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

What a fantastic first week back in KS1.

This week in Maths Year 2 have been carrying on with the unit ‘shape and geometry’. We have been looked at the key word ‘vertical’ and ‘symmetry’. We have been finding vertical lines of symmetry on 2D shapes. Year 1 have been continuing learning about place value within 20, and learning that the numbers from 11-20 are 10 and some more. We ended the week using a number line to support our learning.

We have started our new class book in literacy ‘The United Kingdom’. We have been looking at features of non-chronological reports and finding facts about different places.

In Geography we labelled the map of the United Kingdom with the countries and seas and oceans.

In Science we used our knowledge to make a habitat for a creature who needed specific conditions.

Reminders:

• Books will be given out on Monday.
• Oracy workshop on Tuesday 27^th
• PE Days are Tuesday and Friday. Children must be in PE kit on these days only.

Have a lovely weekend 🙂

Miss Styles

What a great last week in KS1.

On Monday the children took part in the mile walk. This was great for children to walk a whole mile with their friends improving their fitness, mental health and resilience.

The children enjoyed the Florence Nightingale workshop. They took part in lots of different activities related to their learning.

We have finished off our art unit ‘sculptures’. Children used the joining technique ‘modelling’ to create a sculpture of Florence Nightingale. They all look amazing!

In English we edited our chance to shines. We used purple pens to edit our writing and make sure we used capital letters and full stops consistently and appropriately throughout our writing.

We have learnt about the Qur’an in RE and the different ways Muslims show respect towards it.

Reminders:

• Children have got a reading for pleasure book to read with you over the half term. Children will get a new reading book after half term according to their group.
• PE – Tuesday and Friday

I hope you have a lovely and restful half term 😊

Miss Styles

What a fab week in KS1!

In History we have continued our topic of Nurturing Nurses focussing more specifically on Florence Nightingale and the differences she made to hospitals and what hospitals were like before and after.

In English we have been enjoying our story ‘Vlad and the Florence Nightingale Adventure’. We have role played Florence Nightingales and gathered her thoughts and feelings throughout the story. We then create a plan and as a class we wrote a diary entry.

In Maths, Year 1 have finished their unit of Shape, focussing this week on 3D shapes and their properties. Year 2 have been adding and subtracting with crossing the tens barrier. We have been securing our knowledge with this by using base 10 and answering a mixed of questions.

In RE we are learning about ‘Islam’. The children have learnt how Allah has 99 names as it shows all of Allah’s attributes.

Reminders:

• Children will have their reading book given to them on Monday.
• PE days – Tuesday and Friday
• Please consent and pay for the Florence Nightingale workshop on Arbor.

Have a lovely weekend 😊

Miss Styles

What a fab week in KS1!

In History we have continued our topic of Nurturing Nurses focussing more specifically on Florence Nightingale and the differences she made to hospitals.

In Science, we have been learning all about habitats and what they provide for living things. Over the next few weeks, we will be delving deeper studying different habitats.

In English we have been enjoying our story ‘Vlad and the Florence Nightingale Adventure’. We started by making predictions based upon the front cover and the blurb before reading the story and finding out if our predictions were correct. We have been using our senses to think about how the hospital was before Florence began making changes, and we wrote some descriptive sentences based upon this.

In Maths, year 1 children have been recapping 2D shapes and learning about 3D shapes. Year 2 have been recapping previous learning on addition and subtraction. For the rest of the week Year 2 have been continuing with addition within 20, focussing on adding across 10.

Reminders:

• Children will have their reading book given to them on Monday.
• PE days – Tuesday and Friday

Have a lovely weekend 😊

Miss Styles