We invited parents and carers into class to listen to our favourite stories, and to share some books together. We read ‘The Smeds and the Smoos’ by Julia Donaldson, and ‘Little Rabbit Foo Foo’ by Michael Rosen, two of our favourite stories!
Everyone had fun, and the adults were really impressed with the children’s enthusiasm and love of reading. We are going to follow this up with a visit to Hebburn Central library in a few weeks time, with parents and carers also invited.
This week in Acorns we had a homework task to make a list of some of our favourite foods. We then shared these in class and compared them to foods from other countries. We explored a book all about Mexico, and learned some Spanish greetings. We also tried some Mexican themed foods and then wrote about which ones we liked and didn’t like, using some describing words. It’s been fun learning about other countries and their cultures and traditions, and comparing them to our own lives!
Every Friday afternoon, Acorns and Oaks meet up for a ‘Buddy Reading’ session. It is a lovely time of the week when the youngest and oldest children in the school can share and enjoy books together, and learn from each other.
This week in Acorns we have been learning about animals and other things we find on farms. We set up a farm shop with fruits and vegetables, and each day we have been paying for our fruit using 1p, 2p and 5p coins. We had to find the right combination of coins to make the amount to buy our snack.
Today in Acorns we invited our families in for a ‘Festive Fun’ session. We had the challenge of building a Christmas tree from recycled materials. Everyone worked well together and we had lots of fun. The tree looks amazing! Afterwards we had festive refreshments and listened to some Christmas music.
Thank you to all our families who attended, it was lovely to see you all!
In Acorns we have been exploring a range of tools and how they are used. We have practised our skills using hammers, saws, screwdrivers and wrenches. We also used sandpaper to smooth off rough edges. It’s important to be safe when using tools so we were very careful. We hope to use our skills to make some items out of wood.
As the weather changes and becomes colder, we were concerned about what the birds would eat over Winter. We decided to make some bird cakes out of seeds and fat, and put them out for the birds to enjoy. They were eaten really quickly! The birds must have really enjoyed them!
Acorns enjoyed finding out about how a bakery works, and using what we learned to set up a cake shop role play area in our classroom. We visited a local cake shop, where we had cakes and drinks, and at the end of our topic we invited parents and carers in for an afternoon tea, which we planned ourselves! It was lots of fun.
In Acorns, the children collected 2D and 3D shapes to make this fabulous display. We talked about the features and properties of the shapes and linked this to real-life objects. As part of a homework challenge, the children also brought in shapes they had found at home. Then we wrote our own labels!
