Phonics

Year 1

This week the children have had a practise phonics test to see what sounds they are confident with and which need a little more practise. They have all done really well and are making great progress. 

We have also recapped the beginning sounds in words - br, bl, tr, dr, st, fr, fl, gr, gl etc. 

 

Our spellings this week are:

black

stop

spoon

frog

grip

train

could

would

they

are

 

Year 2

This week in year 2 we have been learning about the ch diagraph making a /k/ sound. Here are this week’s spellings…

buzz

fizz

echo

choir

ache

stomach

Christmas

character

November

December

 

Please have a go at reading these words at home and thinking of fun ways to try and remember to spell them.

 

English

This week we read the story Water Protectors by Carole Lindstorm. We talked about water pollution and the importance of protecting and saving water. The children created posters to encourage others to be water protectors. Next we learnt about the water cycle by becoming water droplets and learning the different stages it goes through.

We ended the week with some purple book writing to write a character description of the Water Protector using adjectives and similes. 

 

Maths

Year 1

In our maths lessons we have been thinking about addition and subtraction but we have been using “First, Then and Now” stories. We have used pictures to draw our equations and also used counters and tens frames to show our working out.

Here are some examples.

Can you draw your own addition story?

Can you draw your own subtraction story? Don’t forget to draw the total amount in the second box BEFORE crossing some out.

Year 2

We started the week by recapping place value and how many tens and ones there are in 2 digit numbers. We used a range of manipulatives including bead strings, dienes (tens and ones) and tens and ones counters. We practised how to add and subtract 1 from 2 digit numbers and then learned how to draw this out. 

 

We have also been carrying out some maths assessments based on what we have learned so far this year. 

 

Funny Faces Art Project

This week has been about self portraits. The children have used a range of media including ICT, collage and sketching to create self portraits.