Week Beginning 30.6.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of ‘position and direction’. We will be looking at describing different movements and turns and using this knowledge to continue and create shape patterns. 

Writing: In Writing we will be spending a couple of days writing a magic potion recipe. This will then be beginning our next unit of suspense writing where our model text will be called “shadow in the dark”. Our first lesson will focus on using show not tell. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Battle of Hastings'. 

PSHE: This week we will be looking at recognising how our bodies have changed since being a baby and where we are on the continuum from young to old. We will also be looking at feeling proud about becoming more independent.

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning 16.6.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'statistics'. This week our learning will include drawing and interpreting pictograms using our 2,5 and 10 times tables. 

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our portal story unit. The children will be imagining they have gone through a tunnel, thinking about where it takes them and description of this. This week we will be focusing on continuing our innovate stories and beginning to plan our hot tasks. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Battle of Hastings'. 

PSHE: This week we will be looking at recognising how our bodies have changed since being a baby and where we are on the continuum from young to old. We will also be looking at feeling proud about becoming more independent. 

DONATIONS

- Please could we ask for cereal boxes and thin cardboard boxes that can be cut by a child by Wednesday this week. 

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday. 

IMPORTANT INFO - SPORTS DAY

Year 1 and 2 Sports Day Friday 20th

All parents and carers please join us for a fun filled sports day!

Location: Earlswood Junior School-field

Time: 9:30-11:30am followed by a picnic on the field which will end at 12:15pm

The entrance for parents and carers will be via the top main entrance for the junior site. You will be asked to sign in when you arrive at the gate and if you are unsure there will be members of staff to help direct you to the activity your child will be starting on first. Please be patient, we will aim to sign you in as quickly as possible.

As much enthusiasm and encouragement not only for your child but the whole colour team would be fantastic!

See you there on what will hopefully be a bright and sunny day!

Many thanks for your continued support,

The PE Team

Week Beginning 16.6.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'statistics'. This week our learning will include: 

- Pictograms (drawing and interpreting them)

- Tables 

- Block Diagraphs 

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our portal story unit. The children will be imagining they have gone through a tunnel, thinking about where it takes them and description of this. This week we will be focusing on: planning our innovated stories and writing the opener and build up of these. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Battle of Hastings'. 

PSHE: This week we will be looking at understanding and recognising how our bodies have changed since being a baby and where we are on the continuum from young to old. 

The classes going to The Tate Modern are as below. Please ensure you arrive promptly in the morning. 

Froghopper: 12th June 

Dragonfly: 19th June 

DONATIONS

- Please could we ask for cereal boxes and thin cardboard boxes that can be cut by a child. 

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning 9.6.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'time'; focusing on, telling time to 5 minute intervals and  looking at how many minutes are in an hour and a day. We will also be starting our unit of 'statistics' looking at tally charts. 

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our portal story unit. The children will be imagining they have gone through a tunnel, thinking about where it takes them and description of this. This week we will be focusing on: describing the setting we created, using verbs and adverbs, using our senses to help us write descriptively and adding this description together to create a spine poem. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Battle of Hastings'. 

The classes going to The Tate Modern are as below. Please ensure you arrive promptly in the morning. 

Millipede: 10th June 

Honeybee: 12th June  

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 2.6.25

INSET DAY - 2nd June 2025

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'time'; focusing on, telling time to and past the hour and telling time to 5 minute intervals. We will also be recapping mixed arithmetic questions. 

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our portal story unit. The children will be imagining they have gone through a tunnel, thinking about where it takes them and description of this. This week we will be focusing on: naming our setting, using adjectives to help the reader picture the object and using these skills in a short burst writing activity. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Battle of Hastings'. 

We will also be going to The Tate Modern to look at artists we have already learnt about and will learn about at the juniors. Each class's day of going is below.

Millipede: 10th June 

Honeybee: 12th June 

Froghopper:17th June 

Dragonfly: 19th June 

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 19.5.25

Maths: We will be starting our topic of 'time'. We will be; introducing clocks, finding quarter past and quarter to, telling time past the hour (e.g. 10 past 3) and will finish the week telling time to the hour (e.g. 5 minutes to 5). 

