St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 1: Blog items
Year 1 Blog - Friday 20th December 2024
Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 1:01pm
Welcome to your final blog of 2024!
Reading - Please keep reading over the Christmas holidays!
English
We continued to read the story 'The Robin Who Stole Christmas'. We asked the robin some questions, we wrote a list of the bad things that the robin did and we wrote an apology letter to Santa from the robin.
Phonics
Some of us have been comparing the ee and ea sounds.
Some of us have been learning some new high frequency words.
Maths
We played lots of different maths games including a Christmas crack the code.
R.E.
We finished reading the Nativity story. We wrote in a speech bubble, identifying what the angel said to the shepherds in the fields.
Forest School
We used the sticks to make different objects. Some of us made wands and walking sticks.
Thank you for everything this term! We will see you back in school on Monday 6th January 2025.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 13th December 2024
Date: 13th Dec 2024 @ 9:34am
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Addition problems
Counting - Count forwards and backwards to the biggest number you can!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We read the story 'The Robin Who Stole Christmas'. We have absolutely loved this story up to now!
We looked at the front cover and wrote predictions, we made a warning poster about the robin and wrote a description of Santa HQ.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the ee and ea sounds and the igh and ie sounds.
Some of us have been learning the alternative pronunications. We have learnt ea in bread and the short er sound in bigger.
Maths
We completed some of our learning checks for previously taught topics. We used lots of equipment to help work out the answers.
R.E.
We continued to read about the birth of Jesus. We read about the shepherds and kings arriving at the stable, just like in our Nativity! We then wrote the story in our books.
Art
We painted the background of our Christmas card. We used the printing technique with lots of different objects from around the classroom.
We also printed with different fruit and vegetables.
D.T.
We made the mechanism for our Christmas card. We could choose between a slider or a lever card.
Forest School
Year 1 Blog - Friday 6th December 2024
Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 3:29pm
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Quarters
Counting - Count forwards and backwards to the biggest number you can!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We read the story 'The First Hippo on the Moon' which is all about a hippo called Sheila. She really wanted to build a rocket and fly to the moon!
We described Sheila, sequenced the story and wrote speech bubbles for the different characters.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the ou and ie sounds.
Some of us have been learning the alternative pronunications. We have learnt u in human, ow in elbow and ie in chief.
Maths
We finished learning about halves and moved onto quarters. We learnt that we need 4 equal pieces for quarters. We found a quarter of shapes and even used a slice of bread to visually make quarters.
R.E.
We started to read about the birth of Jesus. We talked about how Mary had waited for the birth of Jesus and how it is important to wait and be patient. We made an Advent promise each for our prayer table.
Science
We sorted animals into different groups: herbivore, carnivore and omnivore.
Art
We have been very busy this week!
We drew flowers onto our handprints to add more detail (see our pictures here). Then we painted our Christmas card for Booths and some of us started to make our calendar.
My Happy Mind
We recapped the term 'neuroplasticity' and talked about how we need to practise skills to learn them. We had a go at writing a sentence with our non-dominant hand to see how hard it is to do something that we haven't practised!
We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Nativity on Tuesday. The show times are 2pm and 6:30.
Please drop your child off at the hall by 6:10 for the evening show.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 29th November 2024
Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 10:22am
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - writing number sentences
Counting - count forwards and backwards to the biggest number you can!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We read the story 'Astro Girl' and learnt about a little girl called Astrid who wanted to be an astronaut when she grew up, just like her mummy. We wrote some super sentences about what we would like to be when we are older.
We also learnt about Neil Armstrong and made a non-chronological report about his life.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the air, ure and ay sounds.
Some of us have been learning the alternative pronunications. We have learnt o in other, c in cell and g in ginger.
Maths
We continued to learn about fractions, focusing on halves. We found halves of objects and shapes.
R.E.
We have had our RSHE week this week. We have learnt about how our families love us and how we show love to one another. Then we wrote sentences to God, thanking Him for loving us too.
Computing
We finished our digital painting unit and make our own Georges Seurat artwork using dots.
