Friday 18th May

We hope that you enjoyed our assembly this week and thank you for visitng the classroom afterwards.  We were very excited this week when Rothamstead came to film us singing 'Fertilizer'! The children were amazing and Erin and Gary, from Rothamstead were very impressed. Here is a link so you you can share how fab they were!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRh0pIzLpPU Today we have been getting excited about the royal wedding! In the morning we made crowns and bunting and joined in the Royal Run. During the afternoon we have enjoyed the wedding picnic and played games. Have a look at our photos to see what fun we had!    This week in English we have been learning the traditional story ‘The Enormous Turnip’. First we listened to an oral telling of the story and joined in the repetitive parts of the text. Then we ‘mapped’ the story, when we draw simple pictures to remember the key moments in the correct sequence. Finally, we used our story map to tell the story to a partner. We have also listened to different versions in order to compare them and ‘magpie’ ideas for when we write our own versions of the story next week. Here are some links to different versions below:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l87u-NIYlKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIPTzO0cPcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YIRmRiXbZ4 Please ask your child to tell you the story this weekend. You could also ‘innovate’ with this story by changing the vegetable that is grown and by changing the characters who try and pull it up!  This week in maths we were learning about sharing equally. We used practical apparatus in our first lesson. In pairs we shared 10 cubes equally between us. We said one to you one for me until all 10 cubes had be shared equally.  We talked about what would happen if we were sharing 9 cubes. We then used 20 cubes

Can you share the cubes between 5 friends?

20 shared between 5 equals ____

Can you share the cubes between 2 friends?

20 shared between 5 equals ____

Can you share the cubes between 5 friends?

20 shared between 5 equals ____

You may like to try this at home

Which of these numbers - 12, 15, 20, 27, 30 can be shared equally between

2 groups

5 groups

10 groups

Ask your child to explain how they know.

In our next lesson we recorded our thinking and then challenged ourselves to solve simple word problems. Please keep practising: ·         counting in 2s to 20 backwards and forwards ·         counting in 10s to 100 backwards and forwards ·         counting in 5s to 50 backwards and forwards doubles (double 1,2,3,4, 5) first to double 5 then to double 10 (double 6, 7,8,9,10) either use Hit the Button or play Hubble Bubble After counting in 2s 5s and 10s ask your child ·         how many 2s there are in14 ·         how many 5s there are in 25 ·         how many 10s there are in 40 ·         Will 13 or 18 be in the count of 2s – prove it ·         Will 24 or 30 be in the count of 5s – prove it ·         Will 30 or 13 be in the count of 10s – prove it This will really help your child in their lessons. In Geography this week we looked at a map of the world and located and named the continents.  We then watched two video clip of Barnaby Bear in Mexico.  You may like to look at these at home and talk about the similarities and differences between how we shop in Harpenden and the type of food we eat compared to people in Mexico.  We noticed they ate a lot of corn that grew in the local fields. Next we used a map of the world and talked about where different food was grown.  We made links to our learning about the rainforest, remembering banana trees like hot humid weather. We have also made maps of a Mexico village, and included a key and compass. At home please encourage your child to make a map of their bedroom, house, garden or even their local area.  Next week we will be working with a partner to become 'TV Chefs'! This week we have written our recipes for our Mexican dips. We will take turns to use our D&T skills to make our dips, and use IPads to record each other, using our computing skills.   We hope that you have a lovely weekend - enjoy the royal wedding and remember to 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle'!  the year One team

Friday 11th May

This week in maths we started the week learning about doubles. We talked about what doubling means. Look at the table and get your child to explain which images are doubles and which are not.

We played a game with our learning partners which you may like to play at home.

First player shows number of fingers eg 2, partner has to show the same number thus doubling the original number.  Say 2 + 2 = 4. It must be the same number!

We did the same using pieces of Numicon.

We noticed that an odd number add an odd number equals an even number.  What about an even add an even number?  We soon realised that if your answer was an odd number you were incorrect.

Some of us challenged ourselves to solve the problems using our knowledge of doubles. Here are two for you to try at home.

Flora is thinking of a number.

Double her number is 12.

What number is she thinking of?

The following day we made equal groups.  The children started with a given total and then had to make groups of equal amount. This is the beginning of division.

What would happen if there were 21 cubes? You may like to do this type of problem at home.

We also tried to solve problems like these.

At home please keep practising

·        -  doubles (double 1,2,3,4, 5) first to double 5 then to double 10 (double 6, 7,8,9,10) either use Hit the Button or play Hubble Bubble

·         - counting in 2s to 20 backwards and forwards

·         - counting in 10s to 100 backwards and forwards

·         - counting in 5s to 50 backwards and forwards

After counting in 2s 5s and 10s ask your child

·         - how many 2s there are in14

·         - how many 5s there are in 25

·         - how many 10s there are in 40 – can they use their fingers to help?

·         Will 13 or 18 be in the count of 2s – prove it

·         Will 24 or 30 be in the count of 5s – prove it

·         Will 30 or 13 be in the count of 10s – prove it

       This week in English we have finished our books about the rainforest. We have written about the forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent layers. We have also written about the people of the rainforest and how the rainforest, its people and animals are in danger from deforestation. We completed our books by decorating the cover and writing a blurb to hook the reader in. Ask your child what facts they can remember about the rainforest!

 In D&T on Tuesday we practised the skills we will need as part of our 'I’m a TV Chef ' in computing.  We used vegetable peelers to peel carrots, we used graters to grate apples, we used knives to chop cucumber, onions and tomatoes and forks to mash avocados.  Once we had prepared all the ingredients we made our own tomato salsa and guacamole.  Then we used the carrots and cucumber sticks that we had chopped to dip and taste them.  They were delicious!

In D&T on Friday we created our own fabric collages.  We used our plans that we designed last week. We did some simple running stitches and then cut and joined the fabric with glue to our hessian square.  Look at our wonderful creations.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the sewing this afternoon, it was much 

appreciated and we are very proud of the results!

Some children would like to make recycled paper at home. Here are the instructions we used. If you would like some scrap paper to use please come into the classroom - we have lots! 

Royal Wedding Celebrations

The wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle
On Friday 18^th May we will be linking with the Junior school to celebrate the royal wedding.  We would like all the children to wear red, white and blue (a non-uniform day) in the spirit of the occasion! 

During the morning there will be a range of cross-curricular royal activities. There will also be a charity run – the junior children have been collecting sponsors to raise money for the NSPCC; the infants would like to ask if you would be willing to make a voluntary donation that would go towards funds being raised for Jossie’s life saving treatment (there will be a collection pot in each classroom first thing in the morning).

In the afternoon, weather permitting, there will be a 'street party' outside.
The infant children will need to bring in a small, disposable plate of food to eat at the street party (please note that we are unable to store in the fridge).  They will not need a lot of food as they will have had lunch an hour earlier.  As there are some children in school with a severe nut allergy, we politely remind you to ensure that your child's party food is nut-free.

Have a wonderful weekend.

The Year One Team