Happy Friday everybody! Time really is flying in Key Stage 1 and all the children have been working so hard in all areas of our project! We have continued to look at the genre of explanation texts in English this week, in particular explaining how chocolate bars are made, and looking at all aspects of number and place value in Maths!
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - REMINDER
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
Maths Homework
This week, we would like you to look at pages 32 & 33.
For Year 1's this focuses on multiplying. The first step in confidence with the times tables is practising counting on in different steps e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8 etc or 10, 20, 30. Grouping objects such as socks or gloves is a good way of showing this in practical terms. Regular practising of counting on in multiples of different numbers will also help - maybe count the steps upstairs but in 10's or 2's instead of 1's?
For Year 2's this also focuses on multiplying. Remember, practicing little and often at times tables facts will help your child gain confidence in this area. We talk about this in class as "squeezing the orange" - the more effort you put in, the more juice you get out!
Both year groups can enhance their knowledge of multiples of different amounts through the game below:
If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day - we would love to see you!
Have a relaxing weekend!
Love & joy
Mr Jude & Mrs Yuille
