This week in maths we have continued our learning about
measuring. First we thought about how we could easily compare the weights of a
range of objects using the balance scales. We used multilink cubes to weight
the items and recorded our findings. We knew that we need to add enough cubes
to make the pans on the scales balance – the weight of the cubes would be equal
to the weight of the object.
  
We then ordered the objects by weight. We also worked out the
difference in weight of the objects.
The next day we used water trays and empty containers to
investigate capacity and volume. First we thought about the mathematical
vocabulary we could use to compare – full, almost full, half full, half empty,
almost empty, empty. Please
use these terms at home with your child.
We thought about how we can compare the volume of different containers and we realised that it is compare exactly how much each container holds. We thought about filling one to the top and pouring into the other or counting how many capfuls full they both contain. We went outside and investigated the capacity of various containers using different methods.
              
The next day we estimated and then checked the capacity of
containers, compared which held more and which held less, and ordered them
using the greater and less than symbols. We also thought about some word
problems. Here are some examples:
   
Please ask your child to
compare and measure at home, and ask them some questions similar to the ones
above.
  Please encourage your child to make maps of their home, garden or street - including a compass and a key! This week in English we wrote a recount of our walk into Harpenden. On Monday we put a set of photos in chronological order and then added time words to match the order. 
We wrote
sentences on whiteboards to match the photos.
 
On Tuesday we
wrote our own recounts. It was
important to remember to write in the past. We had to remember to use the
toolkit below.
On Wednesday we
heard a diary entry about a magic key and acted out the story. We went back
in time to Harpenden in the past!
We met a girl called Jane and help her follow her map.
First we went to Cock Pond
   
On Friday we
talked about and planned our own Magic Key stories using this boxing up sheet. Next week we will be writing them.
All our stories
begin with this
Dear Diary,
“On an adventure!” they replied.
Down the road we went until we
came to the oldest house in Harpenden. As we were standing outside number 2 Southdown Road I noticed an old
key in the door. Suddenly the key began
to magically glow. I moved slowly towards the key. The key glowed brighter and brighter until it
was so bright that I had to close my eyes.
A whirling wind started blowing all around me. I was scared but also
excited. Round and round and round I
turned until BUMP!
As I looked around, I noticed
everything was different. I had gone back in time!
Just then a little girl came up
to me. Her name was Jane. In her hand she held a map and she asked me if would
like to follow map with her. I said yes.
Phonics
This week in phonics we have been consolidating the digraphs ‘aw’ ‘or’ ‘au’
and ‘ore’.
Can your child show you how they use
their phoneme fingers to segment these words – crawl, squawk, straw, storm,
transport, scorch, Paul, Autumn, August, launch, snore, more, shore and then
blend them back together again?
Can they spot the digraph or spilt
digraph in the words above.
Is there only one digraph in these
words or do some have more than one?Can they read these alien words –mawp,
flawt, korll, jorms, slauck, raups, quore, straun
Spelling ideas.
Perhaps you could get your child to
think of a sentence using the words above with this week’s digraphs and the
word ‘school’ and ‘friend’ to practise the common exception words.
Don’t
forget all the Year 1 common exception words are in your child’s Progress Book.
This week with in art we completed
our collaborative collages.
             Have a great weekend! The Year One Team
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Friday, 29 March 2019
Friday 29th March
