Maslenitsa

   Thank you to all for your support with the school’s celebrations of Maslenitsa and Women’s Day last week. It was great to experience this tradition and the children had great fun in preparing and celebrating. As the weather is getting warmer and the snow is starting to melt we are looking forward to the spring, finally!

English

We have been continuing to develop our understanding of the English Language through identifying the difference between ‘oi’ and ‘oy’, as well as using ‘er’ in our reading and writing.

We have been looking at different styles of writing this week. The children are familiar with the story of The Little Polar Bear and the events of the book.

    Lars is a Little Polar Bear, out on a survival trip with his Dad when he gets separated and travels to a tropical land. This is an adventure for a Polar Animal, but we are sure this is a terrible worry for his family. This week we have looked and annotated a letter that Lars’ mother sent to Lars. We recognised the different vocabulary and features of a letter and we have started planning our own response letter.

Great start, I am looking forward to the final letters.

Phonics

This week we have been concentrating on the 'er' sound. The children have matched pictures to their correct vocabulary and investigated 'er' words around the classroom.

They have been able to use their sound when writing and reading with fluency- Well done!

Maths

Busy, Busy, Busy! The children have revisited place value, concentrating on Tens and Units. Using their understanding of this, we have been able to add and subtract 2-digit numbers with growing confidence. Some of the children have also looked into multiplication and developed their understanding of what this concept is. They have been able to identify key information from worded problems and create their number sentences from this.

Topic

Food chains of the Polar Regions- we have had fun creating our food chains showing what eats what.

Homework

Spellings have been set; please practise the correct formation of the letters too, in your best handwriting.

The children are aware of this week’s task- To create their own ‘missing or lost’ poster for the Lars. A check list has been given and paper although it is up to them if they want to use a different approach or technique.