Any reinforcement of this at home would be greatly appreciated. 

Writing: In Writing we will be completing a short burst units based on Dragons. During this unit, the children will be creating their own dragon and thinking about its features and habitat. We will be focusing on vocabulary choses, sentence starters, generalisers and conjunctions throughout this week. The children will end the week by writing their own fact file on their dragon. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Aviation'. During this topic we will be focusing on the first flight and Amy Johnson our local significant person related to this. 

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 12.5.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic 'Fractions'. This week we will be looking at non-unit fractions, the equivalence of two quarters and one half, recognising three quarters and counting in fractions to a whole. 

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our unit of recount writing. This topic will build up to the children writing a recount of their trip to Brooklands. This week we will finishing this unit by writing our innovated conclusions, as well as, planning and writing our hot tasks. We will then finish the week completing a 5 finger story. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Aviation'. During this topic we will be focusing on the first flight and Amy Johnson our local significant person related to this. 

Donations

• Please can we have carboard boxes (cereal/shoe/ delivery) donated as we are making our own toy vehicles this week and next. 

Reminders

• Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 
• Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Cooking last week we made Anzac Biscuits. Below is the recipe - it makes 24 biscuits. 

Week Beginning 5.5.25

Monday 5.5.25 - INSET DAY

Maths: We will be continuing our topic 'Fractions'. This week we will be finding the whole and looking at both Unit and Non-Unit Fractions. 

e.g.

1/4, 1/2, 1/3 - Unit Fractions 

3/4, 2/3, 2/2 - Non-Unit Fractions

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our unit of recount writing. This topic will build up to the children writing a recount of their trip to Brooklands. This week we will be looking at: sentence patterns and we will begin our innovate work - focusing on writing about a day at the Juniors. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Aviation'. During this topic we will be focusing on the first flight and Amy Johnson our local significant person related to this. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 28.4.25

Friday 2nd May - INSET DAY

Maths: We will be beginning our topic 'Fractions'. This week we will be looking at recognising a half, quarter and third and being able to find these in varying contexts. 

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our unit of recount writing. This topic will build up to the children writing a recount of their trip to Brooklands. This week we will be looking at: writing an introduction using the 5 W's (when, who, why, where, what) and using the first person consistently throughout a piece of writing before moving onto internalising the text and recognising tools from our toolkit. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Aviation'. During this topic we will be focusing on the first flight and Amy Johnson our local significant person related to this. We will be kick starting this topic with our trip to Brooklands Museum (23rd April). 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 21.4.25

Welcome to our Summer Term

Monday 21st April - Bank Holiday 

Maths: We will be beginning our topic 'Fractions'. In the first week of this learning we will be looking at introducing wholes and parts and thinking about equal and unequal parts.  

Writing: In Writing we will be beginning our unit of recount writing. This topic will build up to the children writing a recount of their trip to Brooklands. Our first week of learning will be focused on; writing in the past tense and changing verbs accordingly and adding conjunctions to add detail. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Aviation'. During this topic we will be focusing on the first flight and Amy Johnson our local significant person related to this. We will be kick starting this topic with our trip to Brooklands Museum (23rd April). 

Reminders

Brooklands trip - 23rd April - Please provide your child with a packed lunch. Full school uniform needed. Please refer to the letter for any further information. 

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 31.3.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'Measurement' this week. Lessons will be focused on: measuring in millilitres, measuring in litres before looking at questions focused on the both of these, using the four operations to answer them. 

Please support your children's learning in this area by using scales or measuring tools at home and putting this into context for them. 

Writing: In Writing we will be continue our persuasive writing unit. Our model text will be 'Come to England'. This unit we will be using our learning of geographical features (human and physical) from our last two topics. This week we will be finishing off our innovation of this text before beginning our hot task. The children's hot task this cycle will be combining their learning of Australia and persuasion by focusing on encouraging readers to go to Australia. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Australia'. During this topic we will be looking at geographical features and comparing these to the UK. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning 24.3.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'Measurement' this week. Lessons will be focused on: measuring in grams, kilograms, using the four operations (add, subtract, times and divide) in the context of mass before moving onto comparing volume and capacity.

