On Monday Skylarks had a great day out at the Chantry taking part in a multi-skills festival. They tried a whole range of different activities such as curling and football skills.
This week in maths, we have continued to learn about fractions. The children have recapped halves of shapes, objects and quantities. We then moved on to quarters. The children were able to recognise that because the denominator of ¼ is 4 then there must be 4 equal pieces. They then learnt to identify a quarter of shapes, objects and then quantities. To end the week, the children learnt to recognise thirds of shapes and objects.
In history we learnt about Amelia Earhart. The children wrote a diary entry, pretending Amelia Earhart landed her plane on their farm.
In science this week, the children used their knowledge of materials to design a parachute and basket that will protect an egg from cracking when they drop it. On Monday the children will be making their parachute designs before testing them. Please can your child bring any of the materials they will need. For example, bubble wrap and a plastic bag.
At the end of the week the children began to plan for writing their own narratives based on a character becoming lost in a forest. The children first used role play and drama in our wildlife area to develop ideas and storylines. This was followed up by planning for each section of the story by thinking about the effective vocabulary and writer knowledge they could use to develop their ideas.
In music this week, we listened to Jupiter by Holst. We have looked at the instruments from the string, brass and woodwind families. In groups, we have created a space composition using a variety of percussion instruments.
Newsletter - 4th July 2025
