The children started the week learning about mass. They held the toys and tried to decipher which ones they thought were heavy toys and which ones were light.

The children then progressed on to using scales and compared toys. Using the language heavier and lighter.

For English we looked at a character’s feeling (from Toys in Space) and thought about how we would feel if someone had taken our toy and kept it. We then interviewed each other to understand how each of us would feel.

This week we did a science experiment! We tested how far a car would travel on different services. The children had great fun!

Finally we saw the week out with celebrating Chinese New Year and made our very own Chinese dragon puppets!

Next week:

Maths – We are going to be partitioning numbers 7-9 next week. Finding all the different ways that we can make the numbers. We will use a part whole model to help us and record our findings in a number sentence.

English- For English we will be writing a letter to hoctopize asking for our toys back! Our letter will include questions, feelings and a exclamatory sentence.

Computing – On the 8th February it is internet safety day. We will be discussing how to keep safe online and when playing games on our tablets, computers or phones. Take time at home to talk to your child about what they are doing online and to let you know if they see something that makes them feel sad or uncomfortable.

How can you help your child?
When writing at home encourage your child to use capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. A lot of children are forgetting these features when writing at school.

If your child likes to write number sentences ensure that they are writing them correctly and know what they mean. For example, 2+5=7 can be explained as 5 add 2 is equal to 7.