This week we will be continuing the theme Songs and Repetitive Poems. Share Move it, Conversation and I’m the Youngest in this House . We will be reading each poem aloud to the children encouraging them to join in. We will be discussing what makes a good performance of a poem, highlighting intonation and expression. Model reading a poem in a monotone voice, then using expression. We will be asking the children to say which performance they prefer and why?
The children will be learning a poem by heart and understanding how full stops and capital letters are used differently when writing poetry.
http://watsoneastwoldblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/our-poems-inspired-by-michael-rosens-conversation/
http://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes
Examples of conversation poems: http://watsoneastwoldblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/our-poems-inspired-by-michael-rosens-conversation/
Maths
The children will be trying to solve ‘real-life’ problems involving money (change)
The year 1 children will be adding and
subtracting 9 by adding and subtracting 10.
Come
and See
We
will continuing with the topic called “Neighbours” which is a CAFOD based
topic.
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We will go outside
and lead children into this shared reflective activity:
Stand in a space.
Close your eyes.
Think about yourself in your space.
What can you hear?
Now open your eyes and look around you.
What do you see?
What do you see above you?
If you were here tonight, what would you see above you?
What are you standing on?
Look around you.
Look at the people who share this space with you.
You are a neighbour to each one.
There is only one sun, one sky, one world.
We share all these with one another.
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Back
in class/gathered together, share the story of King David, who wrote a psalm
about the sky that we share with all our neighbours. This story imagines when
and why he wrote it.
One
morning, King David woke up very early. Everything was bright and beautiful.
Even though he could not see it, he knew the sun had risen in the sky. David
was a good king. He often thought about the people that he was a neighbour to,
all the people who lived in his land.
He
thought about them looking up at the same sky, seeing the same sun, feeling the
same light and warmth as himself. “How wonderful God is!” he thought. He knew
the golden sun spread the message of God‟s love for neighbours all over the world. He wanted his people to
know this too.
Listen
to or read the psalm he wrote - play Psalm PowerPoint available at
cafod.org.uk/comeandsee, alongside some reflective music).
The
sky above tells how wonderful God is.
Every
day it is there for us to see.
Every
morning the golden sun appears shining on everyone,
bringing
light and warmth to all.
Spreading
the message of God‟s love all over the world
to
neighbours here, neighbours there, neighbours everywhere.
(based
on Psalm 18:1−5)
Some key questions we will be asking the children:
How does the sky tell us how wonderful God is?
Why does looking at the sky help us to think about neighbours everywhere?
We
have friends and neighbours throughout the world. They are called our global
neighbours/friends. Why are people in our own and other countries all our
neighbours?
How do we show God‟s love to our neighbours?
Produce
a sky at night collage on black paper using silver and gold squares of paper
for the stars and moon OR produce a sky during the day collage on blue
paper using gold/yellow squares of paper for the sun and white/grey for the
clouds. Choose the appropriate line from the psalm to stick next to the
collage. Add photographs of global neighbours to show that we all share the
same sky, the same world (see cafod.org.uk/comeandsee).
Ask the children to talk about their favourite part of the psalm and record
this in a way of their choice.
Our learning challenge is what are man-made materials?
We will be asking the children if they can recall what three materials the three little
pigs made their houses out of (straw, sticks and bricks).
On the investigation sheet the children need to write down which house they
think will be the strongest and why.
The children enjoyed their transition days on Thursday and Friday.
FOSV End of Year Discos
Our KS1 Disco takes place on Tuesday 7th
July, 6.00pm to 7.30pm and KS2 takes
place on Thursday 9th July 6.00pm to
7.30pm. Please be considerate of our neighbours
with your parking please.
Chester Zoo Visit.
Our trip to Chester Zoo takes place on
Wednesday 8th July. The children will leave
4.00pm. Please can any outstanding payments
for the above trip be sent to the school as soon
as possible. Thank you.
Art Exhibition Pictures
There is still one week left if
you wish to buy your child’s
framed artwork for £7.
Framed prints are available
in the school office.
Summer Fair
A huge thank you to all who came along to
our Summer Fair on Tuesday after Sports Day.
The FOSV will let us know the grand total
raised soon, which will be used to purchase
wet play equipment for the children.
Many thanks to all involved, including the Eco
team , who certainly rivalled Bent’s Garden
Centre with their wonderful plants!
Sports Day
What a wonderful day was had
by all on Tuesday during our
annual Sports Day. The weather
was very kind to us indeed! Many
thanks to all involved who made
the whole day a success.
Have a great week.
Year 1/2 Teachers
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