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Weekly Update 17.10.25
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
Another busy week has come to an end. It was lovely to talk to you all at Parent's Evening and let you know how well the children have settled into Pear Tree Class.
On Tuesday we had our Great Fire of London Workshop lead by forest school practitioner Sue. We recreated the events of the fire by making our very own Tudor houses from cereal boxes, scrap paper and paint. We then took them down to the field and made Pudding Lane with St Paul’s Cathedral in the centre. Sue then started a fire in Thomas Farriner’s bakery, and we watched it spread from house to house until they had all turned to ash. The children really enjoyed this immersive activity! Please see links to videos below.
In Maths we have been working on number bonds within 10 and using practical resources such as numicon to help with addition. In English the children have been writing in first person as Samuel Pepys retelling the events of the fire.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 10.10.25
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
We have been very busy this week with more Great Fire of London learning. On Tuesday we had a special box delivered to Pear Tree Class. Inside the box was Samuel Pepys’ diary about the Great Fire of London. We read his diary entries together and talked about the Important features of a diary. We also transformed ourselves into Samuel Pepys and thought tracked how we would feel during the fire.
In Maths the children have been introduced to a part-whole model. They have been using the part-whole model and numicon to create and solve addition number sentences.
Thank you to everyone for bringing in boxes! I think we will definitely have enough for our Great Fire of London workshop which is taking place next Tuesday :)
I look forward to seeing you all at Parents' Evening next week and hope you have a fantastic weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 03.10.25
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
In Maths we have been comparing numbers and objects using mathematical vocabulary; greater than, less than and equal to. We have also been ordering numbers (within 10) from smallest to biggest. The children really enjoyed watching the numberblocks 'Blockzilla' episode which represented their learning in a fun way. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0blsqtz/numberblocks-series-3-blockzilla
In English we have finished our final week on 'Katie in London' with setting descriptions of Buckingham Palace. There has been some great use of adjectives!
In Art we finished our Great Fire of London silhouette painting - they look really effective and are already on display for the rest of the school to see.
Today we voted for our new School Council Representative. I was so impressed with the number of candidates and with how well they all shared their posters! The votes were very close but the winner was Henry M :)
Reminders:
- Parents Evening is coming up on the 14th& 15th October. Please book your appointments via the booking system.
- Please remember to send boxes into school from Monday. We will need them the following week for our Great Fire of London workshop.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 26.09.25
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
We have had another super week of learning in Pear Tree class.
In Maths we have been comparing numbers and objects using mathematical vocabulary; greater than, less than and equal to.
In PE we have continued to work on our underarm throwing and bowling. The children really enjoyed putting their skills to the test in a game of Pirates Treasure. Hoop Tig Fun
It is time to elect our new School Council representative! If your child is interested in being Pear Tree's representative, they will need to make a poster about why they should be voted for and bring this to school by Friday next week.
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 19.09.25
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
It has been a very busy week for us in Pear, as they always are!
Our first topic lesson of 'Emergency 999!' was to compare past London in 1666 with present London today. We particularly focused on the differences in buildings as this will help the children to understand why the Great Fire of London started and spread so quickly.
In Maths we have been counting forwards and backwards from a given number within 10. The children have also been finding one more and one less than a given number by using a number line or a tens frame.
In English we have focused our descriptive writing on Katie from our focus text 'Katie in London'. The children have really impressed me with their use of adjectives.
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Cotterill
