Welcome back Year One,
It was so good to see all the happy, smiling faces of the children as the new term began. They have settled back quickly and have had great fun in the new outside area 'The Enchanted Forest.' A lot of magic occurs there and the children have enjoyed lots of imaginative play.
We have discussed some of the exciting projects we will be carrying out this half-term and the children are excited to get going with them.
Next Week
English
Our focus book for the next few days will be Jill Murphy's 'The Last Noo-Noo.' You can access it on You Tube. The children will be exploring the feelings and moods of the characters and using speech bubbles to share captions of these. They will be writing questions to ask the characters during a role play session. The final lesson will be to recognise the five main steps in the story.
We will be practising handwriting three times next week and learning spellings on a daily basis. Phonics sessions will be carried out every day and sentence structure will be a main focus.
Maths
The children will be estimating and comparing smaller and larger numbers. The will be learning to find one more and one less up to twenty, using a number line. Finally they will compare and order numbers on a blank number track.
We will carry out three math's fluency sessions every week.
Science
Next week we will begin our project on materials. We will begin by exploring the materials around us, recording using a list and explaining what they are made of.
History
We begin our topic about homes this half-term. Next week we will be investigating a variety of homes today. We will look at the features of different homes. The children will draw and label the features of their own homes. Finally they will describe the type of home they would like to live in offering explanations for their choices.
Art and DT
We will be looking at sculpture this half-term. We will explore the work of Any Goldsworthy who creates amazing sculptures with natural objects.
PSHE
The theme this half-term is 'Dreams and Goals.' The children will be reflecting on facing difficulties when trying to achieve a dream or goal. They will be writing about a personal goal.
RE
The children will focus on a sense of belonging within family and the community.
Messages
- I would like to thank you all once again for the Christmas cards and gifts I received. I enjoyed my shopping trip to Marks and Spencers! All the gifts were extremely thoughtful and the messages in the cards were really sweet. Thank you.
- Please ensure your child has a full PE kit in school every day. At the moment it is very cold outside, therefore they need a track suit and outdoor shoes as well as shorts, t-shirt and plimsols.
- The home project for this term is to build a home. This can be as imaginative as your child likes to be. It can be for a pet, outside creatures or for the fairies. It may have pulleys and levers, sliders or lighting! The children will need to design it first with labels that explain the materials will need. They will need to present their designs with their end products. I am collecting boxes at the moment so the children can use them for their models. If you have any questions about this project please do not hesitate to come and see me. The completed project needs to be in shool by the end of the Spring term.
- I am planning a walk to the woods on Wednesday 19th January. If you would like to accompany us that would be great. I need at least four parents or carers to come on the trip. we will be leaving school at 9am so you can stay after drop off. We will be out for about an hour.
