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Weekly Update 21.1.22
Posted: Jan 21, 2022 by: K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone!
This week has been a very busy one with lots of exciting visitors in school to support our learning! On Wednesday, the children met "The Music Man" Tony Preece who talked to them about how music intertwines with all the subjects in our curriculum. He spoke to the children about the different skills needed for woodwind and brass instruments and even taught them how to make their own trumpet out of a garden hose, a funnel and a mouthpiece! Tony is part of the Music for Schools Foundation who offer woodwind and brass instrument lessons to any children wanting to learn a new instrument or to any children who want a bit of extra tuition.
Please find a digital copy of the MfSF letter sent home on Wednesday here.
On Thursday, the Academy of Northern Ballet visited Willow Tree, Cedar Tree and Beech Tree and the children took part in creating a sequence of ballet moves including the arabesque and terdu. The children had lots of fun and photographs will be in a gallery on the Willow Tree Class page.
In maths, we have started our new topic of measurement and the children led their own enquiries around school to measure the length of various objects and rooms using a variety of equipment. Then, we practiced converting from centimetres to millimetres and metres to centimetres using our ever-developing multiplication skills.
In English, we have continued our work with the class text "Grandpa Chatterji" with a focus on Chapter 2.
In science, the children conducted an experiment to investigate the melting points of different objects to develop our understanding of solids, liquids and gases. This was very exciting as we used very important equipment to help us do this....especially the chocolate!
This week's spellings and homework can be found here and the next chapter of Tick Tock Cafe can be found here. Please bring this back Wednesday.
We have had lots more children reading everyday this week which is fantastic, please keep going!
Don't forget that even if they have not read their school issued reading book we still encourage additional reading for pleasure please make a note of anything else they have read this week in their red Reading Record.
This weekend, please can I ask that you have a look through school hoodies and jumpers and bring back any that may have been picked up by accident, we seem to have had a few mix-ups with these!
Have a restful weekend,
Miss Simms