Baking Bread in Y5. This week Y5 have been working hard in the cookery room and baking an assortment of delicious bread! Before they started their work with the ovens, they needed to first plan out how they wanted their breads to look and taste. To do this, they looked at various bread types and their recipes in class, which included both savoury and sweet plaited bread.
Handwriting progress. Recently, I’ve been struck by the enormous progress some children have made in their handwriting. The pictures below show the incredible progress that Yusuf in year 3 has made in his handwriting:
In a digital age, research has shown that handwriting still matters. First, fluent handwriting allows children to concentrate on other aspects of writing, which improves their quality of writing overall. Second, increasing amounts of evidence is emerging of a link between handwriting and remembering learning over time, especially among young children.
If you wish to support your child’s handwriting at home, simply showing that you value it can be hugely beneficial. However, please also feel free to discuss specific strategies with your child’s teacher.
