Well, Spring is definitely in the air, the
daffodils are coming up and the Sun has been seen! Fantastic! Will soon be time
to potter around in the allotment, we can’t wait!
Literacy
We are
continuing our topic about “Information Text.”
The children
will be using the internet, info books & encyclopaedias to find 3 fascinating
facts about an animal. They will also study features of information texts & produce a class encyclopaedia.
The Year 1 children will listen to
& follow instructions accurately, asking for help & clarification if
necessary. Ask & answer questions, make relevant contributions, offer
suggestions and take turns. Take turns to speak, listen to others’ suggestions
and talk about what they are going to do.
The Year 2
children will listen to talk by an adult, remembering specific points and identify
what they have learnt. Work
effectively in groups by ensuring that each group member takes a turn
challenging, supporting and moving on.
Websites
to look at:
Numeracy
This week in Numeracy we will be introducing multiplication as ‘lots of’ and introducing the × sign to the children.
This week in Numeracy we will be introducing multiplication as ‘lots of’ and introducing the × sign to the children.
We will be concentrating on the 2,
5 and 10 times tables so if you can help your children practise these that
would be great! Some of the Year 2 children may be ready to start working on
the 3’s and 4’s if they are confident with these. The children will continue to
sing along with Percy Parker to help them learn their tables!
Year 1 children will
count on and back in 1s or 10s and say the number that is 1 or 10 more or less
up to 100.
Year
2 children will count on in 2s, 5s or 10s; recognise odd and even
numbers; and understand multiplication
as ‘lots of’ and use the × sign
Websites to help
Please keep learning the number bonds
Number bonds to 10
0 and 10 are big strong men 
1 and 9 are feeling fine 
2 and 8 are never late 
3 and 7 come
from Devon 
4 and 6 like
to play tricks 
5 and 5 come
alive
6 and 4 hold
open the door 
7 and 3
visit for tea 
8 and 2 are feeling blue 
9 and 1 have just gone 
10 and 0 are
superheroes. 
Please use these number bond websites to help with your child’s learning:
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ a favourite of mine! Click on level B or C and then any of the number activities
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/units120.html how many questions can you answer in 2 minutes?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html click on any of the timed activities to help with number bonds knowledge.
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/resources/gordon/Hit%20the%20button%20v9.swf select the number bonds activity and then make 10 or 20. How many can you get right before the clock runs out?
http://nwlg.org/pages/resources/ma_num/swf/make10.html make 10
http://www.ictgames.com/funkymum20.html make 20 - the dance will really make you giggle!
http://www.ictgames.com/brilliant_beadstring.html move the beadstring to make patterns to 10 and 20
http://www.ictgames.com/save_the_whale_v4.html match the pipes to make the number bonds to 10
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html make up your own number bond games
http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/colquiz.html for each question you get right, it colours in a part of the picture!
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/bugs/bugrace3.html a
great game for two players. Choose 0 as the lowest number and 9 as the highest,
it will create a game to practice and reinforce those number bonds.
Science
We will be continuing to look at plants and this week we will be planting broad bean seeds and looking at what are the best conditions for seeds to grow.
We will also shortly be planting other seeds and
getting ready for planting out in the allotment, very exciting! Here’s hoping
for a good summer and a bumper harvest!
Although the following websites are a great way to learn about this topic during the wet weather, there is really nothing better than getting out the wellies and a trowel and having a great time in the garden. It might even be a good way to get the children helping out with the weeding after the winter – just as long as they know the difference between the dandelions and the prize azaleas!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtml can you find the right conditions for the plant to grow?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/plants_grow.shtml a little more challenging
http://www.topicbox.org.uk/browse.php?item_ID=5584&subject=Science&topic=Life%20-%20Plants this is a really useful powerpoint to download and keep for the whole of the topic. It is aimed at Year 3, but we really do need to push the children on, as their knowledge on this subject is very good already.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants/index.htm click on the seed growth leaf for a great animation of what a seed needs to grow.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=plantlabelmx a very simple resource to drag and drop the labels onto the right part of the plant. As you move through this site though, you will be expected to explain the functions of each part. This is also really useful in supporting the literacy for this week.
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/earlygrowth/germination/germ.html how fascinating! You will need to sit with your child for this, but the use of stop motion photography is fantastic. Just click on the sunflower germination – it’s really interesting! The movies for flowers are also beautiful!
Topic
The children will be continuing their new
topic called “How
do our senses help us?”
We talked about the importance of our
different senses. We will be discussing
the question:
“What do we use our senses for?”
To support this learning at home you could
talk to your child about the importance of our differences senses in our
everyday life.
This week we will be writing our own sense
poems!
Come and See
The children will be continuing their new
topic “Thanksgiving.”
Can
the children research at home and record what ways people give thanks for, and
how- in school, at home and in the neighbourhood, using headings such as “Who
thanks?” “What for?” “How?”
The
key words the children will be focusing on are: thank you, thoughtful,
thanksgiving.
Some questions we will be
thinking about.
- Who did Jesus give thanks to?
- What did he do?
- What did he say about the bread and wine?
- What did he ask his friends to do?
- How do you think the friends of Jesus felt?Reminders
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Sainsbury’s vouchers
We are continuing to collect Sainsbury’s
vouchers. Please send them into school with your child if you have them. Many
thanks.
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Reading workshops
We will be holding our reading workshops at 3.30pm and
6.00pm on Monday. We will be talking about how we teach reading in school and
also how you can help your child to succeed. We also want the children to
enjoy their reading, it is such a wonderful skill to have and opens up so
many worlds to them!
World Book Day
On Thursday 6th March it is World Book Day and we
will again be celebrating reading in school. The children can come in dressed
up as their favourite book character and we will be taking part in different
reading activities throughout the day.
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Year 1/2 Team.
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