w/c 22nd April

Maths 

We are learning about arrays to make our counting quicker. We have learnt about rows going across and columns going down. For example- 2 rows and 2 columns is the same as 2+2=4. 

We will also be thinking about doubles such as 5+5=10 and making equal groups by sharing later on in the week. 

English

Using our new book focus- The Fox and the Star we have been thinking about the forest setting and this week we are using all of our adjective work from last week to write a forest setting description. For example- Tall trees reach up high, their long branches waving gently in the breeze. 

Wider curriculum

Science are new topic is plant parts. We have thought about all plants are living things and change. This will then help us next week when we think about the parts of plants and what each part of plant does. 

Wider curriculum

In Jigsaw (PSHE) we are thinking about Friendships and what makes a good friend and have talked about being kind, sharing, listening, team work, helping. 

We also have a big focus on our handwriting completing our very own 'Make a mark' booklet where we are practising our lower case letters, capital letters, numbers and using these every time and every where we write, both at school and at home. 

w/c 15th April

It was great to welcome everyone back this week; we have had a great start to what will be a very busy term.

Maths

In maths this week, we have started to learn about multiplication and division by counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We have used this knowledge to solve problems such as these:

We have also looked at equal groups of of objects and added these equal groups together as we begin to understand that repeated addition is the same as multiplication.    

Next week, we will be learning what an array is and how it can help with multiplication and division before moving on to grouping and sharing an amount.

English

We have started a new book this week - the Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith. We have enjoyed the story, and talked lots about the vocabulary that the author has used to help us imagine the setting and the way the fox is feeling. We have reminded ourselves what an adjective is, thinking about how we would describe the forest that the fox lives in, and we have learnt about plurals - some words just add "s" like trees, some words add "es" like foxes while some words change completely at the end like leaf to leaves.

We will be using adjectives and plurals next week as we write a setting description for the forest.

Wider Curriculum

In science, we have started to look at plants. We thought about what we already know about plants, and we have planted a bean in class so that we can observe the changes that happen as a plant grows. We will be looking at the plats around us next week, and continuing to observe the changes in our bean.

In History, we have begun our new project School Days by considering the history (albeit short) of our school. The children have made a timeline and included events in their lives to see how that fits to the timeline of the school. Next week we will be continuing to explore our school, by thinking about the features we have around us, how the space is used, what we like and how it could be made better; this will enable us to see how different Victorian schools were!

Art has seen us compare the works of various  

artists that have drawn streetscapes, and think about the features that we see in buildings. We have also been introduced to the work of James Rizzi, and tried to create our own drawing in a similar style. We will continue to explore streetscapes next week.

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This term our wider curriculum topic will have a history focus as we learn about the Victorian approach to education. We will be learning about the history of our school, and comparing our educational experience to that of the Victorian Era and learning about Samuel Wilderspin, a key reformer of education. We are looking forward to the Victorian schools Workshop in school in June. 

In Science, we will be learning about plants in term 5 and then animals in term 6, while geography will take us to hot and cold places, and we will begin to learn about the continents and oceans.

In maths we will begin to learn about multiplication and division, before moving on to fractions, position and direction, money and time. English will begin with setting descriptions and non-chronological reports based on the book "The Fox and the Star" by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

It will also be our turn to visit Forest School in term 6 - more information will be sent home nearer the time.

Finally, as we approach the end of Year 1, we will begin to discuss transition and moving on with the children to help them prepare for next year.