Hi
Welcome to another week in KS1.
Maths
This week in Maths we will be continuing
to learn about addition and subtraction with a focus on problem solving.
Year 1 children will be learning to add
two 'teens' numbers, not crossing a multiple of 10; subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit
number by counting back and subtract
one multiple of 10 from another.
Year 2 children will be learning to add a 1-digit number to a
2-digit number; add two 2-digit numbers
and subtract one 2-digit number from another.
Some websites to help:-
Literacy
The children have
absolutely loved the work we have done over the past week on Aliens love
Underpants!! So much so that we did not get to actually write a story based on
the book and consequently we will be focusing on that this week. We will be
encouraging the children to apply all the skills they have been learning, e.g,
using wonderful describing words, adding amazing connectives and putting in
fabulous verbs and adverbs!!
Activities can be
downloaded from this website:
http://clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk/products/88994
Topic
This session continues a project of
creating a rocket for the classroom.
In this session the children will begin
the process of constructing the big rocket which they designed last time. They
work together to investigate ways of assembling and joining different sections.
They develop their abilities to work with different materials.
Science
We are continuing to look at forces in
science and have been discussing pushes and pulls. This week we are going to be
helping Discovery Dog solve another problem. Naughty Nora has chewed up his
favourite toys and Discovery Dog wants to get a new ball to play with. He wants
to choose a really bouncy one so we are going to help him test some balls so
that we can find the bounciest balls for him! We planned the investigation last
week, making sure that we use fair testing. This week we will be going out into
the playground to do our testing!
SATs
We will be starting the KS1 SATs tests for
Y2 after the 1st May. If possible please could you try to ensure
that the Y2 children are in school after that date as testing could go on any
day. Experience has shown it is better for the children to carry out the
assessments as part of a group rather than on their own if they are absent.
Obviously if children are ill we do understand.
Reminders
Just a reminder about any outstanding
medical forms for the ever closer Beeston trip. The children are now so excited
and can’t wait for ‘the big sleep-over!!’
Also a letter came home about the Y1/2 trip
to Jodrell Bank on Tuesday. If you haven’t yet seen it, have a check in your
child’s bag or ask for another copy. Thanks.
Finally Mrs Worrall will be back with us on
Monday after her secondment to Croft Primary School. We know she has missed us
and is raring to go for the remainder of the term!
Have a great week!
The Key Stage 1 Team
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