Our spellings this half term are drawing from high frequency words and those words we see commonly misspelt.  Our spelling words for the week commencing the 9th February are:  ·       should ·       could ·       would ·       think ·       thing ·       thought ·       through

We were a bit late for the Big Garden Birdwatch, but this week RJ did some bird watching on our school field.   We had learned that birds are animals with feathers and wings;  are very good builders because they build nests; and that some birds go on holiday to hotter places when it is our Winter.  We went out in the morning and had to be quiet. We looked up and saw quite a few different birds. One day, we heard lots and lots of tweeting and singing. We saw p igeons, doves, seaguls, a robin, blackbirds, sparrows and a red kite ! The kite was gliding in the air.  Have a look in your garden and see what you can see!

  LO: Subtract within 20 06.02.26 Today, the children were subtracting within 20 by telling a ‘First, Then, Now’ story using 10 frames to support them. Example: First, there were 15 children on the bus. Then, 5 children got off the bus. Now, there are 10 children on the bus.

  In PE, we have been working on agility, balance and coordination both inside and outside.  We have been learning to jump in different ways, climb and balance on different equipment and most importantly, move safely. Our final lesson on this journey led to us using the wall bars!  We loved every minute and Mr Ladlow was particularly impressed with our listening and taking turns.

 Next week is Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week.  Over the week, we will be completing activities linked to this year's theme: 'This is my Place'. You can find activities and discussion starters, along with further information here: Children's Mental Health Week 2026 Mrs Brown

This week, we are continuing with the theme:  Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form This includes words such as: interfere intercept interject intertwine interim internal intersperse interloper interest interrupt

 We have been busy learning all about multiplication this week in maths. We used a range of concrete materials and pictorial representations to help us understand multiplying 2/3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers. In history, we researched and made factfiles about some of the Ancient Mayan gods.