D.T.
We created our own practise lever before planning our moving Christmas card.
Forest School
We watched Mr Corbett light a fire. We talked about how to keep safe. Some of us had a go at lighting a fire with the flint and steel.
My Happy Mind
We talked about how our brain changes when we tackle tricky tasks. We drew a time when we felt stressed or worried and talked about how happy breathing can help us overcome it.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 22nd November 2024
Date: 22nd Nov 2024 @ 3:31pm
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - sorting 3D shapes
Counting - Count in tens up to 100.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We read the story 'How to Catch a Star'.
We ordered the story, used the connective 'but' in our writing and then re-wrote the story in our own words.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the air, ear and oi/oy sounds.
Some of us have been learning the alternative pronunications. We have learnt i in find and o in both.
Maths
We have been sorting objects into groups and explaining why we have put them there.
Then we introduced fractions to the class. We talked about the words 'part' and 'whole' and how each part has to be equal.
R.E.
We read the Visitation story where Mary and her cousin Elizabeth both found out that they were expecting babies. Elizabeth's baby jumped for joy when he heard Mary! We made speech bubbles showing what Elizabeth said to Mary and then focused on the Hail Mary prayer.
History
We had so much fun playing with our present-day toys! We sorted them into groups and shared them nicely with our friends.
Forest School
We made some soup and sat around the fire to drink it.
Please ensure that your child has a warm coat, hat, scarf and gloves in school as the weather gets colder. Girls could wear tights too.
My Happy Mind
We focused on our Happy Breathing and described how it made us feel.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 15th November 2024
Date: 15th Nov 2024 @ 10:55am
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Repeating patterns
Counting - Count to 30 and time yourself. See if you can get quicker each time!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We started to read our new story - Man on the Moon (a day in the life of Bob).
We wrote questions to Bob, made a list of jobs for him to do on the moon and then sequenced his day. We found that he had a very busy day cleaning the moon!
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the ar and or sounds.
Some of us have continued to learn the split digraph sounds, focusing on how u_e can make an oo and you sound.
Maths
We explored different patterns. First we learnt the pattern of fives and of twos, then we looked at repeated patterns with different shapes and objects. Some of us even made our own patterns up.
R.E.
We re-read the Annunciation story and talked about how God loves us so much, that He gave us His only son - Jesus. We listened to songs about Mary and wrote a short poem about God's love.
D.T.
We started to look at different mechanisms and how parts of books can move. We learnt the words 'slider' and 'lever'.
Science
We sorted animals into groups of fish, mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians.
Forest School
We listened to a story called Bear's Winter Home. We discussed the structure of the bear's house and how he used sticks first, then leaves on top. We had a great go at making our own homes for our woodland soft toys.
My Happy Mind
We learnt that when we practise skills, our brain remembers more and more each time. We drew pictures of a time that we found something tricky, but kept practising so that our brain could remember how to do it.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 8th November 2024
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 3:40pm
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Recognising 3D Shape
Counting - Count to 20 and time yourself. See if you can get quicker each time!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We made our own firework poems using the sounds that fireworks make. We even learnt about alliteration and wrote words such as BOOM, BANG and BASH!
Levi Tafari came into school to teach us how to make fun poems. We learnt how to use rhyming words to make our poems more exciting.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the short oo and long oo sounds.
Some of us have been learning the split digraph sounds a_e, e_e and i_e.
Maths
We identified different 2D and 3D shapes. We talked about how the shapes were different and the same.
R.E.
We learnt about The Annunciation where Angel Gabriel told Mary that she was going to have a baby - baby Jesus. We acted out the story and recorded it on Seesaw.
P.E.
We started out new dance unit. This half term, we are going to be dancing like a robot. We copied different robot dances and danced to our robot music.
Art
We used our hands and fingers to paint a winter tree.
Forest School
We had a go at using vegetable peelers to whittle wood. We talked about how to use the peelers safely. We used balsa wood as it's really soft. By whittling the wood we can change it's shape. We had a hot juice to warm us up, we boiled water in the Kelly Kettle.
