This week has flown by and we are making the most of the gorgeous weather and not having to wear our scarves, hats and gloves for Forest School!
As you might have heard from the children our topic is pirates! We have been busy filling our time given to become a pirate before we have to move on to our next topic. (We can only apologise now if your child is saying Ahoy me hearties as their new way of saying hello!)
In English this week we have been looking at simple sentences and forming sentences to match a storyboard. The children have very good memories and have enjoyed the book we have been reading ‘The Night Pirates.’
Maths was very exciting as we have been using natural materials to create numbers on ‘ten frames.’ We have been continuing with our number bond work and using the 0-99 square on the playground to reinforce our learning.
In Forest School we used natural materials to make pirate portraits. The children were very imaginative and produced some lovely portraits, along with some interesting pirate names that they invented.
Our Creative Curriculum homework for this half term is to design and make a pirate ship. We have spoken to the children about this today. You can use any materials that you like – we have had Lego models, a ship made from conkers, one from a pumpkin and even a chocolate brownie pirate ship in previous years. The children can bring their creations into school any time before October half term, they don’t all need to be in on Monday!
Have a lovely weekend! We look forward to seeing you all Monday!