Rabbit Class

Week Beginning 31st March 2025

Rabbits have had a fabulous end to our Spring Term !

We have continued to explore Stretham Engine through drawings and have taken part in an Easter Egg Maths Hunt where number problems were discovered inside the eggs.

On Wednesday the girls joined Hedgehog girls to take part in a football festival at Witchford Village College.

The boys enjoyed an extra Forest school session!

Our last day, today, has been very exciting with another Easter Egg Hunt, a draw-along online where we learnt how to draw an Easter Bunny and The Rainbow Raffle in assembly!

Have a wonderful Easter break and thank you for all your support.

Week Beginning 24th March 2025

Rabbits enjoyed a trip to Stretham Engine this week on Tuesday which they all enjoyed.

We have been using lots of different resources in Maths this week to practice our times tables and our 'greater than' and 'more than' signs.

In Computing we have been learning about data and using attributes, or descriptions in order to sort data into groups.

On Friday we had a Zoom call with Farmer Megan where we saw a 1min old calf and a 5 min old lamb! Farmer Megan answered lots of our questions at a very busy time on her Farm in Wales.

Week Beginning 17th March 2025

Rabbits have been animal experts this week in preparation for our writing lessons. We have pretended we are park keepers caring for particular animals in the park. We created an animal park out of Lego, sticks, ribbons and Duplo. We then wrote a guide to attract visitors to our animal park. There were some fabulous ideas. Well done Rabbits!

Week Beginning 10th March 2025

We have had a very exciting Performing Arts Week at Stretham this week. It started with the children dressing up as rock/pop stars, thank you to all those who put so much effort into creating the costumes for the children. The reason for dressing up was the visit from Rock Kidz UK, they came in and created a concert in the school hall. The children got to dance and sing to songs they knew as well as learn a new song. The new song they learnt was all about positive self-esteem and celebrating being unique and individual. They even learnt a new word YASBA; You’re Awesome So Be Awesome.

On Tuesday we were visited by Rock Steady, they came and introduced the children to all the different instruments a rock band use to make music. Again the children got to sing along to some songs and some children were able to try out playing the opportunities. Across the two days the children demonstrated exemplary behaviour, being respectful of our visitors but also seemingly enjoying themselves. This was confirmed to us with compliments from both companies about our school and the children.

At the end of the week the children had dance workshops from Jack Stinton. Rabbits enjoyed creating an individual dance routine which we recorded and watched back together in class.

Across the week the children also celebrated Performing Arts Week by completing some performance poetry. They learnt to project their voice and use expression.

In Rabbits the children also created self-portraits celebrating what is wonderful about them in the style of Frida Kahlo. We also visited the Explorer area where the children made natural ‘medicines’ and were free to express and enjoy themselves for the afternoon.

A very busy but exciting week Rabbits!

Week Beginning 3rd March 2025

In History this week we learnt about the drainage of the Fens and the digging of ditches. In order to understand the process we dug our own ditches in chocolate muffins and lined them with fondant to represent the clay. We checked they were water tight by filling them with cream.

World Book Day 2025 in Rabbit's class has been great fun today. We have read individually, with a partner and as a whole class with our echo reading. Rabbits have also taken part in online presentations by authors and illustrators throughout the week. Today we have learnt how to draw a mythical creature and a very naughty full stop!!

We particularly enjoyed relaxing with our books in the Snuggle zone this afternoon.

Keep reading Rabbit's and remember to use your World book day voucher if you haven't already!

Week Beginning 24th February 2025

In our Art lessons this week, Rabbits have been using their hands as a tool to shape and mark clay.

We have been using the laptops to support our Maths learning on Mass. Comparing Kg and g and reading scales.

Rabbits have continued to practice their 2x, 5x and 10x tables. This week they had 4 minutes to answer 20 questions. Everyone did their best. We were so proud of them!

Week Beginning 10th February 2025

Feel Good Friday!

Have a lovely half term holiday Rabbits!

Week Beginning 3rd February 2025

This week Rabbits have finished their DT project to design and create a Ferris wheel. The resulting models are fantastic. Well done Rabbits!

Today, Friday, has been Number Day throughout our school. We have investigated numbers, looked for shapes in our outside area, worked on our times tables, completed many quizzes, played Snakes and Ladders and sung many number songs as well as measuring our carrots brought in from home. It has been a lovely day and the children are already asking when the next one is!!!

Thank you for encouraging your children to dress up and bring in a carrot.

Week beginning 27th January 2025

Rabbits have been watching bubbles moving around on our board as part of a Mindfulness activity. It calms us down after break and lunch and really helps us focus on our work.

In Science this week we have been finding out how to look after different pets. We have been using non-fiction texts to help us locate the relevant information.

In Computing we have been planning algorithms for our Beebots to follow. Debugging when needed!

Rabbits have been exploring Fairy Tales with Mr Sweeney through drama.

Week beginning 19th January 2025

This week Rabbits have been exploring drama in our English lesson. We have been busy writing poetry to perform to each other. In PE we have been been creating a circus themed dance. Rabbits were either being a juggler or a tightrope walker.

We have been exploring churches, in our Religion and World Views lessons, and created some beautiful stained glass windows.

In Music we have learnt another folk song called Lavenders Blue. Can your Rabbit sing it to you?

Well done Rabbits, another great week of learning.

Week Beginning 13th January 2025

A busy week in Rabbits with lots of learning!

Today in Science we were looking at animal life cycles and how some animals look nothing like their adults. We focussed on humans, frogs, butterflies and chickens.

In Religion and World Views we drew some of the features of St James church. We have continued to work hard at our phonics and have been exploring money and mass in our Maths lessons. Today we spent some time using a times table grid to help us learn the answers to 2x, 5x and 10x tables.

