Welcome to this week's Year One Blog

What we have been learning this week

This week in literacy, the children have written their adapted version of 'The Stinky Cheese Man' using their own character e.g. The Sparkly Cupcake Man.

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. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. 

This week we have been brilliant geographers and we have created a map of the classroom including a key.

What we are learning next week

In literacy we will be learning the traditional tale, 'The Enormous Turnip'. The children will be able to retell and sequence the story. They will also be writing sentences using  'because' and they will be using the suffix -er and -est.  

In maths, we will continue to focus on length and height. The children will firstly be using cubes to measure length and height (non-standard measure) and then they will use be introduced to measuring in cm. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser.

We are brilliant scientists! The children are going to be learning about the main parts of the human body!

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 plays this week for their amazing efforts collecting Doodle Maths Stars, Well done Otters!

Welcome to Year Two's blog

What we have been doing this week

This week in maths, we have been looking at the features of 3D shapes, including the number of faces, edges and vertices. Here's our knowledge planner for this topic.

In Design and Technology we continued to practice running stitch to join two pieces of fabric together. We have designed our own wallets and purses and will complete these next week. Here's the knowledge organiser for this topic.

In our writing we used The Great Fire of London as a focus for our writing. The children explored this using drama and learned about Samuel Pepys. They wrote their own diaries, using the correct tense. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

What we are learning next week

Next week in maths we will be learning about fractions. We will be focusing on halves and quarters next week, finding fractions of shapes and quantities. Here's our fractions Knowledge Organiser.

In Design and Technology we will continue to complete and evaluate our stitched purses and wallets. Here's the knowledge organiser for this topic.

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

Wow Work

The Squirrels have done it again! The second week at the top of the Doodle Maths chart. But it's an incredibly tight situation, with just one star separating each class.

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 Stinky Cheese Man' and they have focused on using adjectives and conjunctions to write extended sentences.

In maths, we counted in 2s and 5s using a one hundred square and pictorial representations. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. 

This week we have been brilliant geographers and we have learnt what a map is and how to use a compass to navigate the playground.

What we are learning next week

In literacy we will be creating our own character for an adapted version of the Stinky Cheese Man story and using this character to retell our own story. 

In maths, we will be introduced to length and height. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser.

In Geography we will be creating our own maps and using key features such as a key to create these. We will also be learning positional language such as next to and above.

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 2 extra plays this week for their amazing efforts collecting Doodle Maths Stars and their reading, Well done Frogs!

Welcome to Year Two's blog

What we have been doing this week

It has been an excited week in Year Two. Besides the usual lessons, children have been sewing, making pancakes and dressing up for World Book Day. The children seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves, learning about 'herbology', 'potion class' and 'Quidditch'.

In maths this week we have been looking at the properties of 2D shapes, includes the names, number of sides, vertices and lines of symmetry. Here's our knowledge planner for this topic.

In our literacy lessons, the children learnt about instructions - they made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and wrote instructions for how to make them. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

We began our Design and Technology topic this week. Children investigated different methods of joining fabric, and learned how to sew using a running stitch. They practiced sewing which they will continue to do next week. Here's the knowledge organiser for this topic.

What we are learning next week

Next week in maths we will be continuing to look at shape, but looking at the features of 3D shapes, including the number of faces, edges and vertices. Here's our knowledge planner for this topic.

In Design and Technology we will continue to practice our sewing skills. We will practice using the running stitch to join two pieces of fabric together before designing and creating out own wallets and purses. Here's the knowledge organiser for this topic.

In our writing this week we will be using The Great Fire of London as a focus for our writing. The children will be exploring this using drama and learning about Samuel Pepys. They will be writing their own diaries, using the correct tense. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

Wow Work

Well, it's a historical day because the Woodpecker's unbroken run at the top of the Doodle Maths table has been broken by the Squirrels, who have earned extra playtime. The Woodpeckers have the most children who have 3 times this week and so have earned 5 minutes extra play.

