Week ending 25th October 2019

Year One,


It has been a long half term and the children have managed the transition from Reception really well. They are tired now and in need of the break.

This week we have been writing shopping lists and reports. For maths we have been grouping according to the whole/part model and learning the vocabulary for addition. We had a great afternoon creating mosaics and the children were keen to take them home. The children had a science and history quiz to consolidate all they have learned this half term. They were extremely successful and enjoyed revisiting the topics.


It was so helpful to see you all at the parent consultation sessions as it gives me greater insight as to other aspects of the children.


I sent the children home with a handwriting sheet and the directions for parents to teach the correct formulation of the letters. Many parents requested this at the parent consultations so I thought it may be helpful for all of you.


I will write on my blog next Friday to give you information about the teaching and learning for the next half term.


I wish you all a restful and happy holiday and look forward to seeing you on Monday 4th November.

Week ending 18th October 2019

Hello Year One,




We have had a busy week! The children have been learning how to regroup numbers and values using mathematical models. We explored the 'Noah's Ark' story so we were counting in twos. The children were noticing the pattern that occurs when counting in twos. The children recounted the 'Noah's Ark' story for their English/RE lesson. They remembered the story and many of the details.
For English we worked on phonics every day. We learned how to write reports and carried out comprehension activities about caring for pets.
The children created fabulous representations of Lowry's work, which are on display in the class room.


NEXT WEEK


Maths


We will be working on regrouping, counting on, counting in fives, addition and subtraction to ten or twenty.


English


The children will be writing shopping lists and reports on hedgehogs. We will continue to teach phonics on a daily basis and they have a handwritinglesson three times a week.


Science


We will be going over all we have learned about animals, including humans. This will be in the form of a quiz, to make it fun!


Art


The children will be exploring and working on mosaics for their art lesson. They are very excited for this as they have spotted the glittery paper they will be using!


PSHE


The focus will be on choices and consequences next week as the children think about how to make positive choices in their lives.


I hope to see you all at the parent consultations next week.


Have a restful and enjoyable weekend break.


Ms Davis

Week ending 10th October 2019

Hello Year One,


I hope you enjoyed 'The Harvest Café' today. The children were very excited and enjoyed singing their songs!
We have created a class display of our harvest experiences which you can see when you come in the class room.
This week we have been learning how to write reports as we are creating a class book to explain how to look after pets. Thank you for the photos they will make the book visual and entertaining.

Here are a couple of photos from this week when the children were working on observational drawings.

NEXT WEEK

English

We will be continuing with report writing as we create our class book about pets. We have daily phonics sessions and handwriting three times a week. The children work on spellings on a daily basis.

We will be writing lists and working on comprehension activities.

Maths

We will be continuing with the work we started last week, by representing numbers to te/twenty in many ways and matching values to mathematical models. we will be working on counting in twos and tens and finding missing numbers in patterns.

Science

Next week we will be looking at our senses and recognising which parts of the body are used.

RE

We will read the story of Noah's Ark next week and focus on recounting the story. We will incorporate maths in the lesson as we are learning to count in twos.

History

We will be sorting old toys into categories and creating information posters about them.

Art

The children will continue to look at the work of Lowry, as this week they will be creating a class charcoal picture as a reflection of the artist's work.

PSHE

We will be focusing on co-operation next week.

I hope you have a restful and pleasant weekend.

Ms Davis and Mrs Reusch

Week ending 4th Oct 2019

Hello Year One,
We have had a fantastic week and lots of fun! On Tuesday we had a visit from 'Perform For Schools.' The children enjoyed the drama and were all involved in the action.

Today we had our visit to Christ Church for a harvest experience morning. The children had 6 different experiences ranging from 'Harvest in the Sea' to 'The Harvest Garden'. Here are some pictures from the session:

NEXT WEEK

MATHS:

The children will be representing numbers to 10 in many ways by regrouping. They will be matching values to mathematical models and finding missing parts of a whole.

ENGLISH:

We will be creating stories using storyboards. The children will be talking to an audience about their pets. This will be followed by report writing about pets and creating lists of what pets need.

SCIENCE:

We begin to look at the human body and the children will identify and label parts of the body.

HISTORY:

As we continue our learning about toys from the past the children will identify and sort old and new toys.

ART:

We have been looking at the work of LS Lowry and the children have begun to represent his matchstick men in their sketch books. Next week we will be creating a large representation of Lowry's work using charcoal. This will be a whole class project.

RE:

We will be reflecting on our harvest experience morning and the children will write about the meaning of harvest.

PSHE:

Next week's session will focus on rights and responsibilities at school.

Please ensure that your child has a PE kit in school every day. Remember to bring their reading books and reading records to school in their book bag every day. They do not need extra bags with them especially as we have limited space in our cloakroom area.

On Friday morning we are celebrating Harvest Festival at school. Our class have the 9.30-10am slot. It would be lovely to see you there. As you are donating cakes if your child have an allergy please bring something appropriate (and clearly labelled) for them to eat.

Next week we will be making a book about pets. Please send a photo of a pet in with your child on Monday if you haven't already done so. If you do not have a pet maybe you can use a photo of a pet your child would like to have.

Have a great weekend

Ms Davis and Mrs Reusch