This month we have had lots of fun in the snow!

In  literacy room 8 have been working on improving their presentation in their literacy logs. We have started weekly handwriting lessons and Miss Telfer has been very impressed with our joined up writing. We are also continuing to work hard on our comprehension through our reading books and next month, hope to improve our fluency and pronunciation when reading aloud in a group. This week we listened to an audiobook called ‘If I Ran the Circus’ which links to our class topic. We made notes whilst listening and then discussed all the rhyming used throughout the book. We have started our persuasive writing during our taught writing lessons and have written a report to persuade people to stop using animals in the circus. 

We have been learning all about money during numeracy and we can now identify all the different ways we can pay for goods, including cash, credit card and cheque. Did you know we can even use our phones and watches?! We can decide which note or coin to use to pay for something and can calculate how much change we should get. We have also been practising all the other skills we have learned through Sumdog and nearly everyone is managing to get extra raffles for getting 100 questions correct! Next month we are going to be learning all about fractions, decimals and percentages and will continue to work on our number talks strategies.

Throughout January we have been working on increasing our fitness levels by doing circuits during P.E. This has improved our stamina, strength and flexibility.  We are going to be continuing to work on these skills next month through central net games, such as volleyball, badminton and football. We have started our sexual health topic in health and wellbeing, learning all about how we are made and change as we grow up. After this we will be looking more at how we can stay safe near the road, especially when we are out playing.

Room 8 have been specially chosen to take part in the Prince William Award. Every week we are joined by our brilliant instructor Craig, who helps us build upon our character, resilience and confidence. This month we were working on qualities such as teamwork, trust, respect and showing great listening skills.