For a Christmas maths activity – we created snowmen using a number of different rules. Working in pairs we had a race to create a maths snowman! A great way to practice our square numbers relating to our numbersense work and recapping some of our other multiplication facts!
Year 1 have been learning about ‘part- whole models’ and how we can use them to help us think about fact families. We have used lots of manipulatives such as 5-wise, base 10 and cubes to show different fact families. This week, we have been using our knowledge of number Read more…
Since the start of this year, everyday we have completed our Number Sense work to work on our rapid mental recall of certain multiplication facts. So far this year we have worked on our doubles, two times table and square numbers. We always recite these as a class and recall Read more…
Year 2 have been exploring properties of shapes. In this lesson, children explored reflective symmetry. They learnt to identify shapes and images that had reflective symmetry and identified where the line of symmetry lies. They used mirrors to help them with their work.
Birch loved this lesson on place value. They made numbers with the place value counters and added these up or taking away, looking for any exchanges needed. They showed great problem solving skills and listening skills throughout.
This half term we are reading stories by Julia Donaldson, we have been discussing the roles of Authors and Illustrators and talked about the different stories that Julia Donaldson has written. This week we read Zog; we wrote about what Zog can do and what he looks like, we made Read more…
On the last week before half-term, the whole school took part in finance week. Year 1 were very lucky to have two special visitors from two different banks, who were able to tell us all about their careers and what banks are for. They also helped us with our task Read more…
This week, Year 5 Juniper have taken part in a MoneySense workshop in relation to our finance week. A volunteer from NatWest bank came in to tell us all about the career that they have had working in finance and what their role is in the job that they do. Read more…
This week, we had 2 special visitors from Natwest bank who came into school to talk to us about money. We completed three different activities. The first one was looking at ‘wants’ and ‘needs’—we discussed how we need to have food, water, clothes, and shelter and how other things are Read more…
This week, Ms Ali from the NatWest bank came to talk to us about money. We discussed whether we like to save money or spend it straight away. Seventeen of the children in class said they like to save, three like to spend it, and ten like to do a Read more…