7 December 2018

Doubles and halves

This week we have been doubling and halving numbers to 20. We are good at using apparatus to help our understanding. Our next challenge is to learn them without having to use apparatus.

Can you double the following numbers? :

6

8

3

12

Can you half the following…

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3 December 2018

Surprising sharks

This week we are reading the book ‘Surprising Sharks’. Can you find some shark facts? Which is your favourite shark and why?

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2 December 2018

Homework

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1 December 2018

Road Safety Week – Beep, beep.

This week we have been reinforcing important safety messages to ensure we stay safe on the roads , especially as the nights darken. We went through various scenarios and discussed  what might have been  a better option to choose in order to stay safe.Now we all know to SLLT – STOP, LOOK, LISTEN…

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30 November 2018

Road Safety

As part of our Road Safety Week, we used some of the Beep Beep! Day resources to further the children’s understanding of road safety. We identified dangers near the road, learnt a road safety song, discussed how to stay safe near the road and each child received a high-viz tag.

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29 November 2018

Y5 Art event

Thank you to all the parents who attended our Art event yesterday – hope you’ve all managed to wash off the pastels and paints! The children have been very enthusiastic around our ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ topic, and are currently writing their own story using a picture from the locality to…

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29 November 2018

Road Safety Week

This week we have been learning how to keep ourselves safe when we are near roads. We have talked about how to cross a road safely, how to stay safe when inside a vehicle and how to enter and exit a vehicle safely. We have created a poster to remind us to always hold an adults hand when crossing…

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28 November 2018

Road Safety Week

Year 2 have been thinking about how to keep safe near roads as part of the Brake, Road Safety Week.

After completing lots of different activities Y2SW have come up with 10 ways to keep safe when you are near roads.

10 ways to keep safe around roads

  1. Always stand next to the car and not…
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27 November 2018

Do you know your green cross code?

Fitting in nicely with our topic of People Who Help us, Nursery have been learning about who can help us to cross a road during our road safety week this week.  The children have learned all about the job of “lolly pop ladies and lolly pop men.” They have also learned about other things that are…

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23 November 2018

WW2 Revisited

This morning the children were treated to a visit from two local historians with a passion for World War 2.

We made further links with Goodnight Mr Tom which really helped to reinforce the learning.

We learnt about rationing, evacuation and Christmas presents.

It was safe to say that not…

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23 November 2018

Summary and prediction

For homework this week, we would like you to practice your summary and prediction skills.

Choose a book you are in the middle of reading and one you haven’t read before.

What is the title of current book?

Who is the author?

Where are you up to in the book?

Write a brief summary of…

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23 November 2018

Odd Socks

As part of our School Friendship week, the children discussed respect and what it means to them. They then thought about ways in which we could show respect around school. The children are looking forward to putting these suggestions into action.

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