Robins WB 16.01.23

Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 5:35pm

You will all have received an email this week to remind you about payment and ordering a school dinner, if needed, for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. I went on a pre-visit on Sunday and it was very muddy on the path up to the castle hence why I have asked for wellies. It is also rather exposed around the castle so please ensure your child has warm clothes and a waterproof coat.  

In Writing this week we have been linking it with our History unit on the Stone Age and have been researching how people lived during that time and comparing life then to now. The children have completed lots of research with their partner using books and IPads to find facts and are using these to write their reports which we will finish next week. The children are really enjoying Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura and we are having great discussions around this beautiful book. 

In our Reading lessons we have been exploring the new vocabulary in The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. We have examined the text for evidence to help us explain the new words. 

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

Spellings for next week will focus on words with the 'sh' sound spelt 'ch'. chef, charade, chalet, chute, machine, brochure, moustache, parachute

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Here is a good website to play some Maths games that I'm sure the children will enjoy.

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

PE days for this term are Monday and Friday. 

In our Topic lessons this term we will continue to prepare for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. 

In Art we will be exploring colour mixing and finding out about the artist George Seurat. 

In DT we will be learning more about the seasonality of food. 

In Computing we are going to begin a new unit finding out about motion pictures. 

In Music we will be listening to and appraising different songs

Please feel free to get in touch if there is anything we can help you with,

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor