Mary Ellis Class Update Autumn 2024

Mary Ellis class • November 8, 2024

Mary Ellis Class Update Autumn 2024

Mary Ellis class • November 8, 2024

Wow! What a super half term we have had in Year 1. I have been really impressed with their enthusiasm towards their learning and how well the children have settled into new routines within KS1. 

In Maths this week we have been learning to find more and less of a given number using manipulatives and to find missing numbers within a count. We have been using stacking counters to create staircase representations for one more and one less and the children have been saying the comparative sentences


In Music we have been learning ‘The Menu Song’. The children have enjoyed coming up with food actions for each day of the week and keeping a steady beat with clapping and tapping. It was a great final performance of this in class this week. 

In PE we have been exploring combination jumping and skipping with a skipping rope. The children have been working well together in teams and also shown real perseverance and determination.

I am really looking forward to seeing them continue to grow next half term!

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