What a great week in KS1!

We have looked at what plants need to stay healthy and what seeds/bulb need to start to germinate. We have planned a class investigation to see if seeds need warmth and light or just warmth to start growing. We have also observed our plants from last week to see if a bulb or a seed grows the quickest.

In maths Year 2 are continuing to look at multiplication and division. In Year 1, we have been learning about mass and have started our learning on Volume.

In Literacy we have made a start on our story writing. We are writing a story like our class book ‘Captain Beastlies Pirate Party’ but changing a few things to make it our own.

We have continued looking at pirates in history. This week in history we have looked at two pirates ‘Blackbeard’ and ‘Henry Morgan’. We used different types of evidence to gather information and facts.

Reminders:

• Books and reading records to be in school every day.
• PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday
• Please consent and pay for our special visitor on Arbor.
• Monday 6^th is a bank holiday.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Styles

What a fantastic week in KS1

The year 2’s have had their first superstars PE lesson this week with Miss Berg. Miss Berg will be delivering one of the Year 2’s PE lessons every week. She will be looking at the importance of teamwork and working together. The year 1’s have had PE with Miss Smith and it has been lovely to see them so excited over their PE sessions.

We have introduced our new science unit ‘plants’. We started by looking at a famous botanist ‘David Bellamy’. We then made posters (year 1) and double page spreads (year 2) to showcase our learning on the scientist.

In maths, year 1 have been learning to subtract using their number bonds, finding the difference and investigating related facts. Year 2 have started looking at the multiplication symbol and arrays. The children have been fantastic at this and know you can use the commutative law in multiplication e.g. 2 x 5 = 10 and 5 x 2 = 10.

In Literacy we have started our new class book ‘Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party’. We made predictions about the book, created a story map and a story board to show what happens in the book.

We also started our new History unit ‘Pirates’. We learnt lots about pirates, the rules they obey, who is on a ship and the clothing they wore. The children were very engaged and learnt lots as they created posters about pirates.

Reminders:

• Books and reading records to be in school every day.
• PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have a super weekend! 🙂

Miss Styles

What a great first week back to the summer term!

This week we have had a Design and Technology day. We planned, made and evaluated windmills. It was a windy day on Friday which made it great for us to test them out as they worked very well!

In Science we have finished our unit ‘Living Things and their habitat’. We finished off by looking at coastal habitats, food chains and things that are living, dead or never lived.

Reminders:

• PE Days are Tuesday and Wednesday, please ensure your child is in PE kit on these days only.
• New reading books will be given out on Monday.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend 🙂

Miss Styles

What a fab last week of this term! Well done to all the children in KS1 for working so hard right up until the last day.

This week in Maths it has Problem solving week- we have been expert reasoners answering 1 step word problems in Year 1 and 2 step word problems in Year 2. The children have all been fantastic using their mathematical knowledge to answer the word problems.

In Literacy we have been researching Charles Darwin in preparation of writing our own story all about Charles Darwin’s life, inspired by the story ‘Ada Twist Scientist’.

In RE we have used all the learning we have done about Salvation to answer our big question: ‘Why does Easter matter to Christians?’.

Today we enjoyed a lovely church service with lots of singing of our Easter songs but also our Value song ‘Truth I’m standing on’ which links to our value of Integrity this half term. We have been able to re-tell the Easter story and the days which are a part of Holy Week.

Reminders:

• Books will be given out on the first Monday back. Your child should have brought home a book from the book corner to share over the holiday.
• PE Days are CHANGING, there will be an update on the newsletter when it has been confirmed.

Have a lovely, restful Easter break 😊

Miss Styles

What a great week in KS1!

This week in Maths Year 1 have been learning their number bonds to 20, and knowing the additions which make the number bonds to 20. Year 2 have been learning all about money and how much each coin or note is worth. They have been using these skills to then add notes and coins together.

In Literacy we have written our Chance to Shines: Our non-chronological report about our capital city: London, and for Year 2’s they have compared two capital cities: London and Edinburgh. They have created some fantastic factual pieces of writing, and have published their work too.

In RE we have continued our learning about Salvation and how Christians celebrate Easter.

We have had a great Science week doing lots of activities relating to this year’s theme ‘Time’. We created seasons wheels and posters all about how we measure time, for example: days, months, minutes, hours.

Reminders:

• Books will be given out on Monday.
• PE Days are Tuesday and Friday. Please send your child in PE kit on these days.
• Grandmother’s Lunch is Wednesday 20th March.
• Parents evenings are Tuesday 19^th and Wednesday 20^th March, both from 3:30pm-6pm.
• Thursday 21^st March is the last school day of this half term, we will be attending church for our Easter service. Please ensure your child is in the correct uniform.

Have a lovely weekend 😊

Miss Styles

This week in KS1 we have been finishing off our quizzes in reading and maths. This allows us to see where the children are at with their learning. All children have been fantastic completing these quizzes independently.

This week in Maths Year 1 have been ordering and comparing numbers within 20. We have been reminding ourselves how the numbers are made up, for example 10 and some more. Year 2 have been continuing their learning on shapes and counting vertices and edges on 3D shapes.

In Literacy at the start of the week, we have been researching information for our non-chronological reports. During the latter end of the week, the children have started to make plans for writing their non-chronological reports all about capital cities of the UK, which has linked to our Geography topic.

On World Book Day it was great to see so many different characters and costumes. The children enjoyed some different activities in each of the KS1 classes. We looked at the books ‘Look up’, ‘Monkey puzzle’ and ‘Maybe’.

Reminders:

• Books will be given out on Monday.
• Monday is House Orienteering Competition. Please send your child in PE Kit on this day.
• Friday 15^th March is Red Nose Day. Children can come in non-uniform and pay a small donation.
• PE Days are Tuesday and Friday. Please send your child in PE kit on these days.

Have a lovely weekend 😊

Miss Styles

This week in KS1 we have been completing quizzes in reading and maths. This allow us to see where the children are at. All children have been fantastic completing these quizzes independently.

Thank you to all that came to KS1 Oracy Workshop. The children were fabulous talking to parents and carers about their learning so far. Well done KS1!

This week in Maths Year 2 have explored 3D shapes and counting faces on them. Year 1 have been exploring the number line to 20, and estimating using a number line up to 20.

We have started to plan our non-chronological reports in Literacy. We have explored titles and created our own titles and explored subheading and planned what subheadings we are going to use in our own non-chronological   reports.

Reminders:

• Books will be given out on Monday.
• 6^th March – KS1 Mother’s Day lunch.
• 7^TH March – World book day.

Have a lovely weekend 😊

Miss Styles