Hello Year One,
I hope you all enjoyed sports day! The children thought the activities were good fun.
The children have been learning how to halve and quarter this week. They have been completing rhyming poems in English. We used different pencils to draw Summer flowers. The children observed how some parts of the flowers were darker than others and they shaded them this way.
In RE the children were able to recount the Christian Creation story.
Please can you make sure the children have full PE kits in school at all times. I think some went astray after sports day.
Next Week
Maths
The children will be learning how to halve and quarter amounts in context. We will be learning the value of all coins and notes and will be counting up to and across one hundred.
English
We are continuing with poetry next week. We will be using adjectives to create descriptive poems. the children will choose their own themes for the poems and create a list of adjectives which they will use.
We will also be working on suffixes, handwriting and spellings throughout the week.
Spellings
Group One
like
he
she
big
can
Group Two
about
back
called
have
house
very
there
they
this
went
Group Three
after
hold
school
should
could
would
friend
said
children
little
RE
Our focus next week will be on God as a shepherd. We will be thinking about the images of God in the Bible and how these images help us answer questions about what God is like.
Science
We will be looking at and understanding the process of growth for a fruit plant.
DT
The children will be making their vegetable salads. They designed their menus last week and will follow their plans to create a tasty meal.
ICT
We will use maths seeds in ICT this week.
Geography
We travel to North America this week, therefore if anyone has any resources that may be helpful they will be greatly appreciated.
I wish you all a happy and restful weekend.
Ms Davis
Friday, 28 June 2019
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
SPORTS DAY
Please ensure that your child has a hat for sports day as we are expecting hot weather. The children come to school in their uniforms and change into their PE kits when they arrive.
many thanks
Ms Davis
many thanks
Ms Davis
Friday, 21 June 2019
Spellings and Library
Hello Again,
I am posting the spelling lists for next week.
Group One
play
day
today
Monday
Group Two
said
before
after
knocked
most
watched
blue pink
Group Three
joyful
tallest
fearless
quickly
taller
smaller
singing
covered
coming
know
I am posting the spelling lists for next week.
Group One
play
day
today
Monday
Group Two
said
before
after
knocked
most
watched
blue pink
Group Three
joyful
tallest
fearless
quickly
taller
smaller
singing
covered
coming
know
Week ending 21st June 2019
Hello Year One,
We have had a busy week! The children have completed their bean diaries and the beans have been taken home now. I hope you get some delicious runner beans from them.
The children have learned how to tell the time to o'clock and half past the hour. The have also learned the names of 3D shapes.
We went on a trip to Australia! We had some great things to share and talk about in the class room, including a boomerang. The children could locate Australia on a map and wrote about what they would like to do if they visited the country.
We ended the week with some fun water play!
We turned the water blue and added sea creatures.
The children also created beautiful prints this week. They designed their own blocks from potatoes and apples and made a pattern.
The children wrote their own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. They used adjectives and adverbs to make the stories interesting and exciting.
Next Week
Thursday morning is sports day for Key Stage One. It starts at 9.30am and finishes at about 11am.
Maths
We will be learning about fractions next week. The children will learn halves and quarters.
English
The children will be looking at rhyming couplets. We will find rhyming words in preparation for poetry writing next week.
Geography
Next week we will be travelling to Africa and will be learning all about the country Kenya.
RE
The children will be learning about God as a creator and we will hear some creation stories from different faiths.
ICT
The children will be typing a list of rhyming words
Science
We will be looking at the process of growth for a fruit plant.
Art
The children will be carrying out observational drawings of Summer flowers
I hope you have a happy weekend
Ms Davis
We have had a busy week! The children have completed their bean diaries and the beans have been taken home now. I hope you get some delicious runner beans from them.
The children have learned how to tell the time to o'clock and half past the hour. The have also learned the names of 3D shapes.
We went on a trip to Australia! We had some great things to share and talk about in the class room, including a boomerang. The children could locate Australia on a map and wrote about what they would like to do if they visited the country.
We ended the week with some fun water play!
We turned the water blue and added sea creatures.
The children also created beautiful prints this week. They designed their own blocks from potatoes and apples and made a pattern.
The children wrote their own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. They used adjectives and adverbs to make the stories interesting and exciting.
Next Week
Thursday morning is sports day for Key Stage One. It starts at 9.30am and finishes at about 11am.
Maths
We will be learning about fractions next week. The children will learn halves and quarters.
English
The children will be looking at rhyming couplets. We will find rhyming words in preparation for poetry writing next week.
Geography
Next week we will be travelling to Africa and will be learning all about the country Kenya.
RE
The children will be learning about God as a creator and we will hear some creation stories from different faiths.
ICT
The children will be typing a list of rhyming words
Science
We will be looking at the process of growth for a fruit plant.
Art
The children will be carrying out observational drawings of Summer flowers
I hope you have a happy weekend
Ms Davis
Friday, 14 June 2019
Week ending 14th June 2019
Hi Year One,
I hope you all enjoyed watching the talent show! It was great to see a member of Year One singing so beautifully with her sister.
