![]() Life-cycles have been our focus in the wider curriculum this week. We have learnt about the life-cycle of frogs and other animals which go through metamorphosis like butterflies. As part of this learning, the children had a great time pond dipping and studying the creatures that were found. They saw pond-skaters, a dragonfly nymph, a water flea and a newt amongst other creatures that Katie and the children tried to identify. The children used their new knowledge to order the stages of the life-cycles as well as drawing and labelling those stages. We used playdough to make eggs on a leaf and caterpillars and we used paint and printing by folding to make symmetrical butterfly wings. We loved sharing Felicity’s book ‘We are the Wibbly’ which was a very amusing take on the life-cycle of the frog. In drawing club this week, we read Oi Frog and you will see in the gallery some of the wonderful drawings the children did which were also accompanied by some really good writing, some of which was totally independent! Very impressive – this creative way of bringing in the literacy curriculum does seem to inspire and excite the children and we have seen such a dramatic improvement in their drawing and mark making skills. Maths This week, the children reviewed the composition of the numbers 6 to 9 using the ‘5 and a bit’ structure, and begun to explore how 10 can be composed. They also developed a sense of the ‘ten-ness of 10’ by making their own collections of 10 objects. The focus was on developing the children’s ability to subitise the parts in structured arrangements. A key representation to support this was the double dice frame, which allowed them to build on their experiences. The children were encouraged to recognise a larger part of 10 when it is presented in the ‘5 and a bit’ structure, and then subitise the smaller part. They were also encouraged to see how finger patterns can be used to represent 2 parts of 10, using the ‘fingers up and fingers down’ approach. The children were also given opportunities to see the composition of 10 represented on a 10-frame. We used the stem sentences: “9 is made of 5 and 4; 5 and 4 make9.” And: “6 needs 4 to make 10; 10 is made of 6 and 4.” Music, PE, RE In PE with Mrs Jordan this week, the children practised their ‘circus skills’. They balanced on a tightrope, tried juggling balls and hopped skipped and jumped ocer stepping stones. We have also been able to use the outside area this week and have been active – running, jumping, climbing and rolling. I was impressed with the children’s musical skills this week in which they showed the ability to recognise and also use their own visual representations of sounds. We listended to sounds from the environment and thought about the pitch and tempo of the music as well as how to move to the sounds and draw the sounds. We continue to think about ‘special places’ as part of our RE learning by thinking about where is a special place for believers to go and what makes this place special?
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