​In Key Stage One we have really enjoyed learning about numbers and place value this week. In Year One we had to investigate a problem involving the mysterious disappearance of door numbers! Somebody had removed some of them and we had to use our maths knowledge and reasoning skills in order to work out which ones had been taken. In Year Two we have been looking at place value and number bonds. First we began by investigating how many different number bonds a certain number has and discovered it always has one more number bond than itself! We also had to partition numbers into tens, ones and sometimes even hundreds to better understand the number's value.

From Reception through to Year 6, it is important that children are immersed in lots of different ways of thinking about a number, even the numbers that they seem quite comfortable and familiar with. They need to develop a secure understanding of how numbers are constructed, their place in the number line and what different quantities actually look and feel like. ​

There are lots of ways that you can help support your child at home, including making up fun, practical number games and songs. You can also use the online resources and support available for Key Stages One and Two, through Mathletics and MyMaths, using the individual logins that will be provided by school.

Reception have had a great start to school this week and have settled well into our lovely new building. We have focussed on getting to know each other, becoming comfortable in our new classrooms and settling into the new routine of our school day. The children have loved exploring the different areas of learning within our classrooms as well as our outside learning area. They are developing confidence and independence in using the continuous provision areas throughout Reception.

​We have started to practise recognising our names and holding our pencils correctly to help form neat letters. In addition, we have been talking about the things that we enjoy in Reception. Adam said he likes playing in the house (home corner) because he likes having a cake tea party in there. Stanley enjoys the construction area because he can build Transformers using Lego. Lyra and Pippa like coming to school to see their friends and play with them. Isabelle said she looks forward to going out onto the playground because she loves playing on the slide. We are so happy that the children are having a fantastic time in school!