Week beginning 30th March 2020

Hello Year One,


It has been great to read some of  your work and find out how you are getting on with the tasks I set you. I expect you are all missing being at school. I miss you all.
I have set a week's work for after the Easter holidays.
I just want to wish you all a very happy Easter (not too much chocolate!)
enjoy the holidays and I will post another blog in a couple of weeks time.
Ms Davis

Hello Year One,

I am missing all your smiling faces! I hope you have been doing the work I set you. Some of you have been sending me the stories you have written which I have enjoyed reading!

If you want me to look at any of your work or pictures you have created, please send them to me.

I know some of you have had difficulty completing the grapheme recognition tasks, so I am sending one now for either you or someone in your home to copy and mark. 

The sound is e, ea, ee, ie, e-e, y. Be careful as there are some graphemes that look like the sound but do not make the sound.

An enormous elephant stomped through the dusty path. His name was Eddy and he was looking for his friend Pete the python. Eddy had not seen Pete for a few days and felt worried about him. Suddenly a strange creature jumped out of the bushes. He had a huge beak, hairy feet, a big belly and eyes as big as saucers! 

Eddy was scared but pretended not to be. ‘Have you seen Pete?’ he asked the monster. The monster couldn’t speak, but nodded his head. He pointed to a tall tree and Eddy smiled. There was his sweet friend Pete, curled up fast asleep.

I hope you enjoy highlighting the sounds. You can send it back to me when you have completed it.

Take care everyone. I will keep in touch. 

Ms Davis

Week beginning 16th March 2020

Hello Year One,


Wow what a week! It has been strange having classes that are so small, but we have had a lot of fun!
Our walk to the woods on Tuesday was great. We noticed so many changes in the natural environment. Now that it is Spring we saw how the buds are appearing on the trees and flowers are growing and blooming. Some children saw tadpoles in the water and we loved listening to the woodpecker!



 On Thursday we turned the classroom into a farm. We made a video of 'A Day At Fairfield Farm.'

We also took plenty of photos.

The fun continued as a group of children went to the post box to post the letters that they had written.



 



 

 

 

Please log on to Year One's work box on the website. I hope you enjoy the activities we have set for you. I will be marking them at the end of each week. If you will not be attending school until the situation has changed I wish you all the best and I will keep in touch. Watch out for blogs.

Ms Davis

Spellings for week beginning 15th March 2020

Hippos


was
is
his


Rhinos


were
where
was
has
here
there


Elephants


where
were
there
here
love
push
pull
full
house
our

Week beginning 9th March 2020

Hello Year One,


I am so pleased that you all enjoyed our science workshop. You were very good forensic detectives!
The children really enjoyed 'science week.' We have been recording the weather on a daily basis and have set up a rain gauge. The children have predicted how much rainfall there will be in the coming week. Some of them are very optimistic and have estimated 0mls!
The children wrote letters to their friends this week. They will be posted next week, so expect some mail!
We will be going for another walk to the local woods on Tuesday morning. If anyone would like to join us it would be greatly appreciated. We will leave here at 9am and return at approximately 10am. The children will be noticing the changes the natural environment from Winter to Spring and will be recording their findings on return to school.


NEXT WEEK


English


We will be focusing on 'report writing' next week. The children will be learning how to set out a report and include the important features. They will be writing their reports on Christmas in the UK, so if you could chat to them and generate some ideas that would be great.


Maths


The children will be learning about the coins up to 20p. They will be making combinations of values and matching values with different representations. They will recognise the coins and compare their shapes, sizes and colours.


Geography


We will be creating keys for maps of farms and designing the layout of farms.


Science


The walk to the woods will be the first step in our discoveries regarding the change of season. the children will be asked to look for specific plants and flowers that we would expect to see in Spring. They will return to school and we will discuss the changes we have found as a whole class. This will be followed by a drawing and labelling task in their books.


ICT


It is a great opportunity to research for our science topic. The children can find out about the change in seasons by searching on the internet.


PSHE


What happens when we are ill. The children will explore ways to help themselves when they feel unwell and the purpose of medication.


I hope you have a happy weekend.
Ms Davis

Spellings for Monday 16th March 2020

Hippos


we
no
some


Rhinos


some
come
out
once
ask
friend


Elephants


some
come
once
ask
friend
school
put
are
were
there

Week beginning 9th March 2020

Hello Year One,
We have had another exciting week as it was World Book Day on Thursday. We read so many stories! The children loved dressing up and had a fabulous day!

 

We had a busy week learning how to solve problems in our maths lessons and we have been counting in twos, tens and fives. We compared and found the difference between values.

We have completed 'Phase five' phonics and the children are now learning to read 'alien' words.

For geography we explored the features of farms and discovered what buildings and fields are used for. The children have remembered the different types of farms. I am hoping to take the children on a trip to a farm when the weather is warmer.

Next Week

English

This week we wrote a letter to Grandfather Postmouse. He was feeling lonely so we suggested ideas to cheer him up. Next week we will be writing to another creature from the book, followed by a letter to a friend in Year One. These letters will be posted, so expect a special delivery!

We will continue with daily phonics sessions and handwriting three times a week. The spellings for next week are as follows:

Hippos

he

she

me

Rhinos

children

climb

only

tube

cake

Elephants

children

climb

alone

old

tube

cake

same

extreme

even

rock

Maths

Next week we will be learning how to compare values and find differences in the context of statistics. We will be counting up to 200 and revising odd and even numbers.

Science

Could the children bring plastic bottles in again as we will be making rain gauges as we record and discuss the weather. We are looking at the changes from Winter to Spring. I would also like volunteers for a walk in the woods on Tuesday 17th March at 9am. This will take about an hour. The objective is to notice the changes from Winter to Spring. The children will also be looking for specific changes.

Geography

The children will be making keys for maps of farms adding the buildings that are necessary.

PHSE

Jack the Jigsaw will be passed around the circle and each child will remind us of one of the things we can do to keep healthy.

RE

This week we will be looking at prayer from other religions. The children will see artefacts used by different religions and we will reflect on the purpose of prayer.

I wish you all a happy and restful weekend.

Ms Davis