Week beginning 15th January 2018
Our learning objectives for this week (beginning Wednesday 15th January) are:
Writing
Here is the story of The Magic Paintbrush.
The Magic Brush
Long, long ago in Ancient China there lived a poor boy, who was called Chang. Although he loved drawing, Chang was too poor to have a paintbrush so he used a stick instead. He would draw in the sand or scratch marks on the walls.
Early one morning, Chang saw a large, silver fish trapped in the tall reeds by the riverbank. The fish were struggling to get free. He helped to release the fish because he felt sorry fot them.
Later that day, Chang was sleeping. In his dream, a man dressed in a silver cloak spoke to him. “You are a kind boy Chang. I am giving you a magic brush. Use it to help the poor.” Chang woke with a start and lying beside him was a paintbrush.
So Chang painted the shape of a butterfly and to his amazement it changed into a real butterfly and flew away. Chang was delighted with this gift. He ran straight back to the village to see how he could help the poor people.
First, he painted a donkey for the young mother to help her carry her goods. Next he painted an ox to help the farmer pull his plough. After that he painted a hoe for the old lady to weed her garden. Everyday he found a new use for the paintbrush.
Unluckily, the Emperor heard of Chang and his magic brush. He sent for Chang and ordered him to paint a field of gold. Chang didn’t want to obey the greedy Emperor so he drew a sea with a tiny island in the distance.
“Where is my field of gold?” shouted the Emperor, angrily.
“Just here,” replied Chang, drawing a tiny field on the island.
“Paint me a boat so that I can travel to the island,” snarled the Emperor. So Chang painted a boat. The Emperor climbed onto the boat. Chang drew the north wind blowing towards the island.
“I’m going too slowly,” roared the Emperor. “Paint stronger wind.” “So Chang drew a storm. Suddenly, the waves grew rougher and rougher until the boat capsized and the Emperor disappeared. Then Chang drew a white horse so that he could ride home and tell his friends what had happened to the Emperor who wanted too much for himself.
Hungerford Class have loved looking The Magic Brush’ story so far. This week we will be retelling the story through drama. We will then be using the ‘warning tale toolkit’ to box up the story into different sections.
Maths
We have now moved onto money. We will be counting coins and notes. We will also be finding different ways of making to same amounts.
What could you do at home?
Give your child a handful of coins. Can they tell you the most efficient way to count it?
Play shops- ask them to make 23p in several different ways.
I am confident that all of our previous work on number and place value and addition and subtraction has formed a secure foundation for our work on money.
Homework
I will be continuing to set homework on Mathletics. I am aware that some people have had issues with adobe flash player. This is something you need to enable on your computers. If this is the case then please let me know. I am happy for the children to complete the task after eating their lunch on Mondays (as an adult has to be there for their health and safety).
Week beginning 8th January 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fefbae” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Well done to all the children who received their attendance medals for 100% attendance last term.
There will be more opportunities to earn rewards this term so keep going with the good attendance, homework and animal word lists.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#4d52f6″ ]Week beginning 8th January 2018
THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:
SPRING TERM 1 TOPIC: Transport
LITERACY:
Book Focus: The Naughty Bus by Jan and Jerry Oke
The children really enjoyed role playing the mischievous adventures of the naughty bus. This week we will develop their ideas and write about alternate adventures for the naughty bus. Where else could the naughty bus go?
PHONICS: This week the children will learn a few new digraphs (2 letters which make one sound). We often refer to these (with the children) as ‘special sounds’. This week’s sounds are: /x/, /y/, /z/, /qu/ and /ch/ We will continue to send home a sound sheet each day for each new sound. Please practise letter formation with your child and keep these sheets at home.
MATHS: We will continue to revise number recognition and counting skills. This week we will continue to use the language involved in addition. The children will practise finding the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them.
TOPIC: The children will be discussing different types of transport and the different ways in which they travel to school.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#38e83f” ]HOMEWORK:
This week’s homework:
Journey to school
Draw a simple map of your journey to school? Which places do you pass, which types of transport do you see?
KEY WORD LISTS:
Your child will have received their animal word lists. These are the key words that occur most frequently in books your child will read in Reception and beyond. The word lists are designed to encourage your child to learn to read these words in a fun and engaging way so they can instantly recognise them in the books they read.
Please check bookbags for animal word list folders which contain a useful information sheet for parents. Please only send in lists if your child is ready to be tested. There isn’t any rush for your child to race through the lists. It is more important that they have secure recognition of these words before moving onto the next list.
Books for home reading
Please ensure that reading books and yellow diaries are in bookbags[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#38e8d5″ ]IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday 8th January 2018 – Height and Weight checks for Reception children
22nd – 26th January 2018 – Keeping ourselves safe week
5th – 9th February 2018 – Online safety week
9th February 2018 – Last day of Spring 1 term
19th February 2018 – Children return to school for Spring 2 term [/dropshadowbox]
Week beginning 8th January 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fefbae” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Well done to all the children who received their attendance medals for 100% attendance last term and to all the children who received certificates for completing all their homework last term. Thank you parents for supporting them with this. It has really helped to boost their confidence.
