What a fantastic week we've had in Year 1!

The children were absolutely amazing in their class assembly today – I was incredibly proud of each and every one of them. Their confidence and enthusiasm really shone through!

It was also lovely to see so many of you during our parent consultations. The children have worked so hard this year, and it was a pleasure to share their progress and celebrate all they've achieved.

We also had a wonderful time visiting the Year 6 'Apprentice' event – the children thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you enjoy looking through the photos below.

Next week:

We were unable to complete the spelling test today as planned. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The children will instead take their test on Monday. This will be the children’s last spelling test for the term.

 

Maths- The children will start a new topic based on time. They will learn about before and after, days of the week, months of the year as well as telling the time to the hour and half of the hour.

 

English- The children will use a range of adjectives to describe, they will use conjunctions to compare, use command sentences to give advice and write a character description.

 

Geography- The children will continue to find out about what Shanghai is like

 

PSHE- Various transition activities

 

 

Reminders

Thursday 10^th July- Transition Day

 

Thursday 10^th July- Meet the Teacher

 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

 

The Year 1 Team

 

Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend.

Mrs Flatley

 

 

 

In Maths, the children began an exciting new topic all about money. They were introduced to different coins and learned to recognise their values. Next week, we’ll move on to exploring notes and how to count coins – a great opportunity to practise real-life skills!

 

In English, the children completed their brilliant “How to be a Dog, Cat or Rabbit” guidebooks. They worked so hard on their writing, and I was incredibly impressed by their creativity, effort and final results – well done, everyone!

 

In RE, we listened to the story of The Prodigal Son and reflected on the theme of forgiveness. The children thought carefully about times they have said sorry and experienced forgiveness.

 

In Computing, the children enjoyed using the Chromebooks to explore the keyboard. They learned how to type their names, use capital letters, add spaces between words and even how to delete mistakes.

 

Next week:

 

Maths- The children will continue learning to recognise notes and count coins

 

English- The children will begin a new unit of work based on the book ‘Iggy Peck, Architect’ by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

 

Geography- The children will be finding out what Shanghai is like.

 

Computing- Adding and removing text and exploring the tool bar.

 

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: badge, bridge, dodge, fudge, badger, deer, peer, cheer, steer, sneer,

Tricky words: move, shoe

 

Group 2: badge, bridge, dodge, fudge, badger

Tricky words: move

 

Group 3: deer, peer cheer, steer

Tricky words: friend

 

Reminders

Wednesday 2^nd & Thursday 3^rd July- Parent Consultations

Friday 4^th July @ 9am- Year 1 Class Assembly

Friday 4th July- Year 6’s Apprentice Afternoon

 

 

We hope you have a fantastic weekend.

 

The Year 1 Team

 Hello everyone,

 

What a fantastic week we’ve had in Year 1! Yesterday’s Sports Day was a real highlight – it was wonderful to see the children so happy, excited, and full of energy as they took part in all the activities. A big well done to all the children for their enthusiasm and team spirit!

 

In English, the children enjoyed writing letters to Pig the Pug, showing great creativity and imagination. They also began planning their very own ‘how to’ guide books.

 

In Maths, we’ve been busy working with base ten equipment to partition and build numbers up to 100. The children also used 100 squares to practise finding one more and one less, and explored number lines to deepen their understanding of place value.

 

In Geography, the children loved learning about the seven continents – especially singing the continent song! Using maps, they located the UK, Europe, China, and Asia. We also began exploring the human and physical features of China, which sparked some great discussions.

 

In PSHE, we reflected on how much we’ve grown and changed since we were babies. The children shared all the amazing things they can do now, which was a lovely celebration of their progress.

 

Next week:

 

Maths- The children will compare numbers and begin a new topic based on money

 

English- The children will be writing their ‘how to’ guides.

 

Geography- they will be finding out what Shanghai is like.

 

Science- We will observe and sketch the tree in the playground that we have previously sketched in Autumn, Winter and Spring. We were meant to do it this week however the afternoon was too hot to have the children sitting out.

 

 

RE- The children will learn about the story of ‘The Prodigal Son.’

 

PSHE – The children will be learning the human body parts and recognising that there are differences between males and females.

 

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: knee, knit, knock, know, knight, lamb, comb, crumb, climb, thumb

Tricky words: busy, pretty

 

Group 2: knee, knit, knock, know, knight

Tricky words: busy

 

Group 3: knee, knit, knot, knock

Tricky words: our

 

 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

 

The Year 1 Team

 

What a fantastic and busy time we’ve had in Year 1!

 

In Maths, the children have been exploring their new topic – Place Value to 100. They’ve been using 100 squares to count on from different numbers and have enjoyed working with base ten equipment to build and represent numbers. We’ve also started learning how to partition numbers into tens and ones.

 

In RE, we listened to the story of Jonah and the Whale. The children were very engaged and shared some thoughtful ideas as we explored the theme of forgiveness.

 

During our D&T sessions, the children began thinking about food hygiene. They created bright and informative posters to show what they’ve learned. They also had fun making a list of ingredients they would like to include in their own fruit salad.

 

In Geography, the children created fantastic maps of the local area and used keys and symbols to represent important features.

 

In Science, we have been enjoying the great outdoors. The children explored the playground to look for signs of summer, and went on a mini beast hunt using bug pots to take a closer look at their discoveries. They showed wonderful curiosity and care during their observations.

Next week:

 

Maths- The children will explore number lines to 100, find one more and one less and compare numbers.

 

English- The children will plan and create a fact-file for an animal.

 

Geography- Finding about where in the world is China

 

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

 

ICT- Exploring using a keyboard.

 

RE- The children will learn about the story of the Good Samaritan.

 

PSHE- The children will explore the life cycles of animals and humans.

 

The spellings this week will focus on the Year 1 common exception words. The children will be introduced to some new phonics sounds on Monday which will be reflected in their spelling lists next week.

 

Spellings for next Friday’s test are:

 

Group 1: could, would, should, house, mouse, little, water, people, oh, their

 

 

Group 2: could, would, should, house, mouse

 

Group 3: the, to, I, no, go, into

 

 

Reminder

Sports Day- Thursday 19^th June

Please ensure your child has their full PE kit in school. If it’s already in school, great! If not, please send it in by Monday so we’re ready for a fun and active day.

 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

 

The Year 1 Team