Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a wonderful and restful Christmas break. It has been lovely to welcome the children back after the holidays, full of excitement and wonderful stories to share.

In English, children have started a new unit of work based on the book The Comet by Joe Todd-Stanton. On Tuesday, they arrived at school to find a strange glowing light and a range of cooking utensils left in the classroom! They rehearsed asking questions and then wrote their own questions in their books to find out more about the unusual light and objects.They also used adjectives to describe Nyla’s home and used imperative verbs to create a poster.

In Phonics, the children have learnt the Phase 5 graphemes: ‘y’ as in happy, ‘ea’ as in head, and ‘wh’ as in wheel They also revised the tricky words ‘want’ and ‘water’, and learnt the new tricky words ‘any’ and ‘many’.

In Maths, the children have started a new topic on place value to 20. They explored the numbers 10, 11, 12 and 13, using counters, dice and multilink cubes to represent and understand these numbers.

In History, the children began their new topic on Castles. They looked at a variety of castles in the UK and learnt who built the first castles and why.

In Science, the children began exploring the season of Winter.

Next Week

English – The children will use command sentences to write a letter of advice. They will write thought bubbles and learn about the suffix ‘-ing’.

Maths – The children will explore the numbers 14–20, find 1 more and 1 less, and use a number line to 20.

History – The children will learn about UK castles built by the Normans.

PSHE – The children will identify their successes and describe how these make them feel proud.

RE – The children will explore how they belong to a family and community. They will draw and write about something that is important to their family.

ICT – The children will practise switching on and logging into a computer and use a mouse to drag and drop.

Science – The children will observe and draw the tree in the playground that they previously drew in Autumn. They will also track the weather, focusing on weather symbols and temperature.

Spellings for Next Friday’s Test

Group 1:

carry, happy, funny, silly, head, read, bread, ready

Tricky words: are, was

Group 2:

pain, rain, sail, tail

Tricky word: the

Notes

NumBots

The children’s NumBots login details have been stuck into the front of their reading logs. NumBots is a fantastic online maths learning programme that helps children build fluency in number facts, particularly addition, subtraction, number bonds and mental maths.

We hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Mrs Flatley, Mrs Blatch & Miss Russon

Merry Christmas to you all,

What an exciting end to the first term in Year 1! The children were absolutely amazing in their Christmas production of Bethlehem Buzzin’. They thoroughly enjoyed singing and performing the songs and I’m sure you’ll agree they were all fantastic. Well done to everyone!

The children also had a wonderful time at their Christmas party on Tuesday and were very excited to receive a special visit from Father Christmas.

Thank you also for the generous gifts, cards and kind words that we have received – they are greatly appreciated.

We wish you all a joyful and peaceful Christmas with your families and a Happy New Year.

Mrs Flatley, Mrs Blatch & Miss Russon

 

Good Afternoon,

 

We have had a very busy and enjoyable week in Year 1! The children enjoyed their Christmas dinner followed by a movie with the whole school. They all looked amazing in their Christmas jumpers and festive wear. 

 

Next week

 

Sharing Assembly

Monday 15^th December @ 9.00am (for those children who received a text/letter)

 

Christmas performances

Tuesday 16th December- 9.35 (doors open) & 9.45 (show starts)

Wednesday 17th December- 1.50 (doors open) & 2pm (show starts)

 

KS1 Christmas Party

Tuesday 16^th December-  In the afternoon it is our KS1 Christmas party. Children can bring in party clothes to change into after lunch.

 

 Open afternoon

Wednesday 17th December - after the Christmas Performance of ‘Bethlehem’s Buzzing’.

 

Last day of term

Friday 19^th December @ 1:15pm 

 

Notes

Reading books

Please could all reading books and reading logs be returned to school by the end of next week. This week’s reading book has been uploaded to the Collins Hub for you to access at home. If you need your child’s login details, just let me know and I will be happy to provide them.

Thank you for your support.

 Hello everyone,

It’s been a lovely week in Year 1! The children have really enjoyed decorating the classroom in preparation for Christmas and have loved searching for our cheeky elf each morning. They have also been very busy preparing for our Christmas show, ‘Bethlehem’s Buzzin’, and are extremely excited to perform in front of an audience.

In English, the children have been learning to use capital letters for people’s names and places. They also gave thoughtful and helpful advice to a character from the story I Want My Hat Back.

In Geography, the children created their own maps of the school. They included important features, used simple shapes and symbols to create a key, and used directional language to describe where things were.

In PSHE, the children identified similarities and differences between people in our class. They talked about appearances, hobbies, interests, favourite foods and families, and showed great respect for one another’s ideas.

Well done, Year 1, for another fantastic week!

Next Week in Year 1

English – The children will plan and begin writing their own version of the story I Want My Hat Back.

Maths – We will be consolidating our learning on place value.

PSHE – The children will discuss what bullying is, understand how being bullied might feel, and learn about the trusted people they could talk to if they were feeling unhappy or being bullied.

Design & Technology – The children will be learning how to safely handle and prepare a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Geography – The children will investigate how they feel about the playground. They will complete a questionnaire and then summarise their results.

RE – The children will continue learning about the Christmas story.

Art – The children will be making brochures for our Christmas play.

Notes

There will be no new spellings set for the children to learn until the New Year.

Reminders

Christmas lunch and Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 12th December- £2 charity collection

Christmas performances

Tuesday 16th December- 9.35 (doors open) & 9.45 (show starts)

    

Wednesday 17th December- 1.50 (doors open) & 2pm (show starts)

Open afternoon

Wednesday 17th December 

End of term

Friday 19th December @ 1:15

We wish you all a wonderful weekend.

 Hello everyone,

I can’t believe how quickly the week has gone by!

