It was lovely to see the children back in school on Tuesday, looking rested and, strangely, older! We hoped everyone had an enjoyable Christmas break and we have enjoyed hearing what the children have been up to.
This week in English we have been revisiting our learning about nouns, adjectives and verbs.
On Tuesday we started by grouping a selection
of words.
Once we had identified some were nouns, adjectives and verbs we focused on nouns – naming words
We made our own list of nouns and then chose
a noun to write a sentence. We had to
underline the nouns in our sentence. Next we could challenge ourselves by
thinking of a noun and writing a riddle like sentence.
I am
spherical in shape.
You can
gently turn me around.
I am used
by people who are interested in places.
I have
oceans and continents on me.
What am I?
I am a
globe.
Your
child may like to write their own noun riddles at home
On
Thursday we focused on adjectives – describing words .
We added to our list of nouns by thinking
of an adjective to describe each noun.
After that we wrote our own expanded noun sentences for the nouns on
our list.
We had to remember the rule adjective comma
adjective noun.
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I have a
kind, helpful friend called Sophie.
Your child may like to write their own expanded noun phrase at home
On Friday we focused on verbs –
doing words.
We made our own lists of verbs
and then identified verbs in sentences by underlining them. Which are the verbs
in these sentences? How do you know?
Annie brushed her hair.
Amjid read his books.
Neena swam without armbands.
Ben rode his bike.
Can your child identify each type of word in this sentence.
Hector sticks all the pictures in his big
scrapbook.
Can they
think of an alternative and more interesting adjective to use instead of big.
Can
they write their own sentences that includes at least one noun, one adjective
and one verb?
At
home when reading your child may like to a detective looking for the
different type of words.
They
could record the words they find in a table like the one below. When recording the words they can practise joining
their letters carefully.
Spelling
This week we have introduced the children
to the format of their spelling lessons which will begin next week. Each
child will have their own spelling journal which must be in their book
bag everyday as they will be using them throughout the week. At the home over the weekend they can practise
and extend what they have learnt that week.
It is important that you provide the opportunity for your child to
practise little and often so they become the best speller they can be. Please come to the Spelling meeting next
Thursday evening at 7.00pm to find out how you can support your child with their
spelling.
This week
in maths, we have been continuing our learning about division. We practised
diving a number of counters by equal sharing, using this speaking frame:
I have ____ to start with.
I share
them into ____ equal groups.
I have
_____ in each group.
Some of us
also recorded the division and inverse multiplication calculations.
     
The next
day we practised diving by grouping. We used counters and ‘grabbed a group’ of
a given amount. We used this speaking frame to explain what we had done:
I have
____ to start with.
I have
made groups of _____.
I can make
_____ groups.
It is
important that children practise both ways of dividing as this help them
understand the links between division, multiplication and repeated addition. It also helps if they are secure with their 2, 5 and 10 times tables,
so please keep practising these, including questions such as ‘How many 5s in
35?’ and ‘How many 10s in 130?’.
The next
day we practised making equal groups of different amounts. and recording the calculations. Here are some examples for you
to try at home.
    
On Friday
we used our learning about dividing and grouping to solve calculations using
the two times tables. Here
are some examples for you to try at home:
     We hope you have a good weekend and see you on Monday! Year One Team |
