Friday, 26 September 2025

Hello everyone,

It’s been another fantastic week in Year 1!

In English, we’ve been exploring the very amusing story Alan’s Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis. The children enjoyed sequencing the story and describing the character of Alan. We have also been working hard on writing sentences correctly. The children tried their best to include a capital letter, finger spaces, and a full stop at the end of each sentence. We will continue to focus on this next week.

In Maths, the children practiced counting backwards within 10. To make this fun, they made rockets and counted backwards as the rockets “launched.” They also used practical objects such as counters and sorting bears to explore concepts like fewer, more, and the same.

In Art, the children really enjoyed using pencils and crayons to create a variety of lines, exploring different textures and styles.

In History, the children were very excited to share stories about the toys their parents, carers, and grandparents used to play with. We looked at toys from the past and were surprised to find that some of those toys are still enjoyed today!

In RE, the children learned about Harvest time. They discovered what harvest means and named and drew things in their lives they are thankful for. They are very excited to share their harvest songs with you all next week.

Next week

English

The children will be exploring the story The Scarecrow’s Wedding by Julia Donaldson. They will be using adjectives to describe one of the main characters, writing a shopping list for the scarecrows’ wedding preparations, creating a 'Wanted' poster for the mischievous character Reginald Rake and writing a postcard, based on a picture from the story, describing what they can see and do

Maths

The children will be comparing numbers, ordering objects and numbers and be introduced to number lines.

Science

The children will begin learning about seasonal changes, with a special focus on Autumn. To help bring our learning to life, we are creating an Autumn discovery table in the classroom. If you’re out and about this weekend, please keep your eyes peeled for any Autumn treasures your child could bring in, such as:

·       Conkers

·       Conker shells

·       Acorns

·       Pinecones

·       Leaves in a variety of Autumn colours

Art

The children will create musical lines, using crayons, pencils, oil pastels and chalks.

RE

We will find out about Harvest traditions

History

We will explore how toys have changed over time.


Notes

Harvest Festival

 Years 1 & 2 - Friday 3rd October @ 9:30am

 Book Fair Competition Please return any entries by Monday 29th September

Tricky Words The tricky words we reviewed this week were sent home today. Thank you for practicing last week’s words at home — the children were amazing at recognising them during phonics lessons!

Handwriting I’ve sent home some Little Wandle letter formation sheets for the children to practice at home. As we continue to work on these letters in class, I’ll keep sending home additional practice sheets to support their handwriting development. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Milk

If you would like your child to receive milk at snack time, you can place an order easily using the QR code displayed at the school office.

 

We hope you all have a restful and relaxing weekend.

Mrs Flatley, Mrs Blatch & Miss Russon

Friday, 19 September 2025

 Hello everyone,

 

We’ve had a very busy and exciting week of learning in Year 1! The children have been working so hard – well done everyone!

 

English

This week, the children have been exploring the story Beegu by Alexis Deacon. They used adjectives to describe Beegu’s appearance and discussed how she might have felt when her spaceship crashed. They also practiced writing speech bubbles. Alongside this, the children continued their daily phonics lessons, enjoyed three group reading sessions with an adult, and began handwriting lessons focusing on correct letter formation and pencil grip.

 

Maths

In Maths, the children have been recognising numbers written as words, counting on from any number, and finding 1 more and 1 less. They have also been practising forming numbers correctly.

 

PSHE

The children created beautiful drawings to represent the people and places that make them feel special and safe.

 

Year 6 House Captain

On Thursday, the children had fun visiting other classrooms to place their votes for the Year 6 House Captain.

 

Next week

English

The children will explore the story Alan’s Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis. They will use adjectives to describe Alan, create wanted posters and make animal fact files.

 

Maths

We will compare groups by matching, explore concepts like fewer, more, and the same, and compare numbers. We’ll also continue practising how to form each number correctly

 

History

The children will be learning about the toys their parents, carers, and grandparents played with when they were children. If you could talk with your child about your favourite toys from when you were young, it would be lovely for them to share what they found out during the carpet time.

