·          In English this week we have started reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We labelled some key objects from the story and sequenced the different food that the caterpillar ate.  

·          The Reception children have been working on counting and matching numerals to quantities. The Y1s have been representing numbers using objects and pictures.

·          We have also been creating some hungry caterpillar art as well as learning about different types of minibeasts. We were also very excited to have received our very own caterpillars! We will watch them grow and change over the next few weeks until they become butterflies!

 

   This week in The Enchanted Forest……

·         In English this week we received a letter from Handa from the story ‘Handa’s Surprise.’ We were very excited and wrote some letters back to Handa asking her lots of different questions. 

·         The Reception children have been recognising and describing different 3D shapes. The Y1s have been working hard to find quarters of different objects.

·         We have been very busy writing our own information texts about African animals. We also used the ipads to make comic strips and had lots of fun on Friday taking part in different Easter-themed activities. 

 

Wishing everyone a lovely Easter holiday!

 

This week in The Enchanted Forest……

·         In English this week we started learning about riddles. We thought of different clues to describe African animals and then wrote some great riddles of our own!

·         The Reception children have been recapping their number formation, recognition and calculation skills. The y1s have been solving problems by halving and doubling numbers and quantities. 

·         We have worked very hard to create Mother’s Day cards and pictures to take home with us. We have also learned about how animals have adapted to their environment.

 

'   This week in The Enchanted Forest……

·         In English this week we sequenced the events in Handa’s Surprise by making a story map. We then wrote the story in our own words.

·         The Reception children have been learning about 2d shape, describing their properties and making different patterns. The Y1s have been finding half of objects, shapes and quantities, 

·         We learned about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and what the different terms meant. We also made some great African jewellery and learned some facts about Kenya.

 

Yorkshire Wildlife Park! 

   This week in The Enchanted Forest……

·          In English this week we have been busy writing some great recounts of our school trip! We included lots of detail and are really working hard to form our letters correctly.

·          The Reception children have been adding two numbers together to find the total amount. The Y1s have been busy solving problems by counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. 

·          We have made some excellent African sunset pictures which look great in our classroom! We have also started learning lots of facts about Africa. On Friday we celebrated World Book Day and had great fun taking part in different book-related activities!