It was fantastic to see so many bright clothes and smiles last Friday and to help raise funds for this fantastic cause, Children in Need. Lots of fun was had (alongside our learning of course!) It was in direct contrast to our discussions about ‘Poppy Day’ and of our observing of the silence on the 11th. Thank you for all your support and your enthusiasm and engagement with your children’s learning that you showed during this week’s Parent Consultations. It was a little strange for all of us but it became more ‘normal’ for us as we went through. Thank you for your support.

Noticeboard

• Friendship Week – The whole school will be working and thinking about Friendship this week and what it means to be a good friend. To kick this off we’ll be wearing odd socks on Monday 16th November to help start our discussion. A separate email was sent out. This is not a fundraising activity.
• Remember to click the link to plans below if your child is needing to self-isolate but is well. Please email the class email address if you find yourself in this position and are unsure.
• We will continue to aim to get outside as much as possible so they really need a warm, waterproof coat each day.
• Look at last week’s blog if you missed details of our art competition. Closing date: 30th November.

Year 1 Learning Week 3, Term 2 – Link to plans and resources if you are needing to isolate or quarantine.

English
Whole Class Text – ‘Send for a Superhero’, By Michael Rosen and Katherine McEwen

*Don’t forget to write your keywords into your Sound and Keyword book.

Phonics /spelling Daily Introduction of Phase 5 Phonics.  
Alternative graphemes for:  ‘ee’ –         ea   (leaf)      e_e   (extreme)     ey    (key)    y (happy)
Words to read:    very  even   each   three   these    key
Words to spell:  Mr, Mrs, oh, their

Writing: Composition: Writing Lists and a letter to the Mayor!

• Continue to explore use of conjunctions and, but, or and because. These can be used to explain and extend.
• I can recognise and use a plural.
• I can use punctuation correctly.
• I can make a list.
• I can create simple noun phrases.

Reading: Change home books on the designated day of the week.

• Read as part of a group and/or individually, recognising and joining in with predictable phrases.
• Whole class reading – explore prediction and inference.
• I can look for patterns in words.
• Look at fluency and comprehension at differentiated levels.
• Read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words. 
• I can use and recognise question words.

Maths

Learning Objectives: 

• To add 2 numbers within 20 by counting on.
• To understand that addition is commutative and to put the biggest number first when counting on.
• To use their knowledge of number bonds to 10 to find the number bonds to 20.
• To recall number bonds to 10.
• EXT: To begin to recall number bonds to 20.

Key difficulty points:

• Include addition and subtraction questions involving 0.
• Be sure to count the number of jumps if counting on on a numberline/track rather than counting the number you start on.
• Remind children to remember to stop once they have done correct number of jumps/added the correct number of jumps (keep the number that you are adding on in your head so you don’t forget to stop!)

Wider Curriculum

PE: Floor Movement- Experimenting with Patterns
LO: To master fundamental movement skills.
 Dynamic balance to agility – jumping and landing.
I can help, praise and encourage others in their learning
 I can work sensibly with others, taking turns and sharing.
Following Jasmine Real PE scheme of work, Jumping and landing unit. 

Music
LO: To experiment with, combine sounds and compose a rhythm with others.
To record the music composed
Discussion re mood – short & long beats and body percussion. Find 3 ways of making sounds and create a rhythm using short and long beats. Introduce recording our beats / make connection to sound buttons in phonics. 

Science –  Weather
LO: I can understand the weather changes in different seasons.
I can describe how the weather can affect us.
Following on from last week we are looking at how the weather affects us – clothing, travel, activities and mood.

PSHE –  Friendship Week
LO: I know what unkind behaviour is
I can understand how that might feel
For friendship week we are focusing on what unkind behaviours may look and feel like, how to spot them and what to do about them following the Jigsaw scheme of work. Activity – think of a slogan for how to be a good friend and put it on hat template to stick to the gingerbread man templates.

RE – Advent
LO: Understand what  Christians are looking forward to during Advent
Children to write one thing they are looking forward to on a holly leaf template to create our class Christmas wreath.

Stars of the Week

Class 4 Thomas
Class 5 Aneesah 
Class 6 Edith