The sun has got it's hat on, hip hip hooray, the has got it hat on and it's coming out to play.
Wow !! We are definitely in the Summer term now with this weather !!
It's been sunny all week and it's suppose to be sunny this weekend as well. Click here for the Leigh-on-Sea forecast.
Please remember to use lots of suntan lotion and drink lots of water !
So what's been happening at Darlinghurst Primary and Nursery School this week?
RW - Mrs Weston - RW have had a great week continuing with their patterns theme. We looked at number patterns (in subtraction with number bonds to 10), continued with our animal pattern work creating a repeated pattern of a snake’s skin and carried the patterns topic through in our music, using our bodies to create repeated rhythms and playing instruments with repeated sounds. We also continued reading and writing our tricky words and looked at non fiction books during our guided reading sessions.
RM - Mrs McIntosh - RM have had a very exciting week this week. Now the weather has really brightened up we have been able to use our outdoor classroom constantly. The children have had bikes, water, sand, chalks, slides, books and writing and drawing activities to use in our Reception Area as a reflection of the activities that we use in the indoor classroom. Needless to say most children have been very busy learning outside this week.
We have continued with our theme of patterns. Following last weeks visit from our Mid Day Assistant with her snake, this week, we have created out own snake patterns which are now hanging up in the classroom.
We have continued to look at patterns in numeracy with our subtraction activities. We have also been making patterns in music using the instruments. Throughout the week we have also been very good at learning to read and write our tricky words. The children are getting really good at remembering that our tricky words are not words that we can sound out they are words that we just have to know!! WELL DONE CHILDREN!
1B - Mrs Barrington - Class 1B are still animal crackers. This week we have been looking at animal poems. The children have had some really good animal rhyming word ideas. I hope you enjoyed hearing your child read the poem, I Want we intend to use this poem in our class assembly which is on Fri 13th June.We've had good fun counting in fives and danced away to the rap song 5 x tables. Now the weather is sunny please can l request every child has a sun hat which can remain in class each day. This way we can go outside much more often and the children will have some protection.
2/1D - Mrs Dutton - We have enjoyed the warm weather this week and used the playground as a learning space to think about what materials have been used to build our school. We have also investigated the properties of ice - just right for hot days.We have been finishing our marvellous medicine stories and used our ICT skills to make a front cover for our stories. Our number work has been about number bonds, first to 10, then 100 and last to 20. We know them really well now! Keep your fingers crossed that we have warm weather for our trip to Ashlyn's Farm on Tuesday.
2/1B - Miss Bernard - Hello everybody!
Well done! I am really happy with the positive way you have approached your SATS spellings and writing. Even the YR1's have joined in. Everybody always tries their best and I never hear anybody saying "I can't!" I am sure that you have all done well. Looking forward to marking them.
3P - Mrs Peacher - What a lovely week class 3P have had, we especially all enjoyed Monday!!! We have been working hard on our spooky stories and enjoyed thinking about using similes to describe our spooky settings. In science, we wrote up the results of our celery experiment and on Tuesday the children were amazed to see photosynthesis occuring in leaves. Mr Knight also taught the class a new word - osmosis. I wonder if any of them remember what it means?? 3S - Miss Slann - We have had a fun filled four days this week writing our spooky stories and scaring each other witless! We have managd to write some really great settings and we even experienced what it would have been like walking towards our spooky house. We also made some super Viking houses and researched all of the objects that would have been in them. Finally our fleet of Viking longships are almost complete - so beware the Vikings are coming!!!!! 4B - Miss Bolton - What a lovely week its been in 4B. The sun has been shining, the class have worked hard and all smiling along the way!
In Numeracy we have been looking at directional work using compasses, in Literacy, comprehension skills and all has gone well.
The sunny weather is great but it brings out some extra issues to deal with. We will be completing some lessons next week on sun awareness. I will be encouraging children to bring in water bottles, hats and high factor sunscreen in the coming weeks.
Please also note that the next instalment of £5 is now due for our Kentwell Hall trip. Have a good weekend.
4AB - Mr Bird + Mrs Amran - Excellent work this week, 4A/B, your efforts are beginning to show with some really good maths results and interesting poetry that captured the spirit of a week of summer weather.
Everyone has displayed a great interest in the trials for Borough Sports and we are now in a position to start forming our combined year 4 team.
5J - Mrs Johnston - Well done, 5J, our visit to Leigh library was very successful. You now know how to use the Dewey system - explain this to your parents! You know what great places libraries are and they are FREE! If you don't already have a ticket, nag your parents until they get you one - libraries are great places to go so you don't get bored in the holidays. We were very proud when we were complimented on your excellent behaviour.
5D - Mr Duff - Your papier mache British Isles are looking good. The contours you have added in the hilly and mountainous regions of the UK are in the correct areas and we will be painting them next week. Your Hindu sacred symbols of the Swasticka were superb! I also learnt a few things myself about the history of this symbol. The display that was created from your work looks great. More Borough sports trials next week, get some throwing practise in over the weekend !! It going to be a hot one, so wear those hats and apply the suntan lotion, no red faces on Monday please.
6HC - Mr Hautler - This week we have been doing our last lessons of revision and getting ready for our SATS tests, next week. We have worked very hard to complete few practice tests to prepare us
Keep cool
