The Courier

In Maths, have been exploring ways to make 10 and practised recalling number bonds. We have worked to secure recognition of 2d shapes and investigated how shapes fit together to create shape monsters.

In PSHE we have talked about the importance of brushing our teeth as part of our personal hygiene routines.

In phonics we have been introduced to blends;

pr     sc     sn    nch     scr      shr     thr    str

How to help your child at home...

• Practise recall of number bonds to 10
• Reinforce doubles to 20. Encourage the children to share small amounts and halve numbers
• Continue to practise cursive letters
• Share traditional stories such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and Jack and the Beanstalk. Talk about the sort of language used. Look at different versions of the same story

Reception have been learning the vocabulary for ice-cream flavours in French. Here they are practising their speaking skills and then using the whiteboards to copy the words from the screen. Congratulations to Isaac, who was particularly good at the speaking activities.

Reception worked in groups to create music with percussion instruments. They had to decide how to play their instruments to make sounds about either the sea or a train.

In Forest School this week, we have been using our senses to notice the signs of Spring. We heard lots more birds singing, we saw flowers starting to grow, we could smell freshly cut grass and we felt the rain on our faces - again!  We’ve also planted our wild flower seed bombs and some exciting vegetable seeds which are now in a propagator in the classroom window. Hopefully our green fingers will allow the seeds to grow into yellow cucumbers, purple beans and banana shaped tomatoes!

In Year 1 Maths this week, we have been focusing on measurement. We have looked at time, recognising o’clock and half past the hour as well as measuring using uniform units. We had great fun measuring items in our class and comparing different units of measure.

This week children in 2W and 2E have taken part in The Big Legal Lesson: a nationwide initiative to ensure we are teaching about the legal and justice system and also teaching some really important British Values. 

We have discussed how the English legal system works, children have talked about what they know and understand and completed an exercise differentiating between home rules, school rules and the law.

Mrs Emery and Mr Webb

Children in 2W made and used play-doh spheres to enhance their understanding of halves and quarters before applying this to adding halves and quarters and putting them in order on a number line.

Class 2E and 2W enjoyed creating their own paper sculptures. They explored ways of changing the shape of the paper and learnt ways of joining the strips to make attractive structures.