Friday, 26 April 2013

Ladybird Week

Hi everyone,

We have been learning about ladybirds this week.  On Monday we hardly knew anything about them and we thought of our 3 questions:
  • Are all ladybirds red?
  • What do ladybirds eat?
  • Where do ladybirds live?
By Tuesday we had found out lots more about them by looking on the computer.  By Wednesday we had answered all our questions - why not ask us to see if we can remember?

 
Jazlyn, Charlie and AJ on a Minibeast Hunt
 
 
They were tricky to find !
 
 
Hayden made this great ladybird


We have been learning to double numbers in maths this week.  We need to be able to say our doubles to 5 and then to 10 really quickly so it is a good thing to practise at home.  Why not have a go? 

On Thursday we were supposed to be going on a trip to a Sports Day at Alderman Swindell School - BUT it was raining and the event was cancelled.  We did make the most of the coaches though and we went on a great trip around Gt Yarmouth looking at all the sights in the rain.

 



We saw lots of places that we recognised - the Sealife Centre, the Marina Centre, Joyland ........  Lots of the children recognised lots of places so it was really good fun.  Thomas could even tell us the exact directions to get to Gorleston from Gt Yarmouth so if your SatNav breaks down you know who to ask for help !


Lots of our children went to Clubs again this week and they had a great time.  Sidney could explain how to shoot an arrow this week because he listened so well at Archery Club.  Thomas, Tony and Charlie are all fast becoming football experts.

 
Tony, Charlie and Thomas at Football Club




We have learnt lots of new words this week and are busy collecting them for our board.  We learnt

  • expert - someone who is really good at something or knows a lot about something
  • spiral - a pattern that goes round in a circle
  • to persist - to keep going and never give up
  • pair - 2 of something
Be on the look out children for any more really good words we can collect.  We have been writing our own stories this week too. Holly made up a fantastic ladybird story and Lara was very good at acting out stories with the puppets. 

Holly, Bronwen and Jessica making up stories about cats and dogs

Well happy bug hunting - see you all next week.

Grasshopper Class