Year 1: What We Are Learning

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

Year 1 have been working really hard this week. 

 In Literacy this week the children wrote sentences explaining why it is harmful to drop litter. They also worked in groups to make a presentation on what we can do to save the planet.

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. 

In Maths this week the children used a range of resources to make equal groups and they also made arrays.

In History this week the children explored how things have changed from paper to digital. They wrote their names in different ways using paper and pen, feathers and paint, stamps and ink and also typed their names using the iPads.

In Science the children wrote about the similarities and differences of different animals.

In PE the children worked on their ball skills.

In PSHE the children learnt about the different foods they need to eat to stay healthy and made their very own fruit faces!

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

Year 1 Awards!

 

 

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

E for Excellence

Apricot: Happiness

Happiness has been trying hard not to call out his answers when working in a big group. Happiness is patiently waiting until it's his turn to speak. 

Beech: Lenny

For his brilliant Maths work this week! Lenny used a range of Maths resources to make equal groups. Well done Lenny - keep up the hard work! 

Walnut: Leo

For his consistent effort in literacy and maths. Leo is trying really hard to

complete the work independently and use the resources available to him for support.

Well done!

  Star Writers 

Apricot: Tillie - Rose 

Tillie has been using her phonic knowledge to write c.v.c words more independently.

She has also been working to form her letters correctly. 

Beech: Harry 

Harry wrote sentences explaining why it is harmful to drop litter. Well done Harry! 

 Walnut: Mfon

For her effort to form her letters correctly and write neatly. Mfon has been practising her

letter formation and using it in her writing.

Fabulous work Mfon!

Learning Power Awards

These are the key skills that our children will need to learn effectively in class and to be successful later in life. 

Reciprocity

These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective  ideas and methods from others. 

Reflectiveness 

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

Ayva

Ayva has been expressing her ideas more clearly when working in a larger group. Ayva has good ideas and it's great she feels more confident to share them. 

Resilience

These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks. 

Aryan- For making good choices in the classroom and ensuring he is following the class rules and playing in the provision sensibly. Excellent job!

Resourcefulness   

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

Amedea- for making lots of amazing creations with the playdough. Well done Amedea!

I Made My Teacher Happy Award 

Elyssa 

Elyssa has had a positive attitude when completing her Math. She has been working hard and helping other children too. 

Year 1 105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford Primary

Bronze Award 

Silver Award

Gold Award

Year 2 learning

                     

Literacy

This week in Literacy focused on retelling Jack and the Baked Beanstalk. In groups, they did role-play to help them understand the sequence of the story. Then, they planned their story sequence before writing them out using the correct past and present tense and conjunctions.

Maths

This week we continued our work about fractions. We looked at equal and unequal parts and how to spot them. We also learnt about finding halves and quarters. We used mathematical thinking to answer challenging questions!

RE

This term in RE, pupils looked at different ways religious festivals and non religious celebrations are celebrated around the world. They focused on understanding and labelling the differences between the two.

26.04.24 Certificates

  

 

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

E for Excellence

Mulberry Class

Livai, for his brilliant effort in independently finding halves and recognising quarters. Well done!

Rowan Class

Rohith, for listening so attentively in class and working to the best of your ability. You have shown you have listened by completing maths work independently. Well done!

Pine Class

William, for completing a reasoning task in maths independently, I was impressed with your focus and resilience. Well done!

  Star Writers 

Mulberry Class 

Theo, for working really hard to use his sounds to independently write sentences. Well done!

Rowan Class

Ronnie, for completing a fantastic independent piece on retelling Jack and the baked beanstalk. You used past tense in the correct places. Well done!

Pine Class

Layla mae, for retelling Jack and the Baked Beanstalk story and for including the correct use of past tense and conjunctions in your writing. Well done!

              The reflectiveness award this week goes to: Alfie, Roza

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

The resourcefulness award this week goes to: Zofia, Bernice

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

Forest School- Beech Class 23.04.2024

 

Beech class enjoyed playing ‘Go find it’ today exploring different parts of the site and finding a range of items from huge to tiny and thin to light. There was the opportunity to do a barefoot trail, bird watching, and make bird feeders. We used our sense of touch to feel items in the discovery bags like feathers, pinecones, and straw. There was lots of descriptive language including soft, spiky, smooth, hard, and bumpy. The children also were quick with their getting ready today. Well done to everyone

Year 2 Summer Curriculum Letter

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Year Two - Curriculum Newsletter

Welcome back! We have planned lots of exciting topics

and stories to engage the children over the course of

the Summer Term and we have explained the curriculum

we will be following below. If you would like any further

information please email year2@broadford.havering.sch.uk. 

