25th June 2018

Wow- what a wonderful time we have at Africa Alive! We hope the children enjoyed it as much as the adults did. We were really lucky with the weather and it was a fun filled day.

 

This week in English the children have been writing recounts on their trip to Africa Alive. We have been using time words to sequence the days events such as in the morning, first, next, after, at the end of the day and were beginning to use adjectives and conjunctions to make our writing more exciting.

In maths we have been learning all about place value using arrow cards. We know that a two digit number (e.g. 12) is made up of the digits 1 and 2 but that the 1 is worth 10 and the 2 is worth 2. We have been recording this as a number sentence - 10 + 2 = 12. This will help the children with their transition into year 2. As part of your home learning you could practice counting in 2s, 5s and 10s up to 100. You could also play a game of fizz buzz (the children will be able to teach you how to play this!) You could also talk about numbers you see out and about- for example if you live at number 52 you could talk about the fact that this is a 2 digit number made up of the digits 5  and 2 but that the 5 if worth 50 and the 2 is worth 2.

We are continuing to learn our special dance in PE and when the weather allows will be outside. Please remember to always have a PE kit in school and some suitable shoes to wear outside- thank you.

The eggs are due to hatch on Sunday evening / Monday morning and we are all very excited!! We still have some squares left on our 100 square board so please come and see a member of staff if you'd like a square for just £1- you could win £30! We will pick one lucky winner next week once the eggs have hatched.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be really busy with assessments and rehearsals for the end of year concert. We try and read with every child at least once a week but please be patient with us over the next couple of weeks. Please remember that the children can change their own reading and sharing books at any time.

Dates to remember...

• Friday 6th July 5pm-7pm Summer Fair
• Monday 16th July Sports week 
• Friday 20th July Sports Day and Family Picnic
• Tuesday 24th July Last day of term

18th June 2018

This week we had a skeleton dancing in the classroom! Luckily we managed to catch them on camera doing a very funny dance. The children then collected the bones Mr Bones had left and measured them in cm using a ruler. We were really impressed at how well the children remembered how to use a ruler and how to measure accurately! The children were also great at measuring each other- we drew an outline of each other and then measured different parts of the body in centimeters (cm). 

This week we will also be looking at 1 more / 1 less. As part of your home learning you could give your child a number up to 100 and ask them- what it 1 more than this? What is 1 less? **As a challenge you could ask them what is 10 more and 10 less!** You can use a number line or 100 square to help them remembering to jump forwards for 1 more and backwards for 1 less.

In English we are thinking about recounts- retelling events that have happened in the past. The children have all written about what they did at the weekend (and haven't they been busy!) We will be using what we have learnt about recounts to write about when the skeleton came to visit later on in the week.

This week we were also really lucky to have two teachers from Hellesdon High School come in and do a Beauty and the Beast drama workshop with the year one children. They had a fantastic time learning songs and acting out the different characters and the teachers were very impressed with their creativity! 

 

 

On Friday we have our very exciting trip to Africa Alive. A few things to remember...

• Children need to wear school uniform and sensible shoes
• Apply sun cream before they come to school
• Bring a packed lunch (unless they have ordered a school packed lunch)
• Bring a drink (not fizzy)
• No spending money is needed
• Children need to be at school at the normal time of 8.55am
• We will be back at school by around 6pm

11th June 2018

 

This week in maths we have been recapping on 3D shape and money. We have been recapping the names of common 3D shapes such as cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder and square based pyramid. We have thought about everyday objects and which shape they are like and also talked about the properties of the 3D shapes- for example a cube has 6 faces, each face is the shape of a square. As part of your home learning you could look at objects around the home and whilst out and about and talk about which 3D shape they are. For example- a post box is a cylinder; a book is a cuboid. We would also like you to encourage your children to play with money. They could set up a toy shop, make rubbings with coins or play the ICT game https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money 

In English this week we have been recapping the animal groups and writing facts about each of them. Can your children share any facts with you about mammals, birds, fish or reptiles?

This week we were really lucky to have Bryony from Slanted Dance come in and complete a Dance Workshop with all of the children. We will be really busy this half term learning a special dance. Our PE time is usually Wednesday afternoons but please make sure children have a PE kit in school at all times (including outdoor shoes) as this does sometimes change. 

Please return all forms and slips for the Africa Alive ASAP. More information will follow.

4th June 2018

This week it has been International Week and we have been learning all about Russia. Can your children share with you any facts that they have learnt about Russia? Can they remember the name of the capital city? Any of the traditional foods they eat? What the temperature is like?

This week we have...

• Compared the weather in Norwich and Moscow every day 
• Made traditional Russian Honey Cake
• Created art work in the style of abstract Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky
• Listened to music from famous composer and musician Tchaikovsky
• Taken part in our own Football World cup- well done to team Belgium!!

Russian honey cake

We listened to Swan Lake by composer
Tchaikovsky and drew to the music

 

We danced to Swan Lake

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to our final year one reading event- we hope you enjoyed it as much as the children did! Please remember that reading isn't all about books- developing language and enjoying sharing and telling stories really helps and supports children. 

We will be incubating 12 eggs this half term and to help us to raise money to fund this we have a 100 square where you can pick a number for £1. We will pick one lucky winner to win £30!!