Little Authors

In preparation for World Book Day next week, we have been working in pairs to plan, write and illustrate our very own children’s books. A few weeks ago we had the chance to go to the Newton Mearns local library where we met an illustrator and author. They spoke about the process of writing your own book. We have brought their tips into the classroom to create our very own stories too! Who knows, we might have the next Julia Donaldson amongst us!

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

We have started reading our class novel with Mrs Syme. We are really enjoying it so far! We have created sketches of the witch based on the authors description, as well as our own setting descriptions linked to the story setting.

This week we have the lovely Mrs Syme joining our classroom. She will be working with us for a few weeks and we are so excited to have her.

Maths – Weight and problem solving

We have been looking at grams and kilograms and had a go at weighing different objects. Mrs Syme brought in different types of weighing scales and we weighed different items.

We also looked at problem solving and using Guess, Check and Improve as a strategy. We then created similar problems for a partner to solve.

Gymnastics

For gymnastics this week we looked at different balances and then had a go at creating partner balances too! Next week we will be looking at  trio and group balances.