Staffordshire

Week Beginning Monday 25th September - This week in Staffordshire 1

In Maths this week we have been using our knowledge of ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’ to help us order numbers. We discussed what ordering meant and then how you should ask: ‘Should I order them starting with the greatest or the least?’. We have them moved on to looking at a number line and how this is different from a number track, each number being on a line rather than in the gap between. We loved jumping along the track using our addition and subtraction skills.

In Eggbox Dragon we have read about the shocking incident of the Queen’s jewel being stolen! As we have learn the Eggbox Dragon is very skilled at finding things and he was soon on the case. The magpie was spotted in a tree with a range of unusual objects in his nest. We were inspired by this and used adjectives to write objects in a list, for example ‘ a golden ring’ and ‘a brass instrument’. Can you give your adult any more examples?

In Art we looked at the use of colour between a range of famous paintings by artists such as Van Gogh’. Our children discussed things such as use of primary colours, secondary colours, mixing, strokes and light and dark. Some of our children were inspired to use these techniques themselves!

In History we have looked at significant life events e.g. a birthday or christening. Our children discussed these, why they are important and when it happened. We were specifically focusing on using words such as ‘past’, ‘years’, ‘months’, ‘ago’ and the use of the past tense. Next week we will be discovering all about the use of a family tree. If you have a family tree at home that you would be happy for your child to share with the class then please do let us know!

Home learning

Reading

Children should read everyday and this should be recorded on Boom Reader at least once a week. Reading books will be sent home on a Friday, please return your child's book on the following Wednesday.

Spelling

Please find linked below the list of spellings Year 1 will be practising throughout the year. Strategies to practise spellings can be found on the Oxford Owl website, here.

A typical week in Staffordshire 1...