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Penhaligon News 11^th October 2013

Dear Parents and Carers

This week we have become plant experts! The children have studied seed germination and have a fantastic vocabulary to describe the different stages of germination.  Their seeds are beginning to grow (some better than others!) and we will continue to care for them and see which conditions suit the beans best.

 Next week in literacy we will be thinking about story writing and will be focussing on descriptive writing including similes.  We will also look at how the past tense is used in stories.

In numeracy, we will be thinking about complements to 10, using this to help our addition and subtraction, as well as continuing with our sorting work.  This week we began to work with Venn diagrams and next week we will continue with this as well as looking at other ways to sort numbers and objects.

In topic work we will be thinking about harvest time and how we use food to celebrate throughout the year.

We look forward to another exciting week!

Thank you.

Mrs Willetts and Mrs Burns

4^th October 2013

Dear Parents and Carers

Our topic is science based this week and next week. We have begun to think about plants and seeds in more detail. We have found about the life cycle of plants, and we have planted our own bean seed in order to observe how a seed germinates. Next week we will look at different seeds and learn more about seed dispersal. We will also draw and label different fruits with their seeds.

In Literacy we are looking at explanation texts and the children have been writing their own explanation of a plant life cycle. They have tried very hard to use ‘special words’ such as germinate, root, shoot, seedling, bud, flower head, pollen and seeds to help explain each stage of the lifecycle. Next week, we will think about word definition and write a plant glossary to support our explanations.

In Maths we have been working with money. We have been adding two or more coins to find different totals, and we have been thinking about the best coins to use to make different amounts. For instance, 60p is best made with 50p and 10p. Next week we will calculate change.

Please remember to listen to your child read regularly at home and record it in their Reading Diaries. We have a ‘reading sweep’ in class every Friday. Some children are progressing well with their reading and have moved up a colour band.

Finally, we are in the process of organizing a class trip to the restaurant ‘Fifteen’ and the supermarket ‘Morrisons’, both in Newquay. The trip is planned for Thursday 21^st November and will support your child’s learning in our current topic ‘Food, Glorious Food’. Whilst there is no charge for the activities, we will be asking for a contribution to cover the cost of transport. More details to follow nearer the time.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

Don’t forget your kits on Thursday and Tuesdays.

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