Good afternoon everyone,
This week we have been remembering those who sacrificed so much for us. Those we may not know, may never have met nor have any connection to. Yet they still gave up their freedom and, often, their lives so that we may know peace. We discussed how their example is something we can all remember and that we too can help others, even if we do not gain anything from doing so. We prayed together to show our thanks for these men and women.
English - We have been focusing on summarising our learning on the Great Fire of London through our writing. We are building up to a setting description of the experience of being in the fire itself. We have created semantic maps of words with suffixes (-ly, -ful, -less, -ment, -ness) , collected and shared descriptive vocabulary, written descriptive sentences using some of the features we have learned about and have planned our description ready to write next week.
Maths - We have been applying our knowledge of greater than, less than and equal to to calculate and compare number sentences using these symbols. We learned that sometimes it helps to work out each calculation but that we can also look for patterns, similarities and differences to compare more quickly and efficiently. We then focused upon solving missing number problems and had lots of practise trying this out. We learned that if the missing number is at the beginning, use the inverse and you’re winning. We also learned that if the missing number is in the middle, do a subtraction to solve the riddle. We explored how this works if we move the equals symbol to a different location, which was quite tricky but we made some great steps.
Science - This week we began our focus upon human beings and health. We learned that even though humans are mammals, we have additional steps in our life cycles due to living longer. We sequenced the human life cycle and explained how we change as we progress through each stage.
RE - Earlier this week we built upon last week’s work by discussing the things we wonder about. We developed our English skills through writing and correctly punctuating question sentences and then worked together we our partners to answer these questions. Finally, we evaluated our partner’s response and recorded our own ideas about this. For our second RE lesson, we learned about the mystery of the Holy Trinity and how God is three separate, yet single persons. We explored some symbols of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and designed our own statue using symbols from each. We will use clay to make these next week.
Geography - We built on our Year 1 work and recapped the seven continents by singing a continents song and labelling each on a map. We then split up into groups and each group researched one of these continents; including the rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, forests, landmarks and animals that we might find here. Next week, we will represent our research into ‘lift-up facts’ to display outside our classroom.
PE - In dance, we began to work with a partner to produce a six-part dance routine centred around activities you can do at the seaside. We combined ideas and began practising our skills. In outdoor PE, we focused upon our kicking skills.
Computing - Due to a technical error, we had some time to explore Scratch and began to think about how algorithm instructions can be used to control the sprite on screen. We created an algorithm together to make our sprite move right across the screen.
PSHE - We were thinking about Remembrance Day and created our own acrostic poems about this.
Please continue to practise the Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words - both reading and spelling!
Please also continue to practise counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s.
Other Tasks
Spelling
Mr Whetnall’s group - practise the /ee/ sound spelt -y at the end of words with a vowel then consonant. We need to double the consonant before adding -y.
Mrs Bowdell’s group - practise the /l/, /ll/, /ck/ and /zz/ sounds at the end of words.
Reading
Remembrance Day reading comprehension.
English
Rearranging sentences to create more exciting starts using conjunctions. E.g:’ I went to bed because I was tired.’ can be written as ‘Because I was tired, I went to bed.’ Using these sentences in our writing can really improve it.
Maths
Missing number problems worksheet. Remember If the missing number is after the sign (+ or -) , use subtraction and you’ll be fine and If before the symbol the number is gone, use the inverse and you’ve won.
As always, the MOST important way that you can support your child is by reading regularly! Please do this as regularly as possible over the break!
Golden Award - Jacob - for his growing maturity, focus and concentration for learning.
Writing Award - James - for a super Remembrance Day acrostic poem.
Maths Award - Priya - for believing in herself and showing the results of this in her work.
Discipleship Award -
The Wednesday Word is now available online, rather than the paper copies we used to send home pre-covid. Please click this link to access this week’s gospel.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Mrs Gibbons
