Phonics

Year 1

This week we are recapping the split digraph i-e. We have focussed on reading words with the split digraph in them For example:

kite

mine

fine

prime

grime

white

wine

We have also been really practising the tricky words. The children need to be quick at reading any saying these as it really improves fluency and confidence in reading. 

Here are the first 3 sets of tricky words for you.

Year 2

This week we have been recapping the digraphs which make the /oa/ sound- oa, ow and o_e. Here are this week’s spellings…

such

luck

home

froze

foal

stone

toast

snowball

fifteen

sixteen

 

English

This week we had something very strange happen in the woodland area at school. The children thought about what it could be and after having a look asked questions and made predictions about what might have happened. 

Next we discovered an alien had crash landed so we described the alien using adjectives and similes (year 2). We wrote instructions using adverbs (year 2) to explain to others what we should do if we found the alien. 

After receiving a letter from the alien we thought about how they were feeling and replied to them to offer advice.

 

Maths 

Year 1

This week in year 1 we have been recapping adding 1 (1 more than) and subtracting 1 (1 less than). We have found numbers on a number line and added or subtracted 1 and we have thought about the fact that numbers next to each other have a difference of 1. At the end of the week we have been learning to count in 2s. We have learned that a pair is 2 and counted pairs of objects. We have focussed on counting from 0 for now and looked at the patterns for even numbers.

Here is the website we used to learn the counting in 2s song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTcpfSnOMQ

We also used a 100 splat square to practise counting along. You can try here.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

 

Year 2

This week year 2 have been learning about equal groups. We know that for groups to be equal they have to have the same amount in. We have been describing equal groups and learning that these can be recorded as repeated addition like this…

There are 2 groups of 5

5 + 5

We then learnt that this can be expressed using the multiplication symbol.

2 lots of 5 is 2 x 5

 

There are 4 groups of 3

3 + 3 + 3 + 3

4 lots of 3

4 x 3

 

Geography Project - Bright Lights, Big City

This week in project we have been learning about the weather and recording each day, using a key, the changes. We were introduced to British artist Stephen Wiltshire and his landmark sketchings then had a go at creating our own sketches based on London landmarks.

We also explored London as a city and wrote about we know.