Willow Tree Class Blog
Willow Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 20.1.22
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
We have had another brilliant week in Willow Tree Class! The children have worked hard on consolidating their understanding of multiplication and division by practising scaling and looking at remainders. Next week, we will move onto our new unit of Measurement.
In English, the children have impressed me with their fantastic handwriting and their super vocabulary by writing up their volcano setting description in neat! Next week, we will move onto our new unit of Persuasive Writing.
Lots of children received their Times Tables Awards badge this morning in our celebration assembly and we look forward to every child trying their hardest to achieve their Bronze badge for just after Easter. Please get in touch if you no longer have your child's username in their reading record.
Homework will be sent home tonight and is due in on Wednesday. A polite reminder that we do go through this in class each Thursday so children must make sure both the main activity and spellings are completed. Please get in touch, if your child is struggling with completing this.
On Tuesday, we will be making papier mache volcanoes and we advise that all children bring a 'messy shirt' to put over their PE kit. It would be great if you could also send your child with a small paper or plastic bowl that they can mould their volcano around - these will be returned at the end of the week.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Simms
Weekly Update 13.1.23
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
This week we have started our new Art topic of 'Art inspired by volcanoes and fossils' and during this week's lesson, we have learnt all about Jackson Pollock who is a popular abstract artist. We have been inspired by his techniques to look at textures of lava and created a collage using adjectives to describe texture.
In maths, we have been practising multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and we have used our understanding of this process to help us with dividing 2-digit numbers by a 1-digit numbers. The children have made huge progress with their maths this year and it has been great to see their increasing confidence!
In PE, we have developed our badminton skills and practised hitting the shuttlecock with increasing accuracy and, in PSHE, we have been looking at how we can keep ourselves safe in the world.
Homework will be sent home tonight and is due in on Wednesday. This week's challenge focuses on multiplication and what the arrays represent. Children should be reading on at least 5 separate days and this should also include answering questions on their understanding of the text.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Simms
Weekly Update 6.1.23
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
Happy New Year to you all! We have had a successful first week back in Willow Tree Class and the children have been eager to sink their teeth into our new topic of Volcanoes!
This topic is being weaved through our curriculum in science, guided reading, English and geography and we had a rather exciting trip into the centre of the Earth on Tuesday (virtual only!). In maths, we have recapped our learning on sharing and grouping and begun looking at multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number using base 10. The children did a fantastic job with this and it is clear to see that their manipulation of numbers is improving steadily.
I have been really impressed to see how much the children have been reading over Christmas and they have been so excited to share the books they read or received over the holidays!
On Wednesday, several children attended the Young Voices concert at Sheffield Utilita Arena. This was an amazing experience for all involved and the children were a credit to the school.
Our PE days are now Tuesday and Wednesday and children should remember to remove their earrings prior to these lessons or bring tape and plasters to cover these up.
Homework will be sent home tonight and is due back on Wednesday.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Simms