This week marks the end of spring 1 and your child’s halfway point in year 1. We have been busy this week, learning about puppets, subtraction and riddles.

The children have been using their number facts to 10 to figure out subtraction problems. We used the part whole model to find our answers, a few of us got a bit confused because we have previously used part whole models to add but we got there in the end! Some of us were even able to record a number sentences!

We have written our own riddles for English. We first had to choose a toy that we like and then wrote a riddle that included adjectives, a question, and an exclamatory sentence. The children had fun reading it to one another and guessing what the toy was.

For DT this week the children explored at the best way to join the felt to make their puppets. They could glue, staple, sellotape and sew their bits of felt together. Lots of the children thought either the staples or the stitching would be best way to make their puppet stay together.

After half term:

Maths – The children will be exploring money. They will be sorting it into different amounts and looking what each coin is worth.

English – The children will be bug detectives, searching for bugs around the school grounds before using adjectives to describe what it looks like. We will also be looking at plurals and learning that we need to add an s or es to the end of words when there is more than one.

What can I do to help my child at home?

Over the half term please try to find the time to complete the phonics home learning that has been sent home. Each group have a specific task to support them in closing any phonics gaps they may have. If your child is struggling with any sounds please make sure you recap them and encourage your child to use them as much as possible.
Keep practising number recognition to 100, children should be confident in identifying numbers to 50 and then to 100.

Have a good half term break. Stay safe and we will see you on 28th February.