October 2020 – P5.17 Blog 2023/24

Sorry I Can’t Be With You

Dear Boys and Girls,

I am so sorry that I can’t be with you this week. I am really unwell with tonsillitis. My doctor has given me antibiotics and a special spray to help the pain. Mr Arbuckle has also been helping by giving me lots of ice cream!

I have emailed my plans to Mrs Noble, so that everything will continue as normal while I am at home.

I hope you have a great day on Friday! Please post me your pictures on the Stream so that I can see them!

I look forward to seeing you all next week.

Lots of Love

Mrs Arbuckle x

Estimation Station

Some f us have been learning about estimating and why we have to estimate. we estimated the numbers of things in jars; our height in sticks and how many drops it would take to cover a penny without spilling. It is really tricky to estimate some things.

Skipping

We are learning how to use skipping ropes in PE. Skipping is great exercise, but has become a lost skill over the years. We also tried jumping over the big rope Mrs Arbuckle held one end of the rope, so there aren’t any photos!) Practise makes perfect! If a child can skip, they were encouraged to hop; use alternate feet or skip backwards. there was a real sense of achievement when some children did it for the first time. Have a go! It’s great fun!

Lego Models

Our Lego bucket is always very popular in class and lots of children love to build models. Mrs Arbuckle made us challenge cards for the Lego this week. We read the cards and set about it.

Can You Make A Den For Teddy?

One of our challenges this week has been to make a den for the teddy with the sticks. It was quite tricky. It taught us to plan, think and have resilience. Once they learned how to do it, the “den experts” helped others.