Orange Class 20-21

 In Maths this week we have been making bead strings to support us with mathematical calculations. We have also begun adding two single digit numbers. In Phonics we are beginning to apply comprehension to our learning. The children are encouraged to identify the digraph we have been looking at that day and highlight it. The children then decoded and blend. After the children have shared their sentences, I ask the children questions, this assesses their recall.  We walked to St Michael's Church in Sutton to consider the relationship between Florence Nightingale and churches. The children were encouraged to look at the dates on the headstones and identify any that were similar to the significant events of Florence, for example the date she was born, died and undergoing her nursing career. The children were also invited to find some facts which had been recorded on sound buttons and hidden around the church yard. They recorded their findings. The children maintained respect whils...

In English this week we have begun looking at the story 'The Gingerbread Man'. We have been learning the story through talk for writing. The children ordered the story using pictures. They then had to identify which picture is was missing and draw their own to fill in the missing gaps.  In Maths we have been learning the number bonds to 10. Number bonds are two numbers that total 10. We have been learning these off by heart! The children have become very confident in doing this! We have undertaken a variety of activities to apply and embed our knowledge.  Year 1 and 2 have continued their learning around Florence Nightingale again today. This afternoon the children were encouraged to imagine what life would have been like inside the hospitals in around 1850, when Florence was nursing. The children were asked to discuss and consider the people that would be found in a hospital. Together we recorded our findings on the working wall. The children decided that: soldiers, nurses, d...