This week we asked the question ‘What is a ladybird?’  We have learned all about what ladybirds do, eat, how they live, their life cycles etc.  The children can say a lot of facts about them as well as all the other minibeast we have been learning about this term.

Can you tell your grownup what you know about ladybirds?

We made ladybirds using a variety of media in the art area.  We also enjoyed making ladybird biscuits!  We decorated them with red icing and put on a number of chocolate spots, whilst using our maths knowledge about doubling, symmetry and equal amounts by making sure they had the same number of spots on each side.

In English we created a fact sheet by answering questions about ladybirds, such as ‘what do they use their antennae for? Or what do they eat?’  The children carefully said their sentence, sounded out each word and wrote as independently as possible.  Super work!

We were excited on Tuesday to find that one of our chicks had hatched.  Many thanks to Jacob and Emmy Lowe’s parents for the eggs and equipment.  When the chick gets a little bigger it will go back to their family for a happy free-range life.  For now, the Robins will care for it with food and water, cleaning the cage and the odd cuddle!!

In maths we explored and practised knowing number bonds to 10 facts. Bonds contain just two parts. We used numicon to make 10 using 2 amounts. We represented the same amount on 10 frames and noticed the 2 parts again. Some of us recorded the bonds as a number sentence.

Our Monster Phonics this week, we have been practising reading and writing onset ccc words and ccvcc words with previously taught digraphs.  We also learned 3 new tricky words: called asked looked.  We also used the story The Enormous Turnip, to practise this skill.  You can find it attached below if you’d like to read it at home.  Please continue to read with your child regularly.  It really makes a difference to their confidence and fluency. Please also continue to use spelling shed.  Again, this really helps the children to develop confidence and fluency with their segmenting and spelling skills. 

Have a lovely weekend!