Pre School - Letters to the Bear
Pre-School have been reading We’re Going on a Bear Hunt this week. Some of the children created some invitations to give to the bear because he is lonely and the children asked him to come and play at nursery. The children left the invitations in the garden and this morning we had a reply, the bear had left a note and some biscuits to share with the children.
Y1 and Y2 Literature Festival
Year 1 and 2 had a great time at Darwen Library this morning. We met a real author called Christina Gabittas and listened to her stories. Your child will bring a voucher home today that you can swap for a free book in Darwen library from 10 am to 12 noon on Saturday.
Y2 - Visit to Darwen Library
Y2 had a wonderful time exploring Darwen library this morning. The children thought of some fantastic vocabulary that will help them with their writing this week.
Reception - Phonics
This afternoon in phonics Reception have been practising writing their graphemes and names, this is something they will do every day. They will be talking about print going from left to right, using the dot on our board to help them. They will also be looking at holding their pens properly.
Reception Class Phonics
This week in Reception the children have been introduced to Phonics Bug. We have started learning about different phonemes, so far we have worked on 's' and 'a' sounds.
Y2 English
Year 2 started their new unit in English today ‘Little Red Reading Hood’. The first lesson was an experience day. They went for a walk around school looking for different places they would like to read.
Y5 - Reading Wish List
This afternoon we have been transported to a cafe whereby we are tasting a selection of different books. We are exploring lots of different genres and making a reading wish list for the year!
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Year 2 - English
In English, we have been sorting facts about Neil Armstrong. The children enjoyed learning about him and over the next few weeks they will write a non-chronological report about his life and the when he landed on the moon.
Y3 - Adventure Stories.
Year 3 have been writing their own adventure stories and sharing them with thier classmates.
Year 2 - Re-Telling a Story.
The children began the week re-telling the story ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ to a partner. They then planned their own story on a story map, changing the name of the main character (e.g Little Pink Riding Hood), who she met in the woods (e.g a bear) and then thought about what the new character said to her (e.g ‘Oh Granny, what big paws you have’. The children will use this plan to help them write their own story. We look forward to reading them next week.
Year 6 - Writing a New Chapter for the Wizard of Oz.
We have had a lot of fun this morning making a new chapter for the Wizard of Oz story come to life with role plays and freeze frames in Year 6!
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