29/04/2024
Posted on: March 6th 2023
This week at Gray's Farm - W/B 6th March
Week Beginning: 6th March 2023
NURSERY
This week we shall be consolidating all we have learnt so far on our dinosaurs. We will work together to see how many children will fit into a large scale chalk drawing of a dinosaur in the garden.
The children will be encouraged to classify dinosaurs into size, length, if they are meat eaters, plant eaters or both. Towards the end of the week children will observe a science experiment of an erupting volcano from water, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. Please see the board by the nursery gate for updates.
RECEPTION
In Reception this week we are beginning a new topic around......well, let's just say they are very big and lived millions of years ago! What will the children find on Monday morning when they arrive at school? Who has been walking through their classroom?
In Maths, the children will be starting to look at subtracting one number from another using a range of resources.
YEAR 1
This week, in English, we are going to publish our Storm Whale writing, so it can be displayed on the school's corridor.
We are also going to consolidate all of our Maths, Science and History learning.
YEAR 2
Year 2 will be working on our grammar skills in English and reviewing shape in Maths as well as completing our NTS tests. In Science, we will be seeing if our cress seeds have grown. In History, we are looking at nurses from the past and in RE we will be learning about the use of Namaste in religions.
YEAR 3
In Year 3, we will be continuing our book 'The Pirates Next Door' and looking at multiplication in Maths. Remember to read every night!
YEAR 4
This week in Maths, we will be focusing on area and perimeter, using our geometry knowledge and our multiplication knowledge.
This week in English, we will be focusing on retelling a story. The children will be applying their previously taught skills.
YEAR 5
This week in Year 5, we will be completing our NTS tests. In History, we will be learning about cities near us and how their names were founded in the Anglo-Saxon period. In Science, we will be investigating which materials are the most appropriate to make cups out of. In RE, we will be learning about Yom Kippur.
YEAR 6
This week in year six, we will be starting our new book - When the Sky Fall. It is set in London during World War 2. Our main character has been sent to London and has to overcome a lot of anger issues. In P.E, we will be continuing to develop our ball skills and footwork to improve our netball skill.
