Our Artist of the term is called William Morris. Lots of us found out facts through our Home Learning this week as well as in Topic.
"William Morris lived in the Victorian times" - Theo
"He loved the outdoors and used it as inspiration for his wallpaper" - Beth
"He likes to draw flowers" - Delilah
We have used William Morris' work as inspiration for our art this week. We have learnt different pencil techniques (hatching, contour hatching and cross hatching) and experimented using them when sketching flowers. We have created our own wallpaper using floral patterns. We mixed different shades of earthy colours to use on our wallpaper.
In Maths, we have been learning time. We have been learning O'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. We know that there are 60 minutes in an hour and we have practised counting in 5s around the clock to tell the time.
In English we have been learning a new Jewish traditional tale called 'The blue coat'. We have been looking for story language and repeated phrases within the text.
We have begun tennis in games and practised keeping the ball controlled this week.
Tina has taken home Night for her 'can do' attitude towards her work. Well done to Delilah for becoming Star of the week for working well as a team during Gym.
Friday, 20 January 2017
Friday, 6 January 2017
Happy New Year! - 6.1.17
Welcome back to school, I hope that you have had a wonderful holiday!
We have only had a short week in school and have enjoyed sharing what we have been up to during Christmas. We have written a recount of our holidays which included time connectives, wow words and conjunctions.
Please remember to bring back your PE kits ready for next week.
We have only had a short week in school and have enjoyed sharing what we have been up to during Christmas. We have written a recount of our holidays which included time connectives, wow words and conjunctions.
Please remember to bring back your PE kits ready for next week.
Friday, 16 December 2016
Christmas Jumper Day - 16.12.16
This week we have been busy celebrating Christmas.
Today is Christmas jumper day and we have been raising money for Save the Children. Thank you for your donations.
On Wednesday, we had Christmas lunch which was delicious. Benjamin said 'My favourite part was the rice crispy Christmas tree for pudding!'. We also had a VERY special visitor on Wednesday...Father Christmas! We were so lucky to all receive a present.
In English, we have been learning how to write letters. After reading The Jolly Christmas Postman, we wrote our own letters to Baby Bear and Little Red Riding Hood. We then applied this skill to our computing and wrote letters to Santa whilst practising our touch typing skills.
Well done to Deahn who is Star of the Week for always using kind words to talk about others. Charlie is spending the weekend with Night.
Don’t forget our Christmas party day in on Monday 19th December. We will be wearing our school uniform and our party hats that we made. The teachers will also be providing a yummy treat.
We cannot wait for the pantomime this afternoon!
Today is Christmas jumper day and we have been raising money for Save the Children. Thank you for your donations.
On Wednesday, we had Christmas lunch which was delicious. Benjamin said 'My favourite part was the rice crispy Christmas tree for pudding!'. We also had a VERY special visitor on Wednesday...Father Christmas! We were so lucky to all receive a present.
In English, we have been learning how to write letters. After reading The Jolly Christmas Postman, we wrote our own letters to Baby Bear and Little Red Riding Hood. We then applied this skill to our computing and wrote letters to Santa whilst practising our touch typing skills.
Well done to Deahn who is Star of the Week for always using kind words to talk about others. Charlie is spending the weekend with Night.
Don’t forget our Christmas party day in on Monday 19th December. We will be wearing our school uniform and our party hats that we made. The teachers will also be providing a yummy treat.
Home Learning is to keep a diary of what you get up to over the Christmas holidays. You can write sentences, draw pictures or add photographs to your diary entries.
Please make sure all costumes are in school Monday morning as we will be doing a dress rehearsal. Please make sure they are placed into a named carrier bag which will be placed on your child’s peg.
We cannot wait for the pantomime this afternoon!
Friday, 9 December 2016
Counting down to Christmas! - 9.12.16
In Maths we have been measuring length. We have been learning to use rulers to measure accurately in cm. We enjoyed following instructions to measure card and create a Christmas tree picture. We have also been learning to measure time. Please continue to practise this at home.
In Creative writing, we read the beginning of a Christmas story called 'Coming Home'. We then created our own stories about the journey that the robin took to get home and what adventures he had along the way.
We have enjoyed doing Christmas activities in the afternoons this week. We have been busy creating Christmas hats to wear next week as well as making Christmas cards.
Well done to Jamie who won the star award this week for celebrating other's achievements.
Erin has taken Night home as she challenged herself in her Creative Writing today.
REMINDER:
Please practise your lines and songs for our Christmas sharing assembly. We start our rehearsals next week.
It is Christmas jumper day next Friday.
In Creative writing, we read the beginning of a Christmas story called 'Coming Home'. We then created our own stories about the journey that the robin took to get home and what adventures he had along the way.
We have enjoyed doing Christmas activities in the afternoons this week. We have been busy creating Christmas hats to wear next week as well as making Christmas cards.
Well done to Jamie who won the star award this week for celebrating other's achievements.
Erin has taken Night home as she challenged herself in her Creative Writing today.
REMINDER:
Please practise your lines and songs for our Christmas sharing assembly. We start our rehearsals next week.
It is Christmas jumper day next Friday.
Friday, 2 December 2016
Christmas Calender - 2.12.16
It is the start of December and we are all very excited about Christmas in Maple! Today we have helped to decorate the Christmas tree in the hall. We have also started our advent calendar in Maple.
