Happy Friday everybody! There is an expectant hush over Key Stage 1 today as we have all but finished our rehearsals of our Christmas Production. The children have worked hard and done so well in learning their lines, the songs, the musical instruments and how to put a performance together. They are all very much looking forward to sharing this with you next week!
Christmas Jumper Day
All the children looked amazing in their Christmas Jumpers on Thursday and we have raised money that will continue to sponsor Thoko and her local community in Malawi.
Its amazing to think that from such a small act on our behalf, we can make such a big difference for the young people who live such a long way away but share our right to an education. Thank you all so much!
Maths Homework
This week, we would like you to look at pages 26 & 27.
For Year 1's this focuses on addition. As with all the different operations in maths, as much practice as possible is key in learning the approaches to solving these calculations. Try number lines, try concrete objects - toys, pencils, spaghetti - anything!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/addition-and-subtraction
For Year 2's this focuses on how addition and subtraction are the inverse of each other and we can use this to check our calculations. So if we work out that 14 + 12 = 26 we also know (without needing to work out) that:
12 + 14 = 26
26 - 14 = 12
26 - 12 = 14
In class we look at this as a triangle to show the relationship between these 3 numbers:
The game below is good for reinforcing this idea:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
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. Keep using the range of questions we have discussed previously as well!
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!
Looking forward to seeing you all next week!
Yours in anticipation,
Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille & Miss Smith
