Year 1: What We Are Learning

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. Please continue to read with your children and work on their Spellings with them. Please remember to sign your child's Reading Record Book. 

Year 1 have been working really hard this week. 

 In Literacy this week the children have been planning story maps and retelling the story of The Snail and the Whale in their own words. Well done Year 1! 

In Maths this week the children have been learning all about length and height. They compared the lengths of different objects in the classroom and measured each others heights. They recorded their heights on a height chart and discussed their heights. 

In Geography this week for our Wow Lesson the children made and tested out their very own kites. This was also one of our Experiences in Year 1 and the children loved flying their own kites. 

In Science the children learnt about evergreen and deciduous trees. They drew examples of the different types of trees and wrote sentences describing them. 

Apricot class enjoyed taking part in lots of fun outdoor learning during their Forest School session this week. They also enjoyed marshmallows and hot chocolates around the fire pit. 

Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your excellent work!

The children also had a brilliant time at the Easter Bonnet Parade and also enjoyed taking part in an Easter egg hunt. 

We hope you all have a lovely Easter Break and we look forward to seeing you all again for the Summer term. A big thank you to all the parents and carers for your continued support. 

Year 2 What We Are Learning

 

 Literacy

This week in Literacy, we learnt about different suffixes.

Thereafter, we made new words by adding suffixes

to the root words. Finally, we wrote our own sentences

with our new words and challenged ourselves

by extending our ideas with conjunctions.

   Maths

This week, the children learnt about temperatures as

part of their ‘measures unit’. Then they read different

temperatures and solved problems using their

knowledge of subtraction and ordering. Well done Year 2!

 

Year 2 Easter Hat Parade

 

                                            

Today, the Year 2 children had the opportunity to show off their creativity. They came to school in colourful and imaginatively decorated Easter  hats and it was quite difficult to pick the winners because of the array of beautiful hats on display. Well done Year 2 for your creativity.

Easter Egg Hunt in Year 2

This week we did an Easter Egg Hunt. We were looking for different coloured eggs that were hidden around the playground. Everyone was lucky enough to find an egg. We were told at the start that if we find one we will get a surprise from the Easter Bunny! We also made an Easter themed path with chalk. 

Iustin - "I liked finding the cool eggs".

Zara- "I liked it because I liked colouring Easter things".

Alice- "I liked the Easter Egg hunt because there was lots of differently designed eggs".

Sonny- " Easter Egg chocolate". 

Happy Easter, have a great holiday. 

See you in 2 weeks!

Love 

Year 2. 

Continuous Provision

 

 

Year one has had another term filled with exciting learning opportunities within the provision. All children have had the opportunity to engage in activities that enhance and consolidate many different skills throughout the day. Continuous provision helps to solidify learning, promote prior knowledge, and encourage active and independent learners. As well as building their subject knowledge, the provision helps to promote children's social and emotional skills, which prepares them for life outside of the classroom. 

The provision is carefully planned by the class teachers and offer various levels of challenge and critical thinking. It is well known that Continuous Provision, is the second teacher in the classroom! 

Walnut

Beech

Apricot

Year 1 - Spellings Test 27.03.2024

Tommorow is our final Spelling test for the Spring term.
Please send the children in with their red 

Spelling books.

Thank you, 

Miss Hamilton

Year 1/2 Science Week Winners

 

Well Done the the Winners of the Science week competition, The theme of Science week was 'Time'  and the children explored this by completing races in their year groups and completing a poster all about what 'Time' means to them. 

Well done to Iustin and Anu for being the Fastest children in their Year groups. 

Congratulations to Bentley and Natalia for designing fantastic Posters. 

Year 1 Spellings - 25.03.2024

 Year One Spellings- 

This week the Spelling test will be on Thursday 28th March 2024.

Group A, B, C

den

nap

kid

Ditty, Red, and Green 

ten

pet

quit

fluff

car

smart

Purple and Pink

sleep

clean

spoke

ice

snake

hurt

Orange &  Yellow 

mixture

pure

grain

drain

reason

leave

Blue and Grey

wishing

standing

repeat

pointed

lemonade

envelope

telephone

perfume

barefoot

helicopter

Year 2 What We Are Learning

 

 Literacy

This week in Literacy,  we wrote our own non

chronological reports. We became experts

about three different animals. They were

Mongooses, African red billed hornbill and

Meerkats. We had to remember to add features

such as headings, pictures, present tense,

technical vocab and captions. 

   Maths

This week, the children learnt to solve mass

problems involving the four operations of addition,

subtraction, multiplication and division. Next, they

measured in millilitres and litres. Finally, they

compared the volumes of different liquids. 

RE

    This week in RE, we have looked at the importance

    of a mosque for Muslims and focused on key features

    found in every mosque. Also, we looked at the special

    wash called wudu that muslims carry out before

    entering a mosque.

                            Forest School

Pine class had their final session of forest school for Year 2 today, the weeks have flown by. There was time for games, drinking hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows with hot cross buns on the fire. Lots of children also made forest clay faces on the trees. Well done everyone. 

Year 2 Certificates 22.3.24

 

These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their hard work and efforts.

E for Excellence

Mulberry Class

Munsha, for always trying her best in her learning. Well done!

Rowan Class

Alice, for challenging yourself during maths this week. You were able to show great reasoning when using measurement. Well done!

Pine Class

Esmée, for her positive attitude when faced with challenges in maths. You have worked super hard this term to improve your number facts. Well done!

  Star Writers 

Mulberry Class

Lawrence, for working very hard to use his  phonics sounds  to write a non-chronological report on meerkats. Well done.

Rowan Class

Alfie, for your fantastic non- chronological report on Mongooses. Your presentation was amazing and you added very interesting facts. Proud of you!

Pine Class

Lucas, for his non chronological report of Meerkats where he has included all the features and correct punctuation. Well done!

The reflectiveness award this week goes to: Noah, Ambica

These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. 

The resourcefulness award this week goes to: Jaabir, Vikhyat

These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

Well done Jacob for receiving a tracker award.