Future Story Writers Found!

This week 1MD continued their learning around stories by writing up the class version of Jack and the Beanstalk- Rude Rosie and the Sunflower.

Children used a story map to help form their sentences and all have written some fantastic stories. Next they will be writing their own versions of the story and learning more about descriptive writing.

In maths we have been reviewing our knowledge of money and counting. We have been great mathematicians because we have used our number bond knowledge to help us solve mathematical challenges.

Also children worked in teams to paint their model castles. Next step is to sponge on bricks, add grass or a moat and final details such as windows, drawbridges and flags.

Finally in PE we finished our movement pieces and performed for each other. I will be uploading videos of them to the blog very soon so keep checking back.

Tomorrow morning I will not be in class. If you need to get in contact with me urgently please email me or leave a message at the school office.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend sunshine!
Miss Dampier

Learning Overview

In another busy week children have planned and written their very own lost toy stories accompanied by some fantastic illustrations. Our stories were inspired by the new book we looked at called ‘Dogger’. A story of a little boy, his lost toy and his big sister.

In maths the children have been learning all about subtraction. They were introduced to Meanie Minus and his gang of take away pals. Children have learnt about what happens to a number when you use the subtraction symbol and how this is written in number sentences. We also learnt that subtraction is the inverse operation to addition. We will be continuing learning about this in the coming week.

In PE children have been working on their throwing and catching skills. Over the last couple of weeks we have talked about great methods to ensure you can catch a bean bag successfully and we are now trying to apply our learning to catching sponge tennis balls. The class identified possible challenges that might affect their catching ability such as the ball being round and likely to roll or bounce away!

This week children will be looking more at old and new toys so please keep sending them into class.

Also tomorrow I will be sending home a trip letter that will form part of our next project after half term. As the trip is in the first week back I would like to try and get all the trip letters back before Friday. Your help with this would be really appreciated.

Finally, a couple of weeks ago a letter was sent home about headlice. Unfortunately it seems the little hair loving critters are still at large! In order to try and evict them from our class please keep checking and where necessary treating your child’s hair. Another reminder letter will be in book bags this week.

See you all tomorrow.

Miss Dampier

Learning Round Up!

It has been another busy week in 1MD with lots if great learning going on! This week saw the completion of our story writing learning and the Little Red Hen.
I asked the children to change the three unhelpful animals in the original story to three new animals of their choosing. They then had to write up their story also trying to include story language, connectives and golden sentences.
The children then had to apply their new story writing knowledge to try and write the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. I am really happy to say they all worked very hard and as you can see from the pictures, they have written some fantastic stories.

Not only are the class’s learning to write in English but they have also started to learn to write in French. I am sure you will agree it is very impressive.

Finally, in maths this week, we have been learning about money and time. We learnt about 4 coins- 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p and how we can use a combination of the coins to make different amounts. We also learnt about what the clock face looks like for o’clock and half past times.

Tomorrow we will be going on an Autumn walk. Please make sure your child has sensible walking shoes and a waterproof coat in case of rain. Also please ensure that your child has a full change of PE kit for the Tuesday and Thursday sessions. This would include a pair of shorts or jogging bottoms, a shirt and trainers or trainer- like shoes.

See you all tomorrow
Miss Dampier