Well how are we already at the end of our last full week of the summer term?

A busy week had by all in Canute this week.

The children were lucky enough to have a second ARENA day on Monday, exploring ways of keeping fit and healthy.

Tuesday saw the children completing some end of term assessments which will feed into our work in the next school year and also working collaboratively to assemble the Polruan Academy entry for the village scarecrow competition, it's looking great!

On Wednesday we completed our history work, thinking about how exploration has changed between the voyages of Christopher Columbus and the achievements of Dame Ellen Macarthur.  The children created their own coat of arms to celebrate the achievements of their favourite explorer.

On Thursday we had our final music session with Mrs Butlin where we worked collaboratively with Tregeagle to sing songs and play music games.

Friday saw a class of pirates with some very unusual names complete pirate workouts, treasure making, gold stealing and route mapping.  We shared the story of 'The Treasure of Pirate Frank' and children in Years 1 and 2 used the Bee-bot to plan, test, review and adapt the best route to get through the different obstacles to the treasure. 

Next week brings the academic year to an end and we will be saying a sad farewell to Miss Taylor, wishing her all the luck in the world in her next adventure.

Monday is our Readymoney beach day with Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Tuesday will be the last day with early pick up at 1:30.

Have the most amazing summer break and hopefully the sun will appear for a few more days!

Mrs Andrew, Mrs Fernie, Miss Taylor, Miss Talbot

This week has been a great week in Canute Class.

The children enjoyed a great P.E. day with the ARENA team and were all very tired on Thursday morning, showing how they gave all of their energy to the day!

In English this week the Year 1 and 2 children spent the start of the week editing their aquarium recounts and have been putting their handwriting practice into action by creating some 'final' copies of their recounts, including their edits to share with Tregeagle next week.
In Drawing Cub Reception have been sharing the story of Captain Pugwash.  They have been using fantastic phonic skills to write some great words and sentences.  They've used their imaginations to think about what the dragon might've wanted to eat next and the friends he might meet on Dragon Island so that he doesn't feel lonely anymore.

In Maths, Reception have been learning about sharing and grouping, Year 1 have been consolidating their learning on time by reading analogue clocks and making o'clock and half past times on their own clocks.  Year 2 have completed their work on statistics and are now learning about position and direction.

In Art, the class used natural objects for weaving and have produced some lovely patterns.

In History we have continued to look at explorers from the past, we have created a timeline to show the events of Christopher Columbus' expedition to The Americas and dug deeper into Matthew Henson's expedition to the North Pole.

We had a super music session with Mrs Butlin, working with Tregeagle.

On Monday the school are very lucky to be having a second P.E. day with ARENA.

On Friday we have our Pirate Day, dig out your best costumes and practice your pirate vocabulary!

Mrs Andrew, Mrs Fernie, Miss Taylor, Miss Talbot

Well how are we already at the end of another week?  We really are flying through and once again Canute class have shown us some amazing learning.

We have begun some work in history finding out about explorers who have achieved great things during their expeditions.  EYFS have been discussing makes someone an explorer and how they need to be fit and strong to be able to take on their challenges.  Year 1 and 2 have been using photos and stories to understand how Dame Ellen Macarthur, Mary Kingsley, Matthew Henson and Christopher Columbus achieved what they did, see what they can tell you?  

In English Year 1 and  2 have been using their plans to write some amazing recounts about their trip to the aquarium.  Their choice of vocabulary in their sentences and their use of similes, onomatopoeia and different punctuation is making the recounts so informative.
In Drawing Club Reception have been imagining what it would be like to live in the lighthouse on Black Rock after sharing the story 'The Secrets of Black Rock'.  They have all been writing sentences, using the sound mats to spell each word and writing sentences using finger spaces and full stops.

I maths this week Reception have been continuing to think about how they can manipulate shapes to create different pictures.  Explaining how they have achieved each part  of the image. 
Year 1 have been completing their unit of work on time, looking at the days of the week, months of the year, telling the time to the hour and half hour.  We will be using the next week in school to consolidate our learning.
Year 2 have begun their unit of work on statistics, they have been creating and interpreting data using tally charts, block diagrams and pictograms.

Next week, on Tuesday,  the class will be completing their art work in the Wild Tribe Area so please can they all bring a coat and wellies if they don't have them in school.

On Wednesday we are lucky enough to be taking part in a whole school Arena PE day so please can children come to school in their PE kits.

Have a great weekend
Mrs Andrew, Mrs Fernie, Miss Taylor, Miss Talbot

Well what another amazing week we've had in Canute Class.  The children have al been working so hard and putting their all into every challenge.

In our English this week Year 1 and 2 have been completing their recounts about our trip to the woods, adding some great vocabulary into their sentences to make them really interesting to read.  We have also been spending time talking about our writing before we put our pencils on the page, using each other as an ideas board.

Reception's Drawing Club this week has been based on the story 'What the ladybird heard, at the seaside.'  It is such as great time for the children to dig deep into their imaginations and some amazing ideas have been generated to inspire their writing.

In Maths this week our Reception children have been investigating shapes and how they can be manipulated to create different patterns.  They made some great pictures by placing and rotating shapes.  Year 1 have completed their work on money and have begun to investigate and learn about time.  In Year 2 the children have been completing their work on time, we will continue revisiting this over the next few weeks to ensure a solid understanding.

In Geography we completed our unit exploring the hot and cold places of the world.  We've used atlases to help us locate the seven continents, the North and South Poles and the Equator.  We compared where we live to Kenya and then made a final decision as to whether we would prefer to live in a hot or cold place.

We're looking forward to the upcoming week and sharing our adventures with you.

Mrs Andrew, Mrs Fernie, Miss Taylor, Miss Talbot