What we have been learning about this week
Week beginning: 2nd December 2024
Another fabulous week in Doves Class 🕊️
In English we have been exploring instructions. We have identified the key features and gave Miss Scammell instructions to make a yummy cheese sandwich.
In Maths -
Year 1 have been working on their number bonds and adding.
Year 2 have been counting in 10s and adding/subtracting 10s. They have also recapped adding/subtracting using the column method.
In RE we created a reverse advent calendar. The children were amazing at thinking of some ideas to give to others during the time of advent.
In Science we planned an experiment that we will be doing next week.
In History we looked at the similarities and differences between London now and in 1666.
Rehearsals for the Wriggly Nativity are in full swing and messages have been sent out regarding costumes.
Congratulations to Luke and Sienna for their awards.
Miss Scammell 🕊️
Week beginning: 25th November 2024
Another super week in Dove class!
In English, we planned and wrote a diary entry as someone who was there on the 2nd September 1666. The children added some amazing detail about the events of the Great Fire of London.
In Maths, we practised all the skills that we have learnt so far.
Year 1 children revisited fact families within 10.
Year 2 children continued with properties of 3D shapes.
In our foundation subjects, we worked on teamwork in PE I was really impressed with everyone as they worked together to get a ball from one side to another using just their feet!
In Geography, we learnt about famous London landmarks and created our own maps including these landmarks. The children all produced incredible maps of London!
In Science we looked at the 'same objects, different materials' looking at why materials are suitable or not suitable.
Well done Charlie and Sophie for their awards.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Scammell.
Week beginning: 11th November 2024
Good evening!
This week in maths year 1 completed an assessment on addition and subtraction and then were consolidating their learning ready for beginning the shape unit of work on Monday. Year 2 were subtracting two digit numbers across a 10, completing mixed addition and subtraction number sentences and comparing numbers. They will also move onto shape on Monday.
In English, we were planning and then writing a character description of Samuel Pepys! The children have retained so much knowledge about him and we learnt some new facts, such as, he studied at Cambridge University, he spoke French and his wife was Elizabeth Pepys.
In our foundation subjects we created some lovely poppy art, had lots of discussion about Armistice Day and completed some fab history work sequencing what happened during The Great Fire of London. On Thursday, we had our super experience day! The children were just so impeccably behaved and I hope they remember the memorable learning for years to come!
Homework this week is maths and spellings.
Congratulations to Evie H and Oliver for their awards 
Today was my last day before maternity leave, and I can't thank you all enough for the kind words, well wishes, cards and gifts for me, Mr Woollard and baby Woollard! We are so unbelievably grateful for everything.
Have an amazing weekend Doves! I will miss you all so much but please keep in touch!
Mrs Woollard 
Week beginning: 4th November 2024
Good afternoon!
We have loved coming back to school this week after a lovely half term and we have learnt SO much about The Great Fire of London! The curriculum map is on dojo and also posted on the curriculum tab of our class page.
In maths, year 1 have been continuing subtraction, by finding how many are left, subtracting on a number line and adding or subtracting 1 or 2. In year 2, we have been adding two 2-digit numbers (across a 10), and subtracting two 2-digit numbers (not across a 10). We will be continuing the unit of addition and subtraction this half term before moving onto shape in a couple of weeks.
In English this week we wrote a recount of our half term holiday and then on Tuesday we began the Great Fire of London by watching some clips (magic Grandad and BBC Teach). The children absolutely loved these and I will put them up on dojo! We completed a reading comprehension about Samuel Pepys and wrote down adjectives to describe items relating to him or what they were used for, for instance, the fact that he buried his cheese and wine to protect them as they were some of his favourite things. Finally, to practise writing a character description before next week, the children wrote one about me! They were very kind!
In phonics this week we were learning the u-e and e-e split digraphs and in SPaG, we were learning the 'wr' spelling. We have also started our new reading skills book 'Toby and The Great Fire of London'.
In our foundation subjects we made our bug hotels as we couldn't squeeze it into our shorter week of autumn 1, we sequenced the events of The Great Fire of London in history and we learnt about the importance of brushing our teeth in science. Also, we were learning about The Gunpower Plot on Tuesday 5th November and the children loved having a chocolate sparkler after producing some brilliant work!
Homework this week is English and spellings. TT Rockstars is also up and running, so if your child would like to have a go that would be great! To help with the homework, some questions you could ask your child are:
- When did The Great Fire of London start? (2nd September 1666)
- How long did the fire burn for? (4 days)
- What did people use to try and stop the fire? (fire hooks, leather buckets of water, tried to blow houses up)
- Who was the King at the time? (King Charles II)
- What did Samuel Pepys wear? (a wig and posh clothes to show that he was rich)
-What did Samuel Pepys bury in his garden? (wine, cheese and his diary)
Congratulations to Evie T and Drew for their awards today
Next week, we have the glow disco and you are very welcome to bring your child's clothes in so they can get changed at school to make it easier time wise! Myself and Mrs Collins will be able to get them dressed for just before home time.
Have a super weekend everyone!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 21st October 2024
Good afternoon!
