Monday 21st March

Welcome to our blog,

Homework started again was sent out last week.

The children had great fun last week at sport’s relief on Friday.

 

The boys did really well at the football match last Tuesday.

 

Events this week

 Wednesday

Egg rolling Wednesday afternoon. The children can bring in a hard boiled. decorated egg. Please make sure that they understand that it will get broken or lost so they won’t be bringing it home.

Thursday

The children will be taking part on an Easter bonnet competition. We are looking forward to seeing their creations.

 

RE
We will be concentrating on our Easter story this week as it is Easter on Sunday.

Phonics

Year 1 and 2 will be continuing with phase five and learning phonemes with alternative sounds. Year 2 will be working through phase six.

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm

 

http://www.magickeys.com/books/phonics.html

 

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html
 
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/eeAltSpellings.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/aiAltSpellings.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PlanetaryPlurals.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PondLifePlurals.html

Maths Year 2

We will be reviewing number work again and we will be learning that addition and multiplication sentences can be put either way round.

We can write

6 x 5

5 x 6 etc.

 

The children will be learning that subtraction and divssion cannot be changed round.

Please keep practising the 2’s 5’s and 10 times tables. This week we will be testing the ALL THE TIMESTABLES we have covered so far again. We have also introduced a mixed multiplication and division sheets too.

 http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

Year 2 English
This week we are practising lots of writing. We will be writing on four days. We will be watching videos and looking at pictures to stimulate our writing.

http://pobble365.com/castle-midnight/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn-PYLztT2Y

 

The children are busy learning the Years 1 and 2 exception words and these are being tested for reading and spelling. We are playing a spell well game to learn them all too. Ask your child to explain the game spell well.

We will be using phase six phonics too while reviewing phase five phonemes all the time.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Verb+Rap&view=detail&&mid=80B6FE28F792EDBFDFC480B6FE28F792EDBFDFC4

 

Year 1 / 2

Maths

We will be reviewing number work linked to addition and subtraction. The children will be practising questions such as:

4 + 7+ 9

23 + 8

20 +90

120+70

15 – 9

28 – 7

It is vital that your children know their number bonds to 10. Please go through this with them at home:

0 + 10 = 10

1 + 9 = 10

2 + 8 = 10

3 + 7 = 10

4 + 6 = 10

5 + 5 = 10

6 + 4 = 10

7 + 3 = 10

8 + 2 = 10

9 + 1 = 10

10 + 0 = 10

Next week the children will be tested on the 5 times tables. Please continue to support your child in learning these.  Thank you.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Jo26EyoYg 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVkqSP6bBE

 The children will be continuing with their mental maths tests. We will be reviewing number bonds. We will also be trying to add number into their head by starting with a large number them adding a small number.

 English

In 'Grammar' this week the children will be learning about changing the meaning of root words using the prefix ‘un’.  They will learn that adding ‘un’ to a root word changes it meaning to the opposite.  For example:

Kind = Unkind

Dress = Undress

Cover = Uncover

Fair = Unfair

The children will also be learning the rules for making singular words plural.  For example:

Flowers = Flowers

Party = Parties

Elf = Elves

Pitch = Pitches

 The rules are:

1.     We add s to many singular nouns to make them plural.

2.     If the singular noun ends with s, sh, ch, ss, z or x, we add es to make it plural.

3.      If the singular noun ends with a consonant +y we change the y to i and add es.

4.      If the singular noun ends with a vowel +y, we add an s to make it plural.

5.      If the singular noun ends with f, we often change the f to v and add es to make it plural.

6.      If the singular noun ends with o, we often add es to make it plural.

 It is important that children understand what vowels and consonants are – please do this with your children at home throughout the week.

The children will also have a reading comprehension.

We will be drawing aliens from the books Aliens live underpants. The children will be exploring different adjectives to describe these aliens and starting to make a class display with their art work.

 Year 1

Maths
In Maths this week we will be completing egg symmetrical patterns and will be using the Easter theme to solve real life addition and subtraction number problems.

English

Our English this week will link with R.E. and we will be recording lots of facts about Jesus and the Easter story. We will also be reading and spelling words ending with ing, ed and starting with un. 

Topic

This week we will be exploring how the Romans changed Britain by learning about Roman Baths. We will watch a video and power point and complete a short piece of writing about visiting the baths and meeting friends.

Have a good week everyone. Happy Easter!!

The 1 / 2 team.

I can divide by  grouping things. I know what  divide means.

I can divide by  grouping things. I know what  divide means.