Today, the children explored addition practically. Using pictorial representations, the children identified the parts and the whole and were able to show this in tens frames and part whole models. The children impressed us with their independence and understanding of number. Well done, Year 1!
Today, the children explored addition practically. Using pictorial representations, the children identified the parts and the whole and were able to show this in tens frames and part whole models.The children impressed us with their independence and understanding of number. Well done Eagles!
In maths, Year 1 have been practising number bonds. They completed part-whole models, identifying different ways the whole can be made using their knowledge of number bonds. For example, 5: 0 + 5, 1 + 4, 2 + 3, 4 +1, 5 + 0. They then were challenged to an activity, matching the number bonds …
In today’s science lesson, we compared the suitability of different everyday materials. Each group were given a description of an object and they had to work together to decide which material would be the most suitable to use. Each group explained their reasoning to the rest of the class, including mentioning the properties that the …
In Maths, Year 2 have been learning how to add and subtract 1s. First, they worked in groups to add and subtract 3 1-digit numbers and represent this in different pictorial representations. Afterwards, in pairs, they played roll the dice, where they had to find the total of their 3 numbers. Once we had practised …
This morning, in Skylarks class, we’ve enjoyed catching up with our friends, discussing what we did over the Christmas break and thinking about what we would like to get better at in 2023. We had some fantastic ideas! Here are a few: – I would like to get better at football. – I would like …
For your homework this week, we would like you to focus on practising your lines for your part in the Christmas performance (Y2). Some sheets have been handed out – please ensure that you know your words. All children should try to practise the songs and actions.
To prepare us for writing our own character description about the tiger from The Tiger who Came to Tea, we spent some time reading a range of character descriptions and discussing the features. We were able to identify LOTS of adjectives describing appearance and personality. We then chose our favourite piece of writing and gave …
Year 2 have been learning how to order numbers to 100 from smallest to greatest and greatest to smallest. They practised building their numbers so that they could clearly see the amount of tens and ones each number had.
This week, Year 2 have been learning how to count in 10s and 1s on a number line. Today, we practised estimating on a number line. We challenged each other to estimate where different numbers would be placed.