Please support your children's learning in this area by using scales or measuring tools at home and putting this into context for them. 

Writing: In Writing we will be continue our persuasive writing unit. Our model text will be 'Come to England'. This unit we will be using our learning of geographical features (human and physical) from our last two topics. This week we will be looking at:

- adjectives to entice our readers

- positive language and points to persuade

- modal verbs and rhetorical questions to talk directly to the reader 

- using conjunctions to extend our sentences 

We will end the week by beginning our innovation of the introduction. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Australia'. During this topic we will be looking at geographical features and comparing these to the UK. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Donations 

We would be grateful for the following donation:

- Craft materials for Easter gardens - 27th March

Thank you for your continued support. 

Week Beginning 17.3.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'Measurement' this week. The start of the week will be focused on concluding the length and height parts of this learning. Lessons will be focused on using our knowledge of length and height and the four operations to complete questions involving multiple steps. We will then begin our new section of 'Mass, Capacity and Temperature'. The first lesson of this will be comparing mass.  

Writing: In Writing we will be starting our persuasive writing unit. Our model text will be 'Come to England'. This unit we will be using our learning of geographical features (human and physical) from our last two topics In this first week of learning we will be looking at different persuasive texts and using adjectives to appeal readers.  

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Australia'. During this topic we will be looking at geographical features and comparing these to the UK. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Donations 

We are going to be painting using daffodils next week. If you are able to donate any that would be fantastic. These are needed by Monday 17th. 

We also need the following donations:

- Dried fruit (apricots, ginger, raisins, mango, currants etc) - 19th March 

- Craft materials for Easter gardens - 27th March

Thank you for your continued support. 

Week Beginning 10.3.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'Measurement'. This weeks learning will be focusing on; measuring in metres, comparing lengths and heights and then order lengths and heights. 

Writing: In Writing we will be concluding our 'defeat the monster' unit where we are focusing on creating suspense. This week, the children will be finishing innovating the model text and then will use all of their learning to write an independent defeat the monster tale of their own. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Australia'. During this topic we will be looking at geographical features and comparing these to the UK. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.

Donations 

We are going to be painting using daffodils next week. If you are able to donate any that would be fantastic. These are needed by Monday 17th. 

We also need the following donations:

- Dried fruit (apricots, ginger, raisins, mango, currants etc) - 19th March 

- Craft materials for Easter gardens - 27th March

Thank you for your continued support. 

Week Beginning 3.3.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'Multiplication and Division'. This weeks learning will be focusing on looking at the 10 and 5 times table interchangeably. We will then begin our measure topic at the end of the week, starting with learning about measuring in centimetres.

Writing: In Writing we will begin our 'defeat the monster' unit where we are focusing on creating suspense. This week, we will be looking at understanding the structure of this type of story and fitting our model text into each part of the box up. We will then begin innovating the story, where the children will be changing the main character. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Australia'. During this topic we will be looking at geographical features and comparing these to the UK. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform this includes black trainers for PE. 

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  24.2.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of 'Multiplication and Division'. This weeks learning will look at the 10 times table, dividing by 10 and the 5 times table. Please encourage your child to practise counting in these at home. 

Writing: In Writing we will begin our 'defeat the monster' unit where we are focusing on creating suspense. Our first week of learning will include: dramatic openers, showing glimpses of the threat, character reactions and varied sentences. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Australia'. During this topic we will be looking at geographical features and comparing these to the UK. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this half term are Tuesday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  10.2.25

Maths: We will be beginning our topic of 'Multiplication and Division'. This weeks learning will look at the 2 times table, dividing by 2 and doubling and halving. 

Writing: In Writing we will finish our information text unit by writing our own information text on habitats in; The Artic, rainforests and deserts. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Habitats'. If you are out during the holidays and spot any animals discussing their habitats would be a good basis for this. 

We are making our shoe box habitats this week and are still in need of shoeboxes if you have any at home. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this week will be Tuesday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  3.2.25

Maths: We will be beginning our topic of 'Multiplication and Division'. This weeks learning will look at making equal groups by sharing and grouping. 

