Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Poetry, by Miss Adamson
Date: 14th Oct 2017 @ 12:58pm
This week the meerkats have written four poems each! They are inspired by Paul Cookson poems that Mrs Thomson and Miss Adamson learned about when we were out of class last Monday. The children wrote That's No Place to Put a Pet, two mini east poems and a riddle. The riddles have been entered into a young writers competition (see www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/little-riddlers). I am sure the judges will be astounded by all the children's wonderful writing.
Here re are some pictures of the children looking for inspiration for their mini east poem.
Jigsaw - helping others learn, by Miss Adamson
Date: 14th Oct 2017 @ 12:52pm
We made freeze frames to show how we could help others to learn. The rest of the class guessed what we were doing in the freeze frames.
Hand puppets, by Miss Adamson
Date: 14th Oct 2017 @ 12:47pm
This week we designed and made our super hero hand puppets. When we were finished we decided if we were pleased with what we had made and wrote a sentence to explain why.
Week Beginning Monday 9th October 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 8th Oct 2017 @ 11:38am
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend.
This is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are writing and performing poetry. |
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Maths |
We are working on addition and subtraction. We are solving missing number sentences, solving number stories and making addition sentences that balance using Numicon. |
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Phonics |
Miss Adamson's phonics group has completed phase 3 and 4 review. We are focusing on ay (e.g. may I play), ou (e.g. shout it out), ea (e.g. a cup of tea) and oy (e.g. toy for a boy). Mrs Thomson's group are focusing on oa (e.g. goat in a boat), oo (e.g. poo at the zoo), and ar (e.g. start the car). |
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Handwriting |
We are practising cursive letter formation in our special handwriting books and ensuring we are writing using the tripod grip. |
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Jigsaw |
We are making freeze frames in groups that show us making good choices. |
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Design and Technology |
We are designing, making and evaluating superhero hand puppets. |
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PE |
We are learning about balancing and running. |
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A note about spellings |
With your children's spellings, do not worry about getting a new set every week. We are also reviewing their old spellings on a Friday as we find that otherwise we remember the most recent and forget the old. Some of the lists are very tricky so it will take longer than one week of practise to ensure that children are confident in spelling them. Thank you for all your effort. We have been pleasantly surprised by how well the children are doing in the weekly check! |
I look forward to seeing you all in the week.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Projects, by Miss Adamson
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 4:10pm
Thank you ever so much for your projects. We are just astounded! Cannot believe all the work that has gone into them. I hope you enjoyed making them! Some boys and girls showed their project to the class this afternoon but we didn't all as we didn't have time. We will share the rest on Monday!
ps the cake and biscuits went down a treat - thank you Alice and Amelia!
Talk task, by Miss Adamson
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 4:08pm
We had to do lots of talking in maths today! We read some subtraction sentences and proved that they were correct using counters. We had to explain our thinking.
Week Beginning Monday 2nd October 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 2nd Oct 2017 @ 5:57pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you have had a lovely day. This is what the meerkats are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are working on subtraction. |
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English |
We are reading another Supertato story and writing a newspaper report to recount the story. |
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Jigsaw |
We are making our Learning Charter. |
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Harvest |
It is our Harvest service in church at 2pm on Tuesday. We are singing Mr Scarecrow. |
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PE |
We are working on underarm throws. |
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Seasonal Changes |
We are learning about changes in weather across the seasons. |
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Projects , by Miss Adamson
Date: 30th Sep 2017 @ 9:36am
Hello all,
i I hope that you are enjoying the weekend. Just a quick thought that projects are due on Friday. The theme is superheroes. Information was sent in a parent mail but I know some parents haven't had all their parent mails or could have missed it as there is always lots to read! If you would like any help or have questions, please let me know. It can be as big/small as you wish! I am out of class on Monday but will be on the walking bus and available to speak to on Tuesday. There is no specific expectation or criteria.
Enjoy your weekends.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Counting in Fives, by Miss Adamson
Date: 26th Sep 2017 @ 8:58pm
We used five pence coins to practise counting in fives and see how much money we have!
A tree in autumn, by Miss Adamson
Date: 26th Sep 2017 @ 8:56pm
Today we sketched a tree in the playground. Its leaves have turned yellow and orange. We will continue to observe how this tree changes throughout the seasons.
