Happy Friday everybody and welcome back to the second half of the Autumn Term! This week in Key Stage 1 we have been looking at the counting system and how we compare and order numbers in Maths and we have had a week of Philosophy For Children where we explore our thinking skills and giving clear reasons for the opinions that we hold.
Upcoming Events
A few notes for your diary during November - more details will be on the newsletter as we get nearer to the time:
- 21st November - Flu Immunisations
- 23rd November - Individual and sibling school photographs
Maths Homework
This week, we would like you to look at pages 16 & 17.
For Year 1's this focuses on the number line. The number line is an important tool for identifying how numbers relate to each other, what is more or what is less. The games below focus on developing these skills, in particular being able to identify numbers that are 1 more or less than a given number:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/robot-more-or-less
For Year 2's this focuses on ordering and comparing numbers. Using the signs < (less than), > (greater than) and = (equal to) to compare numbers is an important part of the Year 2 curriculum. As well as comparing numbers we can use it to compare calculations e.g. 4+3 > 2+2.
The link below has a range of short games that we have used in class to support this idea:
https://www.mathbrix.com/skills/comparison
Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.
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 great weekend!
Kind regards
Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille & Miss Smith
