Phonics

Year 1

This week we have been revisiting the sound “qu”. We have read the words and practised writing them in sentences. This weeks spellings are:

on

but

plum

quick

quiz

queen

squid

to

do

squirrel

 

Year 2

This week we are recapping the /f/ sound spelt ph. Here are this week’s spellings to read and write at home…

club

flag

phone

photo

dolphin

elephant

sphere

alphabet

nephew

niece

 

Maths

Year 1

Year 1 children have continued to learn about partitioning by using a part/whole model. This week we thought about how to partition 5 into 3 parts and we learned that we can also use 0.

We also investigated systematic partitioning to make sure we can find all the possibilities for a number. We used counters to record our findings, like the example below.

At Home

Can you find other objects that can be used to partition 5?

3 trucks and 2 cars, 4 dogs and 1 cat?

 

Year 2

This week we have been learning about fact families using our knowledge of place value (tens and ones). A fact family is a group of related math facts using the same three numbers. 

For example- We know 38 is made up of 30 and 8. We know that 38 is the whole number and 30 and 8 are the parts. Therefore we know…

30+8=38 38-8=30

8+30=38 38-30=8

38=30+8 30=38-8

38=8+30 8=38-30

 

We have been using cherry models and bar models to help us with this. 

 

History Project- Childhood 

To finish off our project work we will be learning about the historical event of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. We have also been comparing how our landscape has changed over time by looking at a map of a town from the 1950s and a map of town in the present day. The children will then think about the question; 

Do you think it would be better to be a child in the 1950s or a child today? 

The children will share their thoughts and give reasons for their choices.

 

Christmas cards

It’s very early to think about the “C” word but this week the children have created Christmas card designs. You will be able to see and order these soon!