Week beginning - Monday 15th June 2020

The Bubble Bee's have had another busy week. In the pictures below they were planting bean seeds and I understand that there is now a competition going on between Bubble Bee's and the Reception class bubble to see who grows the tallest bean. We discussed what a seed needs in order to grow! The children are responsible for watering their own seed! 

We had another wonderful morning in the forest school area on Wednesday. The children enjoy wand making, exploring the mud kitchen, pond dipping and making up with own imaginative games too! Mrs Baker and I enjoyed hearing some children read too.

In English we have been busy exploring information leaflets. We looked at a variety of leaflet and discussed and identified their features. We looked for the similarities and differences which led to us writing comparatively. On Thursday we undertook some research into the NHS, an organisation that Mrs Baker and I feel the children should have a good understanding of, especially at the moment. We used video clips and a power point presentations to find out lots of information. We recording our findings by creating a spider diagram. We found out about PPE and Mrs Bales dressed Jessie up so that the children knew exactly what PPE is what how it protects NHS staff. Next week we are going to transfer our notes into full sentences and start writing our own information leaflet all about the NHS.

In Maths the children have been looking at number bonds to 10, 20 and 100 as well as doubling. Today they are learning how to add two digits numbers!

Additional learning: 

Obstacle Course Fun Task your child with designing and making their very own obstacle course in the garden / living room. Ask them to draw and label their design first and include all of the equipment they need. They can then use their design to create their obstacle course. Ask the family to complete the obstacle course whilst your child times them. Your child could even make medals from tin-foil or any other suitable material and present them to the winner during a winner’s ceremony.

Make a Family Mascot Your child could make their very own family mascot using materials from around the house. First of all, visit the Olympic Mascot Official list here and look at past mascots. What makes a good mascot? What qualities does the mascot represent?

Classroom Secrets Learning Packs - These packs are split into different year groups and include activities linked to reading, writing, maths and practical ideas you can do around the home.

Twinkl - to access these resources click on the link and sign up using your own email address and creating your own password. Use the offer code UKTWINKLHELPS.