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Year One Blog 24th February
Fri 24 Feb 2023Welcome to this week's Year One Blog
What we have been learning this week:
This week in literacy the children have been introduced to 'Dinosaurs and all that rubbish' by Michael Foreman. We have use the 'est' suffix to describe the two lands in the story and they wrote their dreams and goals.
Next week is World Book Day on Thursday 2nd of March. Please come dressed as an animal of your choice that has something that rhymes with it to sit on e.g. dog on a log.
This week in Maths we have been continuing with place value to 50. The children have found one more and one less than a number to 50 and have compared objects and amounts within 50.
We are encouraging the children to use Doodle Maths at home to improve their maths fluency. If you do not know your child's login, please ask your class teacher.
In History this week we have learnt about words and phrases related to the past, present and future. We look forward to seeing your baby photographs in two weeks.
In Art this week we have learnt three techniques to manipulate clay. The children practised these techniques with playdoh.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Reads
Ducks
Frogs
Extra playtime
Otters
14
18
12
Doodle Maths Stars
Ducks
Frogs
Extra playtime
Otters
651
2795
668
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Year Two Blog 24th February
Fri 24 Feb 2023Welcome to Year Two
What we are learning next week
In maths next week we will be introducing thirds by referring to the numerator and denominator. We will also be learning about unit and non-unit fractions and use fraction frames to find a fraction of a given number. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In our literacy lessons we will be describing the Great Fire of London from a different characters point of view. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In Computer Science we will be learning how to make objects collide and use a collision detection command. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In Design and Technology the children will be learning how to sew using a running stitch. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In our Geography lessons we will be locating and naming the 5 oceans. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
On Thursday 2nd March we will be celebrating our love for reading. We are basing the day on the popular series of ‘Oi’ books by Kes Gray and Jim Fields. To link with this theme, we are asking your child to come to school on World Book Day dressed as an animal. We also ask that they think of something that rhymes with their animal name and be ready to share it. E.g. bunny and honey, cat and hat.
Weekly Reads
(How many children in the class have read 3 times)
Woodpeckers
Foxes
Squirrels
12
16
11
Next week's spellings
Set A
(for children doing RWI)
Set B
(for children not doing RWI)
We are focusing on
fort
porch
horn
dawn
straw
prawn
We are focusing on
metal
petal
capital
hospital
animal
oval
Doodle Maths Stars
(total number of Doodle stars earned per class)
Woodpeckers
Foxes
Squirrels
838
934
2235
Have a lovely weekend!
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Year Two Blog 10th February
Fri 10 Feb 2023Welcome to Year Two
What we are learning next week
In maths next week we will be introducing the idea of equal groups. We will also be finding a half and a quarter of shapes and numbers . You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In our literacy lessons we will be writing about what London was like in the past and compare it to present day. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In Computer Science we will be learning about the importance of algorithms. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In Design and Technology the children will be learning different stitching techniques e.g. running stitch, overstitch and backstitch. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In Geography lessons we will be learning about the location of the seven continents and we will order them by size. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
Weekly Reads
(How many children in the class have read 3 times)
Woodpeckers
Foxes
Squirrels
11
10
13
Next week's spellings
Set A
(for children doing RWI)
Set B
(for children not doing RWI)
We are focusing on
move
after
people
eye
because
who
We are focusing on
camel
tunnel
squirrel
travel
towel
tinsel
Doodle Maths Stars
(total number of Doodle stars earned per class)
Woodpeckers
Foxes
Squirrels
532
1164
1140
Have a lovely half term!
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Year One blog 10th February
Fri 10 Feb 2023Welcome to this week's Year One Blog
What we have been learning this week:
This week in literacy the children have looked at online safety and have created their own posters or fact files to present their information with a focus on capital letters and full stops.
Now the children can start their half term reading challenge. The children need to find and read 3 books that are red or have hearts on them. We look forward to seeing what books you have been reading!
This week in Maths we have been introduced to place value within 50. We have counted forwards and backwards within 50 and have represented our numbers using part-part whole models and diennes.
We are encouraging the children to use Doodle Maths at home to improve their maths fluency. If you do not know your child's login, please ask your class teacher.
In Geography this week we have learnt about the 4 seasons and the weather in the UK.
In DT this week, we celebrated our fantastic moving pictures that we created last week and evaluated them. We thought about if we were to do them again, how we could make them even better.
We hope that everyone has a wonderful half term and we look forward to seeing you back on Monday 20th Feb.
Reads
Ducks
Frogs
Otters
Extra playtime
11
15
18
Doodle Maths Stars
Ducks
Frogs
Extra playtime
Otters
488
557
493
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Great Fire of London
Mon 06 Feb 2023The Year Two children have had a fun-packed day consolidating their leaning about the Great Fire of London. They have been busy examining wattle and daub houses, writing with quills, learning to play 'London's Burning' on xylophones, target practice with water squirts, having a visit from a fireman and carry out drama.
They have been considering why the fire spread so quickly, how the fire was fought, how we know about the fire and how we keep safe today.
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Year Two Blog 3rd February
Fri 03 Feb 2023Welcome to Year Two
What we are learning next week
In maths next week we will be recognising odd numbers and dividing by 5 and 10. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In our literacy lessons we be writing a recount of our Great Fire of London day and writing a letter from Thomas Farriner.
On Monday we will be focusing on our learning about the Great Fire of London. We will write from the perspective of King Charles II, sing songs and a fireman will talk to us about fire safety. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In science next week the children will be carrying out an investigation into the properties of different materials. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
In our art lessons we will be painting a landscape in the style of Monet using the skills we have learnt this half term. You can read the knowledge organiser here.
Weekly Reads
(How many children in the class have read 3 times)
Woodpeckers
Foxes
Squirrels
10
10
10
Next week's spellings
Set A
(for children doing RWI)
Set B
(for children not doing RWI)
We are focusing on
low
snow
look
zoom
food
good
We are focusing on
write
written
wrote
wrong
wrap
wren
Doodle Maths Stars
(total number of Doodle stars earned per class)
Woodpeckers
Foxes
Squirrels
1674
1902
2137
Have a lovely weekend!
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Year One Blog 3rd February
Fri 03 Feb 2023Welcome to this week's Year One Blog
What we have been learning this week:
This week in literacy the children have focused on using the conjunction 'and' to join two sentences together. We have looked at the eggs from our story and they have predicted what the babies will look like. We also learnt the prefix 'un' and used this to describe the birds.
Today the children received a letter which explained the half term reading challenge. The children need to find and read 3 books that are red or have hearts on them. We look forward to seeing what books you have been reading!
This week in Maths we have been continuing subtraction within 20. We have used the crossing out method and counters to complete our subtraction. We have also learnt our fact families within 20.
We are encouraging the children to use Doodle Maths at home to improve their maths fluency. If you do not know your child's login, please ask your class teacher.
In Geography this week we have learnt the seas surrounding the UK.
In DT this week we have created our own lever or slider mechanisms using our designs from last week.
In Computer Science we have learnt how to fill a background on the software 'Paint'. We used this tool to create our own Space themed picture.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Reads
Ducks
Frogs
Otters
Extra playtime
13
15
18
Doodle Maths Stars
Ducks
Frogs
Extra playtime
Otters
786
1091
927
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