Term 4- The week the 'winter' returned!
As we returned from a busy weekend, we couldn't quite believe the difference in temperature that we felt as we stepped outside this morning! After enjoying not only some early Spring sun but some warmth with this sun we were met with a chill in the air and we were suddenly armed again with our woolly hats, gloves and much needed coats!
We didn't however let the cold effect our mood and we were soon ready to dive straight into our learning for the week!
With our two tricky words of the week 'are' and 'was' on the whiteboard, Robins have been working hard to practice reading their Phase 3 tricky words on sight, but they don't call them tricky for no reason! Was it 'he' or 'she', 'me' or 'my'? At times it was a right muddle but with perseverance they began growing in confidence, remember to keep practicing these at home to support your child with their Phase 3 tricky word sight recognition for reading and why not have a go at writing them?
Well, after all that tricky business it was time for some Maths and this week it was all about 'more than' and 'fewer than'! We started off by subitising two sets of pictures on the boards and then used the stem sentence below to compare them.
______ has more than ________
_______ has fewer than _______
We then moved on to putting our learning into practice and enjoyed discussing how it didn't matter if the colour, shape or object was different, we needed to focus on the total number of objects that there were!
We even collected data about all of Robins, making comparisons about our eye colour!
Just look at the results....
There are ....... blue eyed children than brown eyed children
There are ....... brown eyed children than green eyed children
There are ...... green eyed children than blue eyed children
Can you put in the words 'more' or 'fewer' to make the sentences make sense?
We also revisited last week's 'Measuring Maths' session and recapped on the vocabulary of longer and shorter. This week we were exploring height and using the vocabulary of tallest / shortest and tall / short. The Robins were invited to work as individuals or in groups of 2 or 3 (the groups option was the most popular). The pictures do not reflect the conversation, collaboration, ideas, plans, suggestions and the learning that went on - the Robins had a great time learning and that is what it is all about.
In our Jigsaw time this week, Jigsaw Jenny talked to Robins about what keeping healthy means. Robins discussed which exercises they enjoyed the most, from football to running, skipping to swimming! We also talked about how it's important to make sure we keep our bodies healthy by eating the right foods, if we treat our tummy's like a garden we will flourish!
It was lovely to discuss with Robins how they not only make sure they keep their bodies moving but also ensure they get some rest time too!
"I like to spend time at the park but then I play with my toys inside"
"I can run so fast! If I get tired I can lie on the sofa!"
Next week we will be delving more into the importance of a balanced diet!
Robins became creative gems this week in RE when we began our discussions around symbols and why the Cross is an important symbols to Christians. They recognised that symbols represent something and that the cross represented the sacrifice of Jesus and the love of God.
Robins then created their own cross, thinking carefully about what would make it special to them, whether this was about the colours they selected or the pictures they drew on it.
"Jesus died on the cross, I'm drawing him"
It's really hard to tell which is our favourite day of the week - we all love a Friday as we tend to do either a welly walk or make some toast. We also love a Wednesday as it seems to whizz by. However, this week, Thursday became a front runner - yes we have balance bikes and Mystery Reader on the same day - excitement overload!
We headed into the hall, helmets on and balance bikes wheeled in by our sides. We had a brief 'safety' talk and off we went! It did not turn out to be the gentle experience that I thought it would be! I had to watch where I positioned myself, they showed no fear, enjoying the thrill of speed and negotiating space very well indeed. I am glad to say there were no collisions.
We then welcomed Everly's Grandad into the classroom as our Mystery Reader - he had the children in the palm of his hand throughout, they sat with their mouths open, hanging on every word he said. Everly's smile could not have been any bigger and her pride was bursting out. Another enormous thank you for volunteering for this special part of our week.
