English:

This week we have been looking at non-fiction

books and learning about how we can use these

for research purposes. We have enjoyed finding

out interesting and unknown facts, as well as

planning brilliant front cover pages for our

upcoming animal research projects.

Maths:

In maths we have been developing our

understanding of strategies for addition. We

have looked at counting on our own number

lines, using partitioning, grouping with Diennes

and counting in tens and units using a hundred

square. We then applied our understanding of

appropriate strategies to help us solve worded

problems.

Science:

This week we have been looking at animal classification. We discussed different ways we could classify animals according to their characteristics, learning about mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish along the way. Spellings:

running, chatting, shopping, sitting, clapping, planning, swimming, hopping

Wear it Wild

On Monday we are launching our research

topic on endangered animals . The children

may come to school dressed in animal

costumes, animal print clothing or wearing

animal ears and tails, etc, in

exchange for a

donation, collected in class, to

the WWF.

Maths Day was a great success. We had lots of fun

learning to measure the height and length of different

animals, reasoning about number as well as

completing a maths trail .

Marwell:

There are still a few consent slips/payments

outstanding. Please return a.s.a.p.