19th November 2018

           

This week we were really lucky and got to meet Ben Langley from Norwich Theatre Royal. He gave each class a pantomime workshop and it was fantastic! The children got to enjoy listening to the story of Aladdin and we couldn't stop laughing!  

We love how much most of the children are reading at home. Please could we ask that they are reading their school books first and then enjoying other books. They are free to change their school books as often as they like. This is especially important if they are reading daily or if they are not enjoying a particular book. We ask that children read at least 5 times a week but ideally we would like them to be reading every day. Thank you for your support with this.

In English this week the children have continued to plan their pirate stories and have had a go at writing the whole thing- beginning, middle and end! We will be reading it back to edit and make any changes. They have worked really hard and we are really impressed with their efforts. Are they able to retell their stories at home?

In maths this week we have continued to look at subtraction. In Mrs Ellis's class we have looked at...

- 2 digit subtract 1 digit numbers (e.g. 15 - 4 =)

- 2 digit subtract a 10s number (e.g. 15 - 10 =)

- 2 digit subtract a 2 digit number (e.g. 15 - 12 =)

We have looked at these firstly using concrete resources (tens and ones) and then used pictorial representations (drawing the tens and ones). Some children have also been able to solve these mentally as well!

In Mr Whitehead's group children have been...

- 2 digit subtract a 10s number (e.g. 15 - 10 =)

- 2 digit subtract a 2 digit number (e.g. 15 - 12 =)

- Solving worded questions for subtraction

Next week we will start to look at money- recognising different coins and notes, making different amounts and solving simple problems for money. As part of your home learning it would be great if you could give the children some real coins to look at and play with. If you have a big pot of change at home there is a simple game you can play...

1. Roll a dice

2. Count out that many 1p coins

3. Repeat

4. Can you exchange the 1p coins for any larger coins? (for example exchange two 1p coins for one 2p coin, or 5 1p coins for one 5p coin)

5. Each player gets 3 turns and then count your total to see who has the most and who has the least!

The winner could be the player with the least amount of coins or the player with the largest value of coins.

We are really excited about the trip to the Playhouse on Friday 30th November to see The Snail and the Whale- please remember to send your child with a school packed lunch if you haven't ordered a school packed lunch.

Friday 30th is also our Christmas fair. We hope you can come along and join in the fun!

This week your child should have brought home a letter about Developing Experts. This is an online science curriculum which we are using in year 2 to teach science. Each child as their own log in so they can access the lessons at home once they have been taught in school. At the end of each lesson there is a quiz they can complete.


https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares