Happy Friday everybody!
What a lovely week we have had! Please see the newsletter for details of the Science investigation that we carried out together this week. We have also been using puppets to retell the story 'Go Tell it to the Toucan', which was recorded, so that we could watch it together.
Next week, we will be continue to retell stories and will be exploring the different fruit that Handa carried in her basket. In Maths, we will be learning more about 2D and 3D shapes and learning our number bonds to 10 and 20.
Spellings
This week the children are bringing home some spellings to practise at home. Please do not make this a laborious task! The children are familiar with the 'Look, say, cover, write, check' method of learning words in school. They need to look at the word, say the word, cover the word, write it once and check it before writing it again. We do not need the sheets back in school, they can be kept to read and practise at home.
Maths Homework
This week, we would like you to look at pages 12 & 13.
For Year 1's this focuses on counting skills and comparing amounts. Developing accurate and reliable counting and then being able to say which of two or more amounts is more or less is an important aspect of the Year 1 curriculum. It is also important that the children understand that equal means the same as. There are also some games in the link below to help reinforce these ideas.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
For Year 2's this focuses on the number line and making estimates as to where numbers lie on the number line. When doing this, it is important to firstly look at the numbers that we can see already on the number line - are they going up in 2's, 5's, 10's? From here, look at which 2 numbers the arrow is in between to work out a number that is more/less than the given numbers. The game below will help reinforce the ideas presented in the homework book:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/37/placing_numbers_on_a_number_line
Alternatively, you can draw out your own number lines, giving a starting point and an end point and asking your child to place numbers where they feel they would go between these numbers.
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. Thank you!
Always remember to have your child's reading book and reading diary in school everyday! We need all books and reading records in school every Thursday so that we can change the children's books in time for the weekend.
If you have any issues or questions, please drop us a message via dojo or come down the steps to see us at the end of the day.
Have a lovely weekend!
The Key Stage 1 Team
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