The children have been very excited this week as their beans have begun to sprout. They are keeping diaries of their growth.
We have begun to work on clockwise and anti-clockwise direction this week. It is a tricky concept for the children to grasp so if you can do this at home it will help.
We explored China this week and the children are becoming familiar with world maps now. They can find UK, France and China so far.
Next Week
Maths
We will continue to work on direction next week and this will be followed by learning to tell the time. We concentrate on the hour and the half hour. The children will also be learning fractions. They will learn to find half an amount and a quarter of an amount.
English
The children will reading, role playing and exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. This time the focus will be on changing the characters and the story line slightly. We will begin working on understanding and recognising suffixes.
Science
We will continue to record in our bean diaries. We will be learning the names for the different parts of a tree.
Geography
Next week we will be exploring Australia. We already have a didgeridoo and a boomerang. While we are learning about the countries from the seven continents it is always helpful to have any resources, photos etc from home if you or your families have visited the place we are studying.
We will be identifying countries on a world map and learning about the features and characteristics of Australia.
ICT
The children will be learning how to use a painting and drawing programme on the computer.
RE
We will be discussing what is meant by God as the creator. We will be reading creation stories from different faiths.
ART
We will be creating a pattern by creating printing blocks out of potatoes. The children will be taught the primary and secondary colours.
Spellings
For the next few weeks we will be focusing on words that are used frequently in writing. It will be an asset to the children to have a solid bank of high frequency word knowledge before the end of Year One. Some of these words may be repeated, as I will be looking at their writing and noticing words that are often misspelt.
Group One
will
you
with
look
Group Two
that
this
then
there
for
now
down
look
Group Three
about
I'm
don't
very
here
make
came
saw
your
asked
I wish you all a happy and restful weekend.
Ms Davis
I hope you all enjoyed watching the talent show! It was great to see a member of Year One singing so beautifully with her sister.
The children have been very excited this week as their beans have begun to sprout. They are keeping diaries of their growth.
We have begun to work on clockwise and anti-clockwise direction this week. It is a tricky concept for the children to grasp so if you can do this at home it will help.
We explored China this week and the children are becoming familiar with world maps now. They can find UK, France and China so far.
Next Week
Maths
We will continue to work on direction next week and this will be followed by learning to tell the time. We concentrate on the hour and the half hour. The children will also be learning fractions. They will learn to find half an amount and a quarter of an amount.
English
The children will reading, role playing and exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. This time the focus will be on changing the characters and the story line slightly. We will begin working on understanding and recognising suffixes.
Science
We will continue to record in our bean diaries. We will be learning the names for the different parts of a tree.
Geography
Next week we will be exploring Australia. We already have a didgeridoo and a boomerang. While we are learning about the countries from the seven continents it is always helpful to have any resources, photos etc from home if you or your families have visited the place we are studying.
We will be identifying countries on a world map and learning about the features and characteristics of Australia.
ICT
The children will be learning how to use a painting and drawing programme on the computer.
RE
We will be discussing what is meant by God as the creator. We will be reading creation stories from different faiths.
ART
We will be creating a pattern by creating printing blocks out of potatoes. The children will be taught the primary and secondary colours.
Spellings
For the next few weeks we will be focusing on words that are used frequently in writing. It will be an asset to the children to have a solid bank of high frequency word knowledge before the end of Year One. Some of these words may be repeated, as I will be looking at their writing and noticing words that are often misspelt.
Group One
will
you
with
look
Group Two
that
this
then
there
for
now
down
look
Group Three
about
I'm
don't
very
here
make
came
saw
your
asked
I wish you all a happy and restful weekend.
Ms Davis
Friday, 7 June 2019
Week ending 7th June 2019
Hello Year One,
We have some great topics this half term.
Maths
We are currently learning to divide and multiply and to recognise the link between the two. We will be learning to tell the time and how to turn clockwise and anti-clockwise. Fractions comes next and the children will be learning to find equal parts of a whole. They will learn how to find fractions of shapes. By the end of the term we will be re-visiting number and place value.
English
This week the children created their own stories, using a familiar pattern. They were so interesting to read and it is great to see them beginning to use adjectives and even adverbs in their stories.
Next week our focus will be report writing. They will be writing a news report about 'Bronty' the dinosaur. The children will be writing explanation texts on how their beans are growing. We will be working on one last traditional tale and complete the term studying poetry.
Science
Our focus is on plants. This week the children planted beans. They will be keeping diaries of the bean's growth. Next week they will be planting sunflower seeds.
We are going to set up an experiment by putting one of the plants in the dark cupboard and not giving it any water so that we can see whether or not it will still grow. The children will be learning the parts of a tree and how to use leaves to identify trees. We will be learning about deciduous and evergreen trees.
Geography
We will be traveling around the world in geography, as we go to each continent and focus on a country within that continent. This week we learned about Europe and investigated the features and characteristics of UK and France. Next week we look at Asia and China, the third week, Australia, then Africa, North and South America and finally Antarctica.
