Reception identifying and making shapes with 4 sides.
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Remembrance
Coots have learnt about Remembrance and attended a special assembly where they reflected on what Remembrance means. We had a one minute silence at 11am. Maddie said “So we can remember people.” Bonnie said “Because people died.” Henry said ” People who died in the war.”
Music
Today we began to learn about how music is written down. Kingfishers were so interested and knowledgeable that they began to create their own compositions using crotchets, quavers and rests. They learnt the names of the notes and recorded these underneath then performed their compositions to the class.
Fireworks in a Jar
Coots created fireworks in a jar, we learnt new vocabulary such as equipment, method and pipette.Â
Phonics and reading
Coots’ readers are enjoying the Jolly Phonics books that link directly to the sounds being learnt in class using Jolly Classroom. They are enjoying the mix of fiction and non fiction Jolly Phonics books.
MathsÂ
Reception have been focusing on 1 more and 1 less in maths. They have also been ordering numbers to 10. Year 1 have been using part whole models to add and subtract up to 10.
Forest School, History and Art
Coots have been learning about Guy Fawkes and why people celebrate Bonfire night. They created their own firework display using recycled materials and paint. Coots also enjoyed a bonfire in forest school and ate yummy s’mores.Â
Adding and Subtracting
This week, Kingfishers have been adding and subtracting hundreds, tens and ones when no exchange is needed. They have been working towards doing this mentally.
We have started by using base 10, moved to using place value charts and finally working answers out in our heads.
Today we played a game with a grid from 1 to 1000! We rolled the dice which told us whether to add or subtract 10 from the number we were on. It was great fun!
StorybooksÂ
Coots independently created their own version of Goldilocks and the three bears.
