We will remember them – Remembrance Day 2018
The children listened to poems and stories, then talked about Remembrance Day this week at school. They made poppies and some wrote messages to the soldiers.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Laurence Binyon
Thank you to Mrs Thorne for her artistic input and Peter Smith, from Lyndhurst View, who made the central piece.
Brilliant Balancing
1K have enjoyed challenging themselves to balance in different ways.
It was tricky on one leg.
I can balance on this foot really well.
Number bonds
We’ve been working really hard learning and using number bonds of 10 (Year 2s – bonds of 20 and 100, too) recently. Following the CPA approach of mastery maths, we use concrete apparatus, visual representations and abstract number sentences to help us to learn them. Help at home by having a go at playing Hit the Button – great for number bond rapid recall. Check out the Learn More/Calculations section on our website, too.
F2 and Y1 Maths Information Evening
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to the maths information evening. We hope you found it useful and informative. The presentation and information leaflets can be found below.
Living and Learning- Democracy
As part of our ongoing work on British values, we have been focusing on democracy. We set up a polling station in the hall and children voted for their new School Councillors. All children had the opportunity to be a candidate. It was an inspiring time, listening to the speeches that children had prepared as part of their homework. Well done to the newly voted Councillors. We are looking forward to the pupils’ voice being put into action.
Adjective Day 14 November
After the success of the KS1 Adjective Day last year, we’re doing it again.
We’re learning more about the functions of words. Hopefully your child has been talking about nouns already!
On Wednesday 14 November, we’re going to have an ‘Adjective Day’. The children will be asked to come in to school dressed as an adjective. The adjective can be as simple or as adventurous as you like. Please ensure that your child is aware of the word meaning and feels confident in sharing this with the class. We have attached some pictures to inspire you, or there are lots of ideas if you search ‘adjective dress up day’ on the internet. There is also a template with the letter your child brought home to write their word and word definition on. Please complete, cut off and bring on the day.
Please don’t go to the expense of buying anything new. Have fun creating your adjective outfit!
Why were some words in the previous paragraph in bold italics?
Nouns means names
We have been learning a song to help us remember what a noun is (sung to the tune of the Heinz Meanz Beanz advert).
Nouns
Every person, place or thing
Needs a name and so we sing
Nouns means names
Help at home by talking about nouns and how they are all around us! Don’t forget proper nouns (Monday, Christmas), abstract nouns (happiness, excitement) and pronouns, which replace a noun in a sentence (I, we, she).
Living and Learning – Rights and Responsibilities.
KS1 have been discussing ‘Rights and Responsilities’. We have the right to be educated (by coming to school). We also have the responsibility to learn (through our attention and effort).
We mimed different responsibilities that we might have at home or at school. The class enjoyed guessing what the miming represented. The children are proud of being responsible for various things.
Golden Star
Well done to our most recent golden star!
Outdoor Maths – QR codes
The year 2 children enjoyed some outdoor maths this afternoon using QR codes. They had to use their knowledge of tens and ones to follow a treasure hunt type activity, using iPads to read the QR codes. You can only move on to the next question if you get them correct in the right order. It was great fun but also involved lots of learning!
