Meerkats

Welcome to Meerkat's Class!

Hello and welcome to the Meerkat's class page. Miss James is the class teacher with support from teaching assistants Mrs Evans (am), Mrs Thompson (pm) & Miss Summerfield (one to one support).

We are really excited for this year as we have lots of fun things planned! 

PE

Our P.E days are Monday so please send the children in their full PE kit on this day.

Reading Books

Please bring book bags into school on Tuesdays and Fridays. Staff will change the children's books for them. We will also look at reading diaries.

Homework

Homework is sent home on Fridays. This  is a list of spellings and a piece of Maths, both linked to learning in the week.  

Please return all homework by the following Friday.

Week Commencing 20.01.22

This week we have been reading a lovely book called LOTS, The Diversity of Life on Earth, which is all about our planet and the huge variety of animals and plants that live on it. We have been using this to write a description of a jungle using adjectives and similes. In topic we have made an observational drawing of a fox's face focusing on details and texture. In Maths we have been subtracting to 20. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Amber for her fantastic writing and kindness to other children.

Freddie for his creative writing and his enthusiasm in every lesson.

Well done! 

Week Commencing 10.01.22

This week we have been continuing our topic Our Wonderful World by exploring the local wildlife in Calverton. We did a wildlife hunt around school and found lots of birds, insects and said hello to the chickens in the Nursery! In English we have been writing a fact file on foxes and continuing to read Fantastic Mr Fox. In Maths we have been bridging through 10 and practising number bonds. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Meilah for improving her concentration in Maths.

Evelyn for her amazing writing which is always so funny and creative. 

Well done!  

Week Commencing 5.01.22

It has been lovely to be back in school again and hear about everyone's Christmas holidays! This week we have written New Year's resolutions in PSE and explored the The Magic Box Poem in English. In Maths we have been counting on to 20. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Fallon for trying hard to keep her focus during lessons.

Jake for his fantastic Maths skills.

Well done! 

Week Commencing 12.12.21

We have had a lovely end to the year this week with our Nativity performance, a message from Father Christmas and his reindeer, as well as him leaving everyone a present. We have been enjoying making festive art with our calendars and Christmas trees cards. In English we have been recounting the story of Edgar the Dragon from the John Lewis Christmas advert and in Maths we have have been comparing quantities. 

Week Commencing 06.12.12

This week we have been reading The Snowman book in Literacy and have been writing a recount, using adjectives and commas to describe the characters and story. We have been making some lovely art work to turn into calendars which we will send home next week. In Maths we have been subtracting from 20. We are looking forward to showing you our Nativity performance next week.

Our stars if the week are:

Alissia and Harry for improving their  writing. Well done! ☺️

Week Commencing 29.11.21

This week we were lucky to have a panto come to school and perform a very funny version of Aladdin which we really enjoyed. In English we have been writing a recount of the Nativity story using commas and adjectives. We have been practising hard for our Nativity performance which is going well. Thank you for helping the children learn their lines. In Maths we have been counting up to 20 and using tens and ones. 
 

Our stars of the week are: 
Oliver for using commas well in his writing.

Sophia for showing good listening skills during learning time.

Well done! 

Week Commencing 22.11.21

This week we have been writing our letters to Santa. We have enjoyed thinking about what we would like for Christmas and reflecting on the year. We have also started rehearsing for our Nativity play, learning the songs and giving out roles. In Maths we have moved onto 3D and 2D shapes. In dance we our responding to a poem about the life cycle of a flower.  

Our Stars of the Week are:

Amber for being proud of her letter to Santa.

Alissia for independent sounding out skills in writing. 

Well done! 

Week Commencing 14.11.21

Today we enjoyed supporting Children in Need, getting dressed up and learning about the charity. Thank you for all of your kind donations. This week we have been writing a recount of our trip to Brakenhurst using time words and adjectives. In Maths we have been comparing greater than and less than with both addition and subtraction. We have moved on from Gymnastics to Dance in our PE lessons. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Isabella for her fantastic writing this week and sounding out independently. 

Tyler for improving his focus and listening during his learning. 

Well done! 

