Driffield Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School

We have had another busy week in Hedgehog Class. We have continued with our learning about transport. This week we have learnt all about bikes. Miss Chambers very kindly let us borrow her bike and we looked at all the different parts of a modern bike. We then looked at photographs of old and new bicycles and sorted them. This started a great discussion about how bikes have changed over the years.

Our Book of the Week has been Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake. The children loved learning all about the different thing Mrs Armitage added to her bicycle and they came up with some brilliant ideas of things their bike could have. 

We have continued to read and spell words and sentences containing Phase 4 words in our phonics lessons. Our reading sentences have included:

The frogs croak and sing in the night.                                                                                             I can see a crack on my screen.                                                                                               The cat is stuck up the tree.                                                                                                  Three foxes ran out into the street.

In maths this week we have been revising and assessing all the different parts of the Number and Numerical Patterns Early Learning Goals. This information will be used to inform our end of year data which we are collecting over the next few weeks. Please keep practising number bonds at home, which two small numbers can add together to make a larger number (up to 10). Hit the button is a great game for practising number bonds to make 10 and also for practising doubles. If your child would like to play it at home, please use the link below:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We are hoping for a drier week next week. But we have manged to enjoy the sunshine we have seen this week. The children have really enjoyed large scale construction outside. The photo shows some of the den making which was happening this afternoon.

Have a lovely weekend with your family.

As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Kind regards

Mrs Dean, Mrs Lawrence and the Hedgehog Team.

The Year Two children have had a great time at their sleepover. From archery and curling to circus skills and dance, they have tried and enjoyed it all. We finished our afternoon with a film and snacks and we think that there will be some sleepy children returning home tonight. 

This week has been very busy in the Seals class! In English, we became authors and created our own sentences for a book we have been reading called The Hundred Decker Bus. Our Maths lessons have been all about money, and we enjoyed learning how to count different coins and notes. In Music, we learned about the difference between crochets and quavers and then had a go at playing these notes with our instruments. We also checked on our bean plants and were surprised to see how tall they have grown already!

Week 2 complete! 
This week as part of our transport focus we have learned about bicycles. We have read the story Mrs Armitage on wheels by Quentin Blake and the children were very inspired by Mrs Armitage's ideas! Children have had the opportunity to draw their own bicycles thinking about what they would add to their own bike. We have looked at the histroy of bicycles, looking back to the very first bike invented that didn't have pedals! We compared bikes in the past to bikes in the present by exploring Miss Chambers, labelling the different parts: seat, bell, chain, wheels and brake.

In Maths this week, we have looked at odd and even numbers. The children represented numbers to 10 on their frames, and had to identify if the number was odd or even, then hold up the correct label. 

In PE, we worked on speed and agility. The children took part in team games to see which team could collect their cones in first. 

Please can you ensure your child brings a waterproof coat to school every day. 

Have a great weekend, 

Miss Corrigan and Mrs Chapman

Summer 2 is in full swing and we are as busy as ever.

If you are out and about could each child collect 5 (small) natural objects to bring into school for Tuesday – leaves, twigs, pebbles etc. They will be using these for their Andy Goldsworthy inspired art work.

On Thursday we will be going to Kingsmill to look at different trees and wildflowers. Wellies are recommended and could children all have their legs covered as there are many nettles down there.

In History we have started to learn all about Amy Johnson and her epic solo journeys around the world.  Don’t forget we are at Sewerby Hall on the 23 June with the education team to look at many of her possessions.

Computing – we have started using Scratch Jnr, this is the start of coding and making a simple animation.

In RE if you have noticed a zen aura from your child, they have been looking at Buddhist meditation to reach Nirvana. 

In maths we are continuing with numbers 50-100, looking at number lines, finding 1 more/1 less and comparing numbers with the same tens.

Phonics next week –

j/ ge - village large change charge plunge manage

sh/ti - fiction station emotion cautious action motion

sh/ ssi si - mission passion mansion session

sh/ ci - special magician delicious precious electrician social

tricky words - busy beautiful pretty hour any many through

Thank you for your continued support

Starfish team.

Welcome back! We hope you had a lovely half term holiday in the sunshine.

