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Weekly Update 12th June 2026
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
In English this week the children have written a thank you letter to Mama Panya for hosting the pancake party (inspired by our class book 'Mama Panya's Pancakes').
The children have been very sensible as there have been a lot of assessments this week; Year 2 completed their mathematical reasoning SAT and the Year 1s completed a maths test as well as their phonics screening checks. Assessments will continue next week!
On Wednesday morning all of Year 2 attend the Skipping Festival at Leeds Trinity University where we celebrated skipping and also competed against other schools in different categories. The children worked so hard and we won lots of certificates!
The children have also completed a piece of artwork inspired by the nursery rhyme 'Ladybird Ladybird'. A selection of this artwork will be displayed in St Oswald's Church, Guiseley as part of an art exhibition for local schools. Exact dates will follow in the school newsletter over the coming weeks.
Have a wonderful weekend and see you again on Monday,
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 5th June
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
The first week back has flown by!
In English we have started reading our new story of 'Mama Panya's Panckaes'. The children wrote an invitation to a pancake party and I was so impressed with the children's neat handwriting.
In maths we have begun looking at how to measure the mass of objects using cubes and also how to compare the weight of different objects using the terms 'heavier' and 'lighter'.
The children all showed great perseverance in Sport's Day and enjoyed cheering each other on. They should all be so proud of themselves and a big well done to the Yellow House for winning Sport's Day overall.
We have also started work on our artwork that is going to be displayed at the art exhibition in St Oswald's Church in a few weeks time.
Enjoy the weekend and see you again on Monday!
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 22nd May
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
We have had a wonderful end to the half term.
Yesterday the class enjoyed some time on the lower trim trail as a class reward for getting our 20 shooting stars. Year 2 have also been practicing lots for the skipping festival which is going to take place on Wednesday 10th June.
In English the children have written their own version of 'Lila and the Secret of Rain'. I was so impressed with the writing that they wrote a neat version which is going to go up on our class corridor display, for the rest of the school to see!
In maths we have focused on recapping how to count in 2s, 5s and 10s and also how to tell the time. Year 1s have recapped telling the time to o'clock and half past. Year 2 have also looked at quarter to, quarter past and five minute intervals.
We have continued learning about Africa and have looked at a range of human and physical features from different African countries.
I hope you have a wonderful May half term and will see you again on Monday 1st June.
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 15th May
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
Another week has flown by!
In maths Year 1 have been using the bar model to solve addition and subtraction calculations. We first used cubes to represent the calculations before recording our work in maths books. Year 2 have been working hard to recap all the different arithmetic strategies we have taught over the year. We have also taken a look at how to apply this knowledge to solve some reasoning problems.
We have begun planning our own version of ‘Lila and the Secret of Rain’ which we will enjoy writing next week.
In art, the children learnt about sculptor Eva Rothschild and used spaghetti and marshmallows to create their own geometric sculpture. The children then named their sculpture and showed it to their friends.
In geography we continued to learn about Africa. The children used the atlases to locate different countries in Africa.
Enjoy the weekend and let’s hope it warms up a bit next week!
Miss Atkinson
Weekly Update 8.5.26
K Atkinson (k.atkinson) on: Lime Tree Class Blog
We have begun reading 'Lila and the Secret of Rain' in English. On Tuesday we predicted what we thought would happen in the story and on Wednesday we wrote sentences using key vocabulary with the story. Today we wrote a thought bubble to explore how Lila was feeling at different parts of the story.
In maths Year 1 and Year 2 have both explored how to solve missing number addition and subtraction calculations.
A highlight of the week was art. The children worked in small groups or independently to create a family of sculptures inspired by the work of sculptor Barbara Hepworth. We then took our sculptures onto the playground to create our own outdoor sculpture park.
We have also continued learning how to use Scratch Jr in computing to programme a quiz on the iPads, which the children have been hugely enjoying.
Today was Mr Turner's last day of his teaching placement so we had a special class assembly to say goodbye to him and the children also created a good luck card for Mr Turner for when he gets his first teaching job.
Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you again on Monday!
Miss Atkinson