Class One have settled back into class well and have worked hard together today.
Our new topic for this term is ‘Poles Apart’. We will learn about the Arctic and Antarctic regions and many features of both of these areas. I have attached our medium term planning document for you to see the types of activities the children will be doing this term.
I have also attached a topic poster to give you an overview of additional activities and learning opportunities that will take place this term.
Today the children enjoyed sharing their Christmas holiday news with each other. They produced written work, models, paintings and drawings to show and tell what they had been up to over the festive break.
Letters and Sounds was a busy session – we focused on the ‘ure’ sound found in words such as sure, pure, cure. Some children explored the split ‘o-e’ sound and how it differs to the ‘oe’ sound. For example, in words such as awoke, alone, explode.
The children spent some time this afternoon looking at informative powerpoints about the Arctic and the Antarctic regions. I have attached the files so that you can look at these with your children. They are a brief introduction to our new topic.
The children worked in pairs to decide upon four topic related things they would like to find out about over the next few weeks. Some of these include arctic animals, such as foxes and hares. They also want to find out about how people live in the polar regions and polar expeditions.
6thJan2015 Introduction to Poles Apart
topic web
topic poster
6thJan2015 Letters and Sounds
arctic powerpoint intro
Antarctica powerpoint intro