Jack and the Beanstalk

This week Red Class have been exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.  They have been listening out for all the rhyming words in the version of the book we have been using.

On Friday we started to make a story map of Jack and the Beanstalk. We talked about how the story started and put all the different parts of the story in the correct order. We managed to get Jack to the door of the giant's castle.....
The wonderful thing about writing together is that the children then want to have a go independently so soon there were lots of beanstalks and lots of writing and drawing in Red Class.

 Here is a link to our Where's the Monkey positional language song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJYhjGyWTU

Where's Grandma?

The children have taken on the role of detectives this week. On Monday when they went into assembly our classroom became a crime scene! The children had to find pieces of evidence and piece them all together. They discovered that Little Red Riding Hood's Grandma had gone missing, oh no!!

Today after assembly the children found footsteps which led up to our cupboard. Had they found Grandma?

Emma, our special helper, opened the door and there was Grandma and she had treats in her basket to share.  Well done Red Class for being super detectives.

Role play and writing

The children have been retelling some of the traditional tales we have looked at together in class, a firm favourite is The Three Little Pigs.  This week we have started to have a go at writing our own version of a fairy tale by mixing up ones we already know.

In maths we have been exploring numicon and using these to help us write number sentences (sums).

Fairy tales

This half term we are focusing on Fairy tales.  The children have really enjoyed looking at Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have also been exploring size this week, looking at big, medium and small. You can see how they've been inspired in their everyday play and are eager to look at more books.

Happy New Year!

Well a very Happy New Year from us all in Red Class!

The children have settled back in beautifully after their break and have adapted well to some of our new routines.  

Below are some pictures of what we get up to in Red Class, enjoy!

Welcome

Welcome to Red Class!

We have had an amazing first term with the children as they have started their learning journey at Sutton School. Keep an eye out here for a few photos and updates of our adventures next term...