Dear Parents,
I hope you are all well and have had a nice week. The weather was wonderful today and the children are enjoying the cool breeze in the playground now! This week has just flown by 🙂
Literacy
This week, we began our new story, “The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark.” The children explored what they already know about owls, what they want to learn, and how to describe them.
Year 1 students focused on using adjectives and the connective ‘and’ to make interesting sentences. They also learned how to change a noun into a plural by adding s or es.
Year 2 students worked on expanding their sentences with descriptive language and connectives such as because, so, and and to create short paragraphs full of detail. I have been very impressed with their work in class and at home. Well done!
I’ve also been trialing a new “learning pathway” method to support children’s independence and focus. It helps them break tasks into clear steps, so they can see exactly what to do along the way. This links beautifully with our behaviour pathway, teaching children that learning is like a journey – there may be obstacles, but with the right strategies and support, they can reach their goals! 🌈
Maths
In Maths, Year 1 students have been working on:
- Number bonds within 10
- Systematic number bonds
- Number bonds to 10
Year 2 students focused on:
- Adding by making 10
- Adding three 1-digit numbers
- Adding to the next ten
The children are becoming much more confident at spotting number patterns and using mental strategies to make 10 quickly – well done, mathematicians!
We had a lot of fun outside of the classroom this week, investigating giant number lines, searching for number sentences around the school, making posters and sticking stickers! I love to make the lessons as interactive and hands-on as possible.
IPC (If You’re Happy and You Know It)
We’re now in our second last week of this unit, and it’s been full of fun, hands-on learning! The children played ball games, jumped into coloured hoops, and created dances around the Zones of Regulation.
Each zone inspired a different dance, if they landed in the green zone, they danced happily; in the yellow zone, they danced silly! It was wonderful to see everyone expressing emotions through movement and recognising how they feel. Many children can now name their emotions and identify what they need to do to regulate – SO WONDERFUL to see! 💚💛💙❤️
Halloween Party Reminder
Our Halloween Party will take place on Friday, 24th October, from 2:00pm – 4:30 p.m. A huge thank you to all the parents who have been working so hard to prepare this exciting event. We can’t wait for an afternoon of fun, laughter, and just a little bit of scariness! 👻
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend – rest well and see you all next week!
Warm regards,
Mrs. Sim 💫