My Happy Mind
We explored what our brain looks like and drew a picture of one.
If you would like to learn more about our My Happy Mind learning, please go onto our website, click 'parents' and 'My Happy Mind'.
Year 1 Blog - Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 12:39pm
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Mass - heavier and lighter
Counting - Count in twos from 0 to 20. This can be tricky so adult help might be needed!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We continued to learn through the Winnie the Witch story. At the beginning of the week, we focused on Wilbur and how he was feeling. Then we sequenced the story and wrote our own versions in our books.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the igh and oa sounds.
Some of us have been learning the oe and au sounds.
Maths
We used balance scales to compare mass using the words 'heavier', 'lighter' and 'equal'.
We also solved subtraction word problems using our maths resources.
Geography
We sequenced pictures from our trip to the library and created a timeline.
Forest School
We got the tarps, ropes and mats out to build some shelters.
Have a lovely half term!
Year 1 Blog - Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 12:39pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Part whole models
Counting - Count in ones, forwards and back from 0 to 20.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We have been learning through the story of ‘Winnie the Witch’. We produced some amazing writing this week, focusing on Winnie’s thoughts and feelings. We acted in role as Winnie and wrote sentences explaining how Winnie was feeling and why.
Phonics
Some of us have been recapping the ai and ee sounds.
Some of us have been learning the ew sound (oo and you) and recapping the wh and ph sounds.
Maths
We continued to use part-whole models in our learning. This week, we focused on using them to complete subtraction number sentences within 10. We learnt that the largest number must be the whole and one part is taken away from it.
R.E.
We shared some Bible stories together and spoke about how wonderful God is.
Geography
We drew a map of our route to the library. Some of us had a go at labelling the places that we walked past.
Forest School
We stayed in the lodge this week as it was so rainy! We decorated sticks with pipe cleaners and string. This is very good for developing our fine motor skills and builds on the knot tying from last week.
Library
We had a fantastic trip to the library. We listened to stories about giants and made our own plate peaches.
We will be changing reading books on Thursday next week so please have your book bag in school!
Year 1 Blog - Friday 11th October 2024
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 3:28pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Place Value - Counting on from a number
Sumdog log ins are in the front of your brown reading book.
Counting - Count in ones, forwards and backwards from 0 to 20.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We continued to learn through the story 'How to Grow a Dragon'.
We have focused on using imperative (bossy) verbs in our writing this week, leading up to writing our own instructions about how to grow a dragon.
Phonics
Some of us learnt sh, ch, th and ng.
Some of us learnt aw, wh and ph.
Maths
This week in Maths, we learnt the words 'part' and 'whole'. We used part-whole models to represent different addition number sentences within 20.
We used the 'counting on' method to work out the answers.
R.E.
We continued to explore what ‘prayer’ means to Christians.
We read and explored the letter from Pope Francis about how to look after our world.
Art
We used water soluble pens to sketch objects from the classroom. We then added water to see how it mixes with the ink. Finally we added watercolour paint.
Computing
We recapped the different parts of a computer and laptop. We then used Paintz app and practised typing for the first time! We were amazed that iPads have a keyboard that we can type on.
If you would like to access Paintz from home, the website is www.paintz.app
Forest School
Year 1 Blog - Friday 4th October 2024
Date: 3rd Oct 2024 @ 7:40pm
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Place Value - Representing objects
Sumdog log ins are in the front of your brown reading book.
Counting - Count in tens, forwards and back from 0 to 100.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
Our story this week was How to Grow a Dragon by Rachel Morrisroe. We’ve had lots of fun exploring the book, creating our own dragons and writing some amazing sentences describing them. The children couldn’t believe that Miss Fisher’s own dragon came to visit school!
Phonics
We have focused on our phase 3 and phase 4 tricky words. We practised writing them and wrote them in some super sentences.
Maths
This week in Maths, we started to learn about measurement and the different ways in which we can measure objects. We measured objects practically using cubes, and compared them using the words taller, shorter and longer.
R.E.
