Good Evening,

On Thursday, the children really enjoyed their visit from North Herts Museum’. They had the opportunity to play with a huge variety of toys from the past that included wooden toys, hoopla's, optical toys, roll the penny, moving toys and peg dolls. Some of the toys were over 100 years old and it was lovely to see the children so engaged and excited to play with these historical artefacts. I hope you enjoy the pictures below.

Next week

English – the children will plan and write their own version of the story ‘I want my hat back.’ Theirs will be called ‘I want my friend back.’

Maths – we will start our new topic on shapes, looking at 2D and 3D shapes

PSHE – The children will continue exploring the topic ‘Celebrating Difference’ by thinking about people who they can talk to if they are feeling unhappy or bullied.

Art- The children will create a drawing in the style of L.S. Lowry.

Geography –The children will carry out some field working, exploring what they can see in the school grounds.

RE- The children will continue learning about the religion of Islam.   

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: made, same, game, take, time, like, ride, line

Tricky words: you, is

 

Group 2: made, same, game, take

Tricky words: you

 

Group 3: see, feet, meet, deep, keep

Tricky word: the

 

I can see the children have been working hard at home to learn their spellings. Thank you for your continued support.

Notes

Reading records

Can you please ensure that you comment in your child’s reading record each week. Also can reading books and reading records be returned to school no later than Wednesday. Thank you.

 

We hope you have a fantastic weekend.

 

The Year 1 team.

 Good Evening,

 

What a fun week we have had! It all started on Tuesday with 'Odd Socks Day’. We discussed the reason we were all wearing odd socks and explored this year’s Anti-Bullying Week theme: Choose Respect. The children looked amazing in their spotty clothes today. Thank you for your kind donations towards Children in Need.

 

In English, the children predicted what would happen next in the story of ‘I want my hat back’. They also explored the prefix ‘un’ and how it changes the meaning of the word. Later in the week they used the joining words ‘and’, ‘so’, ‘but’, and ‘because’ to write more interesting sentences.

 

Next Week:

Maths- The children will continue to learn about subtraction and the associated vocabulary.

 

English- The children will plan and write a letter to the character of Rabbit

 

Art- We will create a picture in the style of L.S. Lowry.

 

PSHE-  For ‘Parliament Week’ the children will discuss ‘What is Democracy?’

 

Science-  The children identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock.

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: open, post, most, no, so, me, she, we, be, being

Tricky words: the, was

 

Group 2: me, she, we, be

Tricky words: the, was

 

Group 3: rain, tail, sail, pain

Tricky word: the

 

Notes

Spelling test

I have written your child’s spelling group in their reading record; please come and see me if you are unsure which group they are in.

 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

 

The Year 1 team

Good afternoon,

 

Welcome to the second half of the Autumn term! It was lovely to see the children back on Monday and to hear all about their half term break.

 

In English, the children have been working from the book ‘I Want My Hat Back’ by Jon Klassen. They have worked in pairs to ask and answer questions, they have written questions and they have described the character of the Bear. In Phonics, this week the children learnt the ‘ir,’ ‘ie,’ ‘ue’ and ‘u’ graphemes. They also learnt the tricky words ‘their,’ ‘people,’ ‘oh’ and ‘your’.

 

In Maths, they have continued to learn about addition, the vocabulary associated with addition and solved problems.

 

In Geography, the children used Google Earth to locate the UK, England, Potters Bar and our School. They were so excited to find familiar places on the map and loved seeing our School from an aerial view.

 

In RE, the children learnt about Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light. Today, they created beautiful and colourful Rangoli patterns using crayons.

 

Next week

English- The children will be making predictions on what will happen next in the story. They will also be learning about the prefix ‘un,’ using ‘and’ to extend their sentences and using capital letters for the names of people.

 

Maths- The children will be introduced to subtracting.

 

PSHE- Anti-bully week activities.

 

Geography- The children will work in groups to create ‘messy maps’ of the classroom.

Science- Exploring materials around the classroom.

 

Art- We will begin to explore the artist L.S. Lowry.

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

Group 1 – girl, bird, dirt, shirt, first, lie, pie, tie, fried, cried

Tricky words- by, my

 

Group 2- girl, bird, dirt, shirt, first

Tricky word- my

 

Group 3 – car, bar, dark, star

Tricky word- my

 

I have written the children’s spelling group in their reading record.

 

Notes

Remembrance Day

Monday 11^th November- The children will be taking part in a one-minute silence at 11am.

 

Odd Socks Day

Tuesday 12^th November

 

Children in Need

Friday 17th November- wear something spotty

 

Collins hub

Reading books are available to read on the Collins hub. I have uploaded the books that the children have read previously.

PE

Monday-30 minutes

Tuesday- 1 hour

Friday- 1 hour

Please ensure that your child has a PE kit in school for these days. The PE kit should consist of:

·       Navy shorts or tracksuit bottoms

·       White t-shirt with or without school crest

·       Black plimsolls for indoors,

·       Training shoes for outdoors

·       Socks

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 

From the Year 1 team.