Terrific Trains Tree Trails and Tally Charts

What an exciting week it s been beginning with our class trip on Monday to Warminster park.  We started with a terrific train ride, which was very exciting as some of us have never been on a train before.  Panda Class did an amazing job of walking all of the wat to the station, then from the station to the park, around the park and back again. It was a really long way for little legs but a great lesson in stamina and determination!  At the park we continued our learning all about deciduous and evergreen trees, we  looked at wildflowers and had an opportunity to help the park keeper sew some seeds. The children are good at spotting clues if a tree or shrub is evergreen. They know the leaves may be thick and waxy, or thin and spiky like needles.  And of course a trip to a park is not complete without a good fun play on the swings, climbing frames and slides. 

Panda Class Warminster park trip

In maths this week we have started a new focus on collecting and interpreting data.  We have begun learning about how to make and use a tally chart, so the children may be keen to make some more at home. They have really enjoyed gathering information for their own tally charts and using a five bar gate to record it.  Why not make some tally charts at home?  You could find out what is your favourite food, colour, pet, how many cars can you spot of different colours etc.  

In English we have been using the book Oliver's vegetables and Oliver's fruit salad to support our learning.  We have been comparing the stories for similarities and differences, writing a character description, thinking about the sequence of events in a story and finally acting out the story in small groups taking on the role of different characters.  I think there were some Oscar worthy performances and in years to come I will be watching out for them performing at Hollywood!

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Please Please Please, if you have offered to help with walking the children to swimming, please do come.  We were short of help this week, which meant we were late to the pool as we needed to borrow a helper from another class.  We are very grateful for all of your help and without it we could not go so thank you.  

Please remember to come to our parent event next week and if your children have an easter creation for the competition, remember to hand it in. Keep up the fantastic reading. 

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Kerbey, Mrs Millard and Mrs Airey