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It's been a short week, but a busy week!

What we have been doing this week

In maths the children continued to learn about time. We have been consolidating telling the time to 15 minute intervals and moving on to 5 minute intervals. You can read our knowledge organiser here.

In writing, the children used the story of 'The Dark' to write their own stories, but from the perspective of the dark. The children applied much of the knowledge they have been focusing on, including using adverbial phrases, possessive apostrophes and suffixes You can the topic sheet here. 

We continued our science work on plants. The children will be looking at the different variety of seeds and bulbs and making careful observations. - Read the science knowledge organiser here.

In geography, the children located the physical and human features of the United Kingdom. - Read the geography knowledge organiser here.

In art, the children observed the human form, looking carefully and limbs and joints in preparation for creating their own clay models later in the half term. 

What we are learning next week

In maths, we are going to spend two days completing our learning on time before moving on to measuring length. The children will be using rulers to measure accurately in cm and m, ordering and comparing lengths using <, > and =.

In writing, we will be completing writing our stories about 'The Dark'. We will then be comparing this to the story 'The King who Banned the Dark.' The children will be writing letters to the King to explain why they think the King should keep or remove the dark ban.  You can the topic sheet here. 

We will continue our science work on plants. The children will be taking a look at their seedlings from the bean seeds they planted last week. You can see some photos of these below.  Read the science knowledge organiser here.

In geography, the children will begin to learn about the country of India. They will learn about the physical features such as the River Ganges, the Himalayan Mountains and the Thar Desert.  Read the geography knowledge organiser here.

In art the children will be practising a range of sculpting techniques and making joins with clay in preparation for their final pieces.

Wow Work

It's no surprise to see that the Woodpeckers have topped the Doodle chart yet again! Well done!

But it's been a rather low scoring week for the number of children reading three times, and it's tied across the classes, each class with 12 children reading three times. 

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What we have been learning this week

This week in literacy, we have been introduced to the story 'I Want My Hat Back'. The children have created questions and responses between the characters in the story.

In maths the children have been introduced to multiplication. We have used our knowledge of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to sort objects into equal and unequal groups.  Please see the knowledge organiser.

Brilliant Scientists

In science this week we have learnt about different types of plants and trees. The children went on a hunt to find the most common wild plant around our school!

Brilliant Computer Scientists

We have been learning about algorithms and the importance of following a set of instructions.

Brilliant Geographers

We have been learning about different human and physical features around the world!

What we are learning next week

In literacy we will be creating a 'WANTED' poster for the very mischievous rabbit who stole the bear's hat!

In maths, we will continue to focus on multiplication by adding equal groups of objects and creating arrays. Please see the knowledge organiser.

Brilliant Scientists

In science this week we will be discussing the similarities and differences between a variety of plants. We will also look at the structure of a flowering plant. Please see the knowledge organiser.

Brilliant Computer Scientists

We will be looking at how to identify simple errors and continue to follow simple instructions, making sure they are in the correct order.

Brilliant Geographers

We will be learning how to label different types of human and physical features onto a map of England. We will also begin to discuss the similarities and differences between features in England and features in Kenya.

Wow Work

At the bottom of the page you will be able to see the fantastic work the children have produced this week. Well done Year One!

The Frogs have an extra play this week for their amazing efforts collecting Doodle Maths Stars, Well done Otters!

The Frogs have another extra play this week for their amazing efforts reading this week, Well done Frogs!

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Welcome to the Summer Term! We are looking forward to a fun-packed but busy term ahead. The first half term is a very short one - just 4 weeks and 4 days long. Towards the end of the half term in May, the children will be carrying out the SATs assessments. This will be similar to assessments the children have already done throughout Year One and Two, so will not be anything new to them. We very much play down these assessments. They are used to inform our ongoing teacher assessment which takes plays continuously.

What we have been doing this week

As you may recall, we have tweaked our approach to the curriculum. Rather than focusing on one topic for two weeks or so, the children will have a lesson of science, geography and art each week up until half term. Our topics are:

'Brilliant Plants' - Read the science knowledge organiser here.

'Super Sculpture' 

'Incredible India' - Read the geography knowledge organiser here.

In maths the children have been learning about time. We have revisited telling the time to the hour and half hour intervals, moving on to telling time to quarter hour and then to 5 minute intervals. Some children have already impressed us with how great they are at telling the time. You can read our knowledge organiser here.

In writing, we have read the story of 'The Dark'. The children have written their own descriptions of the Dark using ideas from the book as inspiration, using expanded noun phrases, suffixes and possessive apostrophes. You can the topic sheet here.

What we are learning next week

In maths the children will continue to learn about time. Our aim is for children to be exposed to telling the time to 5 minute intervals. Some children may need further consolidation of telling the time to half hour and quarter hour intervals first. We will also be working out the duration of time, for example, how long a bus journey is.  You can read our knowledge organiser here.

