We began the week by watching the BBC news about our lost dinosaur Brodee. The children were super excited and are now waiting to hear any news from around the world about the dinosaur sightings. We already know that Brodee was spotted in Switzerland by Finley's cousins. This is a fantastic way of extending our knowledge about the World.

On Monday Joseph told us that " Today is The World Bee Day". Using books and technology we have learnt many important facts about bees. The children then created bee posters and made bees out of play dough. By coincidence they found a dead bee in the garden which we have placed in our investigation box.

The growing beanstalk and two way communication with the Giant inspired the children's  writing. They have written amazing letters to the Giant. It is lovely to see the children engaging in spontaneous writing and taking pride in their work.

Maths
In maths we have been counting on from a given number and played number games. Snakes and ladders occurs to be very popular with the children.
After half term we will revise three - dimensional shapes.

Phonics
During the week we were working on letter formation and have revised phase three letter sounds.
After the break we will focus on a sentence structure. We will especially focus on action words.









 
 Have a relaxing half term!
Mrs Sheehan

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