In English, the children have continued working with the story I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. They used speech bubbles to create a conversation between the bear and the rabbit, showing great imagination. They also explored the prefix ‘un’ to change the meaning of a word and practised using un words in sentences orally before writing some wonderful examples. The children also used the conjunction ‘and’ to add extra detail to their sentences.

In Phonics, the children learned the new sounds e-e, ie (as in field), ew and aw. They also practised the tricky words house, mouse, water and want.

In Maths, the children have been consolidating their learning on number bonds, part–whole models, and addition and subtraction.

In Geography, the children enjoyed carrying out fieldwork around the school. They used a map of the school grounds to locate and identify different features, such as buildings and outdoor areas.

In D&T, the children explored a variety of fruits and vegetables using their senses. They looked, touched, smelled and tasted the foods, then described them using words such as “sweet,” “juicy,” and “crunchy.” We were so impressed with their willingness and enthusiasm to try different fruits and vegetables.

The children have also thoroughly enjoyed practising for our Christmas play, Bethlehem’s Buzzing, and are already showing great enthusiasm and confidence.

Well done, Year 1!

Next week

English- The children will be using the conjunctions and, but and so in sentences. They will also be planning and writing a letter to a character from the story.

Maths- The children will be completing assessments 

D&T- The children will be finding out how to safely handle and prepare a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Science- The children will be describing the simple properties of materials.

Geography- The children will be drawing simple maps of the school, including a key.

RE- The children will be learning about the Christmas story.

Spellings for next Friday’s test are: blew, chew, grew, threw, bike, like, side, slide 

Group 1: Tricky words: he, me

Group 2: light, night, sight, right

Tricky words: to

Non-school uniform day

Friday 5th December- Christmas hamper donation

Christmas lunch and Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 12th December- £2 charity collection

Christmas performances

Tuesday 16th December- 9.35 (doors open) & 9.45 (show starts)

Wednesday 17th December- 1.50 (doors open) & 2pm (show starts)

Open afternoon

Wednesday 17th December 

End of term

Friday 19th December @ 1:15

We wish you all a wonderful extended weekend.

The Year 1 team

 Hello everyone,

It’s been another busy – and very chilly – week in Year 1!

In English, the children began their new unit of work based on the book ‘I Want My Hat Back’ by Jon Klassen. They explored a collection of different hats placed on the tables and asked questions about them. We then started reading the story and discovered that Bear has lost his hat! The children wrote their own questions about the missing hat, remembering to use a question mark at the end. They also wrote sentences about Bear and showed great enthusiasm for the story. The ending was very surprising and they absolutely loved it!

In Phonics, the children learnt the split digraphs a–e, o–e, i–e and u–e. They also practised the tricky words could, would, should and our.

In Maths, the children have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. They named, described and sorted a range of shapes, and enjoyed exploring and making repeating patterns.

In Science, the children began exploring a variety of materials. They drew and labelled objects made from wood, plastic, glass, fabric and metal, using fantastic scientific vocabulary.

In Geography, the children worked in pairs to create messy maps of the classroom. They used different objects to represent furniture and features, thinking carefully about the layout and shape of the room. They found this activity great fun!

In D&T, the children carried out a survey to discover everyone’s favourite fruit. They then represented their results in a pictogram, showing excellent data-handling skills.

Well done, Year 1, for another fantastic week of learning!

Next week

English – The children will continue working on ‘I Want My Hat Back’. They will use speech bubbles to create a conversation between Bear and Rabbit. They will also explore the prefix ‘un’ to change the meaning of words, and write a letter to Rabbit.

Maths – The children will be consolidating their number bonds to 5 and 10.

PSHE – The focus will be on identifying similarities between people in the class.

D&T – The children will examine, taste and describe a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Geography – They will carry out fieldwork by exploring what they can see around the school grounds.

RE – The children will continue learning about the religion of Islam.

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

Group 1: game, made, same, take, cone, home, note, stone

Tricky words: of, said

Group 2: boat, coat, goat, float

Tricky words: do

I can see the children have been working extremely hard at home to learn their spellings. Thank you for your continued support.

Reminders

PE Kits

Our PE days are Monday, Thursday and Friday. On Monday, the children change into their PE shoes. On Thursday and Friday, they change into their full PE kit. If your child does not currently have a PE kit in school, please could you send one in as soon as possible. Thank you for your support.

Important Date

Friday 28th November – Occasional Day (school closed)

We hope you have a fantastic weekend.

The Year 1 team.

 Good Evening,

What a fun and busy week we have had in Year 1!

We began the week with Odd Socks Day to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week. The children enjoyed discussing why we wear odd socks and explored this year’s theme, “Power for Good.” Today they looked fantastic in their spotty clothes for Children in Need and they loved joining in with the BBC live event Activate with Joe Wicks. Thank you so much for your generous donations.

In English, the children sequenced key events from the story Cave Baby. They practised using capital letters, full stops, and the conjunction ‘and’ to join sentences. To finish the week, they wrote thoughtful sorry letters from Cave Baby to his mum, apologising for drawing on the walls.

In Phonics, the children learnt the alternative sounds for i, o, e and a, as well as the new tricky words Mr, Mrs, Ms and ask.

Next Week

Maths – We will begin a new topic on 2D and 3D shapes.

English – Our focus text will be Sidney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlett. The children will create “Lost Moon” posters, use the conjunction because to give reasons for their ideas, and write questions about what they would like to find out about the moon.

Science – The children will identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock.

Geography – The children will use different classroom objects to create ‘messy maps’ of the classroom.

D&T – We will find out the class’s favourite fruits and vegetables and present the data in a pictogram.

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

Group 1: open, post, most, so, be, being, she, he

Tricky words: do, to

Group 2: see, deep, jeep, sheep

Tricky words: a

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

The Year 1 team