• We have been reading a book called Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers this week. Can you remember what animal was lost? (Penguin) 
• Where did the penguin come from? (South Pole / Antarctica) 
• Can you remember how the boy and the penguin travelled back to the South Pole? (by boat) 
• We wrote a list of items that the boy and the penguin might need to take with them on their journey. Can you think of anything that you wrote in your list? 
• In Forest School, we went on a hunt for signs of Spring. Can you think of anything that we found? (blossom, nests, birds, lambs, daffodils, crocuses, leaves starting to grow on trees) 

• We found lots of daffodils, but what was the problem with them? (the yellow flower heads hadn’t started to come out yet!) 
• In maths we’ve been looking at those terrible teens! What number is always written first in a teen number? 
• How many is the 1 in teen numbers worth? (eg. 16 – the 1 means one lot of 10) 
• What instruments did we explore in music? (chatterbox, claves, symbols, maraca) 
• We have learnt ‘oa’ ‘oo’ (like book) ‘oo’ like moon this week. Can you spot any of these digraphs in your books? 
• Can you write any of our new sounds? 
• Can you think of any words with these sounds in? 

A reminder that, after half term, we ask that your child brings in their PE kit so they can get changed independently. This is an important skill we’re really keen for them to master. PE days will be Wednesday as usual and Friday.  

Next half term our topic is ‘Animals!’

Finally, Antarctica have had a brilliant week this week and definitely deserve a nice break. Have a lovely half term and please feel free to share any photos on tapestry so we can show the class when they get back.