Happy Friday everybody! We have had a very busy in our first full week back in Key Stage 1. We have been exploring the genre of explanation texts in English and finding halves, quarters and other fractions in Maths!
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
As part of our current project we would like to share the 2005 film of "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" with the children. We use excerpts from the film to help us look at character in our English work and use many of the scenes to help our descriptive writing and poetry work.
The film is classified by the BBFC as PG so we are asking for your approval to show the film to your child. If you have any concerns regarding this and you do not want your child to watch the film, please come and speak to us. Below is a link to the film's trailer for an idea of the film's tone:
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Reading Comprehension Homework Book
Your child will be coming home with a comprehension homework book this week! Just like with the maths homework book, we ask that you complete one page (double page where the task is spread across 2 pages) and bring the book back to school by Wednesday.
In the blog from 25th November (scroll down to remind yourself of this blog) we spoke in depth about all the key skills involved in comprehension and how reading is more than just mechanically reading the words on the page. The activities in these homework books will help develop these skills. Again, please come and see us if you require further advice on this area.
Maths Homework
This week, we would like you to look at pages 30 & 31.
For Year 1's this focuses on adding and subtracting. The ability to switch between these different operations is very important for the children, so take particular care to look at the sign when solving these calculations to decide which approach to use!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/addition-and-subtraction
For Year 2's this again focuses on times tables and their related facts. All that we mentioned last week holds true for this week too. Just like reading or riding a bike, practicing little and often at times tables facts will help your child gain confidence in this area.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day. Just come down the steps to see us!
Have a super weekend!
Best wishes
Mr Jude & Mrs Yuille
