Cherry Tree Class Blog
Cherry Tree Class Blog
24.11.23
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog
The weeks are rushing by too quickly this half term!
The children have continued to enjoy our Art this week and learning about famous artists. We have been mixing colours with white, this week, to create 'tints'. The children used these tints to create a 'Paul Klee' inspired picture. Once again I was very impressed with their skill, care and artistic talent.
In English we have been describing the setting where the 'Wild Things' live. We have thought about the things we might see, hear, feel and smell. Next week we are beginning a new story with a 'Fantasy' setting.
In maths we have continued to add multiples of 10 to a 2 digit number. We have also begun to look at adding pairs of 2 digit numbers where there is no crossing of the tens.
The children should all have taken their lines for the Christmas play home with them tonight. Their homework is to practise their lines. Your help with this is much appreciated.
I hope you enjoy the Christmas Fayre on Saturday (those of you who are planning to go).
Mrs Moore
16.11.23
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog
A shorter week this week, due to Friday's Teacher Training Day, but still a very busy one.
We have continued our writing inspired by the book 'Where the Wild Things Are'. The children have been sequencing the story, re-telling it orally and re-writing the story. When writing the story, they needed to make sure that they included the most important details and story vocabulary.
In Maths we have been finding 10 more and 10 less of a given number. The children have used 100 squares to help them. We have talked about how the ones digits do not change. We have also continued to look at different strategies for adding a single digit to a 2 digit number and 2 single digit numbers where the tens are crossed.
The children are really enjoying this half term's Art. This week we have been looking at the work of Mark Rothko. We have been using primary colours to make secondary colours and exploring different shades of colours.
It has been a busy week for 'Special Days'. On Tuesday the children came to school wearing 'odd socks' for Anti-Bullying Week. Today they came in their own clothes to raise money for 'Children in Need'.
I hope the children enjoy their longer weekend.
Mrs Moore
10.11.23
Mrs Moore (f.moore) on: Cherry Tree Class Blog
The children have all made a fantastic start to the new half term.
This half term we are looking at Fantasy Stories. Our story to inspire our writing for the next few weeks is 'Where the Wild Things Are'. This week we have been making predictions, looking at pictures, and writing descriptions of the main characters. The children have been using expanded noun phrases and trying to include a wider range of conjunctions in their writing.
In Maths we have continued to work on addition and subtraction. We have been adding by making 10 and adding to the next 10. This week's homework is reinforcing this learning. Any recapping on quick recall of number bonds to 10 and 20 at home would be much appreciated.
Our topic this half term is all about Art and Artists. In Art we have been learning about primary colours and using them to create our own Mondrian style mosaic.
The preparations for our Christmas Play have begun this week. We have started listening to the songs so you may hear a few new songs being sung in your homes. We have a new play this year, never performed in school before, so this is very exciting!
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Moore