Year 1

What a wonderful final week we have had in Year 1 before the half-term break!

In English, we thoroughly enjoyed finishing The Emperor’s Egg and using all we had learned to create our own fact files about emperor penguins. The children worked hard to organise their information using subheadings such as Appearance, Diet and Habitat. We also focused on including the key features of a fact file, including a clear title, labelled pictures, subheadings and interesting facts. The children were very proud of their finished work!

In maths, we have continued learning about halving and quartering amounts. We have been practising sharing objects into equal groups and understanding that halves are 2 equal parts and quarters are 4 equal parts. We have also started learning positional language, including quarter turns, half turns, left and right, and forwards and backwards. This is something you could continue to practise at home over the half-term break.

In art, we have loved exploring the work of Andy Goldsworthy and Antony Gormley. Inspired by their artwork, we used clay to create tree faces and mini sculptures of ourselves. The children showed fantastic creativity and imagination with their designs. In geography, we learned about hot deserts and cold deserts and compared their different climates and features. In science, we investigated what it might feel like to lose one of our senses and discovered how our other senses help us understand the world around us. In computing, we developed our digital imagery skills further by learning how to edit our photographs.

We hope you all have a lovely and restful half-term break!

   

   

                                            

 

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Keywords: fact files, subheadings, questions, exclamation marks, facts, emperor penguins, south pole, Antarctica, tree faces, Andy Goldsworthy   Sounds: kn/ph, ue/wh, ay/ee, igh/ow CEW: come, some	Keywords: half turn, quarter turn, three-quarter turn, full turn, forwards, backwards, left, right, above, below, clay, sculptures, Antony Gormley   Sounds: oo (zoo)/oo (book), ar/or, air/ir, ou/oy CEW: one, once

 

Messages: 

• Reading folders need to be brought in on Monday and will be sent back home on Tuesday.

• The reading record should be signed by an adult five times. 

• Please make sure your child’s snacks are nut-free as we are a nut-free school. 

• The Learning Garden gates will close at 8:50am, where we will promptly be taking the register. If you are late, please go through the office to not disrupt the register or learning.

• PE days: Wednesday and Thursday

• Library days: 

  • Diamond: Monday

  • Sunstone: Tuesday

Dates: 

• 1st June: Class group photo shoot

• 4th June: Geography field work day

• 5th June: Y1 Kew Gardens trip

• 19th June: Living things workshop in classroom

• 25th June: Festival of sport (1.45 - 3)

• 3rd July: Vineyard walk

• 17th July: Last day - school closes at 1.30

 

Year 2

The children have had a fun-filled and busy week in school! They have shown great enthusiasm, creativity, and teamwork in all of their activities. 

 

This week in class:

In English, the children have been writing an alternative version of The Gigantic Turnip. They have enjoyed using their imagination to change parts of the story and create exciting new ideas. In Maths, we have been practising telling the time. We have focused on o’clock, quarter past, quarter to, half past, and reading time in 5-minute intervals. The children have worked hard to build their confidence with an analogue clock. Please do practise telling the time with the children at any given opportunity.

In Science, we have been learning about materials and investigating whether objects are flexible or rigid. The children enjoyed experimenting with different materials and discussing their properties. In Geography, we finished our topic on São Paulo by comparing Richmond and São Paulo. The children thought carefully about the similarities and differences between the two places. In Art, the children have loved recreating their own Kandinsky-inspired artwork. They explored colour, shape, and pattern to create some beautiful pieces inspired by Wassily Kandinsky. They thoroughly enjoyed this topic and did a fantastic job! Well done Year 2.

 

Looking ahead:

On Thursday 4th June, Year 2 will be taking part in a Geography fieldwork day. The children will be exploring the local area and observing different types of buildings as part of their learning. We will be walking into Richmond, along the riverside and around the green and would greatly appreciate any volunteers who are available to help accompany the classes. If you are able to support us, please let your child’s teacher know.

   

  

This week: 18.05.26	Next week (after half term): 1.06.26
Keywords: hour, o’clock, half past, hour hand, minute hand, analogue, materials, object, properties, flexible, rigid, compare, Richmond, port, human and physical features, Kandinsky, feelings, shape, colour.    Spellings: possessive apostrophe Megan’s Ravi’s the girl’s the child’s the man’s the woman’s the school’s A dog’s	Keywords: statistics, information, tally chart, data, narrative, possessive apostophes, Tudor, Royal, palace, windmill, structure, Brahman, Hinduism, orienteering,     Spellings: Homophones and near homophones there their they’re here hear see sea To

 

Messages: 

• Reading folders need to be brought in on Monday and will be sent back home on Tuesday.

• The reading record should be signed by an adult five times per week please. 

• Please make sure your child’s snacks are nut-free as we are a nut-free school.

• Please practise telling the time with your child at home using an analogue clock, focusing on o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. 

 

Dates: 

• 1st June: Class group photo (please send your child in school uniform, not PE kit)

• 4th June: Geography field work day

• 25th June: Festival of sport (1.45 - 3pm)

• 17th July: Last day of summer term (school closes at 1.30pm)