Dear Parents,

Welcome back to school after the Easter break! We hope you all had a restful time. The children have come back full of energy, and we are already deep into some exciting new topics.

In English, the children have been working hard with the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. They’ve been asking lots of wonderful questions, using adjectives to describe characters and settings, and have been exploring tenses. We've also focused on the suffix 'ed' to help with understanding past tense words.

In Phonics, we are focusing on revising the Phase 5 sounds and tricky words in preparation for the Phonics Screening Check in June. The children have been working hard to become more confident with the different sounds, including alternative spellings, and recognising tricky words that don’t follow the usual phonetic patterns. To support this, the spellings this half term will reflect the Phase 5 sounds and tricky words

In Maths, the children have been busy counting in 2s, 5s, and 10s, and they’ve been learning how to make equal groups. It’s been a great way to introduce multiplication in a fun and practical way!

Our new History topic has sparked lots of interest as we’ve begun learning about Famous Queens. Over the next few weeks, we will explore the lives of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth II.

In Science, we have been exploring the season of Spring. The children had the opportunity to observe and sketch a tree in the playground, making observations on how it differs from the trees we saw in Autumn and Winter. It was a lovely way to end the first week back.

 

Next Week:

English- The children will write command sentences, create a set of instructions and create a fact-file

Maths- Making equal groups, adding equal groups, making arrays and doubles.

RE- The children will learn about the Bible

History- To find out about Queen Elizabeth II and her reign.

Art- Colour mixing

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

Group 1: day, tray, play, stray, spray, sea, bead, read, beach, reach

Tricky words: eye, said

 

Group 2: day, may, tray, play, stray, spray

Tricky words: eye, said

 

Group 3 & 4: day, may, lay, play 

Tricky words: said

Reminders:

Swimming:

The children will begin their swimming lessons from Monday. These will take place daily, so please ensure that the children bring their full swimming kit to school every day. Here’s a quick checklist of what they’ll need:

• Swimming costume
• Swimming hat – this is mandatory. Fabric hats are often easier for children to manage but the choice is yours.
• Towel
• Pool shoes – for walking between the changing room and pool
• A bag to store wet swimwear
• Goggles – optional
• Bath robe or dressing gown – optional

Please make sure everything is clearly labelled so we can avoid any lost property.

 

Sunny Weather

The weather next week is looking lovely. Please remember to send your child to school with a named sun hat and water bottle.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend

 

The Year 1 team

Hello everyone!

 

It has been a great week in Year 1! The children especially enjoyed the visit from Potters Bar Fire Station; please see photo’s below.

 In English, the children planned and began writing a non-fiction report about octopuses. I was so impressed with their attention grabbing introductions. Next week, we will finish writing these reports.

In maths, the children finished their topic based on Mass and Volume. Next week, the children will complete various activities to consolidate their learning.

On Monday morning, the children will be watching the KS2 performance of ‘Oh What a Knight!’

 

Next Week:

Maths- various consolidating activities 

 

English- The children will complete their non-fiction report

 

Science- We will observe and sketch the tree in the playground that we have previously sketched in Autumn and Winter.

 

RE- We will continue to discuss and learn about the Easter story.

 

Art- The children will explore colour mixing

 

Geography- We will explore if the weather is the same everywhere in the UK

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: bronze, freeze, breeze, sneeze, snooze, squeeze,

Tricky words: come, some, friend, school

 

Group 2: bronze, freeze, breeze, sneeze, snooze

 Tricky words: school

 

Group 3 & 4: bike, like, five, time,

Tricky words: said

 

Notes

Phonics Home Learning

A letter was emailed this week in regards to the Phonics Screening Test that takes place in June. To get the children used to the format, I will be sending home a weekly practice sheet for them to complete at home. This involves simply asking your child to add the sound buttons on each word (real and nonsense) and allowing them to read the words. I do not need you to send the sheets back to school; please keep them at home and use them to look back over. Thank you for your continued support.

Open afternoon

Wednesday from 3-4:30pm

 

Class photos

Friday morning

 

Last day of term

Friday- 1:15pm

 

Wishing you all a wonderful Mother’s Day and a lovely weekend,

Mrs Flatley

 Hello everyone,

We’ve had a fantastic week in class. On Thursday, Mrs Watson came into Year 1 to help us with planting a variety of herbs, vegetables and flowers. The children had a wonderful afternoon and we can’t wait to watch our plants grow over the coming weeks. A special thank you to all the children who brought in seeds and plants for us to use.   

