Living and Learning – Money, money, money.
KS1 have been discussing where money comes from and the choices we have when we do have some money. What would you spend £5 on? The children maturely spoke about the difference between ‘needing’ to buy something and ‘wanting’ to buy it. 
Walk to School Week 21-25 May 2018
Next week, 21 – 25 May, is Walk to School Week. Today, each child was given a leaflet and raffle tickets. For each day that your child walks to school, they’ll be able to put a raffle ticket into the box in the school office. Tickets will be drawn and prizes will be won! For those that live too far away to walk the full distance, The Buffers have agreed to let parents/carers park in their car park, so children still have the chance to enter the prize draw (scooting or riding a bike also counts). There are spare leaflets in the school office.
Living and Learning – money matters
This week and next, we’ll be talking about money. During our toys topic, we’ve already discussed how important (or not) we think the cost of a toy is. We talked about where money comes from, how to keep it safe and how we cannot always spend whatever we want.
I get money for my birthday or the tooth fairy.
I get pocket money and my grandma sometimes just gives me it.
I keep my money safe in my money box.
I already have my own bank where I keep my money safe.
My mum says I have to save up if I want something big that costs a lot of money.
Fun-filled days!
Although the year 2 children are currently doing their end of key stage 1 assessments (SATs), they’ve enjoyed a variety of other activities too! They worked together to create games in PE, looked carefully what was growing in the allotment, created pictures using 2D shapes and were building fluency in maths using Top Marks : Hit the button. Help at home by having a competition – they might beat you!
Golden Star
Well done to this week’s Golden Star!
1,2V PE
We enjoyed our PE lesson on the field today. We worked on our balł skills, played fetch and timebomb. Please ensure your child has tracksuit bottoms, if they prefer, and suitable shoes (or bring trainers/pumps) for PE so they can fully participate.
Living and Learning – change and loss
2KL discussed a time when they had experienced change or loss and expressed their feelings through pictures.
Living and Learning – dealing with emotions : change or loss
In our Living and Learning lessons this week, we’ve continued to talk about dealing with big emotions. In particular this week we have discussed dealing with loss, bereavement and change. We have used mindfulness techniques to help us cope with the physical changes that happen to our bodies when we deal with big emotions. We also watched The Small Creature and talked about how these feelings can be overwhelming but they don’t last forever.
Marvellous maths
Some of the Year 1 and 2s enjoyed applying maths skills and collaborating with each other to complete puzzles and games today. Maths is fun!
What makes a good toy?
We used the diamond 9 technique, which promotes oracy, to discuss what makes a good toy in our topic lesson. It was interesting to hear the differing views of the children.
I think a good toy should be multi-player so you can play with your friends.
I like toys to last a long time and not break!
I really like electronic toys.
