Most of the children definitely had their Rufford Park Learner hats on and were ready to get stuck in to some work.
In English our new focus text is 'The Smartest Giant in Town'. The children started by writing predictions and then moved on to creating a word bank which they used to write a description about George the giant.
In Maths both Year 1 and 2 have been recapping on addition and subtraction. We revisited the different methods and resources we can use to help us with solving problems.
In Science our new topic is all about plants and trees. We spent our first lesson looking at the the structure of plants and what parts they all have. We listened to this very catchy song which you might like to share at home! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFU_wJgvBI
Thank you for those of you who have already returned the 'Little People, Big Dreams' thought bubbles. There is still plenty of time before World Book Day to return these. Just a note to say that the children do not have to choose someone from those books. They can choose ANYONE that inspires them :)
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 09.02.24
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Lime Tree Class Blog 2022 - 2024
Hello!
Our very short Spring 1 term has come to an end already!
This week we have been busy writing our instructions for the Fairy Godmother on how to get Cinderella ready for the Royal Ball. Everyone has done a great job with remembering to include all the key features from our checklist we made last week.
In Maths Year 1 have moved on to division as sharing. We worked practically to share a given number between 2 and 5 groups. The children then moved on to recording in their own books using the same method but sharing between 2, 3 4 and 5 groups. Year 2 have been multiplying and dividing by 2, 5 and 10. We spent today consolidating the three and some children had a go at our KS1 time table challenge. Once the children have achieved there 2's, 5's and 10's they receive certificates and a badge.
In DT the children began designing their own moving picture based on a scene in Cinderella. They had to annotate their plan with which mechanisms they would use and what it would do e.g. slider for prince Charming to chase Cinderella out of the palace.
On Wednesday the whole school had an assembly about online safety. Here is a link to our website which has some support suggestions for parents and carers: https://www.ruffordparkprimary.org.uk/information/curriculum/computing
World Book Day is taking place on Thursday 7th March. You will have received a letter about this electronically but I have also attached this below. Each child has been sent home with a thought bubble - please read the letter to find out what you will need to do with it.
Have a lovely half term and i look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 20th February!
Miss Cotterill
