Friday 6th October

This week in maths we began the week by comparing objects using the vocabulary equal to, more, less, greater than and fewer than.  We looked at some pictures and had to say which had more or less.  When using bigger numbers we had to remember to do careful counting not sloppy. On Tuesday we then compared two using the vocabulary equal to, more, less, greater than and fewer than. At the end of the lesson we looked at this problem and talked about it with our learning partners. Which statement is incorrect ? 8 is more than 4 7 is less than 10 3 is more than 6 Prove it. On Wednesday we began by looking at this number line and using our knowledge of numbers from 0-10 we put 5, 9 and 2 in the correct order and position on the number lin After we learnt how to use a number line.  We were asked how many jumps from 4 to 8  We put our left index finger on the first number given (4) and used our right index finger to move  forwards along the number line to the second number given (8).  We had to remember the first jump was from 4 to 5.  We were then asked how many jumps from 9 to 6?  We put our right index finger on the first number given (9) and used our left index finger to move backwards along the number line to the second number given (6).  We had to remember the first jump was from 9 to 8. You may like your child to practise this at home they master this skill. They must remember to never cross their arms when moving along a number line and never count the first number as a jump but I am sure your children will tell you this!  At the end of the week using a number line we had to apply our knowledge of more and less.  Can your child circle the number 7, underline a number greater than seven, draw an arrow to the number that is one less than five. photos of examples       0 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 This week in English we returned to our learning about Lullabyhullabaloo. First we thought about the different characters and we worked in groups to think up actions for them. Then we demonstrated our actions to the rest of the class and they had to guess which character we were playing. We have also been writing part of the story. We started with: The sun is down, the moon is up. It is bedtime for the little Princess. But outside the castle… We then decided who was keeping the princess awake and continued the story, using the repetitive refrains from the book. As always, we tried to remember to include capital letters, finger spaces and full stops and to use our phoneme fingers to help to spell words. Some of us challenged ourselves to include question marks and exclamations marks too. At home you could ask your child to continue the story, using the story start above. They could either tell you the story or write it down. The children are very welcome to bring any writing into school to share with the class!  In D&T we have been busy planning and designing our royal carriages.  Thank you for sending in the boxes.  On Friday afternoon we painted the body of our carriage and look forward to decorating it next week. Today we have also enjoyed a castle chil.  We hope that you enjoy the movie night this evening and have a good weekend. We look forward to seeing you at our class assembly next week.  Year One Team

Friday 29th September 2017

This week in English we have been using our trip to Moutfitchet Castle to help us with our reading and writing. On Monday we looked at pictures from our day and we read the captions. We remembered that when we read words we, ‘Look at the letters, say the sounds and blend them all together’.

The next day we looked at pictures of our day and put them in the correct sequence. We used time words to help us with this. Examples of the words we used are: first, next, after that, a little while later and finally. Then we worked in pairs and thought of our own captions for the pictures. We had to make sure our sentences started with a time word.  When we had decided what to write we remembered to ‘put the sentence’ in our head by repeating the sentence as we tapped our head or clapped our hands. Then we used our phoneme fingers to help sound out the words. When we are writing we, ‘Say the word, finger the word, write the word’. We remembered that each sentence must start with a capital letter, have finger spaces and end with a full stop. Please encourage your child to recount events using time words. This can be events of their day or from a story. 

On Wednesday we had a Chil session when we chose how to extend our own learning by reading captions, looking at maps of Moutfitchet, writing captions for pictures, writing lists or drawing pictures.

Finally on Friday we wrote own recounts of the day. We decided what we needed to include when writing a recount. These are some of the things we thought we should include:

·        Put the events in the correct order

·        Use time words

·        Capital letters, finger spaces and full stops

·        Check every sentence makes sense

·        Capital letters for the names of places and people

·        Neat handwriting

·        Challenge – describing words

·        Challenge – use one ‘and’ in a sentence

We all tried very hard and were very proud of our writing. We are sure you will enjoy reading the recounts after our assembly!

This week in maths we started the week by counting forwards and backwards from 0-10.  We completed a range of number tracks. Then the children had to listen carefully to spot the mistakes. 5,6,8,9,10 7,6,4,3,2 7,6,3,2,1 You may like to do this at home. During the rest of the week we consolidated our learning from Reception of one more and one less than a given number to 10. We played a game were we had two sets of cards- one with more than or less than on and the other set numbers 0-10.  In pairs we had to take turns to pick up a card and say for example 1 more than 5 is 6.  We recorded this on whiteboards. On Wednesday we recorded  on mini worksheets showing our understanding of one more and one less.  Here are some examples you may like to try at home. We enjoyed a maths ChIL where were able to practise counting forwards and backwards and consolidate our understanding of one more and one less. All these activities will really help your child deepen their understanding of numbers from 1-10. Other home learning mathematical activities this week include ·         practising counting forwards and backwards 0-10 on fingers starting at different points ·         show me one more or one less than a given number between 0 and 1 using fingers, counters, toys ·         practising correct number formation 0-10. (sheet showing correct formation)

All these activities will help your child feel more confident in their maths lessons.

In D&T we started our sequence to make a royal carriage. We began this week by looking at a selection of royal carriages.  We noticed they all had 4 wheels, they were decorated in gold, they had crests on the doors and crowns on the roofs. Then we investigated the different parts of a vehicle and named these.  We found the wheels, the axle, the body and the chassis.

Next week we are going to plan and design our own royal carriage.  Over the next few weeks we will each be making a royal carriage.

Please could every child please bring in a box for the body of their royal carriage.

If you could turn the box inside out as shown below, so it is easier for your child to paint.

 Today we have been using our teamwork and creative skills to build castles with construction kits or junk. We had lots of fun and hope you enjoy the pictures of our efforts!

We hope you have a good weekend.

The Year One Team