Y1 TTRockstars daily update

31st January 2023Jayne Rodgers

So as day 2 of our epic battle comes to an end Crew Schon have edged into the lead with an average of 53 correct answers per pupil compared to 45 for Crew Rodgers. It’s neck and neck with everything to play for. Congratulations to Jack from Crew Rodgers who remains in the lead for the second day, and to Spencer from Crew Schon who has shot up the leaderboard and is snapping at Jack’s heels. Remember every correct answer submitted in the ‘Garage’ section of the game earns points for your crew. How will the results look tomorrow evening? Check in to find out.

ROCK ON!!!!!

TTRockstars

31st January 2023Carly Schon

Wow Class 6! You really are Rockstars. This morning Class 6 found out that we were losing to Class 7 in the TTRockstars tournament so I set them the challenge to play tonight to earn us some more points. Class 6 you have smashed it! Lots more children have signed in and are moving up the leaderboard! Keep it up Class 6 we have until Friday to earn as many points as we can by playing in the ’garage’ section of the game. I am super proud of you all!

Special shout-out to Spencer tonight who just cant stop playing! Thank you for earning us lots of points and well done for zooming right up the leaderboard!

Maths Week Challenge 2

31st January 2023Rebecca Knowles

Choose one (or more!) of the challenges below to complete at home this week! Don’t forget to get the whole family involved! If your child is in EYFS, please choose some of the activities from the ‘Year 1 and 2’ document 🙂

Remember to send any pictures to [email protected] or to your teachers. We can’t wait to see all of the maths around your home!

MATHS-ON-THE-MOVE-HOME-CHALLENGE-SHEET-1and2-1_0-1Download
MATHS-ON-THE-MOVE-HOME-CHALLENGE-SHEET-3and4_0Download
MATHS-ON-THE-MOVE-HOME-CHALLENGE-SHEET-5and6_0Download

Maths Week Challenge 1

30th January 2023Rebecca Knowles

Work together to see how many maths words you can think of for each letter of the alphabet! I’ll let you into a secret … J is a very tricky letter so I’ll be super impressed if anyone thinks of a maths word starting with J!

Please send your responses to [email protected] and / or bring them in to show your teachers!

We can’t wait to see how many words you come up with and who has the most creative words!

Math Alphabet Posters | Focus on Math

Year 1 Phonics

30th January 2023Carly Schon

This half term the children have been really enjoying learning the ‘split digraph’ sounds. This week we will learn the final split digraph sound u-e as in ‘huge‘ and ‘cube‘.

The children have continued to impress us with their reading skills during our daily shared reading sessions. Here are the books the children have been leaning to read in school for you to enjoy at home:

a-e: The Turning of the Year

e-e: Every Good Thing

i-e: I am a Caver

o-e: Yig’s Trombone

u-e: The Music of the Sea

Y1 Battle of the Bands!

29th January 2023Jayne Rodgers

To celebrate maths week Class 6 and Class 7 have been entered into a tournament on TT Rockstars. The battle will commence at 8am tomorrow morning and will run until 8am on Friday. All correct answers the children log between these times playing the game on TT Rockstars will count towards their score in the tournament.

Watch out for more fun maths activities during the week and don’t forget Number Day on Friday where the children are invited to dress up in any maths or number related costumes.

Maths has never been so much fun! Good luck Rockstars!

Be a Times Table Superstar in year 1 and 2!

27th January 2023Jayne Rodgers

We are very excited to announce that we are launching Times Table Rockstars for our classes! Your child will be coming home this evening with login details for an exciting game to help them with their times tables. Your child’s class teacher will have set tables to practise in the garage section of the game. The more they play in this section the faster they will progress through the tables they need to learn. We will be checking the ‘heat map’ each week to see your child’s progress and move them to the next table once they have learned the one they have been set. You can set your own tables in the jamming section but try to stick to ones the children are currently learning…2s, 5s and 10s for year 1 and 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s for year 2. I have attached a video here and a letter here which will give you more information about the game and it’s different levels.

Any questions please see your child’s class teacher.

ROCK ON ROCKSTARS!!!!!!!!!

Maths Week

16th January 2023Rebecca Knowles

The week beginning 30th January will be ‘Maths Week’ and we will have lots of fun things happening in school to raise the profile of maths.

Below are some dates that you may want to know in advance:

Thursday 2nd February 2pm – 4pm : Maths drop in session

Join us in the hall to play some fun maths games with your child/ren between the times of 2pm and 4pm. Feel free to drop in at anytime between these times. This will be led by the Learning Council so please come along to support.

Maths end of term activities | Tes

Friday 3rd February: NSPCC Number dress up day!

On Friday 3rd, we are encouraging the children to dress up in maths and number related outfits to raise money for the NSPCC charity. Suggested donation is £1.

Number Day 2023 | NSPCC

Shared Reading

11th January 2023Carly Schon

Class 6 have been working really hard on their fluency and expression skills in our guided reading sessions. We have also been focussing on our comprehension skills. I am blown away on a weekly basis with the skills the children are developing. Keep it up Class 6!