It’s starting to feel much warmer now as we approach the end of this half term. We have one week left before a half term break and have been very busy with our secret agent work!
We’ve created identity badges, taken finger prints, danced, designed secret gadgets and taken part in some maths and reading challenges too!
In PE we have been practising some athletic races and in music we started learning a new song and had time playing some ukuleles!
.
We’re celebrating the Golden Jubilee next Friday 27th May. A home learning challenge and information about a decade dress-up opportunity has been sent home but please see below for more details:
We have been enjoying the return of the sunshine, it is beginning to warm up but don’t forget to send a coat in case of occasional showers!
We have been enjoying reading a book called ‘The Promise’. You might want to read it at home (adults please check the link first) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynMTWupOQJ4. We have been exploring the use of colour the author and illustrator have used in the book and using these to add descriptive similes such as the wind was scratching the buildings like an angry cat… The girl’s heart was as red as a shiny ruby.
In maths, we have been busy continuing our learning about fractions. We have been exploring counting in halves from zero and beginning to find a fraction of an amount similar to the questions below. I wonder where you might see examples of fractions around the home?
Finally, a message from Mr Moore and the School Council
Damers children will be taking part in the Dorset Sunflower Superhighway. The sunflower seeds are from Maiden Castle Farm who put together a Sunflower trail last year. Sunflowers are a positive, happy plant that strengthens our connection with being outdoors. Sunflowers also save green species which include bees, starlings and hedgehogs. They have also become a support for Ukraine too.
Each class in the school will grow 15 sunflowers at school to create a Damers Sunflower Trail and each child will plant another sunflower each that they will take home before they break up for May Half Term. Parents will be asked to take photos of their child’s sunflower and send it to the Harmony email address. harmony@damers.dorset.sch.uk
When the sunflower dies we will keep the sunflower seeds so we can do the project again next year, giving out seeds we have to other schools, community groups, businesses to grow our Sunflower Super Highway.
The planted sunflower seeds will go home before May Half Term.
