In maths this week we began by investigating and sorting objects by different criteria. We then got active moving and counting with Spiderman before settling down to work hard; matching, ordering and writing missing numbers.
We are continuing to work hard to develop our ball control in P.E.
In phonics we have been word building and found that team work was they key to success!
We have all been so excited to show off our superhero costumes today and have enjoyed explaining in our crews what makes our chosen superheroes special.
We’ve been busy designing and making our superhero shields and completing our paintings to add the finishing touches to our classroom environment.
We’ve had a wonderful start to our new year with lots of smiles this week. We have met our new crews, had lots of fun developing our team work skills through competitions and games and have practised our listening skills in music.
In Class 3 we have been using the chrome books to research our chosen instruments.
We have also been studying instruments and making sketches to accompany our fact files.
In maths this week we have been recapping telling the time and having fun playing games using our number bonds to 10 and 20.
We have been exploring fruit using our senses. We enjoyed tasting some fruits we haven’t even seen before and have produced some beautiful observational pencil and pastel drawings to fill Handa’s basket.
To introduce our new core text ‘Handa’s Surprise’ we have been exploring Africa and learning about the animals, the clothing and the music.
We had so much fun creating animal collages to decorate our classroom.
We used fabric paints to design and decorate our African inspired t-shirts.
On Tuesday we had an amazing time during our African drumming workshop with our drumming expert Rome.
In Class 3 we have been exploring our teeth and thinking about how to keep them healthy.
We began our first case study by looking at the human body. We worked together to put skeletons back together, label the parts of the body and even locate where the internal organs are.
We moved on to exploring our senses and enjoyed being sense detectives.
Finally we explored the world around us using our senses.
We have had an amazing start to our new term and had so much fun this week trying to work out what our new expedition might be. Take a look at some of the activities we have enjoyed.
Crew breakfast.
Planning the decorations for our chocolate room.
Getting creative!
Getting active and enjoying the sunshine!
We have been busy researching and planning our reports about amphibians, birds and fish.
We have drafted, critiqued, redrafted and painted to complete our beautiful animal artwork.
Class 3 you all worked so hard and I hope you are very proud of your beautiful work!
