Aspen: Spring 1, Week 3
Date: 26th Jan 2026 @ 6:20pm
Another amazing week for Aspen
Well done to everyone in Aspen for their continued hard work!
English
This week, we have been reading a reimagined version of The Spider and the Fly and had lots of fun predicting what might happen to the poor fly as the story unfolds. We explored the different characters in the poem and discussed their thoughts, feelings, and motivations. As part of our learning, we focused on how writers create strong characterisation through speech and how carefully chosen dialogue can help move the story along and build tension. We really enjoyed sharing our ideas and hearing different predictions from the class. We can’t wait for next week, when we will start to perform the poem and bring the characters to life!
Maths
In maths, we have been learning about the area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes. We began by using cubes to help us measure the area and understand how shapes can be covered without gaps or overlaps. This helped us to see how area works in a practical way. After that, we drew different rectilinear shapes in our books and practised working out both the area and the perimeter. We talked about our methods, shared our ideas with our classmates, and helped each other when problems were tricky. Using practical resources and drawing the shapes really helped us to build our confidence and enjoy our learning in maths.
Geography
In geography, we have continued to learn about Florida, focusing on its climate, how people adapt to living there, and how it compares to London. We looked carefully at different sets of data and discovered that Florida gets more rain than London, even though it is much warmer. We talked about why this might be and how the climate affects the way people live. After this, we worked hard in groups to create a final presentation, where we taught each other everything we had learnt. We enjoyed working as a team and sharing our knowledge with the class.
À la ferme! This week we have started our exciting new topic, “At the Farm”, where the children have been developing their skills in talking about farmyard animals and learning all about the sounds they make. Through stories, songs, role play, and interactive activities, the children have been exploring a range of animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, horses, and chickens. They have enjoyed matching animals to their noises, joining in with animal sound games, and using new vocabulary to describe what they can see and hear. This topic has also encouraged lots of discussion, listening, and turn-taking, helping to build confidence in speaking and communication. It has been wonderful to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic as they learn about life on the farm.
Next week...
Maths - multiplication and division
English-performing the Spider and the Fly
Developing our coding skills with Code Studio
DT- Let's go fly a kite...
