January 14th, 2022

Maths
Over the past week Team JF have been extending their knowledge of subtraction by crossing 10. The children have worked incredibly hard to master this tricky concept. To begin with we made sure we understood what subtraction was and how to partition numbers into tens and ones using base 10. From this we used our steps to success to exchange a ten for 10 ones.  We realised that if we did not have enough ones we could knock on our neighbour’s door to borrow a ten. As we grew more confident with this, we moved into using a more formal method and column subtraction was introduced. 

Science 
​As part of our new unit, Team JF have been focusing on animals and their offspring. We built on previous learning of naming a range of animals into looking at the offspring they produce. From this we discussed similarities and differences between the two. We also discussed the ways animals change as they grow. After that, the children completed the task of sorting animals and their offspring into two groups- ‘look like their adult’ and ‘don’t look like their adult.’ If children completed this they were given the extra challenge of sorting them into different groups of their choice.    

History
This week in history Team JF explored making timelines. To begin with we discussed dates, how to say them and where to start when ordering them. The children were able to use their knowledge of numbers to identify and order the dates from smallest to largest. From this, we discussed the significance of timelines and how they help us to piece together life and events of the past.  

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