In preparation for our treehouse creation next week, we had a go at following some instructions to build a range of structures out of lollipop sticks. Some of our building was successful and we got some great ideas for our treehouse designs.
Not all of our building went well. However, our failures weren’t useless as we learnt what not to do or what to improve in order to build a treehouse out of lollipop sticks.
This week, we’re writing diary entries about our exploration of the 13 Storey Treehouse. Today, we got our imaginations going and planned what we’d write about using notes and pictures.
Year four really enjoy their taster session of judo today. We played lots of games requiring us to work together before turning on each other by trying to send our partner to floor and even ending by throwing them over our backs!
This week’s spelling focuses on the ai and ee sounds. Practise these spellings – think about how creative you can be. There will be a test on Thursday 19 September (because we’re on our trip on Friday) where ten of these words will be tested.
| ai | ee |
| eight/eighth famous
favourite straight strange weight tray great snake brain they everyday |
believe
breathe complete appear extreme increase relief money chimney people busy quickly |
This week’s spellings are some common exception words. Some of these exception words are used frequently in the children’s reading and writing. They are words in which the English spelling code works in an unusual or uncommon way.
| I |
| go |
| to |
| the |
| no |
| was |
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can name the material an object is made from.
To tie in with our science topic, this homework asks the children to go on a material hunt around their home. The children’s challenge is to identify an object and the material that it is made from
The homework is due on Thursday 19th September.
The children worked together to sort objects into groups. After the objects were sorted, they counted how many there were in each group. They were reminded to count the objects carefully so that they didn’t miscount.
Each year in the annual survey of parents and carers, we ask what you like most about our school and what you think we might be able to improve. We always get lots more people telling us things they like – thank you for this! We do also welcome your suggestions for improvements – whilst we can’t always act on all the suggestions, we do always read and consider them.
One area that comes up every year is homework. Some of you want more, some of you want less. Some of you like the Creative homework, some of you thinks it takes too much time.
This year, we’ve listened to what you tell us and thought about ways we think we can improve:
We hope the new changes will mean continued happy and healthy learning at home as well as at school. Read the policy and download a Homework Guide.
As part of our writing learning, we channeled our inner thespians today. We’re working on writing a diary about our exploration of the 13 Storey Treehouse and we acted out that exploration in today’s lesson.
We all chose our favourite pose and created a class freeze-frame of a whole host of emotions.
The homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can count objects to 10.
During their first week in Year One, the children have been counting objects to 10 and have got a sheet in their homework books to practice this further.
The homework is due on Thursday 12 September.