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Weekly Update 6.1.22
Posted: Jan 5, 2023 by: Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hello and welcome back!
Although we have had a slightly shorter week this week, we have made a great start to the new term and got stuck into our new topic "Rainforests". Ash Tree have been so enthusiastic when discussing our new topic and I am sure will produce some excellent pieces of work linked to this fascinating topic.
So far, we have started researching and planning a non-fiction piece of writing about the different layers of the rainforest, reading our new guided reading text (The Explorer by Katherine Rundell), and completed our first topic lesson about what we know already and learning some topic specific vocabulary.
Next week we are hoping to make our own rainforest biomes so please send any empty/washed out plastic bottles into school ASAP. The bigger the better for this project! A 2 litre coke/lemonade bottle is ideal!
In maths, all children have been continuing to learn about fractions.
Before the holidays, all children in UKS2 were set an optional homework challenge and given a recipe book featuring WW2 inspired rationed recipes. They were encouraged to complete as many of the 11 recipes as possible and today we revealed the overall winner in assembly! Max completed all 11 wartime recipes plus a twelfth WW2 recipe of his own choice. For Max's fantastic effort and enthusiasm he won a (non rationed!) Percy Pig blondie baking kit. Well done Max!
Have a good weekend.
Miss Bairstow