Week Beginning Monday 25th September 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th Sep 2017 @ 11:58am
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekends! This is the plan for the week ahead:
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English |
We are reading Eliot Midnight Superhero and discussing the main character and main events. We will also write our own superhero stories. |
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Maths |
We are learning about number bonds and related subtraction facts. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning discussing consequences. |
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PE |
We are focussing on running and changing direction. |
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Seasonal Changes |
We are learning about the four seasons, specifically signs of autumnn, including weather. |
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Phonics |
We are continuing to review sounds in our phonics groups and apply to our reading and writing. |
I look forward to seeing you all in the morning!
Take care,
Miss Adamson
Pop Art, by Miss Adamson
Date: 20th Sep 2017 @ 7:45pm
We made pop art portraits using oil pastels and thick black outlines.
Jigsaw - feeling proud, by Miss Adamson
Date: 19th Sep 2017 @ 6:30pm
We learned about feeling proud on Monday. Here we are speaking to our partners.
Street dance taster, by Miss Adamson
Date: 19th Sep 2017 @ 6:28pm
Adele kindly gave us a taster of street dance after school club!
Week Beginning Monday 18th September 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 17th Sep 2017 @ 5:43pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you have had a lovely weekend. This is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are reading the story of Supertato. In our writing I would like us to really focus on always beginning sentences with capital letters. |
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Maths |
We are learning about place value and counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We will begin to understand tens and ones for numbers beyond ten and twenty. We will work on counting in 5s and counting in 10s and 2s from any given number. |
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Phonics |
We are working in two groups this week (Mrs Thomson or Miss Adamson). We are reviewing a few sounds from last year and applying them to our reading and writing. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning about what it means to be proud. |
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Art |
We are learning about Andy Warhol and creating our own superhero popart. |
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PE |
We are working on running and underarm throws. |
I look forward to seeing you all in the morning!
Miss Adamson
Meet the Teacher, by Miss Adamson
Date: 12th Sep 2017 @ 4:29pm
Thank you ever so much for coming to Meet the Teacher! If you couldn't come but would still like to chat, please drop in! On the class page I have added the paperwork from the session.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Week Beginning Monday 11th September 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 11th Sep 2017 @ 8:39pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you have had a lovely weekend. This is what we are doing this week:
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We are practising saying sentences before we read them and re-reading our sentences to check that they make sense. We are reading Superworm by Julia Donaldson. |
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Maths |
We are learning to read number words from zero to twenty. |
| Science |
We are designing our own superhero and labelling the parts of the human body. We are learning about the five senses and choosing which super sense we'd like our superheroes to have. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning about how to make our class a safe place for everyone to learn. |
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Cauliflour Cards |
Believe it or not, we are preparing our Cauliflour Christmas cards to send home at the end of the week! |
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Relax Kids |
We are focussing on the story of Superworm. |
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P.E. |
We are working on running, hopping and rolling a ball. |
I look forward to seeing you at Meet the Teacher tomorrow night. If you are unable to attend, I will send home your handouts with your child on Wednesday. I am more than happy to meet with anyone who cannot attend at another time - please let me know if you would like to..
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Number word bingo , by Miss Adamson
Date: 11th Sep 2017 @ 5:58pm
We played bingo to practise reading our number words to ten and twenty. We also watched the number word rap to help us to spell number words to ten!
Superworm, by Miss Adamson
Date: 11th Sep 2017 @ 5:54pm
We read the story of Superworm and then hunted for some worms. We had to say our sentences into the magic microphone before we wrote them!
Ju Jitsu Taster Session, by Miss Adamson
Date: 7th Sep 2017 @ 5:22pm
The Meerkats did themselves proud in their Ju Jitsu taster session today. I was wonderful to see everyone enjoying trying something new!
Welcome to Year 1, by Miss Adamson
Date: 5th Sep 2017 @ 6:49pm
Welcome back 
I hope that you have all had a wonderful break! It has been lovely to get to know the Meerkats a little better and learn about our new classroom. We wrote a postcard to baby Oleg (of compare the meerkat fame) and did a classroom resources hunt.
I look forward to seeing you all again tomorrow.
Please come and chat if there's anything that I could help with!
Beach party day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 25th Jul 2017 @ 9:44pm
We had a fun filled day pinning the pineapple on the tree, limbo dancing, holiday corners game, dancing and water fun!
Class compliment, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 20th Jul 2017 @ 8:35pm
As a special treat for getting our class compliments, we walked to the park and then had ice lollies👍
A Visit to Year One, by Miss Adamson
Date: 11th Jul 2017 @ 5:58pm
What a treat to have the Meerkats in Year One! All the children should be so proud - they were a delight to have in class. We can't wait to have you back soon!
