Hello Year One,
The children enjoyed a fun afternoon yesterday, as they all took part in a painting activity, water play and chalk drawings outside.
This week they have learned about 'twice as many' in maths. They counted objects and found twice as many, we measured items and found others twice as long and the children were able to record this pictorially.
We read 'Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone' by Fiona French and the children wrote their own stories about two suitors wanting to marry someone. We had some funny tales, as they used their friends as characters in their stories.
I am sure you have all heard about 'Brody' the dinosaur as this caused great excitement. The children wrote 'wanted' posters to try to locate 'Brody'. Many children explained that they were there when the police caught the dinosaur and some of the children's parents had to help!
I am sending a booklet home so that the children can practice their phonics during the holiday.
I will post another blog during the holidays to let you know the topics and concepts we will be working on next half-term.
I hope you all have an enjoyable break and I am looking forward to seeing you all on Monday 3rd June.
Ms Davis
Friday, 24 May 2019
Friday, 17 May 2019
Week beginning 20th May 2019
Hello Year One,
We had an exciting week as we went on another field study trip. The children have learned so much from the two trips and are able to identify some wild and cultivated plants now. They have also learned to identify trees by the shape of their leaves.
Thank you to all the family and friends that came on the trip with us.
We have continued to learn multiplication and the children know how to make an array now. In English the children have planned their own fairy story, using story mapping. They are excited to write their stories next week.
Next Week
Maths
Our focus will be number bonds to ten and twenty, finding maths in pictures and solving problems using multiplication.
English
The children will write their own fairy tale, using the story map they created this week. We will have a focus on phonics next week and will be reading and answering comprehension questions on two more traditional tales.
History
We will be looking at the life of Queen Victoria and how people lived in Victorian times.
RE
For the last week this term we will be looking at the Jewish holy book, The Torah. We will be finding out what this book means to Jewish people and why it is so important.
ART
The children will be printing with their hands next week. We will be carrying out various forms of printing after half term.
Date For Your Diary
Wednesday 22nd May is Open Afternoon. This will give you the opportunity to come into the classroom and look at your child's work.
Spellings
Group One
day
pay
say
boy
toy
Group Two
when
why
wheel
hoe
Joe
toe
phonics
Phil
Group Three
Phillip
dolphin
elephant
phantom
phonics
heroes
tomatoes
potatoes
turkey
jockey
I wish you all a very happy and relaxing weekend.
Ms Davis
We had an exciting week as we went on another field study trip. The children have learned so much from the two trips and are able to identify some wild and cultivated plants now. They have also learned to identify trees by the shape of their leaves.
Thank you to all the family and friends that came on the trip with us.
We have continued to learn multiplication and the children know how to make an array now. In English the children have planned their own fairy story, using story mapping. They are excited to write their stories next week.
Next Week
Maths
Our focus will be number bonds to ten and twenty, finding maths in pictures and solving problems using multiplication.
English
The children will write their own fairy tale, using the story map they created this week. We will have a focus on phonics next week and will be reading and answering comprehension questions on two more traditional tales.
History
We will be looking at the life of Queen Victoria and how people lived in Victorian times.
RE
For the last week this term we will be looking at the Jewish holy book, The Torah. We will be finding out what this book means to Jewish people and why it is so important.
ART
The children will be printing with their hands next week. We will be carrying out various forms of printing after half term.
Date For Your Diary
Wednesday 22nd May is Open Afternoon. This will give you the opportunity to come into the classroom and look at your child's work.
Spellings
Group One
day
pay
say
boy
toy
Group Two
when
why
wheel
hoe
Joe
toe
phonics
Phil
Group Three
Phillip
dolphin
elephant
phantom
phonics
heroes
tomatoes
potatoes
turkey
jockey
I wish you all a very happy and relaxing weekend.
