Year 1 Blog - Friday 21st June 2024

Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 5:12pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

Home Practice

Phonics - ge and dge words OR ay words OR tricky words

Maths - Compare numbers to 20

Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s, forwards and backwards, from different starting numbers.

Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!

English

We have been writing about our special place. Everyone in school is writing about their special place. It will all be part of an amazing display of writing across the school. We have tried so hard to make our writing look beautiful on the page.

Phonics

Some of us have been learning the sounds, eigh as in eight, ey as in grey and a as in acorn.

Some of us have been learning and revising the different j spellings: j in jam, g in giant, ge in fringe and dge in edge.

Maths

We have been learning about place value. We have been comparing numbers on a number line, using the words 'most' and 'least'/'fewest'.

We have been using bead strings and base ten to help us with this learning. We have been counting in 2s and 5s.

R.E.

We have been learning about the difference between a cross and a crucifix. We talked about their importance to Christians and then we made our own crucifix collage. We also listened to some Gospel music, understanding and appreciating how music plays an important part in religious life. 

Science

Some of us went on a walk around the school grounds to see if we could spot any signs of summer. We used our senses, making sure that we were quiet so that we didn't scare any wildlife!

Forest School

In one session we decided on our own learning. We made some delicious food in the mud kitchen, played hide and seek, climbed trees and used tools safely. We showed superb co-operation, teamwork, imagination and creativity.

We learnt about the summer solstice. During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night. This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made sun decorations using yarns, beads, pipe cleaners, willow and wool in sunny colours.