We have built our geographical vocabulary, identifying patterns and identifying some key features of the places we study. The children in Islands explored the roles of meteorologists and what their job is. The children acted as meteorologists and made predictions about what the weather will be like for the week. To support this, the children in Sumatra worked in groups to make rain gauges and placed them outside to measure how much rainfall there was each day. This was then recorded on our weekly rainfall tracker. 

In Tahiti and Fiji, children took on the role of presenting the weather as a weather forecaster. They took this role very seriously and used their knowledge and vocabulary to really share what they had been learning in class. 

This week, in maths, the children in Sumatra have been exploring 1 less and 1 more than a number. We used counters and cubes on number tracks and tens frames to represent numbers and physically added 1 more and took away 1. We consolidated this during our outdoor time, where we were passengers on a bus and we waited for one passenger to board  and one to exit. We then practiced counting how many passengers were on our school bus!

Important Information: 

Parent Workshop - Thursday 30th January 3:00-3:30 in the Dock.

As part of our topic ‘Extreme Weather’, we will be visiting the Botanical Garden in Oxford on Wednesday 26th February (Fiji and Sumatra) and Wednesday 12th March (Tahiti) during our normal school hours. Please read letter and return by 3rd February. 

If you are able to volunteer for your child’s trip, please speak to Lauren. 

Homelearning - 

Sumatra and Year 1 - Oxford Owl Reading

Sumdog- Homework Set in each child’s Tasks Tab

White Rose Maths - Next dated page/or next page for them. 

Reading - Please ensure your child is reading their book bag books and accessing their Oxford Owl if they are in year 1.