Ducklings!!

Today, class one were very lucky as Mrs Handford brought in some lovely ducklings. We all got to stroke them a little. It was very exciting but we remembered to use our indoor voices so we didn’t scare them. 

Week 3 – Spellings

The children should have a copy of these in their reading records. I have listed them below with some explanations of the rules. Ck or k pattern When the /k/ sound follows a short vowel sound then we use ck, otherwise we use k. Rock Look Hook Peck Dock Stick Link Stink Past tense words… Read more »

Fun in the woods!

This afternoon, class one spent time in the forest school area. We built dens and climbed trees. The children worked so well together, they listened to one another and talked through their ideas to achieve their goal. 

Direction Maze

This morning we practised our left, rights and turns. The children had to direct a team mate through a maze of cones using quarter turns and the correct direction, left or right.

A Super but Soggy Trip

We had a great morning in Tollesbury today. After walking to the lightship along the sea wall we left our equipment in one of the old boat sheds. First we used the area around the Saltmarsh to do some geography, a speaking activity and a team building game. It was great to see the children… Read more »

Camping budgets

Today we looked at budgets in our maths lesson. We had to arrange and plan a camping trip for a family with £800 to spend. Some really interesting selections and choice were made.  

We want treasure!

Yesterday, class one had a dilemma! We did not know whether to keep Pirate Blackbeard’s treasure, was that the right choice to make? We decided that we should give it back, so in phonics today we wrote him a letter. We said sorry for keeping his treasure and politely asked if we could keep some… Read more »

Human and Physical Geography

In geography we studied maps and looked at man made (human) and natural (physical) features. We learnt new words like harbour and port. Then we made our own maps including the different features. Here are some of our maps.

Water fun

Today we explored water. We made rivers and slides whilst solving problems together!

Shopping for seeds

We have been practicing our money knowledge by shopping for seeds. Purchasers bought packs of seeds with their money whilst shop keepers counted up and gave change.