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:
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
