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Year 1 Blog - Friday 20th January

Date: 18th Jan 2023 @ 5:42pm

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

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English

We have continued to learn through the story of Hansel and Gretel. We wrote some sentences about how the characters might be thinking and feeling. We described the setting of the story in terms of our senses... I can see, I can hear...  We listened to a different version of the story - 'Trust Me, Hansel and Gretel Are Sweet' and compared the two.

Phonics

We have been learning about all the ee sounds again.We also revised oo as in zoo and moon and learnt ew as in screw.

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Maths

This week we have been learning about measuring time. We have learnt about seconds, minutes and hours, days of the week and months of the year.The vocabulary we have also been using is before and after.

We have continued to practise counting forwards and backwards in 2s, 5s and 10s from different starting numbers.

 

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R.E.

We learnt about the special people that work and volunteer in Church. We identified them in pictures and built our own Churches our of lego!

 

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P.E.

We learnt two new gymnastic movements (crab walk and bear walk) and learnt to star jump effectively. Our confidence is growing each week!

Girls - please try to wear long socks on Wednesdays so that they can be taken off for gymnastics.

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Geography

We learnt about the four countries that make up the UK in more detail. We labelled each country on a map and added on their capital cities. This was quite tricky for us, especially the spelling!

 

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Computing

We are becoming whizzes on the laptops! We remembered how to open up a Word document and we typed our own lost poster for the teddy. We've learnt how to use the space bar, enter key, backspace, caps lock and even the arrows to navigate around the document.

 

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P.S.H.E.

We learnt about medicines and how they help our bodies. We talked about moderation, different types of medicine and who can give us medicine.

 

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Science

We continued to learn about materials. This week, we described their properties - are the materials opaque? Transparent? Strong? Light?

Each night, Patch the class teddy will be sent home as a part of our Science lessons. This is to test seasonal change. If you are chosen to take the teddy, please write the time that the sun goes down (Patch needs to go to bed then!). Hopefully we will see a pattern and a change in the times.

 

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Outdoor Learning

One of our sessions this week was to make a spotter. These help us to really focus on what we are looking at. We looked at the buds on the trees and we used the picture on our spotter to identify the trees. We realised that we have a great number of different trees in our grounds.

Our other session was to investigate bubbles. We made a bubble mixture and tried to blow bubbles through a shape made from string. The first group realised this wasn't  working and started using willow.... this worked brilliantly! We also tried blowing bubbles by making shapes with our hands.We showed great perseverance!

Click here to see some photos.

 

We also had some free play in the Nature Area. We noticed there is a lot of new growth and we found ice!

 

French

We played games and sang songs to reinforce the vocabulary of fruit.

 

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Music

We have been learning about another traditiional tale called Little Red Riding Hood.

Click here to listen to the story and sing the songs.

 

Home Practice

Phonics - oo words and ew words

Maths - Sequencing events

Please continue to read for at least 10 minutes every night with your child, it really will make all the difference to your child's progress.

Year 1 Blog- Friday 13th January 2023

Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 10:12am

 

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

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Englsh

This week we stared learning all about traditional tales. We talked about the features of these stores - there might be magic, talking animals, good characters, bad characters.

We listened to the story of Hansel and Gretel. We used great vocabulary to describe the witch. We illustrated and wrote a description of the witch on a poster.

Phonics

We have been learning about all the different sounds which make ee as in tree, y as in Bobby, ey as in turkey, ie as in field, e as in behave, e-e as in Steve. 

 

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Maths

We have been learning about coins and their value. We have been finding out how many 1ps are the same value as each coin up to 20p. We have been finding out the total when we buy two or more items. We have been explaining how we found the totals.Let your child have a look at any coins you have at home.

We have also been counting forwards and backwards in2s, 5s and 10s. This knowledge has helped us when working out the values of a group of coins, how many 2ps are the same value as 10p? how many 5ps are the same value as 20p?

 

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R.E.

We have started our new topic of 'Special People'. We explored what makes someone special and we identified our special people. We learnt that it doesn't have to be someone in our family.

 

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P.E.

We had our second gymnastics lesson and we built upon the learning from last week. We learnt how to do a tuck jump, egg roll, frog jump and bunny hop.

See our great pictures here.

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P.S.H.E.

We started to learn about how we can stay healthy. We looked at food, medicines and exercise and how we need to choose to live healthily. We identified things that are good for our bodies and things that are not so good for our bodies.

 

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Computing

We focused on typing this week and the term 'digital writing' - how we can write digitally. We learnt about Word and how to type our names in a Word document.

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Art

We learnt about mixing primary colours together. We experimented as a table and found out which secondary colours can be made.

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Geography

We loved learning about the U.K. this week! We starting learning about the 4 countries that make up the UK and then we drew pictures of different places that we have been to. We had examples such as The Lake District and Blackpool.

