Year 1 we 10th November
Hi All,
This week in English, we will be continuing with our topic on fairy tales. week we looked at the story of Snow White. We wrote the introduction to the storyh as well as writing a character description of the wicked queen.
If you have the opportunity to explore fairy stories with your child this would really support their learning and understanding, as well as being a lot of fun.
You could:
- Look at how fairy stories always seem to begin (once upon a time)
- Look at how they end (they all lived happily ever after)
- Are there any common themes that you and your child notice (goodies and baddies, animals that talk, wicked stepmothers, brave princes, castles, spooky woods and of course magic!)
Good Questions to ask..
- Can you think of words to describe the main character?
- Can you think of what will happen next?
- What would you do if you were the main character?
- Is there anything that puzzles you?
- Did it remind you of anything else you have seen or read? In Phonics we will be revising the Phase 3 sounds as well as focusing writing with the sounds ng and oi.
In maths, we will continue working on addition and subtraction. This week we looked number bonds (two numbers you add together to make another). We looked at sequencing
1 + 8 = 9
2 + 7 = 9
3 + 6 = 9
4 + 5 = 9
Etc.
In the afternoon we looked at Remembrance day and the importance of the poppies.
Mrs Tedd is going to be teaching Year 1 on Friday mornings. Mrs Saxton will continue to teach on the 4 afternoons Mon- Thurs.
Remember
Start: 16th Nov 2017
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
You are invited to celebrate your child's books, in their classrooms, prior to parents' evenings the following week. Books will be available from the end of school until 5pm on Thursday 16th November.
Unfortunately, books will not be available to view at any other time as they are working documents which are required by pupils and teachers on a daily basis. Your next opportunity to view your child's books will be prior to the Spring parents' evenings.
Thank you.
Highlights
- Playing with friends at break
- Science with Mrs Saxton
- Watching a film about poppies
- Maths – friends of ten
- Writing about Snow White and the wicked queen
- Friday assembly
- My birthday
- Show and tell
- CHIPS on Friday
- Grouping people in maths in the hoops!
November
Friday 17th Bag to School
Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd Parent Evenings
Friday 24th November Y5 Cake Sale
Reading Challenge – 14 days consecutive days reading in the reading record, 5 housepoints and a medal.
PE kits needed this week with names on the labels (don’t forget to check the pumps still fit!).
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Year 1 team