In English, we have been looking at the traditional tale Little Red Riding Hood. We created a character description about The Big Bad Wolf. John thinks that 'The wolf is greedy because he ate Granny up'. Deahn read a different version of the story during Guided Reading and said that Granny ran through the back door and escaped. We thought of similies to describe the wolf's appearance. Liam said 'His teeth are as sharp as razors'.
In Maths, we have been learning about division. When we divide we share into equal groups. We have learnt different strategies to help us solve division problems including sharing out multilink, groupings and arrays in our books. We now know that divided by 2 is the same as halving.
In Games, we have continued to practise our hockey skills. This week we have been learning to shoot accurately and pass the ball as a team.
Well done to Liam who is Star of the week for being a kind and caring friend. Luca has taken home Night for his wonderful attitude towards his writing.
REMINDER:
Next Wednesday it is Maple's turn for Forest School. Please make sure you have wellington boots and a warm coat.
In English, we have been looking at the traditional tale Little Red Riding Hood. We created a character description about The Big Bad Wolf. John thinks that 'The wolf is greedy because he ate Granny up'. Deahn read a different version of the story during Guided Reading and said that Granny ran through the back door and escaped. We thought of similies to describe the wolf's appearance. Liam said 'His teeth are as sharp as razors'.
In Maths, we have been learning about division. When we divide we share into equal groups. We have learnt different strategies to help us solve division problems including sharing out multilink, groupings and arrays in our books. We now know that divided by 2 is the same as halving.
In Games, we have continued to practise our hockey skills. This week we have been learning to shoot accurately and pass the ball as a team.
Well done to Liam who is Star of the week for being a kind and caring friend. Luca has taken home Night for his wonderful attitude towards his writing.
REMINDER:
Next Wednesday it is Maple's turn for Forest School. Please make sure you have wellington boots and a warm coat.
Friday, 25 November 2016
Sustainable St Albans Week - 25.11.16
In English this week we have been learning about explanation texts. We looked at similarities between non-chronological reports and explanation texts.
- They both have headings
- Only non-chronological reports have subheadings.
- They both have facts and photographs.
- Only explanations are in a numbered order.
We wrote our own explanation texts about how chocolate is made. It made us very hungry!
In Maths, we have been multiplying. We have used lots of different strategies to multiply such as grouping, arrays and using counting in 2s, 5s and 10s mentally. We know that when multiplying, the number always gets bigger.
This week is Sustainable St Albans Week so we went to Tesco to learn about where our food comes from. Well done to everybody in Maple Class for representing the school so well on our visit.
In Geography, we learnt what 'local produce' meant. We used directional language (North, East, South, West) to answer questions about a map of a farm.
Well done to Benjamin who has taken Night home this week for his fantastic, independent maths work.
Tina has won Star of the week for being such a kind and caring friend to others.
REMINDER:
Tomorrow is our Christmas Bazaar. Our amazing Christmas tree decorations will be on sale for £1 each.
- They both have headings
- Only non-chronological reports have subheadings.
- They both have facts and photographs.
- Only explanations are in a numbered order.
We wrote our own explanation texts about how chocolate is made. It made us very hungry!
In Maths, we have been multiplying. We have used lots of different strategies to multiply such as grouping, arrays and using counting in 2s, 5s and 10s mentally. We know that when multiplying, the number always gets bigger.
This week is Sustainable St Albans Week so we went to Tesco to learn about where our food comes from. Well done to everybody in Maple Class for representing the school so well on our visit.
In Geography, we learnt what 'local produce' meant. We used directional language (North, East, South, West) to answer questions about a map of a farm.
Well done to Benjamin who has taken Night home this week for his fantastic, independent maths work.
Tina has won Star of the week for being such a kind and caring friend to others.
REMINDER:
Tomorrow is our Christmas Bazaar. Our amazing Christmas tree decorations will be on sale for £1 each.
Friday, 18 November 2016
Children In Need - 18.11.16
This week has been work shadowing week and we have loved having our grown ups in school and showing them all of our learning.
In English, we have been using our nocturnal facts to create non-chronological reports. We have included headings, subheadings, introduction and paragraphs.
'When hedgehogs are born, they are blind for 14 days' - Tommy
'Foxes bury their food underground when they are full up and save it for later' - Beth
'Badgers live in big groups. Their home is called a Sett' - Charlie
In Maths, we have been learning about money. We know that the same amount can be made in different ways e.g.
10p + 10p = 20p (Kiki)
5p + 5p + 5p + 5p = 20p (Isabelle)
We have been using empty numberlines to add and subtract amounts.
Yesterday was World Philosophy Day. To read 'Zoo' by Anthony Brown and thought about whether animals should be kept in zoo's. We looked at both sides of the argument...
Freddie said 'If animals are injured, zoo's have vets to help make them better but they wouldn't have those in the wild'
Erin said 'Not all animals have a lot of space in zoo's and they are not in their natural habitat'.
We know that there is no right or wrong answer in philosophy and we have to respect everyone's ideas.
Today is Children in Need. Thank you to everyone who has dressed up, brought a teddy and donated money to help children who are less fortunate than us.
The library will now be open on Thursday and Friday mornings between 8.30-8.45 if you would like to visit with your grown ups.
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