Our caterpillars have been getting bigger and bigger!

In maths we have been learning about numbers to 20 and beyond. We played a game ‘first to 20’, the children raced two animals to 20 by rolling a dice.

We have started our ‘games’ unit in PE.

Our caterpillars have been growing!

We have been looking at different maps. As a class we made a large floor map. The children drew pictures of their houses and other buildings they wanted on the map.

Our class caterpillars have arrived. We are looking forward to watching them change over the next few weeks.

In maths we have been looking at repeating patterns. We have looked at shape, colour, movement and picture patterns. ABAB, ABB, AAB etc. We made colour repeating pattern necklaces.

We have been learning about the signs of spring. We went on a spring welly walk. We saw blossom, insects, buds, leaves, flowers and it was a nice sunny, warm day.

We have been learning about the artist Piet Mondrian. We painted a picture similar to Piet Mondrian’s using primary colours.

We have been drawing and painting daffodil pictures.

We have been learning about how to keep our teeth healthy.

We have started our topic ‘People Who Help Us’ and have been looking at the different jobs these people do.

In maths we have been learning about height. Using the phrases shorter than and taller than. We used different resources to measure how tall.

As a whole school we read the book ‘Couch Potato’ for our World Book Day focus. We completed lots of book related activities – book marks, book scavenger hunt, book covers and making potato people. We also painted a sunset picture using potatoes, copying one of the illustrations in the book.

In RE we have been learning about Easter. We have learnt about the Easter story and sequenced the pictures.

We have made bridges for the goats to cross using construction toys and playdough trolls.

In maths we have been learning about capacity.

For mental health week as a school we are making care packages for the elderly. As a class we are making salt dough decorations.

We worked in pairs to make a model sharing the construction resources.

Look at how big our plants have got!

We have been learning about Chinese New Year. We made lanterns, dragons and painted Chinese numbers.

In RE we have been learning about different types of weddings.

We have been learning about the signs of winter. We went on a winter welly walk.

In maths we have been learning about the numeral 4. We used rectangles and squares to make house pictures.

In maths we went on a square and rectangle shape hunt using shape magnifying glasses.

We attended a 5 ways to wellbeing workshop.

We used the ‘Bee-Bot’ app to practice programming.

After listening to the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ we planted our own broad beans.

Christmas jumper day, carol concert and Christmas dinner.

Fundamentals to PE

Decorating the class tree.

Painting our diva lamps.

We started rehearsals for our KS1 nativity ‘A King is Born’.

Leaf threading and making bird feeders.

Looking for different ways to show 4.

Fundamental Movements in PE

Introduction to PE.

We have learnt about Remembrance Day.

In maths we have been learning about the numbers 1, 2 and 3. We used circles (1side) and triangles (3sides) to make face pictures.

We made diva lamps after learning about Diwali, ‘The festival of light.’

We read the book ‘Leaf Man’ and made our own leaf pictures.

We have been learning about the signs of autumn. We went on an autumn welly walk.

Lots of Halloween and Bonfire Night activities.

In maths we have been looking at different ways to show 2 and 3.

We have been reading the story ‘Owl Babies’.

We have been making repeating patterns in maths.

We have been reading the story ‘The Gruffalo’

We have threaded the initial letters for our names. This helps us to practice our fine motor skills.

In maths we have been sorting objects by size. Big and small and ordering items from the shortest to the tallest.

As a whole class we have been learning about apples for Harvest. We tried different apples and said which ones we did and did not like.

In maths we have been working on sorting and matching different items.

We painted self portraits to display in the classroom.

We have started PE lessons.