We have continued our story focus, ‘The Queen’s Hat’ by beginning to learn a poem. Would you believe that we received another letter from the Queen? This time thanking Reception for their hard work and help in trying to find her favourite hat. You will be very pleased to hear that Her Majesty’s hat has been found! To celebrate, one of the Queen’s royal subjects has written a poem all about the Queen’s favourite hat. Next week, we will continue to learn this poem. Hopefully you have found a copy of this in your learning log so that you can practise at home.
In maths, we have focused our learning on ‘subitizing’. This is where children use their awareness of numbers to five to identify how many of something there is, without needing to count each object one by one. Please follow this link to a fun and energetic subitize song. The gentleman in the video is American and therefore pronounces the word subitize differently, the children have rather enjoyed hearing his accent!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yyz_OycV4A&safe=active
During PE, we have continued to practise pencil rolls, which the children are becoming much more skilled at! We have also continued to practise our throwing and catching skills, now using smaller balls for added difficulty. It is great to see how enthusiastic the children are towards PE, I can certainly see that they have lots of practise at home!
In RE we have continued to hear all about the miracles that Jesus performed. This week we heard all about the wedding at Cana and how Jesus performed a miracle during this celebration, by turning water into wine. We thought about when we go to mass and we watch Father Peter doing this too, just like Jesus had done. The children have loved learning all about weddings and why they are such a special sacrament.
In phonics this week we have been learning the new sound:
oo—at the zoo
Please practise saying, reading and writing this new sound. Thank you.
Certificates
Enthusiastic Bobby bee Hugo for... being so enthusiastic towards your learning! Each day you are so alert and ready to learn Hugo. You have developed great listening skills and are becoming a role model for those around you. Each day you are so enthusiastic during your Read Write Inc activities, which is really helping you to develop these skills. Keep up the great effort Hugo, well done!
Concentrating Cooper crab Joseph for... becoming much more focused during activities. This week you really saw just how much your concentration can improve your work, particularly when writing. It is lovely to see this improvement Joseph! It was also wonderful to hear you celebrating others during PE, you were really supportive towards others when practising their throwing and catching skills. Well done Joseph.
Next week: We have Craig McCann, a Paralympic fencer and cyclist, visiting our school on Thursday. Craig will be chatting to the children about his achievements in a whole school assembly, but will also be setting the children little challenges to complete throughout the day. Please don't forget to keep collecting those sponsors. On this day, the children can come to school wearing any uniform they may wear for out of school clubs or sporting activities - for example dance classes, football etc. However, we do ask that the children are comfortable in their uniforms and that they are suitable for school, as they will be exercising in them throughout the day. Normal school trainers should be worn. If you are unsure or your child does not have any uniform from an out of school activity, the children can wear their school tracksuits.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend, Miss Bassett, Miss Neves and Mrs Malley
