Literacy

In literacy we have been learning new special friends sounds and words.  In writing, we have been drawing our own story maps to help us retell the Little Green Dinosaur story. We will eventually be writing our own dino stories!

Maths and Numeracy

We have been learning about fractions, and halving. We have been using counting in 2's to help us work out half of amounts. We have also been learning to count in 5s and 10s. Can you practice at home?

Health and Wellbeing

We have been learning about our bodies. We have been learning the correct names for body parts, discussed similarities and differences between each other and what makes us unique. We drew portraits of a partner and discussed things in common and differences. 

IDL

We have been learning about volcanoes. We know that friction and pressure can cause magma to come up from the Earths centre and cause volcanic explosions. We tried our own experiment using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to create a chemical reaction. 

Literacy

In literacy this month we are continuing to work on becoming more independent in our reading and writing.

We will be learning our next 6 Set 2 sounds. These will include ar, or, air, ir, ou and oy. We will be carrying out daily phonics task focusing on blending, writing, saying and listening to these sounds.

We are continuing to work on our reading skills in our daily reading groups. We are focussing on reading a sentence each as well as using our finger to follow along while our peers read.

For writing, our main focus will be a Talk for Writing Unit based on the story of The Little Green Dinosaur. Children will learn this story and then begin to innovate it to create their own dino themed stories!

Maths and Numeracy

In numeracy we are working on sharing and halving,. We will be learning how to share out objects in to equal amounts. We will also be learning out to 'half' and object or a number and link this to our learning of counting by 2s.

In math, we will also be learning all about Money. We will be learning about the different types of coins and how to recognize these. We will also be focusing on using money in real life contexts such as 'shopping' where we will focus on adding amounts and giving change.

Health and Wellbeing

In PE, we will be focussing on practising for Sports Day. This will be held in May.

We are working on following instructions, races, balancing, jumping, passing and shooting.

This term we will also be learning all about our bodies and how to keep ourselves safe. We will be following the Scottish governments website: RSHP. 

IDL

Our topic this term is Dinosaurs.

We are learning about Where life life began, What is the Universe, Life on Earth, Dinosaurs and Fossils.

We will be learning all about the different types of dinosaurs including their facts.

In French we will be focusing on food words for fruit and using our french in real life 'shopping' contexts using number vocabulary as well.

Literacy

In literacy this month we are working on becoming more independent in our reading and writing.

We are working hard on our morning starters, we are practising reading and blending words using our Fred Talk and selecting the correct word to match the picture. Then we write the word, focusing on correct letter formation and writing on the line. 

We are working on reading sentences and working hard to increase the number of sentences we can read.

We also wrote a postcard from Space, writing a fact about the planet we chose to visit. We had to remember to include a name, address and a stamp to create a successful postcard.  

Maths and Numeracy

In numeracy we are working on addition and subtraction strategies. We are learning different ways to help us find the answers. We will be learning to add and subtract using counting on and back, number lines and manipulatives like 10 frames and counters. 

In math, we have been learning to read digital and analogue clocks, focusing on the hour. We are also learning about position and movement and have been learning left and right. 

Health and Wellbeing

In PE, we have been learning gymnastics. We are learning to balance safely, jump and dop forwards rolls and pencil rolls. We have been having lots of fun on the pull out bars and climbing frame too!

We are working on following instructions, travelling safely and giving feedback to our peers. 

We have made some space rocks and astronaut food to link with our Space topic. We are learning to select and collect the correct tools needed, stay safe and focused on hygeine, learning to wash our hands correctly. 

IDL

Our topic this term is Space. 

We are learning about day and night, how the planets travel around the Sun and know some interesting facts about the planets.

There are Rocky planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are made up of mostly rock.

There are also 4 Gas Giants. These are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. You are not able to land on these planets as they are made of gas and you would sink through them!

Did you know Mars is red because of the red dust on the planet?

Did you know Saturn has huge rings made of ice?