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THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SPRING TERM 2 TOPIC: Traditional Tales

LITERACY:

Book Focus: The Enormous Turnip

This classic Russian folk tale will be the focus for our learning this week. The children will enjoy enacting this wonderful story which highlights the benefits of teamwork.

 

MATHS: This week we explore the concept of money. The children will learn to recognise and name coins and notes used in the UK and also to solve practical problems involving money.

 

UW: We will be looking at different types of vegetables and discuss how plants grow and what they need to grow. The children will plant seeds to grow their own plants to take home and nurture.

 

EAD: Printing with vegetables.

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Addition

Subtraction

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Heroes and Villains

Who is your favourite hero and villain from the traditional tales you have learnt about? Can you draw a picture of your favourite hero and villain and write a few sentences to describe each one. e.g. in the story of Three Billy Goats Gruff, the villain was the troll and the hero was the biggest Billy Goat Gruff.

READING BOOKS: Please send in reading books and reading diaries on group days.

WORD LISTS: Word lists will be changed on group days

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#f93045″ ]MATHLETICS CHAMPIONS

Well done to these children for achieving their first BRONZE certificates:

CHELSEA: Brady, Emily, Shauna, Luke, Hasan, Anaya, Yusuf

GROSVENOR: Fabeha, Kelcia, Rayyan, Yigit Emre, Alesha, Naomi [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#ca22f9″ ]IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March – Reception Parent evening

Tuesday, 26th March – Height and weight checks for Reception children

Friday 29th March  – Wear a Hat Day Children may wear a hat to school for a £1 donation in aid of the Brain Tumour Research charity

Thursday, 4^th April – Final payments for Godstone Farm coach trip due.

Friday, 5th April – last day of term [/dropshadowbox]

 

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#2ec7ef” ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SPRING TERM 2 TOPIC: Traditional Tales

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Jack and the Beanstalk

This enchanting tale will be the focus of our learning this week. The children will consider the different characters in the story and compare and contrast the characteristics of heroes and villains.

MATHS: This week we explore number lines, looking at what happens when we count on and back along a number line.

UW: We will discuss what plants need to grow, the children will plant bean seeds to grow their very own beanstalk[/dropshadowbox]

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……and the troll was never seen again.

We have been reading the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. At the end of the story the troll who lived under the bridge was never seen again. What do you think happened to the troll? Where did he go? What did he do next? Why did he never come back to live under the bridge again? Draw a picture and write your own sentences about what you think happened to the troll.

READING BOOKS: Please send in reading books and reading diaries on group days. Please note that if a book is lost, we kindly ask that you please replace the book with a similar book as our stock of books are dwindling

WORD LISTS: Word lists will be changed on group days

MATHLETICS: Please check book bags for letters about Mathletics with usernames attached. A spare username card will also be glued onto the last page of Yellow reading diary. [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#73f66c” ]IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday 20th, Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March – Reception Parent evening

Tuesday, 26th March – Height and weight checks for Reception children

Friday 29th March 2019 – Wear a Hat Day Children may wear a hat to school for a £1 donation in aid of the Brain Tumour Research charity

Friday, 5th April – last day of term [/dropshadowbox]