Welcome back to the new term! It is lovely to see the children after our 2 week break… and how busy we have been! We have all got down to our learning quickly and are enjoying our new topics.

We have started out topic this term on toys by watching some trailers from Toy Story and talking about our favourite toys. Today we painted and drew them too.

In maths we are learning about money: the different denominations, finding totals of ‘purses’ as well as solving problems.

In English we have started to read the book ‘Toys in Space’ on which we will be basing the next couple of weeks work. We have been particularly thinking about the characters in the story and describing them using interesting adjectives. We have introduced the children to the words ‘noun’ and ‘adjective’.

The year 1 team

Another week of Christmas cheer! The children are really enjoying preparing for Christmas during the period of Advent, including performing in the year 1 and 2 Nativity.

The past 7 days have been taken up with rehearsals and singing practises! The children have learnt the songs brilliantly and really enjoyed performing to all the parents, friends and relatives who came. Thank you for your support.

In other news we have been thinking about the  period of Advent – a period of preparation –  and what it means to Christians.

In maths we have been finishing off our work on subtraction / partitioning numbers and are now moving on to 2D shape names and properties. We hope to have some Christmas fun with this topic!

In English we are preparing to write a letter to Father Christmas by thinking about how and when we use the word ‘and’ in our sentences. We had great fun thinking about what we might like as presents, discussing with friends, using ‘and’, and then writing our sentences.

This week has seen us focusing on counting in 10’s in maths. We have been thinking about how 10 ones make 10, recognising patterns in the numbers and solving word problems.

In English the children are having great fun retelling and filming their stories using the story plan that they have been writing for the last few weeks. They have been able to remember the sequence and the twists and turns of their own narratives. Well done all!

In geography we have been thinking about maps and their uses and last week we made maps of the school in groups in the class. See map below!

This week we have been drawing our own individual maps. The children thought carefully about where the buildings would be and considered the ways in which they might be represented on their map.

Remember the Nativity next week. And thank you in advance for any volunteers that have offered to help on the walk to the Advent service on Tuesday!

The year 1 team

As we are sure you know we have had our important visitors in this week. The children have behaved impeccably. They are a credit to you.

In English we have been continuing our ‘Journeys’ learning. Next week we will be starting to make our films of our stories based on the ‘Lost ad Found’ book by Oliver Jeffers. Keep an eye on the blog where we hope to publish these videos in the next few weeks.

In maths we have been learning about how to find half of different amounts up to 20. The children have been introduced to the bar model to help them and have enjoyed using the practical tools to demonstrate their understanding.

We have also been starting to practise the songs for the Nativity.

The dates are     Monday 9th December at 1.30 and
Tuesday 10th December at 9.30.

Please bring in your child’s costume as soon as you have it prepared.

Have a good weekend!

The year 1 team

We have had a busy week this week with lots of new learning and our Liturgy to parents and friends thrown into the mix too!

Thank you so much to all of you who came along to our specail Liturgy, thinking about the theme of remembrance and what the children thought Heaven looked like. It was a very thought provoking event. We hope you enjoyed seeing your child take part.

In maths this week we have continued our learning about counting in 2’s and recording solutions to problems aswell as introduicng the new subject of sharing equally and fairly. What happens when the numbers do not share equally? We used some of the methods we have been using before such as part whole models to show our understanding and had fun sharing with our friends.

In English we have been thinking of adjectives to describe how we and the Penguin were feeling using our ‘Lost and found’ book as a stimulus and looking at ‘ed’ words and their use to help us describe things that have happened in the past. Next week we will start to devise our own stories using new characters which we will ultimatley record as short video stories.

We look forward to seeing you all at parents evening the week after next. Please ensure you have signed up!

The year 1 team

Our new topic this half term is Journeys. In English we have begun to discover the journey taken by a little boy and a penguin. (Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers) The children have had great fun role playing the story using puppets.

We are learning to count in 2’s in maths. We have been grouping objects including socks and shoes into 2’s , then we have counted up to 20. Perhaps your child could find objects in your house that are in 2’s. At the end of next week we will begin to share groups of objects into fair/equal amounts.

REMINDERS
Our liturgy will be on Tuesday 12th November in our hall at 10:30.
Parents Evening 26th and 27th November ; slots are now available to book on Scopay.

We hope that you have a lovely weekend
Year 1 Team

Last week we were thinking about dinosaurs and the traces they have left behind that enable us to learn about their lives and times. We made a timeline to set their existence in context and thought about what might have been on earth at the time of the dinosaurs. Did they have mobile phones and cars?!

In maths we have been using a range of models, images and tools to partition numbers up to 10 and this week are looking at subtraction: recording solutions to problems using number lines and part whole models among other things.

Today we have talked about how to be safe online. Please talk to your child about this as this subject is increasingly important as the children have more access to tablets etc in their homes.

Please find attached a list of suggested books for year 1 from the library service. There are some interesting ideas of books that we are sure your child would love! Remember that your local library will be able to get any of these for you.

SLS 2019-20 Recommended Reads Year 1 Booklist

Thank you

The year 1 team

This week we have been doing some work on dinosaurs: considering if they are alive today, introducing the word ‘extinct’ and thinking about whether there were any people around at the time of the dinosaurs. The children were able to answer and ask lots of interesting questions. The teachers had found bones in their gardens… where had they come from? See if your child can tell you about it!

We have been writing to Harry about how to look after his dinosaurs his week, orally rehearsing the sentence before we write and using our ‘Kung-Fu’ punctuation to remind us about full stops and capital letters. In maths we have been looking at the sequence of numbers as well as one more and one less than a number.

We have started to get the children logged on at school to use their sumdog subscription. Please do take the time to look at this with your child. For those of you who have tried and found some issues with the level of questioning … please try again… we hope that these issues have been resolved!

Have a good weekend

The year 1 team

This week we have been busy with Harry and his dinosaurs! We had Harry visit the classroom and tell us how sad he was that he had lost his dinosaurs. We used some special words to describe how he might have felt when he lost his dinosaurs and again when he found them. See if you can use these words at home to help to broaden your child’s vocabulary. Some of them are new to the children.

Upset,distraught,worried ,devastated, lonely

Excited, relieved,thrilled ,overjoyed, delighted.

In our maths work we have been using tools and pictures to help us find out and record what we know about number.

In RE we have been sequencing the Creation story and writing about what we know.

Next week we will be sending home some letters for your children to practise writing. We are now having regular handwriting and fine motor sessions and the sheets we send home will reinforce our learning in school.  In year 1 we will be working hard to ensure that the children are forming their letters correctly and your support at home would be gratefully received!

Dates:

Remember the INSET day tomorrow Friday 27th September

Thank you

The year 1 team

We have had a lovely time this week exploring the book Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs. We have been on a hunt for the dinosaurs, writing about where we found them. The children have been doing fabulous job applying their phonics.

We are working hard in our new phonics groups and revising the way that we say the pure sound of the phonemes. Please find below a link to a youtube clip that will remind you and your child how to say them.

We have started talking about the Creation story. We have read the story in the Bible and been on a hunt around the school grounds looking for the things that God made. We also thought about the things that God did not make!

Please keep practising the ‘phonics homework’ outlined on the sheet. Our intention is that the children will be able to apply the key vocabulary in talking about the book as well as be able to read with a developing fluency the texts that they bring home.