Upton Infant School was transformed into Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to celebrate World Book Day. Take a look at some of the fun which was had...

Welcome to Year Two's blog

What we learned last week

In maths last week we  consolidated our previous addition and subtraction learning, focusing on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. Take a look at the knowledge planner here.

In our literacy lessons, the children looked at what makes a good leaflet. They focused on persuasive writing and producing their own leaflet about an event at Upton Country Park.

In our art lessons, the children created their own landscape paintings, drawing on their skills they have developed over the previous  two weeks.

What we are learning this week

In maths this week we will be looking at the properties of 2D shapes, includes the names, number of sides, vertices and lines of symmetry. Here's our knowledge planner for this topic.

In our literacy lessons, the children will be learning about instructions - they will be making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and writing instructions for how to make them. Here's the information sheet for this topic.

We will be beginning a Design and Technology topic where children will be designing and creating their own shield-shapes purse or wallet. We will begin with learning how to sew using a running stitch. Here's the knowledge organiser for this topic.

Welcome to this week's Year One Blog

What we have been learning this week

This week in literacy, the children have been continuing to adapt their story of 'How to Catch a Star' and have written their 'Superhero Writes'.

In maths, we ordered and compared numbers to 50. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. 

This week we have been brilliant artists and we have made our very own space themed clay tile. The children used skills such as printing, engraving and joining.

What we are learning after the half term break

In literacy we will be looking at the traditional tale 'The Gingerbread Man' and we will be comparing it to an adapted version 'The Stinky Cheese Man.'

In maths, we will be continuing to learn place value within 50. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. 

In Geography we will be looking at the UK. We will be looking at the 4 countries and its capital cities. We will also be looking at weather and the surrounding seas.

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 after the half term break for their amazing efforts collecting Doodle Maths Stars, Well done Otters!

Have a lovely half term break, stay safe!

Welcome to this week's Year One blog. 

What we have been doing this week

This week in literacy, the children have been continuing to adapt their story of 'How to Catch a Star' and have planned for their 'Superhero Writes'.

In maths, we introduced place value to 50. The children have been representing numbers to 50 in a variety of ways and they have partitioned these numbers into tens and ones using concrete and pictorial resources.

This week we have been brilliant artists and we have been learning about ways to manipulate clay.

What we are learning next week

Next week in literacy we will be writing our 'Superhero Writes' using everything we have learnt so far.

In maths, we will be continuing to learn place value within 50. Please see the knowledge and skills organiser. 

In Art next week we are being brilliant sculptors and we will be creating a space themed clay tile.

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 reading, well done Otters!

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

Welcome to Year Two's blog

What we have been doing this week

In maths we have been learning about statistics. We started the week by heading off down the road to carry out a traffic survey. The children created a tally chart and turned this into a pictogram. Throughout the week we have created tally charts, pictograms and block diagrams and answered questions about them. Here's our knowledge organiser.

The children have written their first 'Superhero Write' of the year, writing a character description about Grandma Bird. You can see some of their work below... (Take a look at the overview here.) 

In our art lessons, we looked at different painting techniques including stippling and blocking and creating colour wheels. We learned about brilliant artists such as David Hockney and William Turner. 

What we are learning next week

In maths next week we will be consolidating our previous addition and subtraction learning, focusing on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. Take a look at the knowledge planner here.

In our literacy lessons, the children will be looking at what makes a good leaflet. They will then be focusing on persuasive writing and producing their own leaflet about an event at Upton Country Park.

In our art lessons, the children will be creating their own landscape paintings, drawing on their skills they have developed over the last two weeks.

Wow Work

It was great to see some children who previously hadn't read 3 times a week proud to tell their teachers that they had read 3 times this week. The Woodpeckers have done the double again this week, topping both the maths and reading chart.

Some eagle-eyed parents may have spotted our Year Two children down at Moorland Way with clipboards in hands this morning. The children were carrying out a traffic survey as part of their maths work on statistics. They were creating a tally chart of the cars which they will be turning into a pictogram in tomorrow's maths lesson.