Sorry there was no blog last week - it's lovely to be back ! Last week we won On Time Turtle so well done Grasshoppers for getting here on time. This week I've just heard that we have won Attendance Ted again - that's the 4th time we've won (a record for a Reception Class) so very well done to everyone for coming to school every day.
This week we have continued to think about how things grow and whether things are alive or not alive. We learnt all about how a bean grows and we have planted our own bean in Grasshopper Class. We are going to watch it grow and write our own book about it.
We have also been busy planting a secret surprise for Mother's Day so we hope you like it?
The weather has been a little better this week so we have managed to get outside a lot more. We have had the water play out and Bailey managed to invent a puddle making machine - it worked very well and we almost had a tsunami machine on our hands at one point !
Bailey and his puddle machine
Holly works as part of a team
Hayden and AJ made up their own ball game with the cones and had great fun taking turns to score points. Bronwen spotted some daffodils that looked a bit thirsty and set about giving them a much needed drink too.
In PE we have been learning to balance. We learnt that our EARS are very important to us when we are trying to balance. We made up lots of different balances using 1,2,3,4 and even 5 body parts. Have a look at our funny photographs:
Good balancing Alan
On Thursday it was World Book Day and we looked at stories and books from the author Nick Sharratt. Did you know that he not only writes the words but he does the illustrations too. We really enjoyed Ketchup on your Cornflakes and Moo Cow Kung Fu Cow - they were really funny. We had a competition to see who could make the best cow and we had another competition to see who could design the best octopus (from the book Octopus Socktopus). Did you know that Nick Sharratt did the drawings for Tracey Beaker aswell - he's a very clever man. This link will take you to his website if you want to have a look at what else he has written:
Nick Sharratt website
Thank you to all the parents who came along to Parents Evening on Tuesday - it was lovely to see so many of you. Your help at home with reading, phonics and number work really does make a huge difference to how well your child does in school. So thank you again.
maths games
Thank you also to all the mums who came along to Story Time on Friday - I hope you enjoyed the stories we had chosen for you?
Enjoy Mother's Day on Sunday - have a good rest.
See you next week.
Grasshopper Class