We continued to explore what ‘prayer’ means to Christians.
We wrote our own personalised prayer to God, which acknowledged His actions and purpose.
Science
This week, we focused on our sense of smell. We conducted a smelling experiment, guessing what was in the jars by using our sense of smell alone. The children pulled some funny faces as some of the smells were not very nice!
Computing
We continued to learn about different forms of technology. We identified the parts of a computer and compared them to a laptop. Then we had a go at dragging and dropping objects on the iPads and experimenting on the Paintz website.
French
This week in French, we recapped some greetings: bonjour, salut, au revoir, mademoiselle, madame and monseiur. Then we learnt bonsoir and à bientôt.
Forest School
What beautiful Autumn weather for our session. We harvested the seeds from the sunflower heads. We were amazed that one sunflower produces hundreds of seeds which we can plant next year.
Mr Corbett lit a fire for the Kelly Kettle, and we knew the water was boiling when we heard the whistle. We followed all the instructions to keep safe around the fire.
We had a lovely hot chocolate with marshmallows.
We also had time for our own learning - balancing, building, climbing, jumping, bug hunting and running were just some of the things we got up to.
Super teamwork, communication and resilience was shown.
Year 1 Blog Friday 27th September 2024
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 3:50pm
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths – Place Value - counting larger groups
Counting - Count in 2s from 0 to 20.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
Our story this week is Dogger by Shirley Hughes. The children have written a character description of ‘Dogger’ using adjectives.
Phonics
Sounds this week are: y, x, z, zz, oy, ir, ue, aw
Maths
This week in Maths, we have continued our understanding about place value. The children have practically made numbers using base ten, tens frames and cubes.
R.E.
The children have explored what ‘prayer’ means to Christians.
Children have highlighted words they like from the creed and created beautiful art work to go with the prayer.
Science
This week in science, the children learnt about senses.
The children explored what senses are and which body parts we use for each one.
French
Forest School
We used the leaf cutters to make leaf confetti and used wool to wrap sticks. These activities develop our fine motor skills. We also used the digging tools safely and lots of apples were found which became some interesting dishes in the mud kitchen. Great teamwork was shown by all. We passed the hedgehog around at the end and made a comment about the session, if we wanted to.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 20th September 2024
Date: 20th Sep 2024 @ 1:07pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice this week
Counting - Count in 10s from 0 to 100.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
Sumdog challenges
Maths – Place Value - counting objects
Our learning this week
English
Our story this week is another book from the series of The Large Family. We read the story ‘Mr Large In Charge'. The children have written sentences about the jobs the whole family do to help Mr Large.
Phonics
Sounds this week are: j, v, w, ay, ea, ou, ie
Maths
This week in Maths, the children have explored numbers up to 20.
The children have been learning about how many tens and ones in a number.
R.E.
The children have written a creation poem.
The children talked about all the wonderful things God created.
Science
We learnt about our body parts. We drew around each other and labelled each part together.
PE
In PE this week, the children have been learning kicking fundamental skills.
We learnt how to control the ball close to our body and kick at a target.
Forest School
We had a discussion about the seasons and how we are moving into Autumn. We hunted for leaves in our log circle area. We found leaves of many shapes, sizes and colours. We stuck them onto paper and made a crown. We then played some games which showed fabulous imagination and creativity, 'I am the king of nature', I am Lady Leaf, were just some of the things we said! At the end of the session we played a game called Swap the Log.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 1 team
Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 9:26am
With your children now back in school, it is a great time to review online safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be beginning their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas.
Self image and identitiy
Online relationships
Online bulllying
Health, Well-being and lifestyle
Online reputation
Managing online information
Copyright and ownership
We will blog regularly to keep you updated with developments in the online space, sharing platform guides and links to expert training for you to keep your children safe when exploring the internet. Below you will find guides on new devices and WhatsApp.
To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Year 1 Blog - 13th September 2024
Date: 13th Sep 2024 @ 1:04pm
Home Practice
Sumdog challenges will start next week once we have taught your child how to access Sumdog.
