--- title: "WB 06.03.23" url: "https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2023-03-06-00-00-00-wb-06-03-23" school: "Waterside Primary School" --- # WB 06.03.23 6 March 2023 ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/0f7112d4-fac7-4d42-baea-e4ce12db842a_1x1.png) This week, we have been learning all about **minibeasts**. We looked at many common minibeasts that can be found in our gardens, and made **observations** about their features, including how many legs and wings they have. The children have enjoyed exploring minibeasts further in our ‘**Minibeast Investigation Lab**’ role play area, and have also taken their interests outside, searching for minibeasts in our **outdoor** environment! ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/01c72ea1-12d4-4f2f-a579-1ee39f11c399_1x1.jpeg) To support our learning, we read the story ‘**Superworm**’ by Julia Donaldson. The children enjoyed discussing the different **characters** in the story, and were able to recall the **beginning, middle and end.** We created our own minibeasts by using our hands to **manipulate playdough** into our desired shape. We added details using different **tools and resources**, thinking carefully about the **characteristics** of our chosen minibeast. We discussed the minibeasts we had made, recalling our **knowledge** to help us describe them. The children thoroughly enjoyed this activity! ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/ezgif-3-8767f40988.jpg) In **writing**, the children have been writing **Phase 3 captions/simple sentences** about the minibeast they created. We have been continuing to work on our use of **finger space**s between words, and some of us are now challenging ourselves to put a **full stop** at the end of our sentence. ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/32fb3cd2-a815-46d2-a998-68def32b8150_1x1.jpeg) In **phonics**, our focus has been to read **longer words** containing our Phase 3 sounds. We have been using the skill of ‘**chunking**’ to break words up into two or three parts, before blending to read the whole word. E.g. sun/set and fan/tas/tic. The children are becoming more confident when applying this skill in their independent reading. ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/e4036ff4-71dc-4c27-bef9-b35a42433e34_1x1.jpeg) In Maths, we have been learning about **number bonds**. We used **part-whole models** to help us find number bonds within 6. We split the cubes in different ways to make our desired number, before writing the **number sentences** to match. 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