Summing up a term.

This term Harriet did two full days a week at school and we worked through the first term of christopherous curriculum (waldorf).

In School - Her report for the term was excellent! However she needs to work on her handwriting and creative story writing. (im not going to start on my view that she is only six!)

At Home - She attends Gymnastic and is working towards her first badge. She also attends a drama class each week.

English Language and Literature - We have worked through a unit study on the grinch who stole christmas. This included comprehension and both reading the book and watching the film. She has practiced writing up science experiments and writing her own short stories. With reading her has progressed to 7B on ORT and is reading classic tales such as Jack and the Bean stork at home. We have started reading the unabridged version of The Secret Garden at bedtime.

We have worked on making sure her knowledge of sounds and blends is secure and that she can match capital and lower case letters.

We also watched and discussed the Christmas Carol.

Maths - We are working on firm foundations of skills including addition up to 1000 Subtraction up to 100 and she is now confident on 2,3,4,5,10,11 times tables. She also has a working knowledge of plane and 3D shapes.

History - We have completed a lap book on will adams.

Geography - we have looked at physical and emotional needs of human beings living all over the world. Including finding countries and continents on a Map and Globe.

Science - floating sinking disolving non newtonian fluids tree life cycles looking at autumn.

PE - Gymnastics trips to park and soft play.

Cookery - baking of cakes and breads the action of yeast and what kills it.

We are now looking at winter festivals in our run up to christmas.

We have found that some of the waldorf curriculum has gone by the wayside and we need to both paint and do handicraft as a proirity next term.