 

In English, the children wrote amazing letters of advice to the character of Leo. They also wrote factual sentences about octopuses and came up with a variety of questions.

In Maths, the children began a new topic based on mass and volume. They explored ‘heavier’ and ‘lighter’, measured and compared ‘mass’ and explored ‘full’ and ‘empty.’

 

Next Week:

 

Maths- The children will compare and measure volume and capacity.  

 

English- The children will write a log book in the past tense. They will also use explanation marks in speech bubbles and plan and begin to write a non-fiction report.

 

Science- The children will learn about deciduous and evergreen trees. They will also be exploring the season of Spring.

 

RE- We will continue to discuss and learn about the Easter story.

 

Computing- The children will continue to work with the Beebots.

 

D&T- The children will be making their moving greetings card

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: wrap, wreck, wrong, wrist, write, wriggle, put, push, pull, full

Tricky words: one, two

 

Group 2: put, push, pull, full

 Tricky words: one, two

 

Group 3 & 4: made, make, game, same

Tricky words: two

 

 We hope you have a wonderful weekend

 

The Year 1 Team

 Hello everyone,

It has been another busy week in Year 1 and the children have worked so hard - well done everyone! On Monday, we had an amazing planetarium workshop. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and learnt so many fascinating facts about space.

 

In English, the children started a new unit of work based on ‘Leo and the Octopus’ by Isabelle Marinov. They explored a range of emotions and used the pronoun ‘I’ to talk and write about their feelings. They then used imperative verbs to give advice to the character from the book.

 

In Maths, the children enjoyed learning about length and height. They compared length and height, measured using objects such as cubes and measured in centimetres.

 

Next Week:

Maths- The children will start a new topic based on mass and volume. They will be exploring ‘heavier’ and ‘lighter’, measure and compare ‘mass’ and explore ‘full’ and ‘empty’.

 

English- The children will write letters of advice to the character of Leo. They will also write factual sentences about octopuses, write questions and use the conjunctions ‘and’ and ‘but’ to compare.

 

Science- The children will be planting a range of flowers and vegetables.

 

PSHE- The children will learn about cleanliness to keep healthy

 

RE- We will be discussing and learning about the Easter story.

 

Computing- The children will continue to learn about directing a Beebot

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: all, ball, call, tall, wall, small, bear, tear, pear, wear

Tricky words: house, mouse

 

Group 2: all, ball, call, tall, wall, small

 Tricky words: house

 

Group 3 & 4: lie, pie, tie, cried

Tricky words: said

 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend

 

The Year 1 Team

 It has been such a fun filled and busy week in Year 1!

 

On Wednesday the children took part in a Science workshop ahead of Science Week next week. They carried out a range of activities which they thoroughly enjoyed. The finale was the opportunity to observe what happens when Mentos sweets are put in a fizzy drink. The ladies carrying out the workshop commented on how well behaved Year 1 were and their wonderful manners. Well done Year 1!

Today, Year 1 celebrated Little Heath’s World Book Day! The children all looked amazing in their World Book Day costumes. The day began with an assembly and then a workshop with the author Camilla Chester. The children then created ‘Wanted’ posters for the character they had dressed up as. In the afternoon, we completed a ‘Guess the Book Character’ riddle activity which the children really enjoyed. The children had to work out the what book character each of the 10 riddles were describing. We were able to find and answer 9 of the riddles however we struggled to find the last one. Luckily, we saw Mr Chanter walking past who had the last riddle attached to his costume. We ended the day by reading our favourite books with the children from Year 5. It was so lovely to see the Year 1’s and 5’s celebrating and enjoying books together!

Next Week:

Maths- The children will start a new topic based on length and height. They will compare and measure length using objects. They will then measure in centimetres.

 

English- The children will start a new topic of work based on the book ‘Leo and the Octopus’ by Isabelle Marinov. They will use the pronoun ‘I’ to talk and write about feelings. They will use imperative verbs to give advice to the character from the book.

 

Science- Next week is Science Week and the children will complete various activities and take park in a Planetarium workshop.

 

PSHE- Medicine Safety

 

Geography-  The children will be exploring the weather each day.

 

RE- The children will be learning about Eid.

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: catch, hatch, match, patch, fetch, balm, calm, calf, half, palm,

Tricky words: with, this

 

Group 2: catch, hatch, match, patch, fetch

 Tricky words: with

 

Group 3 & 4: bird, girl, dirt, shirt

Tricky words: with

 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend

 

The Year 1 Team