This morning, the children in Maples class enjoyed exploring our local area and environment, and they found lots of things including insects, metros, trains, trees and cars.
The children also enjoyed some lovely time on our local park. See how much fun they had!
The children had a very big surprise this week when an ice cream van came and all of the children got an ice cream as a special treat. Look at how delicious they were!
As part of our DT topic, Cut, Stitch and Join, the children have been learning how to weave using paper. The children have tried really hard to weave under and over and have shown great perseverance and determination. Well done boys!
This week the children have continued to practice their phonic sounds and maths targets. In Science the children have been identifying and matching the living things with the correct habitat. In PE the children have been practicing their aiming and throwing skills using a tennis ball. In DT the children have been learning about paper weaving.
A great week in school!
In Computing this half term, the children in Maples will be creating melodies, rhythms and tunes using symbols which represent different musical instruments.
This week the children thoroughly enjoyed composing their own simple tunes using Purple Mash.
See how much fun they had!
This week has been a very busy week in Maples class. The children have continued to learn new phonics sounds across phases 3 and 5 and apply this knowledge to read single words, write words and sentences as well as reading simple sentences. In Maths the children worked on their own individual targets including one step subtraction problems, counting and addition using counters and a tens frame. In Science the children ordered the lifecycle of a frog and could describe what happens. In History, we have been learning about King Alfred the Great and have used what we have learned to write sentences about him.
A great week of learning in Maples.
See what we have been up to!
In Maples this week the children have continued to learn new sounds in phonics and apply this to their reading and writing. In Maths the children have been working on their own individual targets including answer one step addition word problems, matching dice faces to numerals, multiplication and telling the time to o’clock. In Science, we have continued looking at lifecycles and ordered the lifecycle of a butterfly and in Art this week we used software to create regal portraits. In History we have been learning about different royal residences and have sorted them into houses, palaces and castles. Have a look at what we’ve been doing!
The children in Maples have been learning all about the Coronation of King Charles III. They have been learning about who King Charles is and writing sentences about him. To end the week the children enjoyed coming into school wearing red, blue and white and taking part in a Coronation Party.
This week the children in Maples have continued to learn new phase 5 and phase 3 sounds during their phonics lessons and have been using this knowledge to not only read words but also write them. During Maths the children continued to work on their own individual targets including counting, addition and subtraction. In Music the children enjoyed spending time with their friends from Hawthorns and sang some lovely friendship songs. They have also been learning how to use a cricket bat and ball during PE and matched mothers and their babies during Science.
The children in Maples have had a very busy first week back. In Phonics the children have been learning new sounds and trying hard to read and write words, phrases and sentences using their new knowledge. In Maths we have been using concrete and pictorial representations to add and subtract numbers as well as practicing our counting skills. We have began our history topic by looking at the terms past and present and sorting pictures accordingly and in Science the children have been ordering the stages of human growth.
Take a look at some of the hard work the children have been completing!
