Year 1
Week beginning 31st March
It was great catching up with you this week at parents' evening and being able to share how hard all the children are working.
This week, the children really enjoyed making the houses they had previously designed in D&T! We learnt about Spring in Science so see if you can spot signs of seasonal change when you are out and about too.
Next week, we will be thinking and reflecting on the Easter story in RE and drawing some buildings with charcoal in Art. We will be writing a report about Spring or Autumn in English. In Maths, we will be continuing to explore teens numbers by partitioning them into tens and ones.
Just a reminder that we will be having an Easter craft session this Wednesday, and we'd love lots of parents to join us. Please sign up on Arbour if you haven't already. It should be lots of fun!
Also, we will finish at the earlier time of 1:20pm on Thursday.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs Allery, Mrs Stoodley & Mrs Hall
Worship:
The worship theme this week is: Easter
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There, you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Matthew 28
Normally, people choose to give something up for the 40 days of Lent. However, Mr Brown has challenged us to complete 40 days of kindness. We are definitely up for the challenge!
Learning this week:
English - The children will write their own reports about the seasons.
Maths - We will be continuing to explore numbers 11-19, looking at their composition.
RE - We will be reflecting on happy and sad parts of the Easter story and finding out about the ways Christians celebrate the events of Easter. There may be some hot cross bun tasting too!
Phonics - We will be assessing the children on sounds that have been taught so far.
Art - We will be drawing buildings using charcoal.
Home Learning:
My Maths and Numbots log ins are stuck into the front of your child's Reading Record. We would love to see more children logging into Numbots, it is a great resource and a fun way for your children to build fluency in maths. Please speak to your child's teacher if you need any support with this.
Phonics: We have attached some information and further home learning at the bottom of this page focusing on the new graphemes we have been learning this year.
Additional help with reading/phonics:
If you are wondering how you can provide general support for your child at home, our advice is to hear them read as often as possible. Please do not worry if your child brings home the same book from time to time- this is to gain confidence and fluency before moving onto different sounds in other books.
We also have an excellent link to some high quality texts that you may want to consider when choosing children’s books to read or buy!
Additional Maths:
By the end of Year 1, children are expected to:
- count forwards and backwards in ones to 100
- be able to count in 2s, 5s and 10s
- find one more and one less than a given number up to 100
- recognise the value of all coins
- know number bonds (numbers that add together) to total 10 and 20.
These are excellent skills to be practising at home, although we stress that they will be covered over the course of the school year.
Messages:
It is really important to put children’s names in all their clothes, on packed lunch boxes, water bottles, coats etc- otherwise they do not go home with the correct child. We already have some unclaimed and unnamed items from this week. If you could all check that all items are named, we would really appreciate it.
Please could water bottles be placed into a plastic bag in their school bag to protect school reading books. All water bottles must only contain water and NOT squash please.
Please note, our fruit at school is delivered on a Monday, but sometimes later in the day. Please could you provide your child with a snack on a Monday to avoid them getting hungry if our fruit has not been delivered.
It is still fairly cold and we have had a few rainy days too. Please can you try to ensure the children all have a coat with them, as we do outside, even if it is a little wet or cold.
Key Dates:
Wednesday 2nd April, 1.45-2.45pm - Easter craft for Year 1 parents and carers - hall
Thursday 3rd April - Break up for Easter holidays (finish at 1.20pm)
Wednesday 30th April - Year 1 visit to the New Forest Wildlife Park. Please ensure you have read and responded to the letter regarding this.
Key Information:
Please wear PE kits on a Wednesday.