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!
In English this week, the children have been
exploring the story The Gruffalo’s Granny by Julia Donaldson. The
children were so excited to meet this ‘new’ member of the Gruffalo family and
enjoyed revisiting the familiar characters from the story. They have been
making predictions, sequencing events and describing characters using some
fantastic adjectives.
Alongside our English learning, the children have
continued their daily phonics lessons, enjoyed three group reading sessions
with an adult, and developed their handwriting skills by focusing on correct
letter formation and pencil grip.
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, developing
their confidence and accuracy when writing numerals.
In Art this week, the children had lots of fun
exploring the connection between music and drawing. They listened carefully to
four different types of music and used what they heard to inspire the lines
they created. The children experimented with changing their pressure, control
and movement to reflect the mood and sounds of the music.
They thoroughly enjoyed this activity and produced
some wonderfully expressive artwork, showing how music can inspire different
types of lines and marks.
On Thursday, the children had fun visiting other
classrooms to place their votes for the Year 6 House Captain. They also
experienced ‘Friendship’ groups for the first time, where they discussed their
favourite books and enjoyed sharing their reading choices with others.
Next Week
English
The children will continue their learning from the
book The Gruffalo’s Granny. They will write a shopping list, make a
wanted poster for the mouse and use their imagination to think about what they
would do if they met a Gruffalo.
Maths
We will compare groups by matching, exploring
concepts such as fewer, more and the same, and comparing numbers. We will 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 find out during carpet time.
R.E.
We will be learning about thankfulness and Harvest
traditions in preparation for our Harvest Festival.
PSHE
Continuing with our topic ‘Being Me in My World’,
the children will be thinking about what it means to belong to our Year 1 class
and how we can help everyone to feel happy, safe and included.
We hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
Mrs Flatley
