Mastering Maths
This week in 2C we have been focussing on subtraction in Maths lessons. We have been practicing subtracting a one digit number from a 2 digit number. In order to secure this knowledge, we repeated our subtractions using lots of different methods and resources including 10 frames, number lines, 100 squares and counters. We also looked at related facts. One child said,
‘I know that 10 – 7 = 3, so I know that 20 – 17 = 3.
Help at home by practicing counting backwards from 10, 20 and 100!
Happy Christmas
Have a happy and healthy Christmas and see you all in 2023. Love from the Key Stage 1 Team.
Christmas inflatables
We have had a lovely treat today.
Mrs Pennock and Mrs Jones kindly set up a Christmas grotto in school for the children to enjoy. We walked around admiring the inflatables and listening to Christmas music.
It was magical.
Thank you!
We have been absolutely overwhelmed by your generosity. At the recent Christmas productions, we collected for our school charity, Cancer Research UK. You didn’t let us down and you managed to raise an amazing £266.91.
Thank you so much.
Science – tyres, air and bouncing!
We have been learning about John Dunlop and his invention of the pneumatic tyre. He wanted to make wheels bouncy and therefore more comfortable to travel with. We tested 4 different balls for their bounciness : a yellow tennis ball, a wool pom-pom, a solid hockey ball and a green plastic football. We made the comparative test fair by rolling the balls from the same place down a ramp. We measured how far the ball bounced back from a table.
Most us of predicted that the tennis ball would bounce the furthest.
The tennis ball and football bounced back from the table but the football bounced the furthest.
The solid hockey ball hit the table and stopped. It didn’t bounce at all.
The pom-pom didn’t reach to table to bounce at all!
We thought that air inside and the stretchy plastic material of the football made it the bounciest.
Meeting a real life author!
Today we had a very special virtual visitor in KS1. Popular children’s author Beth Woolvin, gave a virtual workshop all about her brilliant book, ‘Little Red.’ We read the book together and were also given a step-by-step guide on how to draw our own Little Red. The children had a fantastic time.
Art – Bridget Riley
During this half term’s topic, we have been looking at optical art by Bridget Riley. She has inspired us to create our own pieces of optical art using straight lines.
Writing – Little Red Riding Hood
This week, we have been been reading and acting out the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The children have enjoyed creating their own actions and using prosody to retell the story.
Next week, we have the author of Little Red (Bethan Woollvin) meeting us virtually. Little Red is an alternative version of Little Red Riding Hood.
Help at home by reading alternative versions of traditional tales and discussing similarities and differences.
Inspired artists
This half-term we have been looking at artists George Seurat and Bridget Riley. We were inspired particularly by Riley’s optical art and this week we have started the process of making our own op art. Over the next few weeks, we will be creating some 2 and 3D. We will be using black and white stripes that we drew and painted this week.
Living and learning : Mental Health
We’ve started a three week block of living and learning lessons around mental health this week. Being able to identify and talk about feelings and emotions is an important part of mental health. In our living and learning lessons, we have shared our feelings and emotions and talked about how emotions can change and that they don’t stay the same forever. We can look after our mental health by doing this regularly.
