Hatchmere's Class Blog 6.11.26

Date: 5th Nov 2026 @ 5:04pm

Breaking Hatchmere News! -  this afternoon a child vomited in the classroom, and it was all the children could talk about! I did not think vomit could be so exciting but here we are! They were very concerned for their poorly friend, but we explained that sometimes these things happen and their friend just needed some rest at home.  

 We are now on our 2nd Half Term and have 6 weeks until our December finish (notice, no C word yet). This is certainly the most action packed half term and that is without adding learning into the mix.  Please have a read through our events information we have sent home with your child. 

 Hatchmere have been putting their mathematician skills to good use to work on their knowledge of capacity. We explored different sized containers to find out which one held more or which one held less. We used our knowledge to discuss the capacity of the pumpkins we were scooping out in class. The children thought that the biggest pumpkin would hold the most seeds and the smallest pumpkin would hold the least. We have begun working on number formation and have practiced writing the numbers 0,1 and 2. They have also been very carefully counting with their fingers, holding up the right amount in correlation to the number we called out. We love to show off our 'fast five'...we don't even need to count! We know that there are five fingers on one hand. 

 In Drawing Club this week, the children have been writing about the animals on the witch's broom. The children carefully sounded out and then wrote the words focusing on their letter formation.  The children also enjoyed a Room on the Broom race in our outside classroom. Super work Hatchmere. 

 Diwali has also been a focus of this week's learning. Exploring the book Little Glow by Katie Sahota and Harry Woodgate, the children have related Diwali to other celebrations using light and colour around the world, such as; Chinese New Year, Bonfire Night, EID and Christmas. They have made suncatcher rangoli patterns and diva lamps for display in the classroom.

Our firework pictures saw the children using fine motor skills to manipulate paper to make 3D effects, in this case it was to create a firework explosions! The pictures look fab and Hatchmere enjoyed learning a new artistic skill.

By showing kindness and concern for their poorly friend, working hard to develop their maths and writing skills, and respectfully learning about and celebrating Diwali and other festivals from around the world, the children in Hatchmere have truly let their light shine before others this week. 

Next week our class should be featured in the Northwich and Winsford Guardian. Please pick up a copy from any local news retailer and you will find us in their special pull-out supplement.  

Drawing Club Vocab: 

wailed  

thundering  

eager  

clambered   

whoosh  

ear-splitting  

back of beyond 

Enjoy your weekend,

Mrs Teece

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