Phonics

Year 1

This week in phonics we are recapping the “ow” sound. We have also been really listening to make sure we hear all the sounds in words we are trying to write, especially word endings like nk, lk, st, mp.

Our spellings are:

big

fox

milk

how

owl

brown

town

could

should

flowerpot

 

Year 2 

This week we have been learning the are spelling of the /air/ sound. Here are this week’s spellings…

kiln

wept

hare

care

share

scare

square

millilitre

litre

 

English

In English this week we have used the characters we created last week to plan and write our own story based on “Yeti and the Bird” by Nadia Shireen. We thought about characteristics that could be opposites - tallest, shortest, meanest, kindest and used these for our own characters. 

Year 1 we have focussed on story starts and using capital letters, finger spaced and full stops. We have made sure to read our stories aloud to check that they make sense and that we haven’t missed anything. 

In year 2 we have thought about extending sentences, using interesting vocabulary and engaging the reader. We then edited our stories to improve them even more.

 

Maths

Year 1

In year 1 we have been using our knowledge of tens and ones to find numbers on a 1-100 number line. We then used 100 bead strings to measure objects and put our knowledge of tens and ones into practise by counting the beads. Towards the end of the week we had the questions “Which is greater 75 or 25?” and “Which is greater 45 or 48?” We have looked at which part of a number changed - the tens or the ones - and made the numbers to check what we thought. 

 

Can you compare these numbers?

              Have the tens changed or the ones?

 

What about these?

   

What has changed?

 

Year 2 maths

This week we have been recapping fractions. We know that a fraction is a part of something whole or a group of objects. We have learnt that 2/4 is the same as a ½ and also used bar models to help us find ¼, 2/4 and ¾ of amounts. 

 

Which would you rather - ½ of 16 or ¾ of 12?

Can you explain your reason?

 

Magnificent Monarch History Project

This week we have continued to learn about significant monarchs. This week we learnt about Henry VIII and whether we thought he was a good king or a bad king. Next was Queen Elizabeth I and the impact she had as a monarch. We will also be learning about Queen Victoria and why she is a significant monarch.