Friday 27 September 2019

Week ending 27th September 2019

Hello Year One,


The children are settling well and are enjoying the lessons and activities.
This week we have been recounting stories using story boards. We have daily phonics sessions and practise handwriting three times a week.
In our maths lessons the children have been learning to count various representations of the same number. They have been matching values to mathematical models and using bead strings to count.
We looked at harvest traditions around the world and focused on the meaning of 'harvest festivals.'
The children were able to describe their favourite toys and discuss the features of each one. They can establish the difference between old and new toys.
For our science topic the children grouped living things according to set criteria.


We have a very busy and exciting week coming up!


Next Week


Maths


The children will be learning to order values from the smallest to the largest and vice versa. They will be recognising mistakes in sequences and will focus on 1:1 correspondence.


English


We will be reading 'The Tiger Who came To Tea,' by Judith Kerr. We will be creating story maps and the children will be focusing on what they need to include in a story by planning before beginning to write. They will use story boards to retell the story and will create their own version of the story when an animal comes to their homes.
We also have a drama workshop on Tuesday as a company will be coming into school to share a story experience with us.


Science


Next week's focus will be on the features of living things. The children will be carrying out different activities to create animals with certain features and they will be describing the features of certain living things.


History


We will be looking at the decades from the 1950s to the 1990s as our focus will be on the toys that were popular then.




RE


As it is 'harvest' season we will be visiting Christ Church on Friday as a special 'harvest experience ' day has been prepared for us. The children will be taking part in six activities. They are very excited for this trip.


PSHE


The children will be working in our outdoor class room as we build on teamwork skills. They will be thinking about a place at home or school where they feel safe. They will discuss what makes them feel safe and happy and why.


Have a happy and relaxing weekend.
Ms Davis











Friday 20 September 2019

Week ending 20th September 2019

Hello Year One,


We have had a busy and exciting week. We have had several nature walks in our wildlife area and around the school grounds as we are studying animals and their habitats. the children found slugs, centipedes and even a frog!
We carried out an activity today where the children had to collect three living things, one beginning with the letter s, one with c and one with a. They worked together in teams and were successful in completing the challenge. The children are aware that they are able to look at living creatures but not touch or move them from their natural habitats.
We have been working on conservation of number in maths, story maps, phonics, spellings and handwriting for English. We carried out observational drawings of natural objects for our art lesson and have begun to create our 'Toy Museum.' If you have any old toys at home that the children could bring in, it would be greatly appreciated.
We still need photos of pets for our class book.
As we have a small space for coats and PE kits it would be greatly appreciated if the children left large bags at home. The PE kit can be left in school until you want to wash it and the books should be in reading folders not back packs. All the children need to bring to school each day is their reading folder. If they do not have a reading folder I can give them a plastic wallet.
We also supply fresh drinking water therefore the children do not need to bring bottles into school unless this is what you would personally prefer.


NEXT WEEK


Maths


The children will be learning to subitise (that is recognise a number of objects by the pattern and without having to count them.) They will be counting various representations of the same number of objects and matching values to mathematical models.


English


We will be reading the story 'Where's My Teddy,' by Jez Alborough. The children will create a story map of the story, recount a similar story and write about their feelings when losing something special or precious.


Science


Our focus is animals including humans. the children will be sorting living things into groups and learning the names and features of many creatures.


History


The children will be writing about their favourite toys this week. they will be focusing on what they are made of and how they work. We will be comparing these to toys from the past.


RE


Our theme will be harvest traditions around the world. We will be looking at the ways people celebrate this festival.


ART


The work of the artist Lowry will be our topic this week. We will learn about the artists history and style of work. The children will create a backwash for their Lowry paintings next week.


PSHE


The children will use patterns, fabrics and colours to create a representation of themselves.


I wish you all a happy and peaceful weekend.


YDavis

Monday 9 September 2019

Welcome To Year One

Hello Year One,


It is so exciting to start the year with such a lovely class. The children are settling in well and always have lots to tell us.


As you know we are continuing with the reading system that Mrs Robinson set up for the children in Reception. The children have a huge variety of books to choose from and for the time being we will be changing books on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will be offering the children a choice of taking  two or three books, so they do not run out of reading material.


The children need to attend school with a coat, a book bag and a PE kit (which stays at school all week or until half term.) They do not need other large bags. We have limited storage space. I have provided children with plastic wallets for their books if they do not have book bags.


When the children arrive in the morning they need to take their books and reading records out of their reading bags and place them in the red tray so that we are able to change them and read with them on a regular basis. This should be followed by hanging up coats and signing in every morning (the children know how to do this).


Week Beginning 9th September 2019


English


We begin this half term by reading predictive texts, stories that have patterns. This week we began with The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  We will role play the story, use story stones to recreate it, make a list of the food the caterpillar ate and write our own stories with different animals and foods. The children are recognising the pattern of number and days of the week in the story.


Maths


We are working on direction. Please reinforce this at home when  appropriate. The children have learned left and right. They will be learning to turn to the left and right. They will turn in quarters, halves and three quarters.


The children are learning the ordinal numbers and how to state position. We are working on the vocabulary this entails, such as in front of, behind, above, below, to the side of etc.


We are learning to count to 100 in twos and beginning to understand fractions of a whole.


History


Our topic for this half term is 'toys.' We will be looking at toys from the 60's to the present day. If you or any family members have any toys at home that you could bring into school that would be fabulous. We would like to make a display of toys, old and new.


Science


The children will be learning about healthy food and nutrition.


PSHE


We are spending time getting to know each other and how we are feeling as we start the new school year.


Religious Education


I will be finding out what the children know and understand about religion. We will be talking about justice and fairness. I will be reading the Christian story of The Two Sons.


I hope I have covered everything, but please do not hesitate to come and speak with myself or Mrs Reusch if you have any questions.


Ms Davis and Mrs Reush