Hello Year One,
The children settled in quickly after the holiday and have been working hard all week.
For maths we have been problem solving. In English we have been looking at the journey our mail takes and the children have been writing letters, thank you cards and invitations.
We have been looking at seasons again in Science, but this time with a focus on the weather.
The children enjoyed thinking about the school community in our RE lesson, with many of them recognising that people have to do many jobs to enable the school to run smoothly.
Today was pyjama day and this caused great excitement and they had a lot of fun.
I have given the children spellings to learn at home and at school next week. They will receive the spellings on a Friday and the following Friday they will have the test for those spellings. There are three groups for the spellings and I will post them on the blog each week. Remember there is also a copy in your child's book bag.
Group One
I
no
the
Group Two
she
we
me
he
Group Three
said
have
like
do
some
come
I am working through the lists of tricky words and high frequency words for each phase in the phonics scheme.
This term we will be learning:
Maths
We will continue with problem solving for another week. Following this we will be focussing on measures, money and counting in 2, 5s and 10s.
English
We are currently focussing on post and letter writing. I have some great books which the children are enjoying. These include 'Here Comes Mr Postmouse' and 'Meercat Mail.' The children also love the 'Jolly Postman' stories.
We are using these books as an inspiration for writing. Next week we will be writing a letter. We will also be learning how to write reports and will spend two weeks focusing on poetry.
Science
Our focus this term is Seasons again, but this time with an emphasis on the weather and how the changes in the seasons affect our lives and the natural environment.
RE
We have been learning about baptism and I do hope to take the children to the local church so that they can see where babies are baptised and hopefully hear more about the meaning of baptism.
We will move on to The Easter Story and the children will use a story board to sequence this story.
ART
The children will be learning about the artist Claude Monet. We have already started this topic. They will be using chalk pastels and water colour paints to recreate the style and focus of impressionism.
DT
The project is going well. The homes that the children have made are amazing. It also great for the rest of the family to get involved and as the children talk about their structures they are proud to explain who in their families did the different parts.
The children explain the materials they used, where they got the materials, how they made the structure and which parts they contributed to. They explain which parts of the project were challenging and they have learned about finer detail by seeing the tiny additions added to create authenticity.
We are all looking forward to the rest of the homes to arrive.
Next Thursday is World Book Day and I have already heard the children planning which character they would like to come to school as. They can bring the book that the character belongs to into school because we spend some time discussing this.
Our class theme will be 'Alice In Wonderland. ' I have already started to read the story and they are enjoying every moment! We will be role playing the story and this will include a 'Mad Hatter's' tea party. We will be using fine bone china and a teapot to create authenticity. I will provide some fruit for the party. If you do not want your child to have the fruit please let me know.
I hope everyone has a happy weekend.
Ms Davis