There will be more opportunities to earn rewards this term so keep going with the good attendance, homework and animal word lists.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#4d52f6″ ]Week beginning 8th January 2018
THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:
SPRING TERM 1 TOPIC: Transport
LITERACY:
Book Focus: The Naughty Bus by Jan and Jerry Oke
The children really enjoyed role playing the mischievous adventures of the naughty bus. This week we will develop their ideas and write about alternate adventures for the naughty bus. Where else could the naughty bus go?
PHONICS: This week the children will learn a few new digraphs (2 letters which make one sound). We often refer to these (with the children) as ‘special sounds’. This week’s sounds are: /x/, /y/, /z/, /qu/ and /ch/ We will continue to send home a sound sheet each day for each new sound. Please practise letter formation with your child and keep these sheets at home.
MATHS: We will continue to revise number recognition and counting skills. This week we will continue to use the language involved in addition. The children will practise finding the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them.
TOPIC: The children will be discussing different types of transport and the different ways in which they travel to school.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#38e83f” ]HOMEWORK:
This week’s homework:
Journey to school
Draw a simple map of your journey to school? Which places do you pass, which types of transport do you see?
KEY WORD LISTS:
Your child will have received their animal word lists. These are the key words that occur most frequently in books your child will read in Reception and beyond. The word lists are designed to encourage your child to learn to read these words in a fun and engaging way so they can instantly recognise them in the books they read.
Please check bookbags for animal word list folders which contain a useful information sheet for parents. Please only send in lists if your child is ready to be tested. There isn’t any rush for your child to race through the lists. It is more important that they have secure recognition of these words before moving onto the next list.
Books for home reading
As this is a 5 day week we will resume with usual days for changing books. Please ensure reading books and diaries are in book bags on these days:
Mondays- Red group
Tuesdays- Blue group
Wednesdays- Green group
Thursdays- Orange Group
Fridays – Yellow group [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#38e8d5″ ]IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday 8th January 2018 – Height and Weight checks for Reception children
22nd – 26th January 2018 – Keeping ourselves safe week
5th – 9th February 2018 – Online safety week
9th February 2018 – Last day of Spring 1 term
19th February 2018 – Children return to school for Spring 2 term [/dropshadowbox]
Week beginning 8th January 2018
Happy New Year ! We hope you had a fun and peaceful festive time with family and friends!
Congratulations to our Mathletic Winners! Wow !
Lambeth Class – Silver Award– Hugh, Zuzanna, Shaira, Zofia, Alvin, Harshana, Rebeka
Vauxhall Class – Silver Award – Abigail, Nathan
Lambeth Class – Bronze Award – Francis, Rebeka, Tanush, Martin,Sudan, Shaira, Zofia, Alvin
Vauxhall Class – Bronze award – Yashal, Nathan, Abigail
Super Mathlete Award –
Abigail – 7020 Points Vauxhall Class
Sudan- 4150 points Lambeth Class
English – We will be editing our recount writing on Monday. From Tuesday we will be watching Baboon on the Moon video and learning all about comic strips.
Maths – We will be learning about time- sequencing a day, days of the week, months and seasons.
Science – We are continuing our learning about Seasons focusing on Winter.
RE – We are continuing to develop our understanding of Christianity.
PE- Gymnastics- travelling and balancing using different parts of body.
Home work
Homework is sent home every Friday and this week should be promptly returned on Wednesday please. Mathletics homework is also set weekly related to the concepts children are learning. Children can earn bronze, silver and gold certificates as they earn the points. Please check the back of your reading record for your child’s username and password.
Reading is very important and please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as their reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent reader.
Your child has a handout about Year 1 – Spring term 1 curriculum overview in their book bags. Thank you for all your continued support.
Year 1 Team.
Week commencing 8th January
Here is a breakdown of what we will be looking at over the coming week:
English- We will be continuing our unit of work about the short film, Coming Home and thinking about writing from different viewpoints. We will then be moving on to a unit of work based around the story The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry.
Maths- We are finishing our work on perimeter by trying to find the perimeter of rectilinear shapes both with and without a grid. We will then be moving on to Multiplication and Division. Alongside this we will be doing a weekly times table challenge and working towards membership of the 100 or 144 club and I would like all children to work hard on their tables to achieve this!
Reading- All children read with an adult at least once a week as part of a Guided Reading programme. After this adult led session they complete tasks relating to the text or linked to current English and Spelling focuses. We continue to read stories as a class.
ICT- We are still holding an extra ICT session each week to introduce the children to touch typing. This a free to use course and is accessible to everyone. If you would like to continue this at home, I have included the link below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr
Our ICT topic this half term is bug fixing and we will be trying to spot and correct the mistakes in Scratch algorithms.
PE- PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and children will need their PE kits. I would also like to remind you that the school policy is that all earrings should be removed, hair should be tied back and tights should be removed when getting changed. I would also ask that PE kits stay in school between Monday and Friday as occasionally we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take part in additional activities. This half term we will be doing Gym sequences and a Boot camp of circuits to improve fitness, stamina and muscle tone and will continue to run the daily mile.
