Design Technology

In DT we explored food and different tools. We explored ways we can use tools. We used knives, graters, juicers, spoons and peelers. We really enjoyed using the tools safely to make a fruit salad. At the end of the lesson, we got to enjoy our fruit salad. We also looked at healthy eating and how to stay fit by exercising.

Literacy

In Literacy we have been looking at the author Julia Donaldson. The books we read were The Gruffalo, Tiddler, Room on The Broom, Snail and The Whale and Superworm. The reading skills we covered were sequencing, describing characters, comparing, inferring and predicting what happens next in the stories. We also made some Gruffalo crumble, broomsticks and puppets of characters. Which is your favourite Julia Donaldson book?

Maths

In maths we have been identifying and sequencing patterns and numbers. We looked at patterns and identified which ones were patterns and which were not. We used pictures and objects to make our own patterns too. We worked as partners and had to use our communication and teamwork skills. Can you see any patterns in your home?         

RE

In RE this term we learned about Hinduism. We were able to label all the parts of a puja tray; which Hindus use to worship. We also performed an assembly for our parents and told them all about the trimurti (the three main forms of god) and how Hindus celebrate Diwali, the festival of light. We even worked as a team and sang them a wonderful song!

Literacy

In literacy we have been learning about the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We first used role play and colourful stories to recall the story in order. We then practiced writing sentences that included capital letters, full stops, question marks and some exclamation marks. We were even able to use suffixes in our writing.

Maths

In maths we have been learning about measure. We learnt how to use a ruler to measure accurately and compared lengths. We discussed the importance of it in real life. We need to measure when building, buying clothes, cooking and many other reasons! We compared different measures and ordered objects according to their sizes. We also organised our friends in height order which was a challenge as some of us are very similar in height!

Topic

In Geography we have been learning about hot and countries. We have used globes, atlases and compasses to find different continents in the world. We found out that the hottest countries are near the equator because it is closest to the sun.

Literacy

This term we have been expanding our vocabulary. We explored dictionaries and looked for key features of a dictionary. We found that dictionaries are ordered in alphabetical order and they tell us the meaning of a word. Some children looked for words using the dictionary and we ordered some words in alphabetical order.

Maths

In Maths we have been looking at solving addition and subtraction problems. In our classes we learnt to use number lines to jump forward to add and backwards to subtract. We learnt to use our fingers to solve maths stories mentally.