This week we have written a poem about bonfire night. We learnt about onomatopoeia and thought of some that we could associate with bonfires and fireworks. We used them in our poems to describe what bonfire night sounds like. We have written them up neatly and decorated them to go on display in the classroom.

In Numeracy, we have been rounding 2- and 3-digit numbers to the nearest 10. Some children have been finding the number half way between to other numbers.

In PE, we have started learning about how to hold a hockey stick and how to pass the ball and move with it.

In Health and Wellbeing, we discussed the fact that everyone feels ups and downs and that it is ok to sometimes feel a bit down. We watched a Pixar short animation called Boundin’ which showed us how a sheep who loved to dance lost his confidence and felt very down when he had his coat shorn off. A passing jackalope made him realise that he shouldn’t worry about what others think and that he should keep dancing. When the sheep started bouncing or ‘boundin’ with the jackalope he started to feel better again. In life, we will all experience ups and downs but it’s important to realise we can bounce back from our disappointments.

In Art, we can drawn and painted very colourful toucans. They look gorgeous! We were learning about how toucans can survive in the rainforest.

We have also been planning an individual presentation that we are going to give to the class. We have chosen an animal that we feel we can share facts about. We are sharing facts about how they have adapted to live in their habitat. We have also created 2 slides on a PowerPoint presentation to show as we are talking.