This half term we have been exploring our topics of 'once upon a time' and shadows and reflections.  We have enjoyed listening to different traditional tales and doing various activities alongside them.  We have planted beans for jack and the beanstalk, made some fantastic puppets and drawn some amazing self portraits of ourselves dressed up like royalty.

The most exciting thing for this term was the arrival of our duckling eggs.  We spent 10 days watching them hatch and grow.  We had 5 healthy ducklings in the end and have loved caring for them, cuddling them and taking them for a paddle. In maths we have been finding out about different shapes. We have been working on recognising numbers above 10 and knowing different ways to make 8, 9, and 10. 

In PSHE we have been thinking about the things that make us special and unique. Our gifts and the things we love.   In P.E. We have been working on thinking about how we move our body and how to give and follow instructions.

This half term we have been exploring our topics of 'dangerous dinosaurs and 'puddles and rainbows'.  We had some fun thinking about all the amazing prehistoric animals and how we know about them.  We found out about fossils and how they are made, we had a go at making our own! We learned about what different dinosaurs eat and what animals are carnivores and herbivores today.  We then moved on to getting ready for our fantastic Mothers day afternoon tea.  We wrote invitations and made beautiful table decorations.  Then we baked and baked! Cakes, scones and sandwiches. It was a very special afternoon.

In literacy we have worked on learning our phase 3 sounds and tricky words. We have been practicing using these to read more independently and to write simple words and phrases.  We have continued to share stories and improve our mark making through the drawing club.  We have been challenging ourselves to write short sentences independently using our sounds. In maths we have been finding out about different shapes. We have been working on subitising and creating larger numbers from small ones.

In PSHE we have been thinking about different ways we can keep ourselves safe.  We have talked about road safety, sun safety and water safety.  In P.E. we have enjoyed our gymnastics sessions and learning how to roll and balance.

This half term we have been exploring our topics of ‘winter wonderland’ and ‘night and day’.  We had some fun thinking about all things ice and snow and finding out about places on our planet where it is always cold and snowy.  We then moved on to learn about nocturnal animals, why we get night and day and what we can see in our night sky.

In literacy we have worked on learning our phase 3 sounds and tricky words. We have been practicing using these to read more independently and to write simple words and phrases.  We have continued to share stories and improve our mark making through the drawing club. In maths we have been finding out about different ways to measure things alongside our continued number work.  We have been working on partitioning numbers into 2 parts, learning what the word ‘equal’ means and finding out about doubles.

In PSHE we have covered various topics such as good bedtime routines, tooth brushing and how we can all be good friends to each other.  We had a lovely day celebrating Chinese new year with special snacks and some fantastic dragon masks.