Ms Davis
Friday, 10 May 2019
Week beginning 13th May 2019
Hello Year One,
It has been a fun week, preparing for our assembly. All the children should feel very proud, as they had so much to remember. I asked them to just 'enjoy' the assembly and they certainly did. Children from other classes have told me how much they enjoyed watching it and I am sure all the parents and friends who came today were equally impressed.
The children wrote letters from 'Mr Wolf' to 'The Three Little Pigs.' They used adjectives to make the letter interesting and exciting. We have continued to learn the language for multiplication and next week we will continue with practical and recording activities to understand that multiplication is repeated addition.
Thank you for taking the homes back with you today. There are just a few left to be collected.
Next Week
Maths
We are spending a while learning multiplication as it is a difficult concept for the children to grasp. Through lots of different practical activities they are beginning to recognise that it is essentially repeated addition. When recording they need to remember that the symbol for multiplication is different to the one for addition.
English
We will spend the first two lessons next week completing our work on 'The Three little Pigs. 'The children will be writing a different ending for the story. We will move on to 'Goldilocks and The Three Bears.' the children are beginning to recognise the patterns in these tales so they will be writing their own fairy story. The will use the vocabulary of traditional tales and ensure that the sequence of events flow appropriately.
Science
The children will be labelling the parts of a plant and a flower next week. We have our walk to Oakmere Park and Parkfield on Thursday. We will be leaving at 10am and returning at 11.30am. I still need a couple of helpers if anyone can spare the time. This trip is a field study to investigate cultivated plants and trees.
RE
We will be looking at The Qur'an in our RE lesson. The children will be learning why this book is sacred to Muslims.
ICT
The children will be using the internet to find information about the three famous queens we have been learning about.
History
We will be exploring Tudor life and Queen Elizabeth 1.
PHSE
The children will continue their learning and understanding of relationships.
Spellings
Group 1
moo
moon
sing
ring
Group 2
moon
food
sing
long
high
night
boat
soap
Group 3
waiter
farmer
lawn
drawer
white
wheel
royal
annoying
screw
chew
I hope the rain clears and we can all enjoy some sunshine this weekend.
Ms Davis
It has been a fun week, preparing for our assembly. All the children should feel very proud, as they had so much to remember. I asked them to just 'enjoy' the assembly and they certainly did. Children from other classes have told me how much they enjoyed watching it and I am sure all the parents and friends who came today were equally impressed.
The children wrote letters from 'Mr Wolf' to 'The Three Little Pigs.' They used adjectives to make the letter interesting and exciting. We have continued to learn the language for multiplication and next week we will continue with practical and recording activities to understand that multiplication is repeated addition.
Thank you for taking the homes back with you today. There are just a few left to be collected.
Next Week
Maths
We are spending a while learning multiplication as it is a difficult concept for the children to grasp. Through lots of different practical activities they are beginning to recognise that it is essentially repeated addition. When recording they need to remember that the symbol for multiplication is different to the one for addition.
English
We will spend the first two lessons next week completing our work on 'The Three little Pigs. 'The children will be writing a different ending for the story. We will move on to 'Goldilocks and The Three Bears.' the children are beginning to recognise the patterns in these tales so they will be writing their own fairy story. The will use the vocabulary of traditional tales and ensure that the sequence of events flow appropriately.
Science
The children will be labelling the parts of a plant and a flower next week. We have our walk to Oakmere Park and Parkfield on Thursday. We will be leaving at 10am and returning at 11.30am. I still need a couple of helpers if anyone can spare the time. This trip is a field study to investigate cultivated plants and trees.
RE
We will be looking at The Qur'an in our RE lesson. The children will be learning why this book is sacred to Muslims.
ICT
The children will be using the internet to find information about the three famous queens we have been learning about.
History
We will be exploring Tudor life and Queen Elizabeth 1.
PHSE
The children will continue their learning and understanding of relationships.
Spellings
Group 1
moo
moon
sing
ring
Group 2
moon
food
sing
long
high
night
boat
soap
Group 3
waiter
farmer
lawn
drawer
white
wheel
royal
annoying
screw
chew
I hope the rain clears and we can all enjoy some sunshine this weekend.