ART/DT
The children will be designing and making a vegetable salad. They will use vegetables to create patterns through printing. We will be creating observational paintings of Summer flowers and sketching buildings. The children will learn the primary and secondary colours and will create a piece of aboriginal style art.
RE
For RE the children will be listening to and learning about faith stories. This week we focussed on 'Five loaves and two fish.' We will be asking big questions about 'God.' The children will listen to creation stories and be thinking about 'God' as a king, a shepherd and a gift giver.
PSHE
The theme for this term is 'changing me.' This week we have looked at life cycles and the stages of childhood. During week four we will be discussing the difference between girls and boys bodies. The children will learn the correct vocabulary for the body parts. If you do not want your child to take part in this lesson please let me know and I can arrange for an alternative activity to be put in place. Towards the end of term the children will be discussing how learning and growing affects them. They will reflect back to the beginning of Year One and recognise how they have changed because of the things they have learned.
ICT
We are working on increasing typing speed by familiarising the children with the keyboard. They will be researching the geography topic through use of the internet. They will type their own reports on how they feel about their experiences in Year One.
Spellings
Group One
much
such
shop
ship
shed
Group Two
meat
seat
read
bead
treat
claw
saw
jaw
paw
Group Three
came
same
some
make
amaze
August
launch
author
Paul
PE KITS
Some children do not have full PE kits in school. Please can you check that everything they need is in their PE bag.
PHONICS
Next week I will be carrying out the phonics sessions. The children are aware of this as I have explained I need to see what they know for my future planning. The extra sessions finish next Thursday.
Library Books
The children visit the library on Thursdays. Please ensure that they bring their books with them on Thursdays so they can choose new books.
Vegetable Salad
At some point this term we will be making vegetable salads. Please let me know if your child is allergic to any fruit or vegetable.
I wish you all a happy and relaxing weekend. I hope to see some of you at Potters Bar Carnival.
YDavis
We have some great topics this half term.
Maths
We are currently learning to divide and multiply and to recognise the link between the two. We will be learning to tell the time and how to turn clockwise and anti-clockwise. Fractions comes next and the children will be learning to find equal parts of a whole. They will learn how to find fractions of shapes. By the end of the term we will be re-visiting number and place value.
English
This week the children created their own stories, using a familiar pattern. They were so interesting to read and it is great to see them beginning to use adjectives and even adverbs in their stories.
Next week our focus will be report writing. They will be writing a news report about 'Bronty' the dinosaur. The children will be writing explanation texts on how their beans are growing. We will be working on one last traditional tale and complete the term studying poetry.
Science
Our focus is on plants. This week the children planted beans. They will be keeping diaries of the bean's growth. Next week they will be planting sunflower seeds.
We are going to set up an experiment by putting one of the plants in the dark cupboard and not giving it any water so that we can see whether or not it will still grow. The children will be learning the parts of a tree and how to use leaves to identify trees. We will be learning about deciduous and evergreen trees.
Geography
We will be traveling around the world in geography, as we go to each continent and focus on a country within that continent. This week we learned about Europe and investigated the features and characteristics of UK and France. Next week we look at Asia and China, the third week, Australia, then Africa, North and South America and finally Antarctica.
ART/DT
The children will be designing and making a vegetable salad. They will use vegetables to create patterns through printing. We will be creating observational paintings of Summer flowers and sketching buildings. The children will learn the primary and secondary colours and will create a piece of aboriginal style art.
RE
For RE the children will be listening to and learning about faith stories. This week we focussed on 'Five loaves and two fish.' We will be asking big questions about 'God.' The children will listen to creation stories and be thinking about 'God' as a king, a shepherd and a gift giver.
PSHE
The theme for this term is 'changing me.' This week we have looked at life cycles and the stages of childhood. During week four we will be discussing the difference between girls and boys bodies. The children will learn the correct vocabulary for the body parts. If you do not want your child to take part in this lesson please let me know and I can arrange for an alternative activity to be put in place. Towards the end of term the children will be discussing how learning and growing affects them. They will reflect back to the beginning of Year One and recognise how they have changed because of the things they have learned.
ICT
We are working on increasing typing speed by familiarising the children with the keyboard. They will be researching the geography topic through use of the internet. They will type their own reports on how they feel about their experiences in Year One.
Spellings
Group One
much
such
shop
ship
shed
Group Two
meat
seat
read
bead
treat
claw
saw
jaw
paw
Group Three
came
same
some
make
amaze
August
launch
author
Paul
PE KITS
Some children do not have full PE kits in school. Please can you check that everything they need is in their PE bag.
PHONICS
Next week I will be carrying out the phonics sessions. The children are aware of this as I have explained I need to see what they know for my future planning. The extra sessions finish next Thursday.
Library Books
The children visit the library on Thursdays. Please ensure that they bring their books with them on Thursdays so they can choose new books.
Vegetable Salad
At some point this term we will be making vegetable salads. Please let me know if your child is allergic to any fruit or vegetable.
I wish you all a happy and relaxing weekend. I hope to see some of you at Potters Bar Carnival.
YDavis
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