 

R.E

We will learn about thankfulness and harvest traditions in preparation for Harvest festival.

 

PSHE

 Continuing with our topic “Being Me in My World,” the children will think about belonging to the Year 1 class community.

 

Reminders

Reading Books: Please return all reading books and reading logs to school by Wednesday. Thank you!

 

Tricky Words: Your child has been given the tricky words we’ve been practising this week. It would be wonderful if you could spend some time reviewing these at home. New sets will be sent home at the end of each week.

Harvest Festival

Years 1 & 2- Friday 3rd October @ 9:30

 

We hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

The Year 1 Team

Friday, 12 September 2025

Hello everyone,

 

It’s been a very busy and exciting week in Year 1!

 

In English, the children have been working with the story The Tiger Who Came to Tea. They’ve been sequencing the events, describing the tiger using some fantastic adjectives, and writing a shopping list for Sophie to use after the tiger’s unexpected visit! We’ve also begun our daily phonics lessons, revising Phase 2 and 3 sounds and tricky words. Alongside this, the children have started their group reading sessions, which take place three times a week.

 

In Maths, we’ve been sorting and counting objects, including counting from larger groups. The children have enjoyed using practical resources to support their learning and develop their number sense.

 

In History, we introduced our topic on Toys from the Past. The children had a lovely time drawing and writing about their favourite toys, and we had some great discussions about why those toys are special to them.

 

Well done, Year 1 — you’ve worked so hard this week, and we’re really proud of you!

 

Next week

English

The children will be working from the book ‘Beegu’ by Alexis Deacon to learn about adjectives. They will be making lists and writing sentences to describe the character of Beegu.


Maths

The children will be recognising numbers as words, counting on from any number and finding 1 more and 1 less. The children will also be focusing on number formation. We’ll be practising how to form each number correctly, using a range of fun and hands-on activities to help develop their confidence and fine motor skills.


PSHE

The children will be thinking about the people and places that make them feel special and safe.


History

The children will be describing toys.


Music

We will be practising out Harvest Festival songs.

 

Note

Individual photos

Friday 19th September

 

Reading books

This week, we have assessed the children and provided them with reading books matched to the sounds and tricky words they are secure with. Alongside their decodable reading book, they have also chosen a library book to enjoy being read to.

Please support your child by reading their decodable book together and commenting in their reading record about how they found the book.

Thank you for your continued support. We hope you all have a lovely weekend!


The Year 1 Team

Friday, 5 September 2025

 Welcome to Year 1!

 

We hope you all had a wonderful summer break! The children have returned full of energy and excitement.

 

They’ve all settled brilliantly into their new learning environment and have amazed us with how quickly they’ve picked up the new daily routines. We’re so proud of them all!

Below is a brief overview of the topics we’ll be covering this half term:

 

English

We’ll be exploring the following wonderful stories: The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Beegu, Traction Man, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and Pumpkin Soup.

 

The children will also begin daily Phonics lessons next week and will take part in group reading sessions three times a week.

 

Maths

Place value within 10 and addition and subtraction within 10.

 

Science

The season of Autumn

 

History

Toys: Past and Present

 

Art

Drawing: exploring line and shape through observational drawings

 

PSHE

Being Me in My World

 

RE

Being Thankful and learning about Harvest traditions

 

Computing

Technology around us

 

 

Reminders

·      Please make sure all belongings are clearly named to help avoid any lost items.

·      PE days are Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Children will be changing for these lessons, so please ensure a full, named PE kit is kept in school.

 

·      Please remember to inform either myself or the school office if someone different will be collecting your child at the end of the day. This helps us ensure all children are safely handed over to the correct adult. Thank you for your support!

 

We’re so excited for the term ahead and all the wonderful learning and fun to come.

 

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Mrs Flatley, Mrs Blatch & Miss Russon