It was lovely to welcome the children back to school and hear all of their stories from the October week. Everyone was well rested and ready to learn. We moved onto gymnastics in our PE lessons and the boys and girls were more than delighted to show off how good they are at balancing and creating shapes with their bodies.

We spent our time outdoors in a series of challenges to help us talk about shape in the environment. The first was to see who could build the tallest tower which got quite competitive. The children showed great enthusiasm and determination to add another layer to their tower. We spoke about what shapes needed to stack, the edges and corners we could count and how easy the shapes would be to move.

The second challenge was to design a set of stairs using the knowledge you had gained about stacking. It proved quite tricky to begin with but after discussion within each group a solution was found in the end. We even tried out the stairs to check they were stable and secure.

We enjoyed reading our new books which we will take home for homework next week. Our tasks involved identifying the missing words and sequencing events and words in the stories. Mrs Denholm is very proud of how hard everyone is trying to sound out their words and recognise tricky words in the text.

I can’t quite believe it is the end of the week again. It has flew by, but we have managed to squeeze lots in, including work on the seasons, months of the year, blending cvc words, matching numbers to number names, adding and having lots of fun in the areas as we learn together. Here are some highlights from the week…

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Denholm x