Living and Learning – remember and reflect
This week’s Living and Learning focus was based on 2 of the Rs for Learning – remember and reflect.
We talked about how our routine helps us remember what we are learning and how an organised classroom (or bedroom) helps us remember where things are.
We reflect on our learning in many ways. These are mostly verbal in key stage 1 – by showing thumbs up/down for example. We also talked about what the highlighting of LOs (learning objectives) mean.
We love reading!
All year 1 and 2 classes visited the library this week. It was great being able to choose a book each to add to our book corners in our classrooms. I chose one about hedgehogs because 1,2V’s class mascot is Spike the hedgehog!
Help at home by being a great role model and reading regularly to, and with, your child. Show them that you love reading!
History of Britain theatre show
We thoroughly enjoyed the show today and learnt lots about key events in British history and what makes us British. Ask your child what they can remember and what they enjoyed about the show.
‘I like the Stone Age people.’
‘Henry VIII had 6 wives and he was funny in the show.’
‘We had to join in and it was really funny.’
Reading and maths workshop
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to the reading and maths workshop tonight. The presentation can be found here.
Links to other documents talked about can be found below.
Smelly Science
All the year 1 and 2 classes did some science last week. We focused on making sensible predictions. We talked about our senses and then used our sense of smell, predicting what we thought was hidden in a selection of boxes.
I thought it was shampoo but it was soap!
I knew it was an orange straight away. I’ve smelt them before.
PE and secret maths
1,2V enjoyed an outdoor PE lesson, making use of the new basketballs. There was also some ‘secret’ maths included – counting in 10s as you bounce your ball to your partner.
Living and Learning- Resourceful and Resilient
This week, we’ve been thinking about the resourceful squirrel and the resilient tortoise. We’ve made posters to help us remember the ‘8Rs’ that we have discussed so far. Can you remember which animal goes with which learning skill?
Year 1 reading meeting
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to the Year 1 reading meeting tonight. The presentation can be downloaded here. The other resources will be sent home in your child’s book bag.
Active Maths
We like to learn outdoors in Key Stage 1. Today, 2KL were continuing our indoor learning about tens and ones with an outdoor lesson on the playground 100 square.
Help at home! Talk about how many tens and ones are in numbers. For example, find out how many tens and ones make up your age, house number, the date or shoe size.
2 tens and 8 ones
2KL Join in
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to 2KL’s join-in this afternoon. The class were learning about making sensible predictions in science, linked to the 5 senses.
The lavender was a really strong smell.
The dried fruit (dates) looked like a slug!
I guessed what all the instruments were.
