We have had a busy week in Rabbit class. This week has been assessment week, the children have completed assessments in Reading, Writing, Maths, Grammar & Spelling. They have all worked so hard and tried their best, which is all that matters!

Check out some of the fabulous independent writing that took place this week based on Lily and The Snowman

Lily and The Snowman – Writing Inspiration

We have also started our new Geography topic on ‘Hot and Cold Places’. We looked through the knowledge organiser together to see what we would be learning about and any important vocabulary we might need to help us over the next few weeks. You can find all this term’s knowledge organisers on the Rabbits Class Information Page.

We learned about the equator and that the countries on or closest to the equator receive the most energy from the sun so are the hottest countries in the world. We then decided that the coldest places in the world must be furthest away from the equator, and located the Arctic and Antarctica on the globe.

In Science we have been learning about the weather. We talked about the different types of weather and what symbols are used to represent them. We acted out the different weather types. We then described pictures using symbols and words.

In RE we have been thinking about why Christmas is important to Christians. This week we thought about why light is important to Christians at Christmas time. We learned that Christians believe that lights represent the Star of Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born, that Jesus always brings light in the darkest of times and that light reminds Christians to spread goodness to each other.

We have ended the week with another PE lesson, this half term our focus is dance. Today we have been practising moving in a controlled way, and developing our coordination when turning. Our dance this week is based on The Great Fire of London – can you guess which part we are creating our dance about?

Our Nativity practise is well under way! The children have been busy learning the songs (and actions) and already know most of them off by heart. You will find the lyrics coming home soon – be warned they’re very catchy! If your child has a speaking part they will be bringing their lines home to practice.

I hope you’ve enjoyed hearing about what we got up to this week, we’ve got another busy week planned next week – including ‘No Pens Day’ on Wednesday!