We are now entering your child's last half term in Early Years Foundation Stage. As always, this half term is a busy one, please make sure you check the newsletter for dates for your diary. We will be holding one last Stay and Play session on Wednesday 24 June at 2pm. We will review your child’s first year school with photographs and the children will share their favourite memories from their first year at school. We really hope you will be able to join us in the classroom one last time before the children move up to Year One.

In phonics this half term we will continue to read and spell word with adjacent consonants, with a focus on words contain the Phase 3 digraphs and trigraphs. For example, words such as: toast, paint, clown etc. The children will also consolidate all the tricky words they have learnt this year. Just before the half term holiday we sent home the Phase 4 tricky words, please continue to practise reading these words by sight as they can’t be segmented and blended back together. In reading our focus is fluency. Once your child is confident using their phonics to decode encourage them to read simple regular words by sight to improve their fluency. If their home reading book features a character such as, ‘Jack’, encourage them to recognise and read the name, rather than sounding it out every time they come to this word in the book. If you have any questions about this please don’t hesitate to ask.

In maths we are revising all the different elements of the Number and Numerical Patterns Early Learning Goals and assessing the children to see if they are working at the expected level. Please keep practising the composition of numbers to 10 at home, can your child tell you 2 small numbers which add up to make 5, 7, 8 etc.

Our topic this half term is, ‘Let’s Move.’ We have generated a list of vehicles and talked about different ways to travel to various places in the world. Next week we will look in particular at bicycles. The children will look at a modern bike and name the different parts. They will then look at how bikes have changed over time and sort pictures of old and new bicycles. If you have a bike at home, allow your child to have a close look at it and name some of the different parts, such as the brakes, tyres, bell, spokes, chain, seat, pedals etc.

As always if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Mrs Dean, Mrs Lawrence and the Hedgehog Team.

Year 2 have had a super week!

They have been practicing for their end of year performance and we are all very impressed! 

In Maths we have started telling the time, looking at o'clock and half past the hour. In English the children have been planning to perfom the poem, 'Elephant.' They have been thinking about the tone of their voice and actions they would include.

Today, we went to the Junior school for multi-skills. We were proud of all children as they let their lights shine and did a great job at all of the stations. 

Thanks, Year 2 Team.

We have had a wonderful first week back and have enjoyed lots of Sensory Play as well as the visit from the Sensory Bus. We have some more visits planned for the Sensory Bus to visit us so that's really exciting. 

We are carrying on with 'row Row Row Your Boat' for our Foundations for Phonics session and we will also be using the signed version of the Nursery Rhyme which can be found on BBCiplayer. 

For our Maths we will be focused on 'Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed' which we are looking forward to. 

Just a reminder that PE is a Thursday and we do ask that all children either wear (or bring) trainers with them please. It is ball skills at the moment so any throwing and cathing you can do at home would be great. We are focussing on throwing balls/beanbags in to a big bucket which is lots of fun! 

Have a lovely weekend, The Bumblebee Team

This week in Science, the Seals enjoyed planting their very own bean plants. They are excited to see how their plants grow and change over time. In History, we have been learning about the famous historical figure Amy Johnson. After finding and discussing important clues, such as Amy's Cup of Courage and her route map, we plotted her flight path from the UK to Australia on our own maps. We even had a go at flying Jason the plane! In Art, we started learning about land art and compared the styles of different artists. After discussing artistic features, we selected our favourite pieces and gave reasons for our choices. It seems there are some promising future art critics in the Seals class!

Welcome back! It's great to have all the children back, and to hear what they have been up to during the half term. 

This half term, our topic is Transport. Over the weeks, we will learn about different modees of transport, we will read a range of books linked to transport both fiction and non fiction, and we will learn all about the history of transport. 

In Phonics, we are continuing to learn new words. Some of the words we have read this week are: joint, smart, bleed, bright. 

In Maths, we have been revising odd and even numbers and double facts. We have also introduced a new mathematical resource called a rekenrek (pictured above). Rekenreks are useful resources for various areas of our number curriculum including subitising and composition of numbers.

In PE, our topic is fitness. This weeks focus was jumping. 

Please ensure you have checked the most up to date newsletter as there are plenty of diary dates to note down over the last few weeks before summer! 

Many thanks, 

Miss Corrigan and Mrs Chapman