Counting - Count in ones forwards and backwards, from different starting numbers.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
All teachers, including Mrs Anderson, will be reading with the children so please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
Our story this week is all about a family of elephants called The Large Family. We read the story 'Five Minutes Peace' and wrote some super sentences identifying the different characters.
Phonics
We have been assessing the children's phonic knowledge ready for our phonics groups next week.
Maths
This week our learning has been about place value. The children have explored adding ones to groups of ten to make teen numbers.
R.E.
We have been learning about The Creation Story. We read the Bible and explored God creating our beautiful Earth.
Art
Our learning in Art this week has been investigating and drawing spirals, both in the classroom and outside on the playground.
Forest School
This week we explored our nature area and spotted all the changes since we were last in there. We picked some apples off the trees and baked them with cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and butter. We watched Mr Corbett start the fire and we remembered how to be safe around it. We also had time for our own play and we showed great imagination, teamwork and resilience.
Meet the teacher
Thank you to everyone who came to our meet the teacher.
Please find our meet the teacher slides attached below.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 12th July 2024
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 5:13pm
Home Practice
Phonics - High frequency words OR o_e words OR y (ee sound) words
Maths - Counting in tens practise
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
Our new book is about Matilda and her dad who visit an island full of treasure!
We wrote our own version of the story. Our writing looked beautiful on the page and we are trying so hard to learn to spell words correctly.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising ow as in snow, o-e as in stone, oa as in road and o as in motorway.
Some of us have been learning some different sh spellings: ti in section, ssi in mission and si in mansion.
Maths
This week we have been learning how to find a half of odd and even numbers.
R.E.
We have been learning about Fairtrade and how we can help our neighbours that are in need.
D.T.
We used all of our sewing skills to make our own felt/foam creation. We had some amazing love hearts, footballs and even dogs! All of the adults are so impressed!
Art
We created our own minibeast using pieces of painted card. Each piece of artwork was completely different and well thought through.
We loved watching the Year 6 children perform Bugsy. The energy was amazing!
We all had a great time participating in Tough Kidder. See our pictures here.
READING BOOKS
We have changed the reading books for the final time. Next week we will collect them in.
Year 1 Blog- Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 1st Jul 2024 @ 5:12pm
Home Practice
Phonics - Compound words OR High frequency words.
Maths - Addition and subtraction problem questions.
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 enjoyed learning through another story about the lighthouse keeper Mr Grinling, his wife and their cat, Hamish. We designed a new menu for Mr Grinling's lunch and labelled it.
Some of us wrote some detailed instructions on how to make a mustard sandwich as Mrs Grinling tried to scare off the seagulls with mustard sandwiches. We then made our own sandwiches and put them outside for any sneaky seagulls on the school grounds!
Phonics
We have been revising the phase 5 sounds.
Maths
This week we have been using part whole models to demonstrate our understanding of addition and subtraction. We have solved some tricky missing number problem questions and have written fact family number sentences.
R.E.
We continued to learn about being a good neighbour. We read about Raphael, a boy who lives in Uganda. We explained how he was being a good neighbour to the people in his community and then wrote about someone who is a good neighbour to us.
D.T.
We have started to learn how to sew. We explored different joining techniques (using glue, staples, sewing and split pins) before having a go at producing our own running stitch. This was quite tricky but we were very resilient!
Draw Along
We had a very exciting drawing lesson via Zoom. We all investigated different marks we could make with our sketching pencil. We looked very closely at a piece of art by Vinvent Van Gogh and tried to make marks like him.
Forest School
This week we chose our own learning. We demonstrated all the skills we have learnt this year.
Moving up mornings
We had a great time in our new Year 2 classroom.
Year 1 Blog- Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 4:49pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - ow and ou words OR high frequency words OR ch words (revision)
Maths - Addition questions
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
This week we started learning about a cat called Hamish who lives with Mr and Mrs Grinling. Hamish is a lighthouse cat and he gets up to many adventures. We wrote about where Hamish went when he ran away from home. We also made a poster to alert everyone that Hamish was missing.