Topic- Our topic for this term is rainforests. We will be learning about their strata and make up, the animals and people who live there and the effects of deforestation and pollution.
PSHE- We will be starting a new scheme of work called Apple’s friends which will help children to understand their feelings and relationships with others. There will also be some simple tasks for the children to complete at home.
Homework- Homework is given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Friday. In addition to tasks given out I expect the children to read every day and continue to practise the multiplication tables. I will be collecting the reading records in every week to check children are reading and would ask that you initial or sign to show they have read and make any comments you deem necessary, children should also record all independent reading they have done in the book so I am able to see that they are reading regularly. Children should feel free to keep a book for as long as they need to in order to finish reading. If you have any concerns about your child’s book choice, please speak to me or write me a note.
Successes– Well done to Gabby M, William, Kiki and Zamira who all received merit cards this week!
Additional information– I hope that everyone has had an excellent break and a big thank you for your thoughtful and generous cards and gifts. It is a pleasure to be with this class.
The children have all returned to school enthusiastically and ready to learn and I look forward to another excellent term. Thank you for all your help and support.
Week beginning 8th January 2018.
Week beginning 8th January 2018.
The children settled in well this year and have written their New Year resolutions.
In Maths this week, we write the value of each digit using place value, write numbers in figures and words as well dividing and multiplying by 100 and 1000.
In English, we will use the facts that we have learned to plan a non-chronological report about volcanoes.
In Science, we will learn how to group rocks according to their appearance and qualities.
Our topic this term is Earthquakes and Volcanoes.
In PE, we will cover Gymnastics and Pilates.
On 9th January at 9.10 am our class will present our assembly to the school and you are invited to our performance in the school hall.
We thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Taggart.
Mrs Glenn.
Mrs Tooze.
Mrs Edgeler.
Southwark Class Weekly News
In Southwark Class this week our learning will be as follows;
- In Mathematics we will be working on finding the perimeter of a shape using a grid to help as well as finding the perimeter of a rectangle or rectilinear shape by measuring or using already known information. We will be returning to our mental maths work and will be aiming to achieve our 100 and 144 club certificates by demonstrating we know all the multiplication and division facts to 12×12(A key objective in year 4).
- In English, we are focusing on telling stories from different viewpoints using the advert and short story Coming Home as our inspiration. We will be beginning a new book-The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
- In reading we will be reading regularly in small guided groups and doing follow up and preparation activities to support progression with reading comprehension.
- In topic time we have just started to enjoy learning about the rain forest. This week we will be focusing on identifying the location of the world’s rain forests and discovering more about the animals living in the different layers of the rain forest.
The children have settled back into class really well following their Christmas break and they are enjoying our new topics. Thank you for your continued support with homework and reading at home. Thank you also for the generous Christmas gifts and thoughtful cards.
Successes-
This week team Emoji achieved an impressive 56 marbles. Well done-Tyler. Kiana,Vishal and Ciaran.
We have 3 readers of the week-Ciaran, Adrian and Kiana. 
Daniel achieved a merit card for putting extra effort into learning his key words and reading regularly at home. Well done Daniel!
Week Beginning 8th January 2018
In Waterloo Bridge Class this week our learning will be as follows;
- In Mathematics we will be working on place value with a particular focus on problem solving.
- In English we will plan and write non-chronological reports on volcanoes.
- In reading we will be reading regularly in small groups. We will also begin a new class book Krindlekrax by Phillip Ridley.
- In science we will begin our work on our new topic on Rocks.
- In topic time we will continue our learning on volcanoes.
The children have settled back into class really well following their Christmas break and they are enjoying our new topics.
Reading at home
Your child should ideally be reading at home for a minimum of 30 mins now everyday.
Where possible, your child should also have an opportunity t read aloud to someone else at least twice a week. The information below, gives you some examples of questions you may like to ask your child during their reading.
Week beginning 8th Janaury 2018
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Maths-We will be learning the value of each digit in a decimal, how to round decimals and how to multiply and divide decimals
English-Writing–We will continuing to look at Biographies and focusing on Anne Frank
Reading-We will be continuing to read Holes by Louis Sachar.
Science-We will be starting our new topic Electricity
History-We will be learning about the Holocaust and the impact it has had. For more information have a look at
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/history/index.html
R.E-We will be learning more about Buddhism this term.
Art-We will be studying silk paintings and making our own
P.E-Swimming starts on Tuesday 9th January 2018. In our other lesson we will be continuing with gymnastics and developing our balancing skills on apparatus.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#27e4f1″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Important Information[/dropshadowbox]
Congratulations to Xanin and Oliwia who received Merit cards this week.
Congratulations also to the whole class. It has been a great start to the New Year with everyone focused on their work. This is an important term as Year 6 will be focusing on their SATS which are in the Summer term. There are also some exciting opportunities this term for your children to develop other strengths as well as the academic subjects so stay tuned for more information.