Dear all,
A reminder that the school will be closed tomorrow for industrial action in line with the NEU’s teacher strike. School will resume on Thursday 2nd February as normal. For further information about the strikes please see the NEU’s website using the link below.
NEU to take strike action over pay | NEU
Kind regards,
Senior Leadership Team
We are working on Long Division in maths this week, and it can get tricky!
Use the websites below to help you practise this skill further…
Oak Academy- Long Division
Vimeo- Long Division
Please see your reading comprehension homework, in the links below, to be completed by Monday (in addition to your usual banded book and reading record activities).
Poetry Reading Revision Mat Non-Fiction Reading Revision Mat Fiction Reading Revision Mat
Good luck,
Although this holiday has commonly been called “Chinese New Year” in the West, China is not the only country to observe it. Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most celebrated and longest of all Asian festivals, and is observed by millions of people around the world.
The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, which means that it is based on astronomical observations of the Sun’s position in the sky and the Moon’s phases. This ancient calendar dates back to 14th century BCE (whereas the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582). The Chinese lunisolar calendar shares some similarities with the Hebrew calendar, which is also lunisolar, and it has influenced other East Asian calendars, such as those of Korea and Vietnam.
As with many winter solstice celebrations, the symbolic darkness of night is banished by the light of fireworks, lanterns, and candles. Man-made paper lanterns are hung by the hundreds in public areas, bringing good luck to the new year.
There are dragon dances, performances, and festival parades with music and acrobatics. The festivities continue for two weeks, finishing with a special lantern festival, which signals the end of the New Year celebration period.
The OGPS PTA will be selling Lucky Red Envelopes on Friday 27th Jan 2023, to celebrate Chinese New Year 2023.
Each envelope will have a wise proverb and a chocolate coin and 4 lucky envelopes will have £5 inside!! Each Envelope will be 50p – so try your luck and see if you get lucky!!
In Maths, Year 2 have been learning all about Money. We have been looking at coins and notes, adding money and finding change!
Our topic for this term is ‘The United Kingdom‘ and we will be focusing on Geography.
Knowledge organiser for the topic: Spring 1 The UK Knowledge organiser
Here is the curriculum homework. We look forward to seeing the beautiful work and projects completed by the children throughout the term
Please note: Hubble class PE day is now on Fridays
Topic – this term is based on Queen Elizabeth II – we will focus on History, Geography, Computing and Design and Technology.
Please look at the homework overview on what you can work on that is linked to our topic. We have amazing ideas ready for you. Homework is due back on a Monday every week.
Maths – we are continuing to work on addition and focus more on subtraction over the next few weeks.
Science – we are learning about Animals including Humans. Our main focus will be the human body and the five different senses
RE – we are going to focus on Hinduism and our big question is What is means to be a Hindu.
PSHE – we are going to learn about Dreams and Goals and would like to focus on ourselves.
Please continue to read with your child everyday and sign their reading records. Make sure to read the E-books online and sign your reading record with the name of the book and the date.
Thank you for attending our class workshare assembly. It was lovely to see so many of parents/carers. We hope you enjoyed it.
Thank you for your continued support.
Year 1 Team
Happy New Year from all the Team in Reception!
Our topic for this half term is Healthy Living. We are learning about the importance of looking after our teeth and having a balanced and nutritious diet. Please remember to complete the weekly activities in the home learning book. Furthermore, here are some links of activities you can do with your child to support their learning;
Sorting Healthy and Unhealthy food and drink
In Phonics, we are now continuing to work on the Phase 3 sounds and we are continuing to learn our tricky words. Please familiarise yourself with the resources to aid your child at home;
LS-Grapheme-info-sheet-Phase-3-Spring-1
How-to-say-Phase-3-sounds-August-2022-
Phase 3 Tricky Words Song Say Hello To – YouTube
In Maths, we are continuing to cement our knowledge of numbers up to 10. Please practise adding and subtracting with your child and focusing on the number bonds. Here are some ideas to help;
I Know My Number Bonds 5 | Number Bonds to 5 | Addition Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann – YouTube
