Whiteley Year one

 Friday 13th December In R.E. this week we have been learning how light is used in different celebrations.  We have learnt about the importance of light to Christians in the celebration of Advent. This week in Science, we have been learning about materials, their properties and why they are chosen for purposes. Lots of the children have found it quite challenging to identify which materials objects are made from and to explain why that material was chosen using property words.  It would be great if you could reinforce the language below at home.     plastic, metal, wood, paper, fabric, rock flexible/stiff, hard/soft, rough/smooth, absorbent/waterproof, magnetic/non-magnetic, see-through. In Art, we are learning the technique of weaving and looking at the work of the textile artist Lanny Mackenzie.  We will be creating our own piece of weaving next week based on our sketches of a Christmas object e.g. Santa. Phonics In Phonics we have learnt the alternative ...

 Friday 6th December Art This week we completed our paintings in the style of Barbara Rae.  We were really impressed with the children's creativity. English In English we wrote descriptions of Arctic settings using adjectives. We tried hard to extend our sentences with "and". Maths In Maths this week we have been working with numbers to 50 to find the number that is one more and one less than a given number.  We have been recording one more and one less as addition and subtraction number sentences. It would be great if you could start to practise counting forwards to 50 and backwards from 50 to zero with your child making sure they use "ty" and "teen" correctly when pronouncing their numbers. Thank you! Phonics In Phonics we have learnt the alternative graphemes for ur.   ir (girl),  er  (ladder) and  ear  (learn).  Please can we again ask that you make sure you read the allocated Bug Club  book  this week with your child to p...