Writing: In Writing we will continue our information text unit by looking at; co-ordinating conjunctions, headings, subordinating conjunctions, gathering facts and generalisers and using these skills in a short burst lesson. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Habitats'. If you are out during the holidays and spot any animals discussing their habitats would be a good basis for this. 

Donations:

If you have any shoe boxes lying around at home we would appreciate these being brought in. In a couple of weeks we will be using these to make our own animal habitats. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this half term will be Monday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  27.1.25

Maths: We will be beginning our topic of 'Multiplication and Division'. This weeks learning will look at making equal groups, adding equal groups, multiplication symbol and multiplication sentences. 

Writing: In Writing we will finish our cycle - Quest story - with our model text 'Pirate Tom' at the beginning of the week by completing our 'Hot Tasks'. We will then begin our information text unit by looking at key features. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Habitats'. If you are out during the holidays and spot any animals discussing their habitats would be a good basis for this. 

Donations:

If you have any shoe boxes lying around at home we would appreciate these being brought in. In a couple of weeks we will be using these to make our own animal habitats. 

Volunteers needed: 
We have a walking trip (to Earlswood Lakes) on the 5th February please let your class teacher know if you are able to be a volunteer. Some classes have enough volunteers whilst others are still in need - thank you. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this half term will be Monday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  20.1.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic 'Money'. We will be rounding off this topic by finding change and answering two-step problems.

It would be greatly appreciated if this topic's learning could be reinforced at home, either by playing 'shops' or letting children pay, for small items, if you are paying in cash. This will help to consolidate their learning on denominations of coins and finding change. 

Writing: In Writing we will continue our cycle - Quest story - with our model text 'Pirate Tom'. We will be focusing on description in this cycle.  This week we will be focusing on innovating our model text and will encourage the children to use the skills lessons in this cycle. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Habitats'. If you are out during the holidays and spot any animals discussing their habitats would be a good basis for this. 

Donations:

If you have any shoe boxes lying around at home we would appreciate these being brought in. In a couple of weeks we will be using these to make our own animal habitats. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this half term will be Monday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  13.1.25

Maths: We will be continuing our topic 'Money'. We will be looking at using pounds and pence to make the same amount, comparing amounts of money, making the next pound and using all this learning to answer questions calculating in money. 

Writing: In Writing we will continue our cycle - Quest story - with our model text 'Pirate Tom'. We will be focusing on description in this cycle. We will be looking at verbs and adverbs and then applying this learning to a couple of short bursts before looking at imitating sentence patterns. Finishing the week with some drama linked to our cycle. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Habitats'. If you are out during the holidays and spot any animals discussing their habitats would be a good basis for this. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this half term will be Monday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  6.1.25

Maths: We will be beginning our topic 'Money'. To start this off we will be looking at counting pence and pounds, first separately then looking at amounts with both of these in. We will then be looking at choosing coins and notes.  

Writing: In Writing we will be starting our new cycle of a Quest story, with our model text 'Pirate Tom'. We will be focusing across this cycle on description. In this first week we will be looking at using adjectives and verbs in our writing. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Habitats'. If you are out during the holidays and spot any animals discussing their habitats would be a good basis for this. 

Reminders

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform.

Our PE days this half term will be Monday and Thursday. 

Week Beginning  16.12.24

Maths: We are looking at our new topic of 'Shape'. We will be looking at 3D shapes, focusing on counting the: edges, vertices and faces. We will then create patterns using shape to finish off our topic. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be finishing our instruction writing. This week we will be continuing our innovate section of the cycle and then completing a Hot Task where the children will be able to write instructions for how to trap an The Grinch. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This will be further covered in our History learning this half term. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminder

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 

• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.

Week Beginning  9.12.24

Maths: We are looking at our new topic of 'Shape'. We will be learning how to draw 2D shapes, looking at lines of symmetry and using this knowledge to complete shapes. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be continuing our instruction writing. This week our lessons will focus on; adjectives for precision and using these in a short burst and using imperative verbs, before using all we've learnt to innovate our model text. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This will be further covered in our History learning this half term. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminder

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 

• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.

