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Year 1 - Independent Challenges
We have had a fantastic week so far completing independent challenges! These vary from completing a 'colour and write' phonics challenge, to building a school using lego!
Nursery - Maths - Capacity, Full And Empty
In our maths lesson this week, the children engaged in a hands-on and sensory-rich exploration of capacity. Using a variety of different-sized jugs, along with water and pompoms, they had the opportunity to physically investigate a fundamental mathematical concept. The children enthusiastically scooped up both water and pompoms, which allowed them to learn through different textures. They quickly discovered that filling a jug with liquid was different from filling it with solid objects. As they worked, they were continuously testing their knowledge of full and empty. They had to decide when their jug was full and what to do when it was still empty.
Year 6: Maths - Understanding Common Factors
Year 6 have been using their times tables knowledge to find factor pairs of increasingly large numbers. This will help us when we move on to looking at written methods for multiplication and division.
Year 2 - Maths - Flexible Partitioning
Year 2 have been busy in maths, extending our knowledge of partitioning numbers! We've moved beyond just tens and ones to discover that there are so many more ways to split a number. This is called flexible partitioning. Instead of only thinking of 23 as 20 and 3, we now know it can also be 10 and 13, or even 15 and 8. We're getting much more confident with this new skill, which helps us with our mental maths and problem-solving!
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Year 1 - Phonics and Maths
Year 1 have been busy using this phonics knowledge to match letters to images to create the correct words and practicing number formation in provision!
Pre-school-Maths-Counting through song
In maths this week, we have been singing nursery rhymes such as Five Little Ducks, Five Speckled Frogs and Five Cheeky Monkeys. The children enjoyed acting them out as they sang. They also had the chance to practise recognising numbers 1 to 5 using flashcards.
Reception - Maths- Matching
The children had a wonderful time in maths today, going outdoors to find different natural objects in the gardens. The children selected leaves and sticks of all different shapes and sizes. When we got back to Reception, we looked through what we had found and started to put some order to them. We were looking for objects that looked the same. Did it have the same colour? Was it the same size? Did they look the same? The children pointed out that the leaves looked the same colour but they were a different size. Sticks matched in length and colour. Working together we matched a lot of the objects up and made groups.
Year 5 Maths - Place Value with Gattegno Charts
Year 5 students have been exploring the fascinating world of place value! Using Gattegno charts, they've been busy mastering how numbers change when we add or subtract 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, or even 100,000. These charts have been a fantastic visual tool, really helping the children grasp the true value of each digit.
Year 2 - Maths - Partitioning Numbers to 100
In maths, Year 2 have been mastering the skill of partitioning numbers up to 100 using part-whole models. This approach helps children to see how a whole number is made up of smaller parts. For example, they can see that the number 42 is made of two parts: 40 (four tens) and 2 (two ones). This activity is building a strong understanding of place value and preparing them for more complex maths.
Year 4 Maths - Partitioning
This week In Maths, Year 4 have been looking at partitioning or splitting up numbers up to 10,000! We have looked at all of the different place values numbers are made up of and how we can make the same number in many different ways.
Nursery And Pre-School - Imaginative Play, Pirates!
The nursery and preschool children have loved the pirate theme this week, quickly selecting dress-up items to transform into swashbuckling pirates. A significant highlight was the children's collaborative effort in constructing a pirate ship using the jumbo building bricks. They worked together, demonstrating emerging cooperation and negotiation skills as they discussed where to place bricks or how to make the ship bigger. Once their magnificent ship was constructed, the children climbed aboard, steering their vessel and actively sailing their ship across the imaginary seas. They eagerly engaged in target practice, throwing 'cannonballs' at 'enemy ships' in the distance. This action-packed segment refined their gross motor skills, including throwing and aiming, and further fueled their imaginative narrative.The rich vocabulary used by adults (e.g., "Ahoy, matey!", "Walk the plank!") was frequently echoed by the children, showcasing developing communication and language skills within their play.
Year 1 - Maths - Time
Help your Year 1 child confidently tell the time to the hour with our engaging "Learning O'Clock" lesson. We combine practical work with clocks and an energetic "O'Clock Bingo" game to make mastering this key skill enjoyable and memorable.
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