Week commencing 25th January 2016

This week we have introduced the traditional tale The Frog Prince. The children have been retelling and sequencing the story and we have been asking the Frog questions. We have investigated what makes a good question and how to write a ? correctly. The children will be writing their questions for the frog before they report the story as a news presenter. In maths we have been learning how to use the number line to help solve an addition or subtraction calculation. The focus has been on applying the strategy successfully in order to prove the answer rather than just knowing the answer. In topic we are continuing our display of Church Street and will be looking at different types of buildings around the world next week. Just a reminder that the next Year One reading event is next Friday - 5th February 9:30-10:15 in the hall - we hope to see you there.

week commencing 18 January 2016

This week we have been continuing with our work on Hansel and Gretel. The children have designed their own gingerbread house and have practised writing how they would construct it using the time words: first, next, then and last. Later in the week they will be identifying the difference between questions and statements about the story. In maths we have started learning about capacity and looking at how much things contain. The children have been introduced to the language of: full, nearly full, half full, half empty, nearly empty and empty and will be experimenting this week with containers of different sizes to find what holds the most or least before measuring the capacity of different objects using standard units. In topic we have begun our whole class displays of Church Street and these be completed over the next few weeks - make sure you pop in to admire the children's artwork if you get the chance!

w/c 11 January 2016

This week we are starting our new English sequence all about Hansel and Gretel. The children have heard and discussed the story and have sequenced pictures for part of the story. This week they will also be setting their own trails out of the woods and writing a class version of the story, with each group writing a different part. In maths we are halving and quartering shapes and amounts. We are looking at how to identify half and quarter of regular and irregular shapes and we are beginning to solve worded problems involving halving and quartering. Thank you to everyone who has completed their topic homework - we will be using this on Friday to help the children create their own map of their route to school, identifying human and physical features along the way. A few dates for your diaries: The next Big Book Share is on Tuesday 19th January 9:00-9:20am Year One reading event 'reading is not just about books': 9:30 - 10:20am Parent/Teacher Interviews (sign up sheets will follow nearer the time): ET class - am: 7th March / evening 7th March RE class - am: 10th March / evening 7th March

week beginning 4th January 2015

Welcome back and Happy New Year! This week we are introducing poetry, with a focus on rhyming words. The children have been learning what makes a successful rhyme and identifying rhyming pairs in well-known nursery rhymes. We will also be rhyming names and everyday objects to help the children become used to the sound of the repetition of similar sounds in rhyme. In maths we are learning our number bonds to 10 and will be recording these as number sentences as the week progresses. As part of this we will also be concentrating on correct formation of numbers in our maths. Our topic for this term is Buildings and to introduce this the children will be walking around parts of Old Catton to observe the different buildings, and materials used in their construction, here. Our PE lessons will take place on Monday and Thursday afternoons, so please ensure that your child has a full PE kit at school, including hair bands or tape to cover earrings, if required. We will be covering games, and learning to play tri-golf this term.