Month: April 2018

Today was such a busy day! First we went to visit the chicks in P2’s class one last time before they go to their new home. Then we went to gym to work on our badminton skills, We were focusing on a forearm pass. It was trickier than it looks! After lunch we went outside to explore our knowledge of fractions. P1 looked at splitting shapes and even numbers into halves, while P2 explored finding a half of an odd number for eg. 1/2 of 7 = 3 and 1/2. We hope we get more sunny days to get outdoor learning, it was great!

 

 

All homework was issued on Monday. I am trying to get into the new routine sorry it’s late. In case you have misplaced the homework for this week please see below. Please remember to hand homework in on a Friday in the wallet so that homework can be swapped over and re-issued on Monday.

Homework for the Elemers, Gruffalos and Caterpillars:

p1 Homework checklist _2

Finding a Half Worksheet

Homework for the Paddingtons:

p2 Homework checklist_ 2

Money homework

Today we have been exploring electricity for our science topic. Last week we read the Lighthouse keepers picnic so we decided to make our own lighthouses. Today we got to wire up our own lights ready to fit them onto the lighthouses. We also had fun making simple circuits using wires with crocodile clips attached to batteries to make a fan go round, to make a light bulb light up and a buzzer sound. We also tried different ways of making things brighter or louder by adding two batteries to the circuit and also explored using a switch to switch them on and off again.

Max – We were making real electricity!

Maxwel – We were decorating the lighthouses at the messy area.

Rory – It had to be in a circle like a circuit.

Archie – We were making different electricity things to make them work.

Josh – We batteries to put into the things and there was a noise maker and if you put two batteries it made the fan go really fast.

Lewis – We made wee lights to put in our lighthouses and had to use screw drivers to wire it up.

 

Good Afternoon,

I hope you all had a great Easter holiday. It has been lovely hearing all the exciting holiday stories today. I can’t believe we are already in term 4. This is another busy term with lots to get through.

The children have the new homework in their bags. This will be issued on a Monday and should be returned to class every Friday. The homework pack includes a printed version of the choosing grid and on the back is a list of active spelling strategies and suggested websites for you to keep in a safe place at home. This won’t be reprinted as you can access it here:

P1 Homework Grid_ term 4 _Apr-June

P2 Homework Grid term 4_ Apr-June

It is designed to offer more flexibility as to  how many tasks you/your child select each week. the tasks/skills and websites that your child has completed can be recorded on in the space provided on the weekly A5 homework checklist.  The children can also colour in a smiley face once they have completed their school reading book each night. Within the pack is the maths worksheet. Please ensure your child brings their new homework wallet to school on a Friday so that the new weekly checklist can be added and new homework inserted to avoid lots of loose paper getting lost.

Please see below the weekly checklist for week beg: 16th April

If you are in the Caterpillar, Gruffalo or Elmer group then you should use this checklist:

P1 Homework checklist_1

If you are in the paddington group your should use this checklist:

P2 Homework Check List _1