Bartimaeus

Who was Bartimaeus? Next week in RE we will be finding out why he is important and what important role Jesus played in
his life.

Non fiction Books

This week we are becoming more familiar with non fiction books/information books. We have found the contents page and have looked at the way non fiction books are different to fiction books.
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/fiction-nonfiction/load.htm?f
This site has some super fiction and non fiction books to read online.
I like the Penguin,Penguin book. Do you think it is a fiction or non fiction book?

The Big Picnic

Today in class we learned about one of the miracles Jesus performed. In this story a little boy shared and showed kindness to others. How can you share with others? Click on the link below and watch another version of the story.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-ultimate-takeaway/2875.html

Can you be a maths detective?

One lollipop costs 6p and a bag of crisps cost 5p. How much do they cost altogether?

An apple costs 9p and a banana costs 6p. How much will this cost?

At Sarah's party mum made 6 cups of orange juice. Half of them were drunk. How many were left?

There are 13 sweets in a jar. Tom puts in 7 sweets. How many sweets are there now?

3 cars are red, 4 cars are yellow and 8 cars are blue. How many cars are there altogether?

There are 20 beanbags. Sam takes 9. How many are left?
Next week in Maths we will be usingour maths skills to solve real life problems.
Read the question, find the important words,draw a picture, write a number sentence, solve the problem!
Read the questions above and have a go. Bring your work into school to share with your friends.

Next Week

Literacy~ we will be working on the story of Jack and the beanstalk.
#Can you think of some WOW words to describe Jack, the beanstalk, the castle and the giant?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/misc/stories/jackandthebeanstalk/

Reading

Keep learning those important High Frequency words to help you in reading and writing.
http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html

The Enormous Turnip

In Literacy this week we will be reading and writing about the enormous turnip. Look at the link below and enjoy this story. Can you think of any other words to describe the turnip?http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fimbles/stories/enormousturnip/

How can we make our local area safer?

What do you see on your journey to school?
Which roads do you have to cross?
Do you cross the Warwick Road? What can you seein this picture to help you cross safely?

Push or Pull?

In Science we are looking at different forces.Have a look at the link below .
Can you say which objects need to be pushed  or pulled?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml

Our reading targets in Literacy are based on non fiction books.
What can you find in a non fiction book?
The link below isanon fiction book called Penguin.
http://www.starfall.com/n/fiction-nonfiction/penguin/load.htm?f

Snowy Weather

Today has been a very snowy,cold day.
Follow the links below and find out what happened to Percy the Parkkeeper on a snowy night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66rICRYNfmQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxjmpX004Uk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziq05gDEsyU&feature=related

Next Week

Maths~
We will be finding 1 more/1 less and 10 more/10 less.
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/maths/num%20machine/add1.html
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/maths/num%20machine/add10.html
Literacy~
We will be reading and writing about the Gingerbread Man.
Click on the links below and read the story with a grown up.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/stories/gingerbread.htm
http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/gingerbread/load.htm?f&n=main
Can you think of some WOW words to describe the characters?
RE~
We will be learning about some of the important parables told by Jesus.This week is the Good Samaritan.

Spring Term Targets 2010

Here are our new Year 1 targets for 2010
Writing~
I can produce ideas for a story.
I can choose interesting words from a word bank.
I can find, choose and select interesting words to use in my writing.
Reading~
I can show you which book to look in to find out e.g. how a butterfly grows e.g. who ate the porridge
I can point out some simple text features e.g. font style, labels, titles, and say why a writer has used them.
I can explain, for example, alphabetical order, layout, diagrams, captions, different types of punctuation, hyperlinks and bullet points.
Maths~Fractions
Recognise and use ‘half’ to describe an object that has been cut into two equal pieces. Recognise and use
‘quarter’ to describe an object that has been cut into 4 equal pieces.
Begin to recognise half of a small number ie: we have 4 cakes, if I eat half of them how many will be left?
Begin to understand and use the words part or fraction. Shade half or quarter of a shape. Begin to recognise,read and write the numeral half.

The Visit of the Wise Men

Today in church we celebrated the Visit of the Wise Men to Baby Jesus.On Tuesday we will be finding out about this special visit and the important gifts the wise men took.

Do you know which gifts they took and why?

Happy New Year to you all!

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday and we look froward to seeing you all on Tuesday at 8.40am. Here are some games to play in preparation for Tuesday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/test.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/index.shtml