We have made it to week 8 and what a busy term we have had! I am really proud of the children for how well they have settled in to either year 1 or year 2, how they understand the rules and routines of the classroom and how extremely hard they have worked in all areas of the curriculum.
In maths this week, year 1 have been learning the 8 facts in fact families, subtracting by taking away/crossing out and subtraction by finding how many are left. In year 2, children have been subtracting a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number using base 10, finding 10 more and 10 less, adding and subtracting 10s and then using the column method to add two 2 digit numbers (not across a 10).
In English, we have been writing our enchanted stories in chunks and everyone did so well applying adjectives, verbs, beautiful handwriting, spelling and story vocabulary into these! When we are back from half term we will be sharing these stories with our EYFS children in Robins which is something to look forward to! We didn't have any new phonics sound or SPaG spelling rule this week, however, I completed some mini assessments with the children and they all did so well!
In our foundation subjects we were drawing aerial view maps of East Hanningfield and we learnt about the artist Andy Goldsworthy and his natural art. The children had a go at producing their own art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy (although we didn't use cow poop!) and they looked brilliant! We also celebrated Black History Month by presenting to the school about our chosen black role model Johannes Radebe from Strictly Come Dancing! Every child said a line in this presentation and we particularly liked the quote from Johannes...
'You have to believe in yourself and be yourself- the World around you will adjust'.
I have posted a link on dojo to some African dancing we took part in!
Homework is maths and spellings.
Happy Birthday to Sophie for 3rd November!
Have a very well deserved rest this half term Doves class and I will look forward to seeing you on Monday 4th November!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 14th October 2024
Good afternoon,
This week in maths, the year 1 children have been adding more, completing addition problems, finding a part and then finding a part within subtraction. In year 2, we have been adding to the next 10, adding across 10, subtracting across 10 and subtracting from a 10. We have completed lots of practical work and the children have enjoyed using the resources in their maths learning.
In English this week, we have been writing a character description of The Bog Baby, designing a character for our own stories and planning our story. Next week we will be writing our enchanted stories! In phonics, we learnt the split digraphs i-e and o-e and in SPaG we were adding the -ing and -ed suffixes to verbs ending in y. During our reading skills lessons, we got to the part where mum finds the Bog Baby and there were lots of gasps!
Through our foundation subject learning, we were matching aerial view pictures to different landscapes and we did a great science experiment on the importance of washing hands. It involved pepper, water and soap and the children loved watching what happened to the pepper (the germs) when the soap was added!
Homework this week is English and spellings. If this could be in on Thursday that would be great as we only have a 4 day week next week!
Congratulations to Oscar and Jude for their awards
Have a brilliant weekend everyone!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 7th October 2024
Good afternoon!
In maths this week year 1 children have been finding number bonds within 10, learning systematic number bonds within 10, finding number bonds to 10 and then adding together. In year 2 we have been learning our number bonds to 100 (in tens), adding and subtracting 1s, adding by making 10 and adding three 1-digit numbers together. Everyone has really impressed me in mini maths this week too! We do this after lunch for 10 minutes on our whiteboards and the children have 5 quick maths questions to complete.
In English this week we started our new sequence of learning which is to write a story. We began by sharing stories, then answering a reading comprehension, we looked at verbs and learnt that they are doing/action words and then we designed a 'magic land' for our story as we have been inspired by The Magic Faraway Tree! We had the land of dreams come true, the land of chocolate, the land of holidays and the land of presents! Phonics this week was the split digraph a-e sound and in SPaG we learnt the 'kn' spelling.
Through our foundation subjects we made tree boggarts in art using natural objects and clay, we were using compasses and learning the compass points in geography and we were understanding the importance of being healthy during science and PE. We really enjoyed the heart rate investigation in PE this afternoon!
Homework this week is maths and spellings.
Congratulations to Georgia and Eoghan for their awards today
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and I look forward to our Harvest Festival on Wednesday!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 30th September 2024
Good afternoon!
This week the children in year 1 have been using the language parts and whole. They then moved on to using part whole models within maths, writing number sentences and then addition facts in fact families. Year 2 children have been counting in 3s, using number bonds to 10, fact families using bonds within 20 and then we looked at related addition facts which the children did amazing on!
In English this week the children were writing harvest prayers, planning their autumn poems and then writing their autumn poems. We have been focused on using adjectives within our writing to make it more exciting to read. Everyone is working so hard on their presentation! Phonics was learning the 'ea' grapheme this week and then in SPaG we learnt the 'gn' spelling.
In our foundation subjects we were looking at why light is important to Hindus in RE, we looked at map symbols in geography and learnt about amphibians in science. Also, we decorated our Christmas page ready for them to be made into cards and gifts etc! Details will be out to order these in a few weeks!
Thursday 3rd October was National Poetry Day and we celebrated this by reciting a poem 'Autumn trees'. We have also started practising for our Harvest assembly on 16th October.
Homework this week is English and spellings.
Congratulations to Mya and Ella for their awards today
Happy Birthday to Alisha and Riah for Sunday! 
Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 23rd September 2024
Good afternoon!
