MP1 Mar-May 2017

Year 1

In LITERACY we made our very own information books all about transport. We designed a front cover and wrote our blurbs. We even included a glossary where we highlighted all the key words we’ve learnt over the unit.

In MATHS we have been enquirers, doing some class research all about transport. We wanted to find out how year 1 travel to school. First we used our knowledge on taliy marks to make a tally chart. We then used this data to make a pictogram and block graph. Finally to show our understanding we analysed the data to answer questions. The most popular mode of transport was by car. The least popular was walking.

Year 2

In LITERACY we continued with The Elves and the Shoemaker. We made vocabulary lists with (new) words of the story. We also changed the feelings and actions of the elves and the shoemaker. We did an amazing job cooperating with our partners to make incredible lists. Some of us had to finish our story maps and others enjoyed inventing new parts for the story.

In MATHS we’ve been practising our addition and subtractions, consolidating our previous knowledge. Some learners have also been solving word problems involving addition and subtraction

I am a super enquirer and have found out lots of fascinating facts about transport!

I was a kind friend during RAK week.

I thought of lots of different ways to show kindness for RAK week.

I have been doing my best by being kind and helpful to my peers.

Year 1

In LITERACY we have continued learning about information texts and researched some fascinating facts about transport. We looked at questions and tried writing some of our own in our planning on transport.

​In MATHS we have been learning about capacity; more, less and equal. We estimated (had a sensible guess) how many times it would take to fill a big tub using different containers e.g. cup, jug, bottle etc. We all got a bit soggy but had great fun with our learning. Some of our estimates were pretty close too!

Year 2

In LITERACY we continued our story on The Elves and The Shoemaker. We made story maps to help us plan and sequence the events in the story. These story maps will help us as we begin to write the story.

In MATHS we have been revising to consolidate some of the learning done previously. So we’ve been practising to see if we can still remember how to tell the time; hour, half-hour, quarter past and quarter to. We’ve also been practising how to add a single digit to a two digit number and some learners challenged themselves by adding two digit numbers.

I made some great maps in geography and even added my own very detailed key.

I have been thinking of some great definitions and tried really hard to write them carefully in my glossary.

I put a lot of effort into my road safety poster for our society lesson.

I showed care and cooperation when I helped a new buddy join the class.

Year 1

In LITERACY we have been learning about non fiction text. We recapped the features of information text and practised making our own glossary; remembering alphabetical order and definitions. We have got much better with practice.

In MATHS we have continued our learning on sharing and division. We are getting really good at sharing objects into groups of 2, 3, 4, and 5. We discovered some objects can be shared equally whilst others can not. These are called remainders.

Year 2

In LITERACY we listened to Mr Phil tell the story of The Elves and The Shoemaker. We then retold the story using expression and actions.

In MATHS we listed different kinds of transportation used to travel to school. We then used the information to make tally charts and represented it as pictograms and block graphs. Next, we used the created pictograms and block graphs to answer questions. It was interesting to find out how our friends travelled to school and generally it was by car!

I am a respectful learner and sit smartly on the mat ready to listen and learn.

I am a helpful friend in Maths.

I showed adaptability this week and helped a new buddy when visiting our class.

I am a resilient learner and never give up!

I was a good communicator sharing all my learning this week!

I was resilient when practising division in Maths.

I was resilient when reading the time on an analogue clock.

I’m a star for doing a fantastic job in sharing my learning this week.

Year 1

In LITERACY we have been writing our spooky descriptions. To help make our writing interesting we practised turning simple sentences into MONSTER sentences by using different connectives like and, or, but, so. We used our senses to describe the setting and included lots of wow words.

In MATHS we practised sharing objects into different groups. We discovered even numbers can be shared equally but odd numbers can not. We even practised writing division number sentences to show this. Super learning!

Year 2

In LITERACY we have been working hard on finishing their poems. We thought about all the poetic devices we have learnt over the past few weeks and wrote our poems about transport. We also practised to perform poems by using a clear voice and even some actions and gestures. Fantastic work!

Here is one of our poems:
Super Duper Mega Transport

A big boat rides the waves.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFF

Splish, splash, splosh
Watch out for the fish!

SIt’s the ginormous rusty Titanic
Oh no, it will sink!

Let’s take the train under the sea
Choo choo choo

Chuff chuff chuff
Into the tunnel

Out the other side
A comfortable ride

Next the plane
It makes loops in the sky
Like a rollercoaster
Up high

Poem written by: Chet, Ravuth, Luke and Sommanita

In MATHS we’ve been recapping the fact that a clock can be divided into 4; o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to. We have been practising to tell the time by using analogue clocks and positioning hands to show quarter past, quarter to and half past.

I am a responsible classroom monitor and always show respect by tidying up my classroom.

I really enjoyed making my raft in technology and showed great teamwork.