In writing, we will be using the story of 'The Dark' to write our own stories, but from the perspective of the dark. The children will be applying much of the knowledge they have been focusing on, including using adverbial phrases, possessive apostrophes and suffixes You can the topic sheet here. 

We will continue our science work on plants. The children will be looking at the different variety of seeds and bulbs and making careful observations.

In geography, the children will be locating physical and human features of the United Kingdom.

In art the children will be observing the human form, looking carefully and limbs and joints in preparation for creating their own clay models later in the half term.

Wow Work

So, which children have been the top Doodlers this week?

Which children have been reading at least 3 times a week?

After a dodgy-weathered start to the day we had to make a last minute change to the planned bunny hopping course. It didn't stop us bouncing our way around the obstacle course and having a wonderful time while raising lots of money for the school. Please continue to send in any remaining sponsor money after the Easter break.

Thank you to the PSA for organising such a fun way to fundraise and thank you to Mr Williams for creating a brilliant bunny hopping course!

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It's been a busy old week in Year Two, but we have made to the Easter holidays. The children have been so resilient with so many of them being ill and the many staff changes over the past half term.

What we have been doing this week

The children have had an exciting time coming up with ideas for the 'Mini Apprentice'. They have come up with great business ideas, carried out market research, produced adverts, posters and jingles. After school, they set up their stalls in the playground and excitedly sold their goodies to the rest of the school. We were so delighted with how they did, each class earning lots of money for them to spend on improving their book corners.

Also today, we had our sponsored Bunny Hop. We had to have a last minute change of plan due to the weather, and we changed to an indoor Bunny Assault Course.

In maths this week we have revisited work on addition and subtraction, consolidating previous work using strategies including the number line, Dienes cubes and column method for adding and subtracting two 2-digit numbers. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

In their writing the children explored the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat', using the poem as inspiration for writing their own narratives, describing the setting of the poem. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

What we are learning after the Easter break

There will be a bit of a change to how we teach our topics after Easter. Currently we focus on one topic for two weeks or so. After Easter, the children will have a lesson of science, geography and art each week up until half term. Our science topic will be 'Brilliant Plants', our art topic will be 'Super Sculpture' and our geography topic will be 'Incredible India'. You can read the science knowledge organiser here. The geography and art ones will follow after Easter. 

In maths the children will be learning about time. Initially we will be focus on revisiting telling the time to the hour and half hour intervals, moving on to telling time to quarter hour and then to 5 minute intervals. Time is a topic that some children find a but tricky, so any support and practice at home will be fabulous! You can read our knowledge organiser here.

In writing, we will be reading the story 'The Dark'. The children will be writing their own descriptions of the Dark using ideas from the book as inspiration. We will be focusing on the use of expanded noun phrases, suffixes and possessive apostrophes. You can the topic sheet here.

Wow Work

It's been a bit of slow week of reading this week, but the Woodpeckers and the Foxes have drawn with 13 children in each class having read the expected number of times. The Woodpeckers are in their usual position at the top of the Doodle chart too. Lucas is our top Doodler this week with Zerren not too far behind! 

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What we have been learning this week

This week in literacy, the children have planted a sunflower by following a set of instructions. The children then used this experience to write their own instructions.

In maths, we have been learning about volume and capacity The children are now able to use words such as full, empty, almost full and almost empty. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser.

This week we have been learning about Christianity and Easter. The children have made Easter cards and they have learnt why and how Christians and members of the community celebrate Easter.

What we are learning next week

In literacy we will be editing our own work independently and we will be writing our instructions based on how to grow a sunflower. Look out for next week's pictures of their wow work as their handwriting has blown us away!

In maths, we will continue to focus on volume and capacity.  Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. We will then focus on consolidating the learning so far in Year One.

We are continuing to look at how Easter is celebrated in the community.

Wow Work

At the bottom of the page you will be able to see the fantastic work the children have produced this week. Well done Year One!

The Otters have an extra play this week for their amazing efforts collecting Doodle Maths Stars, Well done Otters!

The Frogs have an extra play this week for their amazing efforts reading this week, Well done Frogs!

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What a crazy day! The children have been breaking the rules left, right and centre! There were some crazy hair styles, tattoos and colourful clothing which has all raised nearly £600 for the PSA. Maybe we should break the rules more often! You can see some photos below...

What we have been doing this week

This week in maths we have completed our learning on fractions (Here's our fractions Knowledge Organiser). We have also been completing end of term assessments.

The children have also been continuing their learning about the Great Fire of London, learning how it fits chronologically on a timeline with other historic events and creating their own timeline. Here's our  Knowledge Organiser.

The children have also been reading and writing poetry. They  explored a wide range of poetry, performing poems they have learned to the class, and writing their own.  Here's the information sheet for this topic.

