Hello,

We have had a very busy week of learning in Year 1. The children have been working so hard, well done everyone!

 

In English, the children have been working from the story ‘Peace at Last’ by Jilly Murphy. They have been drawing and writing about a memorable part of the story and creating story maps to recount the events. They have also made a list of things that ‘Baby Bear’ needs to do in order to get a good night’s sleep.

 

In phonics the children began Phase 4 which recaps on the Phase 2 & 3 sounds and tricky words. They also read in a group. The children have been sent home with a decodable book to read and a story book to enjoy. We would appreciate it if you could make a comment in their reading record and return all books by Wednesday at the latest. Thank you!

 

In Maths, the children have been busy sorting and counting objects, using tens frames and counters to create numbers and recognising numbers as words.

 

In History, we began our topic based on ‘Toys Past and Present.’ The children really enjoyed drawing and describing their favourite toy. I encouraged the children to talk to a Parent, Carer or Grandparent about their favourite toy as a child and next week we will be discussing this.

The children have also visited other classrooms to place their House vote for the Year 6 House Captains.

 

Next Week

English - The children will be working from the book ‘Beegu’ by Alexis Deacon to learn about adjectives. They will be making lists and writing sentences to describe the character of Beegu.

 

Maths - The children will be counting on from a number, finding 1 more, counting backwards within 10 and finding 1 less.

 

History - The children will be finding out about what toys their Parents, Carers and Grandparents played with when they were children.

 

R.E. - The children will find out about being thankful and harvest traditions.

 

PSHE - The children will continue to explore the topic ‘Being Me in my World’ by thinking about belonging to the Year 1 Class.

 

Reminder

Friday 20^th - Individual class photos

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Year 1 Team.

 

Welcome back!

 

We hope you all had a wonderful summer break; the children were all very excited to see each other and it was lovely watching them spending time together. They have all settled very well into their new learning environment and have amazed us with how quickly they have learnt the new daily routines!

Please see below a brief insight of the topics we will be covering this half term.

 

English- Stories with predictable phrases

 

Maths- Place value within 10 and addition and subtraction within 10

 

Science- Animals including humans

 

History- Toys past and present

 

Art- Observational drawings and learning about the Artist L.S. Lowry

 

PSHE- Being me in my world

 

RE- Being thankful and harvest traditions

 

Notes

 

·       Please ensure that all belongings are named clearly.

 

·       This term, PE days are Monday, Thursday and Friday.

 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend

 

The Year 1 team