Summer 1
We have had a fantastic term and we have been super busy in Birch Class!
In literacy, we focused on the following books; The Snail and the Whale and Chocolate Cake. We have been working really hard on our writing this term and the children have made so much progress. They have been writing a recount about a holiday and written instructions on how to make a marvellous chocolate mug cake.
In maths we have been exploring length and height, exploring time by ordering and sequencing events. We have been looking at numbers to 10, by comparing and representing as well as identifying smaller groups within numbers to 10. We have been learning about 1 more and 1 less than and we have been beginning to explore number bonds to 10.
In our understanding the world lessons we have been exploring the seasonal changes and talking about what they have observed. We have been comparing life in Chesterfield to life in another place in the UK, we have been suggesting similarities and differences between life in Chesterfield and life in a seaside town such as Skegness.
In RE, we have discussed somewhere that is special to them and saying why it is special. We have discussed belonging and different groups that the children belong to.
We have also continued working on our Personal, Social and Emotion development through circle times and stories. We’ve explored lots of different topics this term including; how to make friends, how to solve friendship problems when they occur, show respect in how we treat others, know how to help themselves and others when they feel upset and hurt and know and show what makes a good relationship. In PE our focus this term was on ball skills and using their hands to throw underarm and over arm, catch, aim and roll a ball accurately. We have also really enjoyed our Tiny Toes Ballet.
