Highlights:
This week in maths we have continued with addition and subtraction. Some of the children have still struggled to apply number bonds to ten to help with addition. For example, being able to quickly add 3+6+7 because they already know that 3+7 will total ten and they just need to add on 6 more. Also continuing number bonds patterns such as if they know 3 + 7 = 10 then they also know 13 + 7 = 20, 23 + 7 = 30, 33+7 = 40 and so on. Recognising and continuing patterns is an important concept in understanding maths. Please help your child practice this. In English we have completed our amazing descriptive work on imaginary planets and worked hard in our grammar sessions on sentence construction.In science we had fun investigating food chains and learning vocabulary such as predator, prey, consumer and producer. In RW we shared the photographs sent in so far, from christenings to wedding celebrations and also some very special photographs sent in from Mina’s family. These were fantastic to help us learn more about the Muslim faith. Thank you to everyone that sent photographs in. In history we had a final discussion about why Amy Johnson was so significant.
We also held our parent evening meetings this week. Thank-you to everyone who attended, it was great to talk about all the great progress our pupils are making and their next steps.
It was also our Harvest assembly this week and our assembly detailing the work of East Yorkshire Food Bank. Your donations have been greatly appreciated, please send any further donations as early next week as you can so that we can make arrangements for the items to be collected and distributed to families in need.
What’s happening next week: We have our KS1 trip on Monday. Each child will need to bring a packed lunch and a drink in a small backpack that the children will carry themselves on their back (no glass bottles, fizzy drinks or sweets please). The school will provide a packed lunch for children eligible for free school meals (this does not include universal free school meals). It is art week and class 2 will also enjoy another visit from the artist Charlotte Eldred as part of East Riding arts creativity week. This day will also be our school ‘Be Bright Be Seen’ Day which children can celebrate by coming to school wearing bright colours.
Class Focus:
We are working on developing our independence and self-help skills so that the children have strategies to support their learning when an adult is not working with their group.
Spellings:
This week’s spelling focus has been The /ɒ/ sound, which is sometimes spelt ‘u’, can be spelt as an ‘a’ when it comes after a ‘w’ or a ‘qu’. The spelling test is now on Mondays. Please ensure the children practise spellings at home, the children stick their new spellings in their reading logs every Monday. Below we have posted what they had this week so they can be practising over the weekend. The spelling sheets that the children complete daily in school will also be sent home each week for you to revisit when you can. We now play lots of spelling games with our words, why not ask your child what games we have been playing spelling bingo has been a favourite. We also have a good discussion about the meaning of the words if we’re not sure.
Just a reminder that after half term PE days are now Tuesdays and Fridays – there will be no PE next week due to the trip, art week and be bright be seen day on Friday.
Dates for your diary:
Monday 21st October – Key Stage One trip to Hull and Ferens Art Gallery – thank-you for returning permission slips and making a contribution online towards the cost. We really can’t run these trips without additional financial support from both the PTFA and from parents so it is massively appreciated.
Monday 21st October – last day for Halloween pumpkin art entries.
Friday 25th October– Doodle art with artist Charlotte Eldred. This event is being provided free of charge through East Riding Creative Arts Week.
‘Be Bright Be Seen’ Day which children can celebrate by coming to school wearing bright colours.