Welcome to Larch Class

Classteacher: Mrs. F. Earle

 

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Summer Term Knowledge Organiser

Friday 6th June 2025

Dear Families,

It has been a lovely first week back! The children have all been working very hard and showing me that they are getting ready to progress on to the next year. We have been finishing off our topic around time and looking at telling time to 5-minute intervals. We have found this a bit tricky, so we will continue to practise it and I know they would like to do this at home with you also. In English, we have started looking at our new text type of fact files. We have been reading all about Tree Giants and some of the children have said they’ll be keeping an eye out for one this weekend!

We have been incredibly lucky this week with our science lessons as we have some hatching grey partridges in Key Stage 1! The children have loved going to visit the eggs and seeing them hatch one by one. They are very sweet and I’m sure the children will be able to tell you all about them! Hopefully, they’ll all have hatched after the weekend and we can continue to observe wild animals.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Earle, Miss Westfall and Miss Wilkinson-Rouse

Friday 23rd May 2025

Dear Families,

This week the children have been working incredibly hard to showcase their learning and sticky knowledge in their POP tasks. I've been really proud of how hard they have worked. They've done so well and shown they are plant experts! I'm sure over the half-term they will be able to help you identify any plants or trees on days out. In maths, we have continued to focus on time and looked at quarter past and quarter to. Please keep practising over the half-term break as we will be continuing to look at time when we come back. In English, the children have completed their action writing and written a story independently. It has been lovely to see them using exciting adjectives, onomatopoeia to enhance action and appropriate verbs to show an emotion. 

We hope you have a wonderful break and look forward to seeing everyone back for our learning adventure to continue after half term.

Mrs. Earle, Miss Westfall and Miss Wilkinson-Rouse

 

Friday 16th May 2025

Hello,

This week the children have been working on developing their writing by using model texts and expanded noun phrases. They came up with some wonderful descriptions of a farmyard scene! In maths, we have been looking at o’clock and half past and the children have been able to identify the difference between the two times. In Science, we have started an investigation into what plants need to survive. We are all looking forward to seeing how our different seeds grow in different conditions.

Have a good weekend!

Mrs. Earle, Miss Westfall and Miss Wilkinson-Rouse

Friday 9th May 2025

Hello,

This week we have been working hard on developing our writing of action stories. We have been using lots of onomatopoeia, the rule of three and exciting verbs to show how our characters are feeling. In maths, we have been looking at giving change from different amounts and using our subtraction knowledge to help us! The children have also had lots of fun learning about the different types of trees and how they change throughout the year.

Have a good weekend.

Mrs. Earle and Miss Wilkinson-Rouse

Friday 2nd May 2025

Hello,

This week in art with have made a clay leaf and printed with our leaves. The children had lots of fun creating their clay relief and using different colours to layer their image. In maths, we have continued to look at money and focussed on adding notes and coins together. In history we have been looking at the Egyptians and discovering who Tutankhamun was!

Enjoy the long weekend,

Mrs. Earle and Miss Wilkinson-Rouse

 

Friday 25th April 2025

Hello!

We have had a super first week back. The children have settled back into school routines well. They have also been wonderful at helping me find my feet during my first week at Myland! In English, we have been looking at our model text 'Jim and the Beanstalk' and focussing on action stories. I am sure the children will love to show you their actions for our story map that was created in class! In maths, we have been focussing on money and learning about the different values of coins and notes.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Earle and Miss Wilkinson- Rouse

Tuesday 11th February 2025

Hello!

In English, we are looking at adapting our model text together. We are identifying elements we can develop to create a diary entry written by Hansel and Gretel! In maths, we continue to look at 'lots of' and 'groups of'. Yesterday, we completed a lesson in doubling. The children explored what doubling would look like on ten frames and by drawing base ten! 

The children have worked very hard this half-term and I hope you all enjoy a well deserved rest this coming week! 

Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Pinder and Miss. Wilkinson-Rouse

 

Tuesday 4th February 2025

Hello!

This week, we have been looking at exciting vocabulary to include in diary entries. We thought about comfortable and uncomfortable emotions and challenged ourselves to gather wonderful words such as 'perplexed' and 'enraged' to use later in our writing. In maths, we have been looking at the multiplication symbol and what it means. The children have been learning how we can use the phrases 'groups of' and 'lots of'. 

In computing, the children have had a fantastic time using the Bee Bots. This week, they created their own maps based around a theme. They then programmed the Bee Bots to travel around their map from a start to an end point. As a challenge, they then had pictures of cones they had to place on their map. They had to avoid these at all costs! 

Have a lovely week. 

Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Pinder and Miss. Wilkinson Rouse

Tuesday 14th January 2025

Happy New Year!  It was lovely to see all the children this week, and they all had wonderful memories to share from their holidays.

We have had a great start to the Spring Term and the children have been keen to start their new topics!

In English, the children have been learning their new text map for a suspense story. The children have become really confident recalling the story of Hansel and Gretel. This week, the children have also looked at openers they could use to build suspense in their writing. We had an excellent class discussion and the children came up with some brilliant ideas. 

In Maths, the children are working with numbers up to 100. This half-term we will also be looking at the 5 x tables.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Pinder and Miss Wilkinson-Rouse 

 

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