Term 3 Week 6 Learning Update:

English- We finished our English unit by writing a recount of our visit with Carla the vet last week. The children used past tense verb endings and capital letters for names.

Maths- We finished our measurement unit by exploring capacity and volume. We compared the capacity of different containers. 

History- We finished our Great Fire of London unit by recapping all our learning about this topic and learning the song "London's Burning". 

Computing- We looked at bugs in algorithms by finding errors in directions and working out how to fix them. 

PSHE- We looked at overcoming obstacles and using resilience to keep trying when we find things tricky. 

Spellings quiz for 27^th Feb 2025:

1. twirl
2. girl
3. bird
4. they
5. we

The rule this week is: digraph ir.

Term 3 Week 5 Learning Update:

English- we began our unit on recounts. The children were extremely excited to have a visit from a vet, who explained the work she does and how to care for pets. 

Maths- we began our unit on measuring mass and volume. We learned to use the vocabulary "heavier", "lighter" and "equal" to describe mass. 

History- we continued our learning about the Fire of London- we looked at similarities and differences between London then and now. 

Computing- we learned about algorithms and how to break down instructions into steps. 

Science- we learned to classify different types of animals. 

Spellings quiz for 13^th Feb 2025:

1. fixed
2. helped
3. showed
4. here
5. his

The rule this week is: suffix ed.

Term 3 Week 4 Learning Update:

English- We completed our writing about the fable The Fox and The Crow. The children came up with their own ideas for a new ending and wrote them using "and" to join clauses in a sentence. 

Maths- We continued our learning about addition and subtraction, finding near doubles, subtracting by counting back and using a numberline. 

Art- We finished our printmaking unit by rolling ink onto our printing plates that we made last week and using them to make multicoloured prints. 

PE- We continued our ball control skills by learning to move fluently and safely in a space with other players without colliding. 

Spellings quiz for 6^th Feb 2025:

1. hunting
2. jumping
3. counting
4. go
5. has

The rule this week is: suffix ing.

Term 3 Week 3 Learning Update:

English- We began a new unit learning about the fable "The Fox and the Crow". The children have been learning how to use "and" to join two clauses to make a compound sentence, for example: The crow opened his beak and the cheese fell out. 

Maths- We have extended our learning about addition and subtraction by using the patterns in number bonds and doubles to help us. 

History- We carried on our learning about the Great Fire of London by looking at a map to see where the fire started, how it spread and how it was put out. We also discussed what the buildings were made of and how the fire spread so quickly. 

Art- We etched into foamboard to make our own simple printing plates. We will use ink rollers with these next time to make our own prints!

Science- We explored which part of the body is associated with each sense.

Spellings quiz for 30^th January 2025:

1. fair
2. chair
3. stairs
4. by
5. do

The rule this week is: trigraph air.

Term 3 Week 2 Learning Update:

English- We finished our unit about the story Little Monkey. The children wrote setting descriptions about the jungle using plural -s and -es endings.

Maths- We introduced higher numbers to 100 and learned how to use a hundred square to help us with our learning. We practised addition and subtraction using these numbers. 

Music- we used our voices as instruments (changing the volume and tone) to tell a fairytale story.  

History- we looked at past and present London in terms of jobs, transport and buildings, leading up to the Great Fire of London.

PE- We practised our ball control skills by playing giant noughts and crosses using hoops and beanbags. 

Art- We continued our learning about printmaking by making our own moulds using shells and plasticine to make prints. 

Science- We learned to identify, name, draw and label different parts of animals, including humans. 

Spellings quiz for 23^rd January 2025:

1. rats
2. buses
3. boxes
4. some
5. when

The rule this week is: plurals s and es.

Term 3 Week 1 Learning Update:

English: We began our learning about the story Little Monkey. We are learning how to make words plural by adding -s or -es. Next week, we will be writing a setting description of the jungle where the story takes place. 

Maths: We have been learning to use numberlines to count, add and subtract. Next week, we will be applying this learning to higher numbers up to 100. 

History: We began our new unit about the Great Fire of London. 

PE: We started a new unit learning about ball control. We practised moving through a slalom in different ways. 

Art: We started learning about making prints. We began with making wax rubbings of different items in and around our classroom. The children loved exploring textures to find objects that would make good prints!

Science: We went on a winter walk to explore signs of the season. 

Spellings quiz for 16^th January 2025:

1. north
2. porch
3. short
4. once
5. one

The rule this week is: digraph or.