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Friday 26 February 2010

RE

Have you been following your Walk with Me calendar?
Remember Class 1TA it is our assembly on Tuesday 2nd March at 9.10am in the school hall. All parents and grown ups are very welcome. Class 1TA have been very busy learning lots of new things to tell you in their assembly.
In RE we will be thinking about what we need to do during Lent~Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
In Maths we will be continuing to work on our Time targets.
We will also be problem solving with money. We will also be checking if you know your number bonds to 10 to help you when you are shopping.
http://www.ictgames.com/moneysplat.html
http://www.ictgames.com/moneypayer.html
http://www.ictgames.com/moneypayer.html
http://www.ngflcymru.org.uk/vtc/working_with_coins/eng/Introduction/default.htm

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/counting_with_money/index.htm

Number bonds
http://www.ictgames.com/funkymum.html

Next Week

In Literacy we will be continuing our work on Poetry. We will be reading The Smartest Giant in Town and writing our own Smartest Giant Poem using WOW words.
Have you read this story? What is you favourite part and why?
I love the rhyming text and how kind and generous the giant is to all of his friends.

Tuesday 23 February 2010

History

This term we will be finding out about old and new toys. Don't forget to bring 1 toy to school for Our Museum Shop.
Please ask your grown ups about the toys they played with when they were children.
http://www.museumeducation.bedford.gov.uk/bedfordbytes/toys/images_toys/gallery_toy_photos/index.htm
http://www.toymuseum.co.uk/pages/photos.htm

Friday 19 February 2010

Welcome back and next week!

We hope you all had a lovely half term and are ready for a busy time ahead.
Lent begin last Wednesday~Ash Wednesday. Do you know what the ashes are made from?
In class we made our Lenten Promises and are following the Walk with Me calendar. Don't forget to check it every day!

In Numeracy we will be reading the time on clocks, learning the order of the days of the week and the months.
http://www.ictgames.com/hickory4.html
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/new_good_practice/holder.asp?moviename=calender_e&lang=e




In Literacy we will be reading and writing poetry for the next 2 weeks.
Have a look at the BBC website and enjoy some rhyming fun!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/poems/flash/fpoem3.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/poems/flash/fpoem5.shtml

Thursday 11 February 2010

Well done~what a busy half term


We have had a busy half term doing lots of interesting and exciting activities and learning.
What have you liked best?
Don't forget you can post a comment on the BLOG and share it with all your Year 1 friends.
Have a lovely half term break, don't forget to read every day and listen to your grown ups. Remember we begin our Lenten journey next week, with Ash Wednesday. Keep checking the BLOG for interesting things to do!

Tuesday 9 February 2010

What wonderful work!

Today we thought about how Rosie and the sly, old fox felt in our story of Rosie's walk this week. You used fantastic WOW words to describe the feelings of both characters.

sly      plump      fast       scary        yummy
Tomorrow we will be writing Rosie's Walk in the style of a Fairy tale.
Once upon a time...........

Sunday 7 February 2010

This Week

In Maths this week we will be working on our targets, finding halves and quarters of shapes and numbers.
We will also be finding doubles up to 10.
Have fun with game below.

http://www.ictgames.com/robindoubles.html

In RE we will be starting a new unit on Forgiveness.
Can you remember a parable that Jesus told us to help us understand saying sorry and forgiving each other?

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Next Week

In Literacy we will be writing a Fairy Tale adventure of Rosie's Walk. Have a look at the video below to find out what happens!
 

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Our Work about Bartimaeus



Today we learned about Bartimaeus and how Jesus helped him with his special powers. We talked about the feelings of Bartimaeus when he was blind and after he had been healed. Have a look at our fantastic work!

Poor Bartimaeus!
Well done!