Year 1-2

In November, we will be holding a Spelling Bee for the children who want to take part. We will do the class Spelling Bee in the first week back and then on the 2nd week back, we will do the finals on November 13th. If your child would like to participate, please ask them to learn and practice these spelling words. Click here for the spelling list.

Hi everyone, today is the last day of term before our mid break. Thank you to everyone who attended or helped with Scary Dress Up Day. The children all had a great day.

In class this week, we have been learning about symmetry. We looked at lines of symmetry in shapes and made symmetrical patterns.

In Literacy, we have been learning about non-fiction texts. We explored the features of information texts and then looked at how to use a contents page and an index page.

During IPC, we have had fun doing Halloween crafts and carving our own mini pumpkins out of peppers.

That’s all for this week. I hope everyone has a great week whatever you are doing and I look forward to seeing you all after the holidays.

Ms Nurse

Good afternoon!

This week has been a busy week in Year 1/2. In maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes. The children have enjoyed making models of 3D shapes, describing the shapes properties and finding objects in the environment that look like them. We struggled to find a pyramid in school so we tried to use our bodies to make one ourselves.

In literacy, we have been learning to read and follow instructions. This week, we wrote our own set of instructions for how to make a magical potion. We learned how to use time words and bossy words.

In IPC, we are learning about how people celebrate Halloween. As part of our topic, we are helping to organise scary dress up day next week. We have made invitations to send to the other children in school and we started to make posters to have around school. They decorated their posters using ghosts and pumpkins.

That’s all for this week. Hope you have a great weekend!

Ms Nurse

Good afternoon. We have had a fun week here in year 1/2. In maths, we have been learning about 2D shapes. We have had lots of fun making pictures and patterns with shapes.

In Literacy, we have been learning about signs, labels and instructions. We started by going on a hunt to find signs and labels in school. We then learned about instructions and followed some to make a jam sandwich!

In IPC, we have been learning about celebrations. As Diwali is coming up at the end of the month, we decided to make our own Diya lamps to display in our classroom for Diwali. We made them using lots of bright colours and decorations.

Next week, we will begin planning a Halloween celebration for before the October break.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Ms Nurse

Thank you for sending in photographs of your children during celebrations. The children enjoyed sharing their pictures and memories of celebrations. We used our pictures to create a timeline to show when different events happened, including when we were born. We talked about events that happen every year, such as our birthdays and some which only happen once, like when we are born. We also created a calendar to show the different events that happen every year and then picked two to compare. 

In maths, we have been solving problems involving addition and subtraction. We started by doing a colour by numbers but to work out the colours, we had to add or subtract. We then moved onto solving word problems. The children picked different resources that they could use to help them, such as cubes for counting, a 100 square or a number line.

In Literacy, we have been trying to improve our work. We read our stories from this week, talked about what was good about them and how to make them even better. We then re-wrote part of our story using our amendments.

In ICT, Year 1 and 2 made repeating algorithms with motion blocks and learned to control more than one sprite at once. They then made their sprites have a dance party.

Next week in IPC, we will be starting our technology work and helping to plan our Halloween celebration. We have lots of exciting things to help make.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Ms Nurse