Thank you to all who supported our nativity performances. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. 

The programmes were designed by the children and the children whose designs were chosen were:

- Athalia (FH)

- Jia (DF)

- Johaan (MP) 

- Alba (HB) 

The chosen designs are below. 

Week Beginning  2.12.24

Maths: We are looking at our new topic of 'Shape'. We will start this by recognising 2D and 3D shapes and counting faces and edges on 2D shapes.

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be starting our new cycle of instruction writing. Our model text is 'How to trap a dragon'. This week our lessons will focus on, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs for precision. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This will be further covered in our History learning this half term. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminder

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• We would appreciate it if you practised your child's nativity lines at home with them. 

Nativity performances this week are as follows. 

Honeybee and Millipede: Tuesday 2pm and Thursday 6:30pm

Dragonfly and Froghopper: Tuesday 6:30pm and Thursday 2pm

Week Beginning  25.11.24

Maths: We are looking at: continuing to subtract two 2-digit numbers crossing 10, comparing number sentences and then applying all we have learnt in addition and subtraction to missing number questions. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are continuing our cycle of 'The Bear and The Piano'. This cycle we are focusing on character description. This week we will be writing hot tasks, writing our own versions of a Finding Tale and publishing these.

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This will be further covered in our History learning this half term. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminder

Please read each day with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• We would appreciate it if you practised your child's nativity lines at home with them. 
• Christmas making morning is Friday 29th (9:15-11am). 

Our dress rehearsals are this Wednesday 27th, so if costumes aren't in we need them by Tuesday at the latest. 

Week Beginning  18.11.24

Maths: We are looking at subtracting two 2-digit numbers, first not across a 10 and then moving onto across a 10 towards end of week. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are continuing our cycle of 'The Bear and The Piano'. This cycle we are focusing on character description. This week we will be innovating the story, making some changes and using the skills we have covered this cycle. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This will be further covered in our History learning this half term. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminder

Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• We would appreciate it if you practised your child's nativity lines at home with them. 

Please see below for character costumes. Please can these be in by 22nd November to ensure all can be checked before our dress rehearsals. Thanks you!

Any questions ask class teachers. 

Week Beginning  11.11.24

Maths: We are looking at: Adding and subtracting 10s and adding two 2-digit numbers. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are continuing our cycle of 'The Bear and The Piano'. This cycle we are focusing on character description. This week we are looking at similes and adjectives to describe characters. We will then move on to orally retelling the story making changes with innovated ideas. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This will be further covered in our History learning this half term. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminder

Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• We would appreciate it if you practised your child's nativity lines at home with them. 

Please see below for character costumes. Please can these be in by 22nd November to ensure all can be checked before our dress rehearsals. Thanks you! Any questions ask class teachers. 

Week Beginning  4.11.24

Maths: We are looing at subtracting across a 10 this week. We will be using a mix of practical resources and pictures to help us exchange. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are introducing our next cycle looking at the text 'The Bear and The Piano'. We will be looking at using adverbs and show not tell to describe our character. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Colour'. This is going to be kick started by our theatre visit on Friday 8th November focused on The Gunpowder Plot. We will also be focusing on expressing colour through art this half term. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. 

We will be giving out nativity lines this week and will post the costume list on the blog in the coming days. 

Week Beginning  21.10.24

Maths: We are looing at adding and subtracting across a 10 this week. We will first look at this practically exchanging ones for tens dienes and then will be applying this to written questions. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are focusing on sentence composition. We will be looking at verbs, adjectives, determiners and a range of punctuation. Focusing on making sure our sentences are grammatically correct. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home.  

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
• Please ensure all children have a raincoat with them, even if it doesn't look like it will rain, in case the weather changes in the day.

