Autumn 2, Week 4

English:

This week, we continued studying The Sound Collector by Roger McGough. We went on a walk around the school and then we created our own Sound Collector poems following the same rhyming pattern. We then performed the poems to our buddy classes.

Maths:

This week, we have been learning about place value. The children have created 3-digit numbers using dienes and place value counters. We have then showed our understanding of place value in a variety of different ways.

Photos:

We made paper clips float.

                    

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Autumn 2, Week 3

English:

This week, we have started a new unit on poetry. The children have been studying a poem by Roger McGough called “The Sound Collector.” The children have learnt about the verbs and nouns that the poet used and then they went on a sound walk around school.

Maths:

This week, we have been learning how to convert cm and mm into mms. We have learnt about mm’s are 10x smaller. We have used our rulers accurately to measure a range of things around the classroom.

Photos:

Trip to the Pavilion:

         

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Autumn 1, Week 7

English:

This week, we have been reading a book called Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers.  The children have enjoyed retelling the story using their own actions. We have learnt how to use speech marks and then added our own speech into the story.

Maths:

This week, we have been learning how to add and subtract multiples of 10 from two- and three-digit numbers. We have learnt how to use a range of jottings to show our understanding.

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Autumn 1, Week 6

English:

This week, we have become scientific writers. We have been researching bones and muscles and using the information we have found to create notes ready to create and publish our leaflets next week.

Maths:

This week, we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We have been learning to use a range of jottings to help us with calculations that go over 100.0

Photos:

The children have been on a fantastic trip up the I360 this week to learn about the different land uses of Brighton and all the famous tourist attractions.

  

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Autumn 1, Week 5

English: This week, we have continued reading the book, “The Secret of Black Rock” we have then used retold the story in our own words using the skills we have looked at during the unit.

Maths: This week, we have been learning about numbers past 100. We have created numbers in lots of different ways using a wide range of resources.

Photos: The children have been showing off all the different ways they have made numbers past 100.

                       

                           

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Autumn 1, Week 4

English: This week, we have been reading the book, “The Secret of Black Rock” we have used this book to write some amazing descriptive sentences using time adverbials, powerful verbs and noun phrases. We finished the week learning how to write speech,

Maths: This week, we have been learning our multiples of 10 number bonds to 100 and then using this knowledge to learn the complements to 100.

Photos: The children have been learning how to hold a knife safely and then use the bridge and claw grips. They then used these skills to practise on different things.

              

 

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Autumn 1, Week 3

English: This week, we have written in role as Sunny the meerkat. We wrote postcards home about what we had seen on our journey. 

Maths: This week, we have been learning about number bonds to 10 and then we have then learnt about different ways we can split 100.0

Photos: Here are a range of photos from science to DT.

                          

                    

                     

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Autumn 1, Week 2

English: This week, we have been learning about expanded noun phrases and then using this knowledge to write some fantastic descriptive sentences about the desert where Sunny the Meerkat lives.

Maths: This week, we have been learning two new methods of subtraction.

Photos: The children carried out an activity this week in science where they had to observe bubbles over time alongside 4 other activities using different lines of enquiry.

                           

 

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Autumn 1, Week 1

 

English: This week, we have been reading a book called All the Ways to be Smart. The children have been learning about what makes a sentence and then we wrote about the ways we are smart. 

Maths: This week, we have been using different representations of number such as the part-part-part-whole model and tens frames.