Phonics

Year 1 

This week we are recapping the “th” sound like in the words “this” and “thing”. We have really focussed on listening to tell the difference between “v”, “f” and “th”. They are finding this really tricky so any opportunities to practise clearly saying each of the sounds at home would really help.

This week our spellings are:

us

sad

flag

this

with

that

thank

me

we 

thinking

 

Year 2 

This week we have been learning another silent letter- k before an n /kn/. Here are this week’s spellings for you to have a go at reading and writing at home…

song

trunk

knee

knit

know

knock

knight

penknife

grandma

grandpa

 

English

This week in English we have continued to explore the text by Nadia Shireen Billy and the Beast. The children learnt about singular and plural words and used these to help make a list of ingredients for their own terrible recipe. 

We then used ‘bossy’ (imperative) verbs to write a set of instructions. These were very gruesome and contained things such as…

• Sprinkle belly button fluff.

• Chop stinky pants.

• Grate 2 eyeballs.

As part of your home learning you can have a go at using ‘bossy’ (imperative) verbs at home to play games like Simon Says.

Finally, the children created their own Terrible Beasts and wrote a character description about them using adjectives.

 

Maths

Year 1

In maths this week we have been comparing amounts. We have been using the skill of accurate counting from last week to count 2 sets of objects and saying which has more. We have also learned about the symbols for more than, >, less than, < and equal to, =. The children used these symbols to compare different pots of objects.

Once we were confident comparing amounts we have thought about comparing using numbers. The children used a number line to circle the 2 numbers and compare them. 

At home try these questions. Can you put the correct symbol in and tell an adult how you know.

 

Year 2 

We started off the week by learning how to draw tens and ones to create 2 digit numbers. Then we learnt that each number has its own unique place on the number line and how to quickly and accurately find numbers on a number line. 

We know each mark/line on a number line is called a tick mark and is worth one. The thicker tick mark in the middle of 2 multiples of 10 is halfway and 5 which can help us. To find a number we first go to the multiple of 10 and then count up in 1s.

 

We then learnt how to use 100 bead strings to count and make 2-digit numbers and then measured items around the classroom using the bead strings.

 

Science Project - Human Survival

This week in our project work we have been learning about hygiene. We thought about things we do to look after ourselves and why. For example, we wash our hands to keep clean and to stop the spread of germs. We found that we do lots of things to look after ourselves - showering or bathing, washing hair, brushing teeth, washing face. We discussed how often we do each activity and why. 

To find out about the best way to wash our hands, we experimented with 3 different ways to wash oil off. We tried washing using cold water, cold water and soap and finally warm water and soap. It was great fun and found that we definitely need to use soap! We also found that soap and warm water worked better than the soap and cold water. It was nicer too!

 

 

Monday 2nd October Y1 curriculum meeting in the hall 08:45-09:45

Monday 2nd October Y2 curriculum meeting in the hall 13:55-14:55

Tuesday 3rd October Y2 curriculum meeting in the hall 08:45-09:45

Tuesday 3rd  October Y1 curriculum meeting in the hall 13:55-14:55

Wednesday 11th October Y1 Sage & Teal Reading Event in hall 08:45-09:45

Wednesday 18th October Y2 Emerald & Teal Reading Event in hall 08:45-09:45

Next week FOGG will be sending out a Halloween colouring competition!