What we are learning next week

Next week in maths we will be revisiting work on addition and subtraction, consolidating the work we have previously done. We will be looking at using strategies including the number line, Dienes cubes and column method for adding and subtracting two 2-digit numbers. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

We will also be completing our history topic on The Great Fire of London. The children will be comparing London in 1666 with today. Here's the knowledge organiser for the topic.

In their writing next week, children will be exploring the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. The children will be using the poem as inspiration for writing their own narratives, describing the setting of the poem. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

Next week, we will also be having an exciting 'Apprentice' competition... More details will follow soon!

Wow Work

The Woodpeckers remain at the top of the both the Doodle chart and the reading chart - double winners again and ten minutes extra play! Well done to Lucas (295 stars) and Eric (290 stars) who have both helped the Woodpeckers to their win!

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What we have been doing this week

It's been a busy old week. We have been working with a skeleton staff with so many of our staff being unwell. So thank you for bearing with us through this tricky week! Also, Miss Hector had a bit of a fright this morning when a mystery visitor surprised her in her classroom (see pictures below!).

This week  in maths we continued learning about fractions. We learned about thirds, unit and non-unit fractions. Here's our fractions Knowledge Organiser.

We continued learning about the Great Fire of London in our history topic. We looked at different sources of evidence (primary and secondary). Take a look at the Knowledge Organiser here.

In writing, the children continued to write information texts, focusing on including adjectives, possessive apostrophes and conjunctions. Today the children wrote letters imaging they had lived through the time of the Great Fire of London. They did a fantastic job, and we have been delighted with their work. You can see some of their pieces in the photos below. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

What we are learning next week

Next week in maths we will be completing some end of term assessments as well as completing our work on fractions. Here's our fractions Knowledge Organiser.

Next week in history, the children will be continuing their learning about the Great Fire of London. They will learn how it fits chronologically on a timeline with other historic events before creating their own timeline. They will make comparisons between 17th century London and London today and discuss how things have changed for the better! We will focus on changes in houses and the fire service. Take a look at the Knowledge Organiser here.

In their writing next week, the children will be reading and writing poetry. They will have the chance to explore a wide range of poetry, performing poems they have learned to the class, and writing their own.  Here's the information sheet for this topic.

Wow Work

The Woodpeckers are back to the top of the Doodle Chart, once again with Eric being the top Doodler. Once again, they have gone and done the double  this week, with 15 children reading 3 times a week. When children read three times a week, they are entered into the 'Reading Raffle', with one child per class winning a prize for the Reading Raffle Shop.

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What we have been doing this week

This week, the children completed their textiles projects. They have learned and practiced the running stitch, and designed, created and evaluated their sewn pockets. We think they did a fantastic job - you can see some photos of their work at the bottom of the page. If you have any socks that need darning, you know who to ask! Here's the knowledge organiser for this topic.

This week in maths, the children have begun to learn about fractions. So far we have been learning about halves and quarters and we will build on this next week. You can see some photos of their representations of 'half' at the bottom of the page. Here's our fractions Knowledge Organiser.

In our writing this week we looked at the features of information texts, such as bullet points, diagrams and sub-headings. The children created their own information text about The Great Fire of London. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

What we are learning next week

Next week in maths we will continue our learning about fractions. We will be learning about thirds, unit and non-unit fractions and equivalent fractions. Here's our fractions Knowledge Organiser.

We will be building on the children's knowledge of the Great Fire of London when we learn more about it in our history topic. Take a look at the Knowledge Organiser here.

In their writing next week, the children will continue to write an information text, focusing on including adjectives, possessive apostrophes and conjunctions. Towards the end of the week, they will be completing their 'Superhero Writing' about the Great Fire of London.  Here's the information sheet for this topic.

Wow Work

The Woodpeckers are back to the top of the Doodle Chart, thanks largely to Eric who earned 134 stars single-handedly. But, it doesn't stop there as they have gone and done the double again this week, by far the top class for children three times a week.

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What we have been learning this week

This week in literacy, the children have been learning the traditional tale 'The Enormous Turnip'. They have learnt how to add -er and -est to root words and they have learnt how to write extended sentences using 'and' or 'because'. 

In maths, we have been learning about height and length. The children were able to use language such as shorter, longer and taller to describe and compare objects. They have been measuring objects using cubes and rulers! Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. 

This week we have been brilliant scientists and we have learnt all the main external parts of the human body. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser.

What we are learning next week

In literacy we will continue to retell and write the story 'The Enormous Turnip' and we will be applying all of the skills we have learnt so far. We are so proud of the children's writing.

In maths, we will be looking at weight and mass. We will be using comparative language such as lighter and heavier and we will be using cubes to measure objects.  Please see the knowledge and skills organiser.

We are continuing to be brilliant scientists! The children are going to be be learning about their 5 senses. They will be completing investigations and they will record their findings. 

Wow Work

The Otters have a 2 extra plays this week for their amazing efforts collecting Doodle Maths Stars and their reading, Well done Otters!