Starfish Summer 1, Week 2

Date: 23rd Apr 2026 @ 2:10pm

This week in Maths, we have continued our addition work moving on to application within word problems. Some children even moved on to 2 step problems! The children are now super confident at using our partitioning addition method to solve 2 digit plus 2 digit calculations- great work! Later in the week, we looked at odd and even numbers- learning a ‘number cruncher’ song to help us remember which numbers are which. We enjoyed performing this and it really supported the children’s learning.

In English, we published our Monarch recounts. The children used some amazing vocabulary and time adverbials, placing our special day’s events in the correct order. Once again, the children’s handwriting was fantastic, as was their editing skills. They are very confident at spotting their own mistakes and correcting them. 

We continued our Kings and Queens work in topic, presenting our royal residence posters to each other. We then looked at a timeline of key Kings and Queens from the past- looking at dates and discussing how many years ago they ruled. In PE, we moved on to a dance unit of work- this week focusing on a beat of 8. The children worked in teams to create their own 8 beat dance actions- there were some amazing ideas!