This week for our Times Table Rockstar winners we looked at our year group competition. The individual winners are:

• Beth W (Froghopper) 
• Aariz (Dragonfly) 

The class winners are:

• Dragonfly 

Week Beginning  14.10.24

Maths: We will begin the week looking at number bonds to 100, which will help us with the subsequent learning of adding and subtracting 1s to make 10 and then to cross 10. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are finishing our persuasion cycle. We will be putting all we have learnt so far into practice and the children will finish their week writing a persuasive letter from the perspective of one of our classroom objects.  

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home.  

In line with this, we will be continue to make bags for our Reading Teds. Please bring in felt, thread or children's needles if you have any at home. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
• Please ensure all children have a raincoat with them, even if it doesn't look like it will rain, in case the weather changes in the day.

This week for our Times Table Rockstar winners we looked at days played in the last 7 days. The winners are:

• Olive (Froghopper) 
• Logan C (Dragonfly) 

We have also started a tournament on TTRS that will last for a week until next Thursday. Please encourage the children to take part in this. 

Week Beginning  7.10.24

Maths: We will begin the week with a fluency lesson recapping recognising tens and ones, using dienes to aid this. We will then be moving onto beginning our Addition and Subtraction unit. We will begin this by looking at fact families and number bonds to 100. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are continuing our persuasion cycle. We will be putting all we have learnt so far into our innovate writes this week. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home.  

In line with this, we will be beginning to make bags for our Reading Teds. Please bring in felt, thread or children's needles if you have any at home. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
• On Thursdays we will be walking to the juniors to complete our music, PE and woodlands sessions. To aid carrying wellies up the road, please provide your child with a plastic bag. 

Week Beginning  30.9.24

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of Place Value, thinking about comparing and ordering  numbers to 100 and explaining our reasoning using the below vocabulary.
- more than 

- greater than

- fewer than 

- less than

We will then finish the week counting is 2s,5s, 10s and 3s. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we are beginning our persuasion cycle. Looking at rhetorical questions and adjectives to persuade, whilst learning our model text inspired by the day the crayons quit. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
• On Thursdays we will be walking to the juniors to complete our music, PE and woodlands sessions. To aid carrying wellies up the road, please provide your child with a plastic bag. 

Week Beginning  23.9.24

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of Place Value, focusing more on numbers to 100. Specifically, we will be looking at amounts, ordering and comparing these and estimating where they should be on a number line. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be finishing our unit looking at Setting descriptions. We will be writing a story using our own setting, including the toolkit. We will then be beginning our next cycle of persuasive writing with a hook. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Week Beginning 16.9.24

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of Place Value, focusing more on numbers to 100. Specifically, we will be using flexible partitioning, writing numbers in expanded form and using tens and ones on a number line. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be continuing our unit looking at Setting descriptions. We will be beginning our innovate segment of this cycle and the children will be writing about London. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

We will send Wonde and other log ins out as soon as possible, we are currently experiencing some technical difficulties. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Week Beginning 9.9.24

Maths: We will be continuing our topic of Place Value, looking at numbers to 100 focusing on recognising our tens and ones and partitioning these numbers using part whole models. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be continuing our unit looking at Setting descriptions. We are focusing on using adjectives and similes to help with describing Paris and other cities. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home. 

Reminders

Reading books are going home this week. Please read each night with your child and record this in their reading record. 

We will send Wonde and other log ins out as soon as possible, we are currently experiencing some technical difficulties. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
• PE trainers should be black 
• Water bottles should be in school each day  
• Please ensure all your children's items are named. 

Week Beginning 2.9.24

Welcome Back!

This week we will be setting expectations within school and would appreciate your help with this at home. 

• Please could you ensure all children have the correct uniform. 
• PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
• Water bottles should be in school each day  
• Please ensure all your children's items are named. 

Maths: We will be beginning our topic of Place Value, looking at numbers to 100 and counting to these using our tens and ones. 

Writing: In Writing this week, we will be starting our unit looking at Setting descriptions. We will begin this with a hook lesson and then focus in on how we can use our senses to describe a setting. 

Topic: Our topic this half term is 'Material World' we will be looking at categorising materials and looking at their properties. It would be lovely if you also looked at materials in everyday life and have discussions around this at home. 

Reminders

Reading records will go home on the first day but Wonde log ins and reading books will be handed out next week.