Some of us pretended to be Hamish and wrote a diary entry from his point of view. We also wrote a set of instructions identifying how to look after a cat as Hamish believed that he was not being looked after properly!
Phonics
Some of us have been revising ou as in sound, ow as in owl and learning ough as in drought.
Some of us have been learning the different s spellings: ss in pass, se in mouse, ce in dance and sc in science.
Maths
We have been learning about place value. We used the Base 10 equipment to make the numbers. We found 10 more and 10 fewer.
We then started to solve some addition and subraction number problems. We used part-whole models to help us solve the problems.
R.E.
We continued to learn about being a good neighbour. We listened to different stories from the Bible surrounding Jesus performing miracles. We described how He was being a good friend and neighbour to all, no matter what they looked like.
Science
We continued to learn about seasonal change and this week we focused on Autumn. Some of us made some amazing seasonal art using either chalk or paint.
Forest School
We got the blankets out and spent some time looking up at the leaves and the sky. We also listened to all the different sounds we could hear.
Super Learning Day
We all had a great day and took part in 7 exciting learning sessions from natural art to festival dancing and bowling.
Dance From The Heart
What a performance on Wednesday morning! A super effort by everyone.
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.
Year 1 Blog- Friday 14th June 2024
Date: 14th Jun 2024 @ 11:36am
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - aw words OR kn words (n sound) OR u_e words
Counting - See if you can measure different objects around your house, count in 2s, 5s and 10s on the ruler/measuring tape whilst doing so!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
We continued our learning through the stories of Katie Morag. We wrote sentences about what mischief she got up to wth her big boy cousins.
Some of us also predicted the games that Katie Morag and her cousins could play next.
We are really trying hard to learn to spell more words correctly.
Phonics
This week some of us have been revising aw as in prawn and or as in thorn. We have also been revising all the split digraphs.
Some of us have been learning the different zh spellings: s in treasure and si in vision. We have also learnt the n spellings: kn in knew and gn in gnome.
We all completed our phonic screen.
Maths
We have been learning how to measure with rulers and metre sticks.
We have been completing assessments this week.
RE
We have been learning how to be a good neighbour to everyone in the world. We learnt about a little girl called Marie-Doriane who lives in Rwanda. We compared our lives to hers and talked about how we could help poorer countries.
We also were lucky to have Mrs Wilson come into class to teach us about the special jobs that she has in our Church. We quickly realised that she is a very good neighbour as she helps so many people (especially Father Michael!)
History
Some of us compared different famous explorers. We read about Neil Armstrong, Ibn Battuta, Charles Darwin, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sylvia Earle. We talked about how they all explored different places (some quite dangerous) and explained why they might have wanted to explore that place.
PSHE
We have been learning how to look after our environment. We made a whole class poster teaching others how to look after our world and then we talked about how we can make a difference, focusing on recycling. We sorted objects into recycling bins on Seesaw.
Forest School
We started our session with a colour hunt. We had to find something in the nature area which most closely matched the colour of our card. We found logs, leaves, bark and petals. Then we decided on our own learning. We made some delicious food in the mud kitchen, practised tying knots and climbed trees. We showed superb co-operation, teamwork, imagination and creativity.
In our session we learnt how to use gardening tools safely. Mrs Corbett made a fire and we were so excited to see and hear the popcorn pop! Some of us had a go at lighting a fire with the flint and steel.
Dance
Lois from West End in schools theatre company came to teach us a dance all about the Olympics. We learnt it so quickly! Lois was impressed with all our sporty dance moves.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 7th June 2024
Date: 6th Jun 2024 @ 12:23pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
Home Practice
Phonics - le words OR a_e words OR o_e words
Maths - comparing measurements
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
This week we have been learning through the stories of katie Morag. We found out lots of facts about her. We wrote a letter apologising to her mum when the parcel delivery went wrong. We also role-played being Katie Morag.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising all the split digraphs.
Some of us have been learning the different l spellings: l in like, ll in grill, le in table and al in medal. Also we've been learning the different z spellings: z in Eliza, zz in buzz, se in noise and ze in freeze.
