Happy Friday, everybody - it has been an amazing first week back in Key Stage 1! The children have all settled in so well and myself, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes and Miss Smith have been very proud of how well all the children have done. Thank you for taking the time to look at our weekly blog - it will prove very useful as a means of communicating to you things that are happening in school and any times when the children will need to bring anything special to school with them.
It is important that your child brings with them a water bottle and their reading diary and reading book everyday. Please ensure any hats, cardigans and jumpers are all named!
Reading Books
Your child will have brought home 2 books from the old colour bands this week. This is to supplement extra reading practice alongside their Guided Reading books which will be going home next Friday. Please write in your child's reading diary about any reading they have done as regularly as possible. Little and often helps your child's development so much!
School Council Elections
Next week we will be holding elections in class to choose our class councillor who will become part of the School Council. If your child wishes to stand they might like to make a poster or write a short speech which will help them make their case to their class! We will hold elections in the middle of next week and the results will be revealed in assembly on Friday!
Today your child will be coming home with a maths homework book. This week, we would like you to look at pages 6 & 7.
For Year 1's this focuses on numbers 1-20. Look through page 6 together with your child and practice counting the apples in the picture. Look at how the numbers can be represented by digits and words - both are important! Then let your child work through page 7, supporting them as needed. There is also a quiz on pages 2-5 which your child can do if they are super eager! There are further counting games on the website below to further extend these ideas:
For Year 2's this focuses on place value. Understanding how numbers can be broken down into tens and ones underpins all our work on addition and subtraction during Year 2. It is important that the children understand that 45 is not 4 & 5 but 40 & 5 as the 4 represents 4 tens. Let your child work through page 7, supporting them as needed. There is also a quiz on pages 2-5 which your child can do if they are super eager! There are further place value games on the website below to further extend these ideas:
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 wonderful weekend! Don't forget that Monday is our PE day, so the children come to school in their school PE kit.
Best wishes
Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith
