Maple Class

It has been so much fun in school this week learning all about Africa. Here are some of our favourite activities... Lucy & Max – weaving African patterns Jake – making African flags  GG - designing African animals Ellis – reading the story Masai and I and comparing our lives to children who live in Africa Rafferty – Using the computers to research African animals and create a fact file Eden – learning about how animals use camouflage to survive and using animal patterns in art Sam – learning about where Africa is on the map Noreen – taking part in African dance workshops. Ramsey is spending half term with Night for being such a fantastic role model. Star of the week is Eden for being a great talk partner. Enjoy a very well deserved half term with lots of fun and rest!

This week we have been learning about the traditional tale  The Gingerbread Man. Today we retold the story in our own words using adjectives, conjunctions and time connectives. In PSHE, we thought carefully about our different feelings and emotions. We created our own feeling characters to represent what makes us happy, sad, lonely, excited etc. We have been learning how to use the most efficient strategy when adding numbers together in Maths. E.g. ‘5 + 3 + 5’ – Max said 'double 5 = 10, 10 + 3 = 13' We also know how to use our number bonds to 10 to find our number bonds to 100. In Science, we explored how seeds are dispersed in different ways e.g. drop and roll, hitch a ride or get blown in the wind. We designed our own seeds. Well done to Ellis how is Star of the Week for his independent work. Ava is taking Night home for using the resources in our classroom to help her writing. Tonight is the school disco - we look forward to seeing you!