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Information
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Homework
Many thanks to all of you who supported your
child with their homework this week. We were really pleased with the support
that you have given with this. Could we remind you that it should be completed
in HB pencil and any lines are drawn with a ruler.
Numeracy work should be completed online, using the My Maths website. Login
details are stuck into your child's diary. Unfortunately, the site uses FLASH
technology and so is unavailable on iPads or iPhones. We would like parents
to sign their child’s homework too every week, so we know you have seen the
work your children is expected to complete. If you child experiences any
difficulties with homework, please feel free to make a comment in their
homework book or their diary.
Fiddler's
Ferry trip
Please return all reply slips this week please.
A
reminder
We have noticed quite a few children playing on
the equipment outside Foundation Stage in a morning and again after school.
Could we ask that you refrain from playing on the equipment during these times
please. Many thanks.
Congestion
A big thank you to those parents who drop your
children off on the playground in a morning. It really does help them to
become more independent and ensures that they are ready to start work much
more quickly. From
this week, particularly all of our new foundation stage children are now in
full time, we politely request that parents do not come into the area or
cloakrooms during morning or afternoon sessions. Thank you for your
understanding with this.
In
addition to this, mornings are an extremely busy time, and we politely
request that if you have an urgent message to pass onto staff, please either write
a message in your child's diary or telephone the school office. A member of
staff will return your call on the same day. As I am sure you agree, the
children's learning and safety is paramount. Thank you for your support with
this important matter.
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
You
will have read on this week's newsletter, that ALL children MUST now be
collected from the main entrance door ONLY after any clubs. The person in
charge of the club will bring your child to the main entrance, and hand them
over to yourselves, or someone whom you have nominated in advance. This also
applies to Football after school - parents are asked NOT to go onto the
school field - instead, please arrive no earlier than 5 minutes before the
end of the club, and you will be able to collect them from the main entrance.
As
this is in the interests of all the children's safety, we thank you for your
understanding and co-operation.
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Literacy
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This week,
we are continuing with our work on Information texts. The children will work in co-operative learning teams with the
teacher giving each group an area to present (this will be dependent on the
suggestions of the children in the input, but could include areas such as: What is a shark? Do sharks have babies?
What do sharks eat? Are there different sorts of sharks? etc.). Each
group should produce:
We will also be looking at alphabetical order.
Spelling
games and online activities can be found by clicking on our ‘links’ menu on
the left hand side of the screen, or by going to http://www.topicbox.net/English/word_spelling_activities/
A big thank you to everyone who has commented on
their child’s reading in the diaries. It really does make such a difference
to the progress your child can make during the year. We would ask that you
make a comment at least twice per week in the diary and value your support
with this.
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Numeracy
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Maths
This week in Maths we will be learning about
number bonds.
Year 1 children will know
addition facts for pairs that total up to 6 and relate addition facts to an
understanding of addition, including + and =
Year 2 children will rehearse
addition and subtraction facts for pairs that total up to 10 and relate
addition and subtraction facts to missing number sentences.
Some websites to help:-
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Science
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In Science this week, the children will be
putting their listening skills to the test and we will be checking if they
can remember how to make a circuit. They will also all have the chance to see
if they can make the boy’s nose light up in the area (if you have a look at
the interactive display in the area, it all makes sense!)
http://www.topicbox.net/science/physics_electricity/
some of these are based in KS2, but many of the children will be able to access
them when working alongside an adult. Have a go at making an electrical
circuit!
What does your child know about electricity?
Where does it come from? How many objects in the house use it as a power
source? Why is it dangerous? This is our first science topic of the year, so
why not see how much your child already knows?
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Come and See
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This week we are moving onto our Signs and
Symbols theme. Have a look with your child at the many different signs and
symbols they encounter on their journey to school.
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TOPIC
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What are
buildings used for in our local area??
The children are following a school project about Warrington. The whole
school are covering different aspects of the local area. The children will be
learning a lot about Warrington and its special features including the
history of the local area.
This week the children will be learning about the uses of different
local buildings. The children will look at a variety of local building and
write about what they are used for. Eg the Co-op is used for retail.
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Web-links
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http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/850/calcbalancev3.swf
click on the number names in the middle of the scale to match the number name
to the digit. This will be a really useful site to bookmark, as we will be
using it regularly throughout the year.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/numbers_eng/numbers_e.html this site is useful for practicing the formation of each of the numbers. The first slide is VERY fast, so click on the green arrow on the bottom right-hand side to practice the numbers individually. http://www.numbernut.com/basic/activities/number_mem20_1-10words.shtml play a memory game and match the number names to the digits at the same time! http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n2a/playground.htm click on the ‘continue’ button to start the activity. This activity looks at the number names up to 100, so give it a go if you fancy a challenge! http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/sitetour/pol/blastoff1.html a lovely game in which you have to launch 5 spaceships! Remember that the number name won’t always match a spaceship, so you have to click on ‘next’ until you get a match. This game is most suitable for Year 1, as it covers numbers up to 20. http://www.ictgames.com/postletter.html fancy a challenge? Listen to the number and post the letter in the correct letterbox.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/index.shtml
a great site, where you have to match the shape of the HFW to its spelling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/index.shtml choose any of these activities to help with CVC words (cat, hat, mat etc) http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurwordsrepeat.html you need to turn the volume up for this one! Click on the dinosaur egg to hear the word and then click on the written word that matches it. http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html I love this one! You can either choose from the lists of prepared words, or you can type in the words that your child is working on. You need to click on start to begin ‘look, say, cover, write, check’. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=stickyl drag and drop the letters on the green letter rack at the top of the page and then click on the ‘Send’ button to send it to the word bank. http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html listen to the word and then click on the matching flower http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/airport_xray.html this may bring back memories of your holidays (doesn’t it seem a long time ago?!) Scan the suitcase to find the high frequency words |
Sunday, 6 October 2013
7th October 2013
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