Maths
We have been measuring using cubes. We have worked extremely well together and recorded our results accurately.
We then measured different shapes using a ruler.
R.E.
We have been learning how to be a good Christian by following the Ten Commandments. We focused on 'Love Thy Neighbour' and read the story of The Good Samaritan. We then identified who our neighbours are and made a whole class doll paper chain to show that we are all each other's neighbour.
Science
Some of us started to learn about the different seasons. We identified each one and drew pictures of what we can see in each season.
History
Some of us started to learn about what an 'explorer' is. We were history detectives and used evidence to work out the answers to some questions.
Forest School
In our first session we went for a walk and noticed many changes. We collected different flowers and grasses. We used elastic bands to make a weaving frame and explored how we could make a piece of natural art.
Our other session was all about butterflies. We described butterflies and noticed different patterns, colours and shapes. We then made a butterfly using lolly sticks, pipe cleaners, wool and beads. We learnt the names of the parts of a butterfly. We tried to drink from flowers without touching the flower- it was impossible until we used the straw. The straw represented the part of a butterfly called the proboscis. This enables the butterfly to drink water and collect nectar.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 21st May 2024 @ 5:20pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - are (air sound) words OR i_e words OR ay words
Maths - telling the time
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
Some of us have been learning how to use different suffixes and prefixes in our writing.
Some of us have been finishing our Enormous Crocodile stories.
We also made a card for all the staff at Martin Mere.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising a as in space, ay as in tray, ai as in chain and a-e as in cake.
Some of us have continued to learn the air spellings:are in spare, eir in their and ere in where.
Maths
We started to learn how to tell the time. We made o'clock and half past times on our own clocks.
R.E.
We continued to read the story of Pentecost but delved deeper into how the disciples might have felt as the Holy Spirit came. We made paper plate faces to show how they felt and then identified the different symbols that represent the Holy Spirit (a dove, wind and flames).
Science
We learnt about how to identify different trees, especially the ones that we have on our school grounds. We started by understanding the difference between evergreen trees and deciduous trees, then we focused on using their leaves to identify which tree it is in particular. We went outside into the nature area and made our own tree bark rubbings to celebrate the varying types of trees that we have.
Geography
We made our own maps of Martin Mere. We learnt how to draw our own key to make our maps more simple and easy to read.
Forest School
We remembered all the rules about how to be safe around a fire. We made s'mores. They were so good!
#30DaysWild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
Martin Mere
We had a very enjoyable day at Martin Mere. We impressed our leader with our knowledge of mammals. We looked at some real otter teeth and learned why they are so sharp. We learned how moles and otters have adapted to their habitats. The otters came out to see us when the rain eased off-they are brilliant swimmers and we learnt this is due to their body shape and the way their fur lies.
We played some games, in one of the games we had to rely on our other senses because we were blind-folded. In another game we found our animal families and made the noises those animals make, some of us were amazingly good at animal noises!
We went for a walk in the Eco Garden. We spotted many different plants- we knew the names of some of them.
We observed flamingos, ducks, moor hens, storks, swans and spoonbills as we walked around.
Then it was time for the pond dipping. We listened carefully to the instructions and then we started dipping. We found pond snails, water boatmen, leeches, pond skaters and a newt!
We closely observed what we'd caught and identified many of the creatures.
After lunch we had time in the play area.
We went into an hide and observed the birds. We also enjoyed spending time in the aviary where we saw different species of birds.
The Martin Mere staff commented on our fantastic golden listening and our manners. We showed resilience and a positive attitide in the rain-It didn't dampen our experience !
Year 1 Blog- Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 15th May 2024 @ 3:41pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - ear words (air sound) OR aw words OR e_e words
Maths - Quarters of shapes and amounts
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
This week we continued our learning through the story of The Enormous Crocodile. We loved discussing all the wonderful adjectives used by Roald Dahl.
