Weekly update: 14.5.07

Hi everyone.
Welcome to another exciting week ahead. We have said a farewell to Mrs Morgan and wish her all the best. Mrs McGinty will be covering Mrs Morgan's maternity leave and we look forward to her return.

Thank you to all of the parents for attending the Beeston meeting. If there are any problems or questions please do not hesitate to speak to your child's teacher. You will have received a letter giving more information about what to take to Beeston. Please can you send in any outstanding medical forms as soon as possible to so that we can inform staff at the Centre.

This week we will be continuing the SATS with Year 2. In the mornings the Year 1 children will be continuing the normal Literacy and Numeracy curriculum, whilst the Year 2's will complete tests and revision exercises.

Homework will be the same as last week. Year 2 will be getting homework based on revision and Year 1 will be sent spelling homework as normal.

LITERACY

We are continuing non-chronological reports. We are reviewing skimming text and picking out important facts to make simple notes. The children using these skills will then write simple sentences.
Synonyms or words words which have similar meanings will still be a focus. The children will be matching captions and pictures related to the non-chronological reports.

By the end of the week:-

All children MUST be able to write a sentence about an animal with support.

MOST children SHOULD be able to write a sentence following the headings.

SOME children COULD be able to write sentences using heading and think about their own heading.

Some websites for synonyms:-

http://www.saintambrosebarlow.wigan.shc.uk/nicewords.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/word_balloons/small_sound/standard.html

NUMERACY

This week we are looking at block graphs and pictogram's. The children will be trying to sort, organise and interpret information from both graphs.

Some useful websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/datapick.html

Create your own graph!!! You can do it!

www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/grapher.htlm

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

By the end of the week:-

ALL children MUST be able to interpret information in a simple table.

MOST children SHOULD be able to organise information from a simple table.

SOME children COULD be able to sort,organise and interpret information form a block graph.

Science

We are completing our topic on Light and Dark. The children will complete an assessment on this topic.

Useful website:-

http://www.ngflcymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage1/Physicalprocess/Light/Introduction/default.htm

http://www.mystery-productions.info/hyper/Hypermedia_2003/Roby/Index.html

http://www.nmpft.org.uk/magicfactory/index2.html

http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/customs/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/science/colour_and_light/index.cfm

http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/

Topic

We are continuing with "Seaside Theme" but combining Geography and History together and looking at how seasides were different in the past and understanding between now and then at the seaside.

Some websites:

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geography/sammy/

http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/seaconte.htm

On Thursday and Friday Mrs Narraway will be taking the Year 1's to have a art extravaganza! The children are really looking forward to it and Mrs Narraway can't wait!

The Year 2's will be looking forward to Beeston, the teachers are so excited too! Let's hope the weather's good.

Mrs Morgan would like to thank everyone for all of their support and says keep up the hard work! She will miss you all.

Have a super week!!!!

The Year 1/2 Team

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