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Welcome to this week's Year One Blog

What we have been learning this week:

This week in literacy the children have been introduced to a poem named 'Help!'. They have learned the poem using actions and they have created questions and answers about the alien from the poem.

This week in Maths we have been introduced to shape. This has included exploring 3D and 2D shapes. The children have learnt to recognise and name these shapes.

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 Computing this week we have learnt how to use the computer programme Paint and have practised using the mouse pad.

In Geography this week we have learnt about Wales and England. 

In DT this week we have created our own slider mechanisms and considered what they would create for their own slider.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Welcome to Year Two

What we are learning next week

In maths next week we will using our knowledge of repeated addition to learn multiplication facts and number sentences. The children will also learn how to use arrays and multiply using 2x table facts.  You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

In our literacy lessons next week we will be learning how to use expanded noun phrases and write a letter of complaint.  You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In history next week the children will be creating a fact file based on the knowledge and key facts they have learnt about the Great Fire of London. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In science next week the children will learn that objects are made from materials and some can be changed by twisting, squashing, stretching and bending. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In our art lessons we will learning how to use different brush strokes to complete a desired effect. You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

Have a lovely weekend!

Welcome to Year Two

What we are learning next week

In maths next week the children will be learning how to use coins to find different ways of making the same amount. We will also compare different amounts of money.  You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In our literacy lessons next week we will be reading 'The Day the Crayons Quit'.  The children will be learning how to use apostrophes to show that we have omitted some letters when joining two words together e.g. you + are = you're. 

You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In science next week we will learn about natural and manmade materials. The children will be given objects to sort according to whether they are natural or manmade. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In history the children will be using primary and secondary sources to ask and answer questions about the Great Fire of London. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In art the children will be mixing paints to create primary, secondary and tertiary colours. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

Welcome to Year Two

What we are learning next week

In Maths next week we will be finding the vertical line of symmetry for 2D shapes. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In our literacy lessons next week we will focus on the Christmas advert 'Monty the Penguin'. The children will be writing a letter to Santa asking for a friend for Monty. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In computer science next week the children will continue to add a voice recording to their work and learn how to add a video. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In geography next week the children will be using locational and directional language e.g. left, right, backwards, forwards, near and far. They will also be using a compass to find North, East, South and West.  You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In our design and technology lessons the children we will evaluate their sandwich and the skills they have learnt. You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

This week the children have personalised spellings to learn over the next few weeks. We have been focusing on revisiting all of the common exception words learnt in Year One. 

Welcome to this week's Year One Blog

What we have been learning this week:

This week in literacy the children have been practising using their capital letters, full stops and spelling of red words by editing sentences. We have also been practising our handwriting and completed a red word test.

This week in Maths we have been continuing with place value to 20. This has included comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. We have also ordered our numbers and groups of objects.

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 Computing this week we have learnt how to use a keyboard and have practised typing sentences using this.

In Geography this week we have learnt the 4 countries of the United Kingdom.

In DT this week we have been exploring moving picture books and evaluated the techniques used in these.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Welcome to Year Two

What we are learning next week

In Maths next week we will be looking at the properties of 3D shapes. You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

In our literacy lessons next week we will continue to read 'House Held Up By Trees' and we will be writing a report as if we have discovered this unique house. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In computer science next week the children will continue to add a voice recording to their work and learn how to add a video. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In geography next week the children will be using locational and directional language e.g. left, right, backwards, forwards, near and far. They will also be using a compass to find North, East, South and West.  You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In our design and technology lessons the children we will evaluate their sandwich and the skills they have learnt. You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

Have a lovely weekend!

Welcome to this week's Year One Blog

What we have been learning this week:

This week in literacy the children have been continuing with their story 'Send for a Superhero'. The children have designed their own superhero and have used this to create an adapted narrative of the original story. The children have embedded their learning of adjectives, suffixes and conjunctions into their stories.

This week in Maths we have continued with place value to 20. The children have partitioned their numbers into tens and ones using pictorial and concrete representations. They have also found one more and one less than numbers to 20 and have compared numbers using their greater than, less than and equal to symbols.

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 Science this week we have discussed the weather and have started a weather diary. The children have also created a rain gauge to observe rainfall over time.

In Art this week we have used created their own self-portraits using the artist techniques learnt: shading, cross-hatching and smudging. They have considered the placement of facial features to create their final piece.

We have been busy preparing for our Christmas play by practising singing the songs in our performance. We were lucky enough to be visited by Santa and one of his elves this week in school, too.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Welcome to Year Two

What we are learning next week

In Maths next week we will be recognising 2D and 3D shapes by looking at their properties. We will also draw, name and count the vertices of 2D shapes.  You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

In our literacy lessons next week we will continue to read 'House Held Up By Trees' and we will plan and write an estate agent report to help sell the house. We will focus on adding expanded noun phrases and conjunctions into our writing. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In computer science next week the children will retrieve their work from last week and continue to write about their favourite hobby. This week they will add a voice recording to their work. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In geography next week the children will be drawing a map of the school and create a key to represent different features.  You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In our design and technology lessons the children we will be making their sandwich by preparing all of the ingredients themselves. You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

Have a lovely weekend!

Welcome to this week's Year One Blog

What we have been learning this week:

This week in literacy the children have been introduced to the book 'Send for a superhero'. The children have been learning about the villains in the story and have created their own 'wanted' poster for the villain 'Vacuum'.

This week in Maths we have started place value to 20 using pictorial and concrete representations to support our understanding. This has included counting within 20 and using our tens frames and numicon to represent our numbers.

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 Science this week we have learnt about the 4 seasons and have considered what happens during each of these to our environment.

In Art this week we have used charcoal to deepen our understanding of shading, cross-hatching and smudging.

We have also been busy preparing for our Christmas play by practising singing the songs in our performance.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!