Today we have been learning about how the dentist helps us to keep our teeth and mouths healthy. We talked about what it was like to go for a check up at the dentist and looked at some of the equipment a dentist might use.
Next, we talked about how to clean our teeth in little circles, how often we needed to clean them and for how long. We used Hey Duggee’s toothbrushing song to feel long two minutes is. Next, we practised cleaning teeth using toothbrushes and shaving foam!
As part of our learning about people who help us, we found out about the job of a lollipop person and how they help people cross the road. We talked about how we don’t have a lollipop person in Ruyton but our grown ups help us to cross the road safely. We learned the 4 rules of road crossing safety; Stop, Look, Listen, Think and then practised these outside, taking it in turns to be pedestrians, motorists and lollipop people.
This week we enjoyed the snow at forest school. Kris showed us the badger setts and told us about the animals that hibernate during the winter. It was rather chilly, so we enjoyed our hot chocolate and campfire even more than normal!
In Hedgehogs we have done lots of Children in Need activities today. We learned about why we were fundraising, designed a new bandana for Pudsey, did some Pudsey maths and danced!
Hedgehogs, for your homework this half term we would like you to read at home at least 5 times a week and practise the sounds that are in your reading book.
In our phonics lessons we have been learning to read and spell six tricky words:
I
the
go
to
no
into
Please help your child practise reading and spelling these words, and spotting them where you can when you are out and about!
Ahead of Remembrance Day, in Hedgehogs we have been learning about the significance of the poppy as a symbol for remembrance. We have explored why the poppy was chosen as a symbol and some of the things that happen on Remembrance Sunday. We saw pictures of King Charles laying a wreath and created our own poppies using paint and tissue paper to join together as our own class wreath.
At our school we use Picture News to explore current affairs and our place in the wider world as global citizens. As such, we are proud to have been recognised for the way we use their resources and are now one of their Advocate Schools!
This morning we used tweezers and our fingers to take all the seeds out of some pumpkins so that we can make pumpkin soup next week. We talked about what the pumpkins felt like, and some of us were very surprised that they weren’t all orange. It was rather slimy but we had lots of fun!
Church Street
Ruyton XI Towns
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 1LA
