Happy Friday everybody - what an exciting week we have had in Key Stage 1! We started the week with our trip to Colchester Castle and ended it with Red Nose Day!
Colchester Castle
We all had a fantastic day on Tuesday - there was so much to do! We explored the different challenges in the Activity Room - exploring medieval medicines and food, looking at medieval writing and looking at the different people who would have lived in the castle almost 1000 years ago.
We had a story tour of the castle by a costumed guide who took us to places where the public can't go. We even went up on the roof!
We had time to look around all the exhibits and enjoy the hands on experiences - we even got to have a picnic lunch outside as it was such a lovely day! There are some photos below but also more on our Special Events page of our website.
Red Nose Day
We had a lovely day on Friday wearing our noses in support of Red Nose Day. The children took part in the "Make You Smile Dance Challenge" in the morning and in the afternoon we showed our skills in the "Nose and Spoon Race!" Photos to follow next week.
Fundraising For Ukraine - Friday 1st April
On Friday 1st April, the children will be able to wear blue and yellow clothes (non-school uniform) to school to help raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - suggested donation of £1.
We will be discussing the situation with the children in an age appropriate manner, very much focusing on the Rights of the Child and how the invasion has meant that children are not getting their right to be safe from harm, the right to a home and the right to go to school. The children are very much used to looking at events and situations by relating these to our rights but if you have any concerns please just let us know beforehand.
Maths Homework
This week we would like you to look at pages 46-47.
For Year 1's this continues to look at the measure of mass. All the ideas from last week hold true this week: 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 continues to look at the different units of measure. All ideas from last week hold true here as well: try breaking down 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!