Well done Rabbits. Have a great weekend.

Week beginning 7th January 2025

Happy New Year!

Rabbits have started 2025 with some excellent work. One of the Maths lessons we have enjoyed this week has been exploring Mass with balance scales.

Last term our school PSA bought a new set of Beebot robots for developing programming skills in our Computing lessons. Rabbits have really enjoyed writing programmes for the Beebot to follow.

In Music this week we have been singing a traditional Scottish folk song. Ask your child to sing it.

It starts with ' My Bonnie lies over the ocean..........'

Have a lovely weekend and keep warm!

Week Beginning 9th December 2024

We are so proud of Rabbit Class for their Nativity performances this week and thank parents and carers for their support. Rabbits have still found time for rhyming words and music lessons where we focussed on tempo and dynamics.

Forest School on Thursday morning was enjoyed by everyone!

Have a good rest Rabbits as our last week before Christmas is coming up. It is another busy one!

Week beginning 2nd December 2024

Rabbits have been rehearsing their lines and practicing their songs ready for our performances next week!

They have been working really hard and we are looking forward to having a proper audience.

We have still had time to continue using apparatus to explore subtraction in Maths, learn about Mary Seacole in History and continue our whole class reading on 'Vlad and the Great Fire of London'.

Have a good rest this weekend Rabbits, we have a very exciting week ahead!

Week Beginning 25th November 2024

Rabbits had such a great time at our Christmas Craft Afternoon. It was lovely to see parents and our school is looking wonderful with the fabulous decorations.

In our phonic lessons we have been practicing -el words and in Maths we have been exploring 3D shapes and the number of faces and edges.

Our nativity is beginning to come together and we will be having more rehearsals next week!

Well done Rabbits!!

Week Beginning 18th November 2024

In Maths this week we have been working out our subtraction sums using tens and ones.

We have been thinking of questions about Florence Nightingale, as we begin our topic and we had a fabulous time on Superhero day. We have been making masks, cuffs, playing games and completing a dance workshop! It was great fun!

Have a great weekend Rabbits.

Week Beginning 11th November 2024

Rabbits have had another great week of learning!

We have been practicing writing -le words and writing amazing superhero mission stories.

We have created a thank you card to say Goodbye to our lovely cook and caretaker Mrs Marsh.

In Maths we have been working out subtraction calculations using our number bonds.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Week Beginning 4th November 2024

We hope you had a happy, restful half term holiday. Rabbits have come back ready to learn!

Our phonics this week has been using the diagraph 'wr'.

We have been using counters in our Maths lessons to help us with our addition work.

On Wednesday the NSPCC visited school to teach Rabbits about speaking out and staying safe.

In Computing this week we have used our school tablets to take digital photographs and have discussed landscape and portrait photographs.

We have been exploring mindful activities to help with our concentration and support our learning.

Well done Rabbits, have a lovely weekend!

Week beginning 21st October 2024

Wow Rabbits, what a busy week before half term! We certainly didn't slow down!

In our 'Religions and World Views' lesson we looked at the Hindu celebration of Diwali and created some beautiful Rangoli patterns.

We visited our school forest school area and had a fabulous time.

In Maths, we played a dice game where we had to decide whether to add or subtract the numbers and on Friday afternoon we completed our 'Run for Fun' around the playground.

In Science we had a zoom call with Farmer Megan who told us all about her farm in Wales which she keeps with her husband. We met the cows, there are nearly 160, and were able to ask many, many questions which Farmer Megan answered.

Next time we speak to Farmer Megan we are going to meet the sheep. There are nearly 700 of them!

Thank you for being a fabulous class. Thank you parents for supporting your children. It was lovely to see you all at parent's evening. Have a wonderful half term holiday and keep safe.

Week Beginning 14th October 2024

Rabbits have really enjoyed our '5 a day' 5 minute exercise program. This is where we get to have a break from our learning to exercise our bodies! This week we completed a super hero and a magic themed routine. We were ready to learn once we had finished!

In Computing we have been thinking about how we use digital technology in school and at home and the rules we need to follow. We have discussed the need to have balance in our lives and not be on technology all the time.

Everyday in maths we complete 'Flash back 4' which is 4 questions on our prior learning in maths. We complete this on white boards and go through the answers together so we can learn from our mistakes.

A great week Rabbits, enjoy your weekend!

Week Beginning 7th October 2024

Rabbits had a very exciting start to the week with a visiting athlete and lots of exercise. It was great fun!

In English we have used Drama to bring the story of Traction man to life, created our own Traction Man books and added speech bubbles to our stories using post its.

In Maths we have been investigating odd numbers and were able to choose the equipment we felt would help us with our calculations.

We have continued our Science investigations into materials and this week looked at how to waterproof a piece of material with wax. We then set up a simple test with waterproof and non waterproof material to test out our scientific thinking.

Another great week Rabbits, enjoy your weekend and the photos below.

Week Beginning 30th September 2024

Rabbits have been writing diaries as our book character 'Traction Man'.

We have been comparing numbers in maths using the less and more than symbols > and <. We have also been successfully investigating lines of symmetry.

In music we have been exploring 'call and response' with percussion instruments.

We hope you enjoy our photos!

Week Beginning 23rd September 2024

In our history lesson this week we have been learning about The Great Fire of London. We observed a candle and imagined ourselves back in time!

We have started to create 3D maps in our art lessons.

As part of our preparation for Harvest festival, we drew and wrote what we are thankful for. We performed our song ' Cauliflowers Fluffy and Cabbages Green' in assembly. We performed brilliantly!

We have been exploring sides and vertices of 2D shapes using geoboards with elastic bands and an online digital geoboard.