Homework

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should

do the following every night:

·         15 minutes reading to an adult and note

        in the reading record

·         15 minutes practicing spellings

·         15 minutes rehearsing times tables

        facts (including multiplication and division)

Spellings

The children will receive spellings each Friday in a

spelling book. These words will usually be either

‘red words’ (words that cannot be sounded out)

or ‘high frequency words’ (words that they will use

in the writing frequently) together with words that

have the sounds they are learning at school. Please

practise these spellings with your child each night. 

Please ensure that your child brings their

spelling book to school every Friday.

They will complete their test in the book as this

allows you to see their results. We will then

send new spellings home in the book each

Monday. You may find that some words come

up in the tests more than once. 

Trips and Visits

Date tbc - Visit to Discovery Centre

Date tbc  - Supermarket Visit

Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics which
the children will be covering this term. If you would
like to make any suggestions about what you
would like your child to learn or you would like
any guidance about how you can help your child
at home, please speak to your child’s class teacher 
as we welcome any suggestions you may have.
Thank you for your continued support, we look
forward to the term  ahead and are sure it will
be full of fabulous learning experiences!

Yours Sincerely,

The Year Two Team

Curriculum Area	1st Half Term	2nd Half Term
Reading	Phonics‌ ‌ Children‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌assessed‌ ‌and‌ ‌grouped‌ ‌across‌ ‌the‌ ‌year‌ ‌group‌ ‌according‌ ‌to‌ ‌their‌ ‌needs for the teaching of Read, Write, Inc our phonics scheme.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌really‌ ‌important‌ ‌children‌ ‌have‌ ‌a‌ ‌good‌ ‌phonic‌ ‌knowledge‌ ‌ and‌ ‌learn‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌fluent‌ ‌readers‌ ‌this‌ ‌half‌ ‌term.‌ ‌We‌ ‌ will‌ ‌revise‌ ‌Set‌ ‌2‌ ‌sounds‌ ‌and‌ ‌Set‌ ‌3‌ ‌in‌ ‌class.‌ ‌ https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources This is a good website with a variety of games to practise phonics skills. If you want more information on the best level to start with your child, ask their class teacher. Reading Books As reading is a huge priority here at Broadford, we will do our best to encourage the children to change their books regularly and every child will read 1:1 with an adult at least once a week. Please remind the children to let any adults know if they need to change their book and that it is their responsibility to bring any old reading books back to school.
Writing	Children will be using the focus text Jack and the Baked Beanstalk by Colin Stimpson We will be writing our own versions of the story with alternative endings.	We will also be looking at the text ‘Chocolate Planet’ and the children will be writing letters and instructions.   Finally, the children will look at poetry.
	Some skills we will focus on this term will be: Using phonic knowledge to identify the sounds in unfamiliar words and using syllables to divide longer words. Begin to use a variety of punctuation correctly including capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks and full stops.  Plan and discuss the content of their writing and write down ideas.  Writing a coherent narrative based on a familiar text. https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/small-town-superheroes?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzncgvk7 This link has some useful games for punctuation.
Maths	Fractions Time	Statistics Position and direction
	https://ttrockstars.com/ (This is a great way to practice times tables) Please find your child’s TT Rockstar login in the front of their reading record.
Science	Living Things, their Habitats and Food Chain	Living Things and their Habitats Harvesting and Cooking
Computing	Creating  Media - Digital Music	Programming -  Programme Quizzes
RE	How do religions celebrate the birth of a baby?	What festivals do different religions celebrate?
PE/ Forest School	Mulberry Class - Forest school on Friday (Starts on 19.4.24) Pine & Rowan  - Computing/Music  and DT will alternate each week.  When participating in Forest School sessions (whatever the weather), the children are required to wear tracksuit/jogging trousers and welly boots (with their school polo shirt and jumper).  These should be left in school to change into each week.  PE Summer 1 - Athletics Summer 2 - Sending and Receiving Children are required to wear their PE kits to school on their PE day.  The children will have PE on the following days. Tuesday - Rowan Class Wednesday - Pine  Class Friday- Mulberry Class  (in addition to their Forest School session)
Music	Friendship Song	Reflect, Rewind and Replay
PHSE	Growth Mindset Looking after my body Hygiene and Healthy Exercise and Sleep	Life Cycles Dealing with Loss Being Supportive Growing and Changing Privacy
History/Geo	History Industrial Revolution and The Sinking of the Titanic (Local/national and international events)	Geography Weather - Daily and seasonal changes at home and abroad Climate