Maths 4.11.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 5th Nov 2022 @ 3:10pm

In maths this week, the children have been learning how to work systematically to find all the number bonds of any number. We have used tens frames to support us in our work and looked for patterns in the calculations that were created to then help us find missing numbers. We then applied the strategies we learned to solve a number of different problems and open-ended challenges. 

RE - 1.11.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 5th Nov 2022 @ 2:30pm

To start our new unit of work on God and Creation in RE, the children were all given the chance to enjoy being creative. Christians believe that God created us all to be creative in the same way He was when he created the world. The children were able to choose what media or materials to use and what they wanted to create.  They then had to reflect on how it felt to be creative, how they felt about sharing their creations with others and how they might feel if someone was to spoil their creation. It was lovely to see the children enjoying their learning so much.

Computing 21.10.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 29th Oct 2022 @ 7:20pm

The children are becoming more confident in their computing lessons now. They are able to login more independently and navigate their way around Purple Mash with more confidence. During our last lesson, the children created simple pictograms to show their peers' favourite colours using 2Count and composed a simple piece of music using 2Explore. They were able to save their work in the Year 1 folder and open it again to make some final changes. 

Maths 21.10.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 29th Oct 2022 @ 5:56pm

This week in maths, the children have worked hard to understand the relationships between the different parts of addition calculations. They have used this knowledge to create addition fact families for a given set of 3 numbers. Once they were secure with the idea of fact families and how they work, they applied their knowledge to work out missing numbers and break the codes to find the numbers needed for a given answer. We finished the week by creating number sentences for 'first, then and now' number stories. We then had to think of our 'first, then and now' number stories to go with given calculations. 

Poetry Collaboration - 14.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 6:35am

On Friday afternoon, the children enjoyed watching Paul Cookson perform some of his newest poetry around the theme of brothers and sisters. We then completed his follow up workshop to generate our own ideas to use in a poem on the same theme of brothers and sisters. The children enjoyed working in collaboration with some of the children from Years 3 and 4 and came up with some fabulous ideas for us to use.

Maths - 12.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 6:34am

In Maths, the children were introduced to part whole models. These are used to help the children break whole numbers down into different parts that will then add together to make the whole. The children used counters to help them to explore the composition of different numbers within 10.

Science - 11.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 6:32am

Last week, the children did some super writing in our history lesson about life in the 1950's. It was lovely to see them working so hard to write sentences about what they had learned

Number lines - 6.10.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 9th Oct 2022 @ 11:45am

In Maths this week, we have been using number lines for the first time. We have been exploring how the number lines work and how we can use them correctly. To become more familiar with the structure of number lines, we have been filling in the missing numbers and jumping along the numbers to get from one given number to another.

PE team building - 3.10.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 9th Oct 2022 @ 11:35am

The children enjoyed using their teamwork skills to complete different activities during our team building PE session. 

Maths 29.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st Oct 2022 @ 2:13pm

In Maths, we used the art straws and Multilink cubes to physically see if one number is more than, less than or equal to another number. We explained what we could see by using the correct mathematical language.

Number Sense 28.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st Oct 2022 @ 2:09pm

In Number Sense this week, we have been consolidating our understanding of counting up and back and 1 more and 1 less by creating staircases up to 5 using the multilink cubes.

Reading 28.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st Oct 2022 @ 1:57pm

The children are working hard to become more confident readers. They help their partners to read unfamiliar words and answer questions about the stories they read in our daily Read Write Inc. sessions.

Writing in RWI 22.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:38pm

In RWI this week, we have been writing sentences explaining how we can keep safe in a given situation. We wrote about what could happen if we weren't careful in each scenario too. 

1 less 22.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:36pm

We have been using the practical resources from our 'Choose to Use' area in maths to help us to find 1 less than a given number within ten. We understand that when we find one less than a number we take one item away from group of objects and look the the number on the left of our given number on the number tack. 

Writing in role. 16.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:22pm

In RWI we have been writing letters in the role of the character from our story using the first person. 

Maths counting, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:19pm

We have been using tens frames to represent the numbers up to ten and matching the correct number card to the amount of counters shown.

Creating 2D shapes, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:14pm

The children have been creating 2D shapes to accurately show their specific properties. 

Childhood Museum, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:56am

To launch our new Cornerstones unit, I created an exhibition of childhood artefacts for the children to explore and examine. Some artefacts are from today and some were typical examples from the 1950s. We looked at the exhibition, handled the artefacts and made careful observations about them that helped us to decide if each object was a new or old childhood artefact. We had some super discussions and great explanations about their ideas. 

Maths, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:49am

In maths, we enjoyed exploring the Numicon pieces. We looked at different shapes, patterns and pictures we could make. We discovered we could make different numbers by fitting some of the pieces together. We sorting them into groups using our knowledge of the properties of shapes and we finished by creating our Numicon staircase and taing number one on a little walk. 

Computing, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:45am

The children were all very excited to have their first computing lesson using the iPads. We practised logging onto Purple Mash and talked about how important it is to keep our passwords a secret to protect all our work. 

Art, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:43am

We had a lovely start to our art topic and enjoyed exploring what colours can be made using only the three primary colours. 

Maths, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:42am

In our first place value lessson in maths, we worked together to sort a range of objects into groups using different criteria. We had lots of good ideas and suggestions and used brilliant reasoning skills to explain our mathematical thinking. 

Science, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:40am

The children went on a walk around teh school grounds in their first science lesson this week to be science detectives looking for different materials being used in our school. 

STOP...carry on!, by Mrs McGovern

Date: 13th Jul 2022 @ 9:49am

Today Reception went to Yr1 for an extra practise! We played one of our favourite magic maths games called Stop....carry on!

We read the numbers for our partner, and when we stop, they tell us if we have landed on an odd or even number.

Just listen....

We, by Mrs McGovern

Date: 12th Jul 2022 @ 12:30pm

For our Outdoor worship in Summer term, Reception have been on a prayer walk! We used all 5 of our senses to

hear

smell

touch

taste

and feel

what a wonderful world God has made for us.