Ms Davis
Friday, 3 May 2019
Week beginning 6th May 2019
Hello Year One,
We have had such a great week! The children enjoyed the walk to the woods and were able to identify many wild flowers and trees. When we returned to the classroom they drew wild flowers and leaves and labelled them. Thank you to all the parents who came to help.
Our next trip is on 16th May at 10am, as we will be visiting Oakmere Park and Parkfield to identify cultivated plants.
We have continued with our traditional tales theme and this week we focused on 'The Three Little Pigs.' The children wrote character descriptions of the wolf.
We have been rehearsing for our assembly next Friday and the children are becoming familiar with the process and their lines.
Some children have specific clothes to wear for the assembly. If this is the case you will have been sent a note explaining the costume and style.
If you have not had a note your child can wear bright, happy, colourful clothes of their choice. Please could you send them in to school wearing their assembly clothes, bringing their uniforms with them to change into after the performance.
The house design project has been a huge success. Thank you all for the hard work you have put in to work with the children on this. They are so proud of their structures and they are all so different. The homes will be on display for the assembly next Friday. Please could you take the homes back with you after the assembly.
Next week
Maths
We will continue to work on multiplication as repeated addition. We will be learning number bonds to ten, twenty and one hundred.
English
The traditional tales theme will continue as the children will be writing a letter from the wolf to the three little pigs. It will be an apology and an explanation of why he tried to blow their houses down. The spellings for next week are as follows.
Group One
chug
chip
chin
chop
Group Two
chug
chip
chin
chop
chair
rain
pain
again
Group Three
cried
tried
maybe
today
crayon
holiday
found
around
sound
meat
read
The spellings reflect the sounds the children will be focusing on during the phonics sessions. Please ask the children to 'look, cover, spell check' a couple of times at home.
Science
The children will be labelling the parts of a plant and a flower.
RE
We will be looking at The Qur'an and why it is a sacred book for Muslims.
I hope you enjoy the bank holiday weekend and look forward to seeing you next week.
YDavis
We have had such a great week! The children enjoyed the walk to the woods and were able to identify many wild flowers and trees. When we returned to the classroom they drew wild flowers and leaves and labelled them. Thank you to all the parents who came to help.
Our next trip is on 16th May at 10am, as we will be visiting Oakmere Park and Parkfield to identify cultivated plants.
We have continued with our traditional tales theme and this week we focused on 'The Three Little Pigs.' The children wrote character descriptions of the wolf.
We have been rehearsing for our assembly next Friday and the children are becoming familiar with the process and their lines.
Some children have specific clothes to wear for the assembly. If this is the case you will have been sent a note explaining the costume and style.
If you have not had a note your child can wear bright, happy, colourful clothes of their choice. Please could you send them in to school wearing their assembly clothes, bringing their uniforms with them to change into after the performance.
The house design project has been a huge success. Thank you all for the hard work you have put in to work with the children on this. They are so proud of their structures and they are all so different. The homes will be on display for the assembly next Friday. Please could you take the homes back with you after the assembly.
Next week
Maths
We will continue to work on multiplication as repeated addition. We will be learning number bonds to ten, twenty and one hundred.
English
The traditional tales theme will continue as the children will be writing a letter from the wolf to the three little pigs. It will be an apology and an explanation of why he tried to blow their houses down. The spellings for next week are as follows.
Group One
chug
chip
chin
chop
Group Two
chug
chip
chin
chop
chair
rain
pain
again
Group Three
cried
tried
maybe
today
crayon
holiday
found
around
sound
meat
read
The spellings reflect the sounds the children will be focusing on during the phonics sessions. Please ask the children to 'look, cover, spell check' a couple of times at home.
Science
The children will be labelling the parts of a plant and a flower.
RE
We will be looking at The Qur'an and why it is a sacred book for Muslims.
I hope you enjoy the bank holiday weekend and look forward to seeing you next week.
YDavis
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