Having returned from the Christmas holidays fully recharged, Team CB have been working tremendously hard across all aspects of their learning. They have been absolute superstars in their maths, where over the last two weeks we have spent time focussing on  adding and subtracting to/from a three digit number in ones or multiples of 10 bridging 100. They have also spent time counting forwards and backwards in multiples of 2, 20, 5, 50 and 25. If that wasn't enough, a special mention needs to go to all the class as we have also introduced our times table focus for the half term which will see the class develop mastery in confidently recalling the four times table in and out of order. 
In our reading and writing, we have critically analysed key parts of our text driver Fantastic Mr Fox. The class have read around the chapter in depth where Boggis, Bunce and Bean furiously dig out Mr Fox with the tractors. We used this as the hook for our writing where children have written a fantastic newspaper article about the farmers actions and the implications this has had on the village as well as the fox and his family. The children used some fantastically rich vocabulary that they had acquired through the vocabulary focus in reading including phrases such as "feeling obstinate". Well done Team CB. The newspapers made for great reading!
Elsewhere in the curriculum, this week Team CB have been on a walk through Wombwell as part of their geography focus. As we are comparing Wombwell to Brazil, we explored our local area looking at the human and physical geography features that could be seen. We discussed the history of the town and how it had changed over time. The class were fantastic at spotting local features and discussing elements of the town that they did not know about. This will help the class tremendously in the coming weeks as we look to learn more about how two places in the world compare. 
In our PHSE, we have been focussing on taking responsibility for our actions. The class have shown some great listening and reflection skills as we discussed what responsibility meant, what it might look like and why it is so important. We reflected on our own actions where we maybe did not make the right choice and used a graduated response to reflect on our actions and how we would handle situations differently going forward. 

Welcome back to Spring term in Team CB. We are very excited for what this term has in store and cannot wait to share all our lovely learning with you along the way. 
In the first week back, the class have shown fantastic attitudes to learning and have jumped straight back in to learning as much as they possibly can. 
In maths we have concluded our work on place value, which the children now have a really good understanding of. In the coming weeks, we will be looking more closely at addition and subtraction skills and beginning to introduce the class to the formal written methods. 
In Reading and Writing our text driver has been Fantastic Mr Fox. The class will work from the book this half term to develop both fiction and non-fiction writing outcomes. We begin the half term by writing a newspaper all about Boggis, Bunce and Bean digging up the land to find the fox. The class were busy using shovels in class to be the farmers and the foxes and use their inferencing skills to discuss the process. They came to the conclusion that shovels were too tiring and resorted to getting the terrifying tractors to shovel instead! We have had a clear look at the style of newspaper and how children can emulate this in their own writing too. 
Spring term means the start of our new Geography and Science units. In Geography we will be comparing Wombwell to a part of Brazil. The children are very excited about this up and coming learning, especially as we link our Art, where the children will make tie-dye shirts and rain sticks for a carnival. In Science, we are moving on to rocks. The class generated many thoughtful questions that they wanted to find the answer to in this topic. We will be comparing and sorting the physical features as well as learning about fossils and their formation.
As you can see, it is destined to be a very busy and productive term. We can't wait to update you along the way.