Please make sure you are logging ALL reading on boom reader or in your paper copies. If this has not been logged 3 times your books may not change. Please make sure you are doing your numbots work too!
Please make sure you are logging ALL your reading over the Easter Break (a gentle reminder if your reading has not been logged at least 3 times then books will not get changed). Please make sure the children are going on Numbots 3 times a week, homework club will commence after Easter, and the data from both of these allows us to understand who is not completing their homework.
This week we have been working hard on our skills builder project. Mozart class had some fantastic creative ideas of Mario Kart Town, Lego Village, Atlantis and Beehive world, whilst Franklin decided to make a more sustainable city based around our SDG Goal. The children showed exceptional creativity skills, staying positive when things got hard, aiming high to create a fantastic villages, cities and towns. Overall, both classes excelled in teamwork and their communication skills.
We have been working hard on our numbers up to 50. The children will be continuing this work after Easter half term and then moving onto multiplication and division (sharing).
We have a challenge for your children over the Easter Break. We are finding that the children are struggling with their common exception words, therefore we are sending home your children with a pack of the common exception words and they will be tested on a random selection after Easter. It is important that the children can read and write these words.
We wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers this term, for reading and coming in to help with any trips and walks – without your help the children would be unable to do this and we would like to pass on our appreciation.
Have a wonderful Easter Break - the year 1 team!
Please make sure you are logging ALL reading on boom reader or in your paper copies. Books will not get changed unless we have seen you have read 3 times.
Please ensure you are logging on Numbots as part of your homework.
This week we have had a fantastic week. In English we have come to the end of our first part of Claude and the City. The children really enjoyed making wanted posters for the robber.
In Maths this week we have covered capacity and volume. The children enjoyed watching to see which container could hold the most water.
In French this week we met superhero Jaunie, she taught the children about what she wears and most importantly she is the colour Yellow.
In RE we have been looking at the Easter story, the children have really engaged with their learning.
In PSHE we have learnt about what to do in an emergency. We had a long discussion about who to call and what to say. The children also impressed us by saying they know they need to stay on the phone to make sure they are out of danger. We also had a long discussion about careers within the emergency services - it was lovely to see so many children who would love a career helping others.
Have a great weekend - the Year 1 Team.
Please can we begin this week's blog by saying a huge thank you to all the children in year 1 for their dedication and effort in the play. The children did a fabulous job, and we are proud of every single one of them. We would also like to say a huge thank you to all the adults who have supported the children with their costumes, learning their lines and transporting children to the evening performance. We appreciate your support.
Spellings (these spellings revise the sounds the children have already learnt) - spied, dream, glue, lawn, dark.
This week in maths we have been learning about Mass. The children talked about heavier and lighter and used scales to measure the mass of different objects.
In English, we have continued with our power of reading book which children love.
In French, children have continued to look at superheroes. This week they have learnt about the colour blue.
Please continue to read with your child at least 3 times a week and complete numbots.
The children have come back after half-term with lots of enthusiasm for learning and have enjoyed rehearsing for their performance next week. A big thank you to everyone who has supplied costumes, they all look fantastic.
Spellings will resume as normal next week.
This week in RE the children began to look at the Easter story and re-created Palm Sunday, even making their own palm leaves!
In Science the children worked in teams to looking at the foods which animals eat, grouping them into Herbivores, Omnivores and Carnivores.
In French we have begun a new topic, looking at superheros. Focusing on colours.
This week we have started our new power of reading book. This week's focus was on cities. The children have written some lovely poetry thinking about the organisation of their poem and the number of lines in a verse.
Please make sure you are doing Numbots and logging all reading over half term.
Please make sure you are logging all reading on Boomreader or paper copies of reading logs. Ensure you are spending time on Numbots.
Please make sure you are logging all of your reading on boom reader - if you have problems with the app please email the Year 1 email for a paper copy.
Parents evening slots have been sent out - please make sure you book these!
The children have had a fantastic week.
The children have loved their PE lessons where they have been doing jumps and sequences of movement during gymnastics and football passing and accuracy today.
In science this week we have been looking at what makes a mammal a mammal and the different types of mammals there are. Children really enjoyed learning that there are mammals that live in the water as well as on land. This links fantastically to our visit from Safari Stu at the start of February.
Within English this week we have enjoyed exploring the end of Anna and Crocodiles adventure in our book 'How to Find Gold'. The children wrote some fantastic sentences and poems in their English about storms today.
In maths we have finished our place value topic to 20 and moving onto addition within 20 next week.
The spellings for your children are the following and will be tested on Monday:
bake, rain, play, stay, mail
Have a fantastic reading - don't forget to log all reading and have some fun on Numbots!
The Year 1 Team
Spellings and dictation this week are:
You, Come, Here, There, The Can you come here please?
This week in maths the children have been looking at numbers 10 - 20. They have made these numbers using ten frames and Dienes. They all did a fantastic job and can explain how many tens or ones are in each number.
In English we have looked at a picture of a girl and a crocodile pulling a boat. We thought about what they could be doing or where they could be going. We also thought about going on an adventure and what we would take with us in our back-packs.
In Science, we organised animals into groups and talked about how scientists group animals - mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects etc
During PSCHE we thought about what keeps us healthy. We spoke about what we needed to do to stay healthy and why it was important.
In Phonics we have been looking at the sound a_e (ay) - Cake, bake, snake etc. See if you can spot any a_e sounds when reading.
Talk Homework: Talk to your adults about all the animals you know, see if you can bring in any facts about animals.