In year 1 and 2 this week we have been busy in maths completing lots of challenges! Year 1 have been using the language less than, greater than and equal to, comparing numbers using the inequality symbols, ordering objects and numbers and using a number line. In Year 2, the children have been comparing objects and numbers, ordering objects and numbers and counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
English has been great this week focusing on adjectives. We have learnt that a noun is an object, person or place and that an adjective is a describing word to describe the noun. We went out looking for autumn signs on Monday and completed a reading comprehension all about autumn on Tuesday. We then looked at real life autumnal objects and described them. Then we did some great sentence writing adding adjectives to the autumn nouns.
Phonics this week was the 'ie' digraph and SPaG was adding '-ies' to words ending in y.
In our foundation subjects this week we were looking at why light is important for Jewish people, we learnt about fish in science and we walked around our school to find human and physical features of geography. Also, we loved the leaf man story in art and really enjoyed making our own leaf people in art! I will post the link on dojo if you would like to share it at home!
Homework this week is maths and spellings. On Monday 30th September at 4:30pm I will put a message out to everyone about parents evenings which will be the last week before half term.
Congratulations to Lottie and Orla for their awards today
Have a lovely weekend Doves!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 16th September 2024
Hello everyone!
This week in maths, the year 1 children have been counting backwards within 10, finding one less than a given number, comparing groups by matching and using the language fewer, less and the same. In year 2 the children have been writing numbers to 100 in expanded form, plotting tens on a number line, plotting ones on a number line and estimating tens and ones on a number line.
In English this week we have been using adjectives to describe a hedgehog. We have also been planning our non-chronological reports and then writing our reports all about foxes! They look amazing! We just have a few more top copies to finish on Monday and then I will post a photo to show you. In phonics this week we have been learning the 'oy' sound and in SPaG, we have been learning the 'dge' and 'ge' spelling.
In our foundation subjects this week we drew fantastic pictures of foxes, looked at Christingles in RE, completed family portraits in PSHE, learnt about birds in science and did some fast feet multi skills sports in PE!
Homework this week is to write about the picture of autumn and spellings. There is also another reading booklet to enjoy which relates to this weeks learning.
Congratulations to Felicity and Logan for their awards today
Have the best weekend everyone and I will look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 9th September 2024
Good afternoon!
This week in maths, year 1 have been representing objects, recognising numbers as words, counting on from any number and finding one more than a given number. I have been really impressed with how they are all working through their challenges! In year 2, the children have been using place value charts, partitioning numbers to 100, writing numbers in words and flexibly partitioning numbers. The work produced in the books has been so neat this week year 2s!
In English, we did some research about woodland animals which everyone enjoyed and it was so lovely to hear about the children's experiences of seeing woodland animals. We then did a reading comprehension about foxes and used the facts we learnt to write sentences. I wonder if your child can tell you any of the knowledge they have retained about foxes? We also wrote sentences about a scenic enchanted woodland picture which were brilliant! Phonics and SPaG started this week! The children are super at organising themselves with their whiteboards and pens and year 1 were learning the 'ay' digraph whilst the year 2s were learning the 'y' as 'igh' spelling. Our reading skills also began this week and we are reading 'The Bog Baby' using VIPERS. Some of the questions this week have been:
What deal do the girls make with each other?
How big is the puddle? What synonyms for this word can you think of?
During our learning in the foundation subjects this week we were identifying different light sources and how they affect the senses in RE. In art, we were mixing primary colours with paint. In geography we were naming human and physical features and in science we learnt about mammals. We even had swimming begin again which was so exciting and the children loved it this afternoon! A very busy week!
Homework this week is maths and spellings. I have also included the phonics booklets that you might like to read one evening instead of your child's normal reading book. This aligns with the phonics/spelling being taught in class from the previous week. Thank you for all of the homework that came in for last week- it was brilliant!
Congratulations to Willow and Riah for their awards today
Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs Woollard
Week beginning: 2nd September 2024
Good afternoon!
We have had such a brilliant first week back and I am so impressed with all of the Doves for how they have behaved, worked extremely hard and quickly adapted to the rules and routines of our classroom.
In maths this week, the year 1 children have been sorting objects, counting objects and counting objects from a larger group. In year 2, the children have been counting to 20, counting objects to 100 making 10s and recognising tens and ones. Some super work in maths books this week!
In English, we wrote captions to go with pictures based on the story 'The truth about my unbelievable summer'. We also wrote about ourselves and our families and did some work on full stops. The children really enjoyed a game we played which you can find here: https://www.roythezebra.com/english-ks1/punctuation-games/full-stops/
Everyone should have taken home a homework folder today with English homework and spellings. English homework is to write a sentence or sentences about a favourite woodland animal. Spellings are also included in homework and can be practised at home throughout the week ready for a mini test next Friday morning. Spellings are individualised to each child, so if they do get one wrong it is absolutely fine they will just practise and have it the next week too.
Next week, we kick start our topic 'The Enchanted Woodland' and we begin our phonics and SPaG lessons. Swimming begins on Wednesday afternoon and we will have our first Shine award and handwriting award on Friday! We finished this week with PE and the children looked incredible in their fresh kits so thank you so much parents for getting us all sorted!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Mrs Woollard
