We’ve had a very busy but fantastic first week back after the half term holiday. The children have dived straight into their learning and have been showing great enthusiasm across all subjects.

 

In Maths, the focus has been on direction and position. The children have been exploring turns, left and right, and moving forwards and backwards through lots of practical activities.

 

Our English lessons have been equally engaging as the children have begun a new unit based on the book ‘Pig the Pug’ by Aaron Blabey. They have loved describing the characters using adjectives and have shown great creativity planning their own versions of the story with different pets. The children came up with some imaginative character names and have made a fantastic start writing the first part of their stories.

 

In Geography, we began our new topic, ‘What is it like in Shanghai?’ We began by exploring the human and physical features of our local area, setting the foundation to compare and learn about Shanghai in the coming weeks.

 

Finally, in Art, the children painted paper plates inspired by Clarice Cliff’s famous ‘Circle Tree’ plate. Next week, they will continue this project by creating trees by blowing black paint with straws!

 

Next Week:

English- The children will continue writing their ‘Pig the Pug’ style story. They will also learn about expanded noun phrases.

Maths- The children will continue use the vocabulary ‘above’ and ‘below’ to describe positions and they will also explore ordinal numbers. They will also start a new topic based on place value to100.

Geography- The children will map the local area.

RE- We will read and discuss the story of ‘Jonah and the Whale’.

Science- The children will explore the season of Summer.

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: when, which, wheel, white, whisper, brief, field, shield, thief, shriek

Tricky words: friend, because

 

Group 2: when, which, wheel, white, whisper

Tricky words: because

 

Group 3: when, which, wheel, white

Tricky words: because

 

 

Reminders

Sharing assembly- Monday 9^th June @ 9am (for those children who received a letter)

Phonics Screening Test- this will take place throughout the week

 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

 

The Year 1 team

 It’s hard to believe we’ve already reached the Half Term break – the weeks have flown by. The children in Year 1 have worked incredibly hard, well done everyone!

 

Please see below an insight of our topics for next term.

Maths – Position & direction, place value within 100, money and time

English – The children will be working from the books ‘Pig the Pug’ by Aaron Blabey, ‘Iggy Peck, Architect’ by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts and ‘Julian is a Mermaid’ by Jessica Love

Science – Seasons and weather

Geography – What is it like to live in Shanghai?

D & T – Preparing fruit and vegetables

ICT - Data and information – Grouping data

PSHE - Changing me

RE – Faith stories

Wishing you all a wonderful half-term.

From the Year 1 team.

Hello,

It’s been a great week of learning in Year 1! The children have continued to enjoy their daily swimming lessons, making great progress in the pool. It has been lovely to see their confidence grow in the water! Next Friday will be their final lesson and I’m sure they’ll miss their time in the water—it’s been such a highlight of the term!

In English, the children have been working hard on their writing. They created some fantastic similes to describe the waves from the story we’ve been reading. They also wrote compound sentences that included the word ‘but’ and worked on using adjectives to describe characters. 

In Maths, we’ve been exploring the concept of halves. The children practiced finding halves of different shapes and quantities, and we had lots of fun with hands-on activities. 

In History, the children had a fantastic time learning about Queen Elizabeth I's reign. They loved hearing about her life and what England was like during her time. 

In PSHE, the children drew and wrote about someone they really appreciated. 

Finally, in Art, the children continued to explore colour mixing. They also used paint to print with Lego bricks, which was a fun and creative way to see how colours can be layered and used in different ways. 

Next Week:

English- The children will plan and write their own version of the story Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

Maths- The children will recognise and find a quarter of an object or a shape. They will also recognise and find a quarter of a quantity.

RE- The children will discuss and write about books that are special to them

History- The children will compare and contrast the Tudor, Victorian and Modern-day periods.

Art- Colouring mixing to create different shades.

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

Group 1: bird, girl, first, shirt, skirt, boy, toy, enjoy, annoy, destroy

Tricky words: who, two

Group 2: bird, girl, first, shirt, skirt

Tricky words: people, your

Group 3 & 4: boy, toy, joy, enjoy

Tricky words: you

Reminders

Open Afternoon

Wednesday 21st May- 3-4:30pm

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

The Year 1 team

 

 What a lovely week we’ve had in Year 1!

 

On Thursday, we celebrated VE Day with a wonderful day of activities. The children looked fantastic dressed in red, white, and blue! We observed a respectful two-minute silence to remember the importance of this day, and we’re so proud of how mature and thoughtful the children were. The whole school came together for a playground picnic, enjoying music from the 1940s and playing traditional games—it was a wonderful afternoon.

In English, the children have been busy creating fact files about penguins and seals. They worked hard to include headings and wrote clear, informative sentences.

 

In Maths, we explored the concept of equal groups and practised making equal groups by sharing—a fun and hands-on way to build understanding of division and multiplication.

 

In RE, we began learning about the Qur’an, and the children showed great curiosity and respect.

 

In History, the children have been learning about the life of Queen Victoria. The children were full of questions and enthusiasm as they learned about her reign.

 

In Art, the children continued to explore colour mixing and took inspiration from Jasper Johns’ “Numbers in Colour”, recreating their own vibrant versions.

 

Next Week:

English- The children will explore simple similes, they will use ‘but’ to write compound sentences and sequence key events from the story

Maths- The children will begin a new topic based on fractions.

RE- The children will discuss and write about books that are special to them

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

Art- The children will be printing with paint

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 Group 1: claw, draw, yawn, crawl, straw, blew, chew, flew grew, threw, 

Tricky words: people, your

 

Group 2: claw, draw, yawn, straw

Tricky words: people, your

 

Group 3 & 4: saw, paw, raw, claw, draw

Tricky words: do

 

Reminders

Swimming

Swimming will continue for another 2 weeks so please ensure that swimming kits are in school every day. Thank you so much!

 

Hope you all have a lovely sunny weekend

 

The Year 1 team