Week Commencing 8.11.21

We have had a fantastic week this week culminating in our trip today to Brakenhurst which we all really enjoyed; exploring the gardens and playing cooperative games and activities together. In English, for our last lesson on the Great Fire of London topic which we have loved, we have been writing a newspaper report and in Maths we have began subtraction within 10. We also made our Paddington artworks so thank you for sending in your toilet rolls!

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Freddie for always being so positive and trying really hard in all of his work.

Molly for her focus and working really well independently. 

Well done! 

Week Commencing 01.11.21

We have enjoyed our first week back after half term and have been having a creative week making artworks inspired by the great fire of London. I have been very impressed by the children's artworks made over half term as well, with some spectacular 3D bakeries! In English we have been learning how to write a recipe for bread and we have also made and tasted bread. In Maths we have been continuing to learn about addition and number bonds. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Lily for showing great focus in recent weeks and really applying herself. 

Sienna for showing great improvement in Maths. 

Well done! 

Week Commencing 11.10.21

We have continued our Great of Fire of London topic this week by delving into Samual Pepys' life and his diary. We retold his dairies through drama and actions to help us remember as well as storyboarding the sequence of events through pictures. We have written our own diaries from Samuel's perspective using personal pronouns, feeling adjectives and similes. I am sure your children would like to share some of their creative sentences if you ask them! :) In Maths we have been recapping greater than, less than and equal to and will have a test on all we have learnt this term. We have been creating artwork inspired by our topic drawing timber framed houses as well as creating scenes of London burning with chalk, pastel and cutouts. 

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Scarlett for making good improvements in Maths and English as well as sharing her ideas on the carpet.

Harry F for always been keen and ready to learn each day with a big smile on his face! 

Well done 

Have a wonderful break! 

Week Commencing 04.10.21

This week we have been preparing for our Harvest Festival celebration by learning new songs and stories. On Thursday we performed a song and story for the Minister of Calverton Methodist Church which was recorded and will be on our website for parents and carers to enjoy. Thank you to all families who made a kind food donation. 

In English we have been learning about fire fighters in order to write a non-chronological story or fact file this week. In Maths we have continued to explore number bonds to 10. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Jack for always trying his very best in each lesson.

Darcie for fantastic focus and taking on feedback to improve her work. 

Well done! 

Week Commencing 27.09.21

This week we were so excited for the fire fighters and their truck to come and visit us! From them we learnt about the differences between the modern fire service and what it was like in 1666 when the Great Fire of London happened. In English we have continued to read our narrative story of the Great Fire of London and have been describing different aspects of the book each day. In Maths we have started learning about part-whole models as we begin to explore addition and subtraction in more depth. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Violet and Alyssa - both for their fantastic descriptive writing which has really developed this week. Well done! :) 

Week Commencing 20.09.21

This week we started our new topic The Great Fire of London which we will be doing for the rest of term 1. Our question this week was 'where did the fire happen?' and we have begun reading our new book which describes the event alongside lovely illustrations. In English and reading we have been recounting the story so far and in Maths we have been learning how to order numbers. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Esme for her focus and improvement in Maths.

Hugo for always being so kind to all of his classmates and teachers. 

Week Commencing 13.09.21

This week we have continued our 'Me and My World' topic by learning about being healthy. We had a visit from Life Education who came to talk to us about how to keep our bodies healthy and we have been exploring the Eatwell Guide to maintain a balanced diet. In English we read 'Oliver's Fruit Salad' and we even made and tried our own fruit salad this week! It was tasty! We then used this to write a recipe. In Maths we have been leaning about more, less, greater and equal.

Our stars of the week are:

Leonardo for his fantastic listening on the carpet and wonderful reading.

Layla for all of her hard work this week and showing great improvements in her writing. 

Week Commencing 06.09.21

We have had a lovely first week getting to know each other and enjoying being back in school. Our topic this week and next is 'Me and My World' where we have been exploring family and friends as well as our school ethos and rules. In English and Reading we have been learning about emotions through the book 'In My Heart' and in Maths we have been practising counting to 20. Have a look at our drawings exploring different emotions and our self portraits! 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Evelyn for fantastic listening and focus in her work.

Sophia for showing great resilience and following instructions very well.

Well done Evelyn and Sophia!