I was very cooperative in technology helping my team build and test our raft

2N were all super communicators this week when performing their class assembly! Great job!

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Year 1

In LITERACY we have been telling spooky stories. We used our senses to think of spooky wow words and created our own images of different scary settings.
Next week we will continue our learning, writing our very own spooky descriptions.

​In MATHS we continued our learning on multiplication. We used arrays to help us solve tricky times tables problems. We got really good at it too!

Year 2

In LITERACY we worked on other poetic devices, such as onomatopoeia, alliteration and similes. We loved to be busy with alliterations and came up with many lovely words and sentences starting with the same letter. We also listened to the sounds of different means of transport and tried to write those down using the sounds in a creative way. Well done, Year 2! Next week we’ll be writing our poems and soon we will be performing them!

In MATHS we continued working with fractions, and this week we tried recognising, finding, naming and writing fractions 1/3,1/2,and 3/4 of a length, shape and set of objects or quantity.

I was a great thinker and thought of lots of spooky wow words in Literacy this week.

I showed great cooperation working with my team in science.

I have been resilient when practising my spelling at Phonics.

I am a respectful learner and listen carefully to my friends.

Year 1

In LITERACY we have been practising writing plurals using fun rules and rhymes to help us.
To keep up the good work try this game at home:

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PondLifePlurals.html

In MATHS we have been making links between repeated addition and multiplication. This has helped our understanding of multiplication problems and given us some strategies to support our learning. It was tricky at first but we were all resilient and now we’re getting the hang of it. Multiplication is cool!

Year 2

In LITERACY we started a unit about poetry. First we practised with rhyme. We identified rhyme in different poems about transport and we made up rhymes ourselves. This was quite tricky. Some of us also started with alliteration. Can you spot the alliteration? Mr Benn sat on his soft, silky sofa with a big, blue blanket.
Next week we’ll focus on some other poetic devices, so we can write our own poems later.

In MATHS we used objects to find halves, quarters and three quarters by sharing sets of objects and quantities. We used the fraction circles and green skittles from our division boxes and brass animals to help us, allowing us to feel, as well see fractions like 1/2, 1/4, 3/4, and a whole.

I have been a great thinker in my multiplication lessons this week!

I have been a great communicator sharing my learning with my friends.

I really enjoyed learning all about parachutes this week and did some super thinking.

I have been trying really hard to make the right choices.

Year 1

In LITERACY this week we have continued our learning on poetry. We started the week reflecting on our poetry knowledge and the different features we could use e.g. rhyme, alliteration and similes. We then used these features to create our own version of a poem all about CHOCOLATE! First, we worked together on a team poem and showed super cooperation skills. This helped prepare us for writing our own poems independently. We took great care and communicated our ideas using the different features on our tool kit to make our writing interesting to read.

In MATHS we have been reflecting on some of our learning over this learning block; fractions and shapes. It was interesting to think about how much new learning we have done and how we are always growing as a learner.

Year 2

In LITERACY we continued our work on Rumplestiltskin. We tried really had writing our stories and added lots of detail.

In MATHS we have been practising division word problems. In addition,we have also been consolidating our understanding of subtraction with and without regrouping using bank stamp tiles.

I showed great knowledge and cooperation in Literacy this week when helping my team write our poem.

I was a super thinker in Literacy this week and shared similes with the class.

I have been a great learner in all of my lessons and always try my best.

I tried really hard in Maths this week when solving multiplication and division problems.

Year 1

In LITERACY we have been learning our poetry. We listened to Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake. It was so funny! We tried to use all our senses to help us think of different wow words to describe chocolate. It made us very hungry. Next week we will be writing our own versions of a chocolate poem, it will be delicious!

In MATHS we consolidated our learning on fractions 1/2 and 1/4. We also learnt about 1/2 and 1/4 turns. We had lots of fun playing ‘Simon Says…’ using the vocabulary half, quarter and whole turns. Do you know you can even find halves and quarters on the clock!? Fractions are everywhere!

Year 2

In MATHS, we continued working on subtraction with and without re-grouping. We also worked in our groups to consolidate our understanding of addition, subtraction and multiplication. New knowledge for us this week was division. We used division boards and bank stamp tiles to help us learn the concept of division.

​In LITERACY we continued our work about
Rumplestiltskin. We wrote about the setting of the story and we described the characters. We have improved so much talking about characters and settings of stories!
We also wrote questions to asked the different characters of the story, we had to remember to use question marks.
After we looked at the different sentence openers, for example; Suddenly, After, The next day, etc. to make our writing more interesting.
Next week we start writing the story using everything we collected in our toolkit. How exciting!

I am a respectful and principled learner.

I did some great learning about 3D shapes!

I was a great thinker in Maths adding numbers together.

I am a very principled learner because I try to make the right choices.

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