Happy Friday everybody - we hope you have had a good week. We have had another busy week in KS1 - in English we have been using the teaching model of Philosophy 4 Children to explore the nature of the choices we make and how we need to balance what we want to do with what is the right thing to do. We have been exploring the operation of multiplication in maths and using this to solve practical problems. But mainly, all eyes have been firmly fixed on a certain castle in 4 days time...
Colchester Castle - Tuesday 15th March
Just a few reminders about Tuesday - firstly, the trip will take place within the normal school day and we should be back around 2:45pm so collection time will be as normal. However, please ensure you arrive promptly on this day as we want to be on the coach by 9:15am to depart on time.
Secondly, the only things your child needs to bring is their packed lunch and a drink (unless of course you have ordered a school packed lunch). Preferably, this will be in a disposable bag so the children don't need to bring anything back on the coach with them.
If you have any questions regarding the trip, please just ask us - it will be a fab day!
Fundraising For Ukraine
As a staff we are very aware of the continuing terrible situation and humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in Ukraine. Below is a link to last week's newsletter which contains information and helpful websites that support discussing this issue with your child should you wish to do so or if they are asking questions.
We will be meeting as a staff next week to plan for a fundraising event in support of the DEC campaign to help the people of Ukraine. We were mindful, however, that this event did not get muddled in with an already planned charity event in support of Red Nose Day. We will send details of this separate fundraising event in due course.
Maths Homework
This week we would like you to look at pages 44-45.
For Year 1's this looks at the measure of mass. Although we introduce the term in Year 1, we don't delineate between weight and mass at this stage so the terms can be interchangeable. More important is the idea of comparing the weight of different objects and ordering, much like the activities involving length. Have a look at different food items at home and look for where the weight is given noting the use of grams and kilograms.
For Year 2's, this is looking at the different units of measure. What we can measure, what we use to measure and the unit used is quite complex so it might be an idea to break each one down as this:
Measure/What we measure with/What we measure in
Length - Ruler - Centimetres (cm) or metres (m)
Explore these ideas practically, for example measure the length of objects around the house, find the weights of foods and the volumes of bottles, look on the BBC weather app to find the temperature in different parts of the world. All these are good for consolidating this concept with the children.
Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home as well as either your phonics or comprehension homework books - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.
As always, we are available on our Key Stage 1 email. However, we would encourage you to come and see us at the end of the day if there are any issues or questions that you have. Just give us a wave and we will pop over!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Much love
Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Miss Langley & Mrs O'Connor
