Hello everyone,
It’s
been another fantastic week in Year 1!
In
English, we’ve been exploring the very amusing story Alan’s Big Scary Teeth by
Jarvis. The children enjoyed sequencing the story and describing the character
of Alan. We have also been working hard on writing sentences correctly. The
children tried their best to include a capital letter, finger spaces, and a
full stop at the end of each sentence. We will continue to focus on this next
week.
In
Maths, the children practiced counting backwards within 10. To make this fun,
they made rockets and counted backwards as the rockets “launched.” They also
used practical objects such as counters and sorting bears to explore concepts
like fewer, more, and the same.
In
Art, the children really enjoyed using pencils and crayons to create a variety
of lines, exploring different textures and styles.
In
History, the children were very excited to share stories about the toys their
parents, carers, and grandparents used to play with. We looked at toys from the
past and were surprised to find that some of those toys are still enjoyed
today!
In
RE, the children learned about Harvest time. They discovered what harvest means
and named and drew things in their lives they are thankful for. They are very
excited to share their harvest songs with you all next week.
Next
week
English
The
children will be exploring the story The Scarecrow’s Wedding by Julia
Donaldson. They will be using adjectives to describe one of the main
characters, writing a shopping list for the scarecrows’ wedding preparations, creating
a 'Wanted' poster for the mischievous character Reginald Rake and writing a
postcard, based on a picture from the story, describing what they can see and
do
Maths
The
children will be comparing numbers, ordering objects and numbers and be
introduced to number lines.
Science
The children will begin learning about seasonal changes, with a special focus
on Autumn. To help bring our
learning to life, we are creating an Autumn
discovery table in the classroom. If you’re out and about this weekend,
please keep your eyes peeled for any Autumn treasures your child could bring
in, such as:
·
Conkers
·
Conker shells
·
Acorns
·
Pinecones
·
Leaves in a variety of Autumn colours
Art
The
children will create musical lines, using crayons, pencils, oil pastels and
chalks.
RE
We
will find out about Harvest traditions
History
We
will explore how toys have changed over time.
Notes
Harvest Festival
Years 1 & 2 - Friday 3rd October @ 9:30am
Tricky Words The tricky words we reviewed this week were sent home today. Thank you for practicing last week’s words at home — the children were amazing at recognising them during phonics lessons!
Handwriting I’ve sent home some Little Wandle letter formation sheets for the children to practice at home. As we continue to work on these letters in class, I’ll keep sending home additional practice sheets to support their handwriting development. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Milk
If
you would like your child to receive milk at snack time, you can place an order
easily using the QR code displayed at the school office.
We
hope you all have a restful and relaxing weekend.
Mrs Flatley, Mrs Blatch & Miss Russon