We planned and wrote our own version of the story. We are concentrating really hard at making our writing look beautiful on the page and using correct spellings.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising ph as in photo and or as in thorn and aw as in prawn.
Some of us have started to learn the different air spellings: air in chair and ear in bear. We have also been revising the split digraph sounds.
Maths
We continued our learning about halving. We also learned about quarters of shapes.
R.E.
We read the story of Pentecost and learnt about how the Holy Spirit is represented in the Bible. We talked about how the disciples witnessed blowing wind and how flames appeared. We then used the iPads to search for the word 'hello' in different languages, as the disciples began speaking in new languages.
Art
We made our birds! We chose a piece of cardboard for the body, sketched feathers and glued them on, then twisted paper clips for the feet. We were all so resilient, especially when it got a bit tricky!
Computing
This week we have been learning how to code. We learnt how to log onto the code.org website using our new passwords. We then began following simple coding instructions.
Forest School
In one session we used the new slack line and rope ladder.
We also looked closely at a wasps nest which was given to us by a local farmer.
We played a game in two teams, one team had to hide and then get back to base without being spotted by the other team. We quickly developed some effective strategies to win!
In our second session a dragon called Sneezy had left us a letter. We had to help him find all the wool from his house which he'd sneezed away. We then had a bug hunt and demonstrated fabulous problem- solving and teamwork when making obstacle courses.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 10th May 2024
Date: 8th May 2024 @ 5:41pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - ur words OR ear words OR a_e words
Maths - Halving shapes and amounts
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
We have been learning through a new book this week: The Enormous Crocodile! We found out that the crocodile had secret plans and clever tricks. We identified his tricks, found adjectives in the story and we used the -er and -est suffixes in our writing. We wrote some brilliant sentences such as 'The Enormous Crocodile is the strongest' and 'Muggle Wump is smaller than Trunky the elephant.'
Phonics
Some of us have been revising oy as in toy and oi as in coin. We have also revised ir as in bird and ur as in burn.
Some of us have been learning the different ear spellings: ear in hear, eer in deer and ere in here.
Maths
We have been learning how to find halves of amounts by sharing. We have also been practising our counting in 2s,5s and 10s.
R.E.
We continued to read about Jesus' Ascension. We wrote speech bubbles for what was said by both Jesus and His disciples.
Art
We made our own feathers out of the craft materials that we have in the classroom. We used our imagination, creating different coloured and sized feathers.
Science
We went outside and found different leaves. We talked about how leaves are a part of the plant and how we can use the leaves to distinguish which plant it came from. We drew two different plants and labelled the parts.
Forest School
We baked bananas with chocolate buttons in them.Yummy !
We have been celebrating the month of May. We made willow crowns. We discussed which flowers we could pick. We practised our knot-tying skills.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 3rd May 2024
Date: 2nd May 2024 @ 5:08pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - g words (soft g sound) OR or words (er sound) OR ph words.
Maths - Subtract within 20 OR year 2 subtraction (some children have asked for trickier maths sumdog!)
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
We have been learning through the story of 'There's a Tiger in the Garden'. We quickly realised that Nora was using her imagination whilst out in her Grandma's garden. We used different connectives to make our sentences more exciting and our own imaginations to think of new objects that Nora could come across.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising the soft c as in saucers the and the soft g in cage.
Some of us have been learning the different /er/ spellings - er in pepper, ir in third, or in work and ear in learn.
Maths
We have been learning how to add and subtract using part-whole models and 10 frames.
R.E.
We started our new Bible story about Jesus' Ascension. We talked about what Ascension means and drew a picture of Jesus rising up to heaven.
Geography
Some of us made some amazing fact files about a hot place in the world (The Sahara Desert). We used the iPads to find new information, we learnt a lot of new facts!
Forest School
We made shelters and pretended a storm was coming! Superb team-work and problem solving. We are also becoming more proficient when tying knots.
Sports Day
We are so proud of the whole class. Everyone worked brilliantly as a team and individually. Well done to Bede who won the Year 1 Sports Day!
A big thank you to everyone who watched, cheered and participated in the parent races.