Chestnut Class
Thank you to everyone for all my lovely leaving cards and gifts. I will miss you all. Farewell to Five Lanes with best wishes from Mrs Furniss x
Working with others to solve maths word problems...what shall we do first?
Term 6 maths targets for Chestnut
This week's SUPPORT AT HOME sheet for Y1/2
DT: Making our own healthy ice-cream flavour using fresh fruit, dried fruit and healthy sprinkles.
In DT we have been designing and making our own healthy ice-cream flavour. This week, we put fresh fruit, dried fruit, ice-cream and healthy sprinkles (oats and sesame seeds) on top. We tasted our new flavours. Look out next week for the verdicts!
We have been sorting numbers by their properties. Can you tell which properties are shown here?
We can re-tell a story using a story map!
We can link drawings and symbols to show multiplication.
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Looking for Right Angles
Gym-tastic at Devizes School!
A Gym-tastic afternoon!
The children from Chestnut and Beech classes had exciting visit today to Devizes School for a Primary School gym festival. We did jumping, travelling, made shapes and did rolling, all inspired by a brilliant gymnastics display to music by some Year 7 girls. Well done to all and thank you to the parents who helped us!
Maths: Dividing by GROUPING
Art:Printing using natural objects to look like skin close-up
Bye bye Chestnut chicks!
Art: Printing
The 5 Chestnut chicks are very active and are beginning to cheep a lot!
Our Chestnut Class chicks are at the start of their life cycles.
This week's homework sheet.
Art: Printing
Art:Printing.We looked at our skin up close...how could we make a print like that?
Numeracy / ICT: I can use words that describe position and direction. I can read and follow instructions.
100 = ? + ? How many ways can we make this true?
Successful parents evening
Thank you to everyone who attended the parent/teacher consultation meetings this week in Chestnut. It was lovely to see you all and update you about your child's learning.
This week's support at home sheet.
DT: designing and making houses from the time of the Great Fire of London
Using story maps to help with non Fiction Historical Recounts
We have finished writing and illustrating our very own story books.
Family Learning: Storymaking
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Have a look at this week's home support sheet for Y1/2
Chestnut Class went to Devizes library today! First, we learnt about library cards, how long you can borrow books for and what types of books the library has. Next, we had to go and find a book, and explain why we chose it. Some people liked the cover or illustrations and some liked the subject matter. Lastly, William read us some funny picture stories. Devizes library is a great place to visit on a rainy day! 
Chestnut Class visited Devizes library.
This week's support at home sheet - have fun!
Art: illustration in the style of Mick Inkpen
Using alliteration to describe animals for sale - just like 'The Great Pet Sale'!
This week's learning support for parents and carers at home.
This week's support at home sheet for Y1/2
Is it possible to fold a rectangle diagonally? We're finding out...
Animal shape poems in Year 1/2
Halving and doubling using monster legs!
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DT:Making Christmas lanterns
Counting in 2s to 100...can you spot the pattern?
We have used the instructions we have learnt and set our trap!
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This week's support at home sheet
Doubles of numbers up to 10
Counting forwards and backwards in 2s
We have been learning how to write instructions. Ask us how to catch a cheeky elf.
This week's 'Support at home' sheet
Exploring repeated patterns with shapes and colour
Being reflective in art.
We have been learning about 3D shapes and Chestnut class were given a top secret mission! Sssssh!
This week we have been investigating ways to fly our rockets.
Who can find a pair to 10?
We have been examining this story by John Burningham and writing a new page for it! Can you spot our animals and the reason they want to get on the train?
This week's SUPPORT AT HOME sheet
We are the planets song
Learning about the = sign through rhyme
Learning PAIRS TO 10 through song
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Chestnut Class Newsletter
Welcome to Chestnut class. We're the oldest class at the KS1 site and have two teachers, Mrs Furniss and Mrs Duffield. In class, we have been reading "Giraffes Can't Dance" and thinking, drawing and writing about the story. We are looking forward to our new topic called "To infinity and beyond!"