Today children were sent home with a slip explaining that they’ll be visiting the recycling centre on 31st January. All details are within the slip but if you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Thank you.
Today we had our demo comprehension lesson. We discussed how important it is to skim and scan for key words when answering comprehension questions. It was lovely seeing the children using these skills.
Yesterday we were lucky enough to have Doncaster council come in and give a presentation ahead of our visit to the recycling centre. The talk was very informative before children were given the opportunity to decide which bin certain pieces of rubbish would go in. I certainly learnt a thing or 2 as I’ve been putting some items in the wrong bin.
This afternoon, Crew Hamill’s grammar focused on sorting sentences into their different sentence types – commands, statements, questions and exclamations. We found questions much easier because we knew they ended with a question mark ❓ but we managed to sort them all correctly!
Crew Hamill began their expedition with their first geography lesson this afternoon. We were able to use atlas to identify where Doncaster was on a map and investigate the human and physical features. We then labelled a map of the United Kingdom , focusing on the main cities and towns around Doncaster.
Today, Crew Hamill completed a practical maths lesson that involved measuring in centimetres and millimetres. We had to be VERY accurate with our measuring skills to make sure we got the exact measurements of things (e.g. a glue stick is 11cm 4mm long!) we then had to go around the room, measuring as many object as we could, sorting them into a table based on their measurements!
Yesterday, Crew Hamill were extremely lucky to be able to take part in a recycling workshop that was delivered by Doncaster Council! We became recycling champions for our families by learning about all the different materials that can be recycled as well as the four bins we have in Doncaster and their uses! Even our adults got a bit confused when we played a game to guess which bin each of the rubbish materials should go in! We did learn 2 fantastic tips to help with this:
This afternoon, we visited the library to choose a new book to take home. We love a library visit and being able to browse all the different books. Some children love to quietly read to themselves whilst others like to read a book to their friends.
In writing, we have started plot point 2 of our recount about our visit to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. We are really enjoying writing about our trip and have come up with some amazing vocabulary and ideas. We can’t wait to continue to write this next week.
Yesterday, we had visitors from the recycling centre in Doncaster who came to explain what recycling is and the process it goes through. We were amazed to see all the different stages the litter goes through to be recycled. We had a game of “where do we chuck our litter”. The children had to stand by the bin they thought that piece of litter goes in. Charlie smashed it and was our recycling expert!