We also used the atlases to find China ready for Chinese New Year! See our pictures here.

 

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Science

We started our topic of materials. We learnt what a material was and how to identify them. We focused on 6 main materials - wood, water, plastic, rock, metal and glass.

 

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French

We began to learn the words for some fruit. We enjoyed doing the conga to a fruity song - J'aime les fruits!

 

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Outdoor Learning

One of our sessions this week was making forest faces with clay and natural materials. We worked in the nature area and we were careful to avoid standing on the new plants which are starting to grow. We found stones, tiny twigs, moss, spinning jennies and different types of leaves to make the features on our faces. We gave them a name as well. We also had some free play and decided what we wanted to do.

Our other session was making a magic wand. We used wire for the first time-we threaded it though the bells, as wool or ribbon would not go through the tiny hole. We then practised tying knots in ribbon and wool- we showed great perseverance until we were successful!

Click here to see some of our Outdoor Learning

 

 

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Fairtrade

We had a visit from Mrs Greenlees. She came to talk to us about what Fairtrade is and how we can help the farmers by supporting Fairtrade.

 

Home Practice

Phonics - common exception words

Maths - money challenges

Please continue to read for at least 10 minutes every night with your child, it really will make all the difference to your child's progress.

 

Year 1 Blog- Friday 6th January 2023

Date: 5th Jan 2023 @ 9:56am

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Happy New Year to everyone!

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We would like to thank you for your thoughtful cards and presents- we really appreciate all your support.

 

In English we will be learning through traditional tales- our stories will include Hansel and Gretel and The Elves and the Shoemaker.

We will continue our Red Rose Mastery Maths learning, starting with money.

In Science we will be learning about everyday materials and their properties.

Our first topic in R.E. is Special People. 

We are looking forward to all our learning in all our subjects.

World Braille Day 2022 – Access Card

This week we learnt about Braille. We are going to look out for Braille when we are out and about.

 

 

Please continue to read with your child every night for at least 10 minutes. 

Year 1 Blog Friday 16th December 2022

Date: 16th Dec 2022 @ 2:17pm

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What an amazing term we've had together. We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the children grow and achieve their goals!

We've been very busy this week - Christmas jumper day fun, singing carols, finishing our Harvey Slumfenburger story, making a Christmas snowflake and making our DT Christmas cards. We're ready for a rest!

Thank you for all of your hard work and we will see you in 2023.

We hope you have a lovely Christmas and a very happy new year.

The Year One team.

 

Year 1 Blog-Friday 9th December

Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 7:40am

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Welcome to your Friday blog. We hope you enjoyed our Nativity. All the children did so well. You can watch it again on St Oswald's TV.

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English

This week we have been learning through a story about a little boy who lives in a hut on top of the Roly Poly Mountain which is far, far away. Father Christmas has forgotten to deliver Harvey's present so he goes on a treacherous journey involving planes, scooters, jeeps and other modes of transport! We planned our own story and we are going to be finishing it next week. We have been been very careful with our writing.

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Maths

We have been learning about one half of a shape and that they are equal parts of a whole.

We have also been counting in 2s,5s and 10s.

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 R.E.

We learnt about the Advent wreath and which candles are lit on which week. We coloured in our own version and labeled each candle.

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DT and Art

We painted our Christmas cards ready for next week where we will add on our mechanism - either a slider or a lever. We used a printing technique to apply our paint.

 

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History

We learnt about timelines - what they teach us and how we read them. Then, we predicted what we think future toys will look like. There were some great ideas!

See our pictures here.

 

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Science

We learnt about what animals need to survive. We then compared this to what they want and the difference between the two. We delved deeper into the 4 main needs - food, air, water and shelter and wrote about each one.

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Outdoor Learning

This week it has been so cold but we don't mind! We started our session by looking at our shadows and we also talked out the full moon we'd seen. We played some running games to keep warm.

We made some Christmas decorations using braches of willow. We used willow because it is so flexible and we could easily make it into a shape.We tied knots in the wool to decorate our willow. We showed great perseverance and imagination.

 

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P.E.

We continued with our robot dance. One group has completely finished! We will show each other our dances next week.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - ea/e_e words OR oi words

Maths - 2D and 3D shape recap

Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start at different numbers. Count forwards and backwards.

Please read for at least 10 minutes every night.

 

Year 1 Blog - Friday 2nd December 2022

Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 3:47pm

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

 

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English

This week we have been learning through the story of Bob and his best ever friend. His friend is an alien dog called Barry. We drew and described some alien pets-we got ideas from a fabulous picture of the pet shop Bob visits. We wrote captions about all the things Bob and his pet could do together. We also made posters advertising Bob's trips to the moon.

 

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Maths

We have started to learn about fractions and used our existing knowledge of part-whole models to understand them. We learnt that fractions are made up of parts and whole and that these parts are usually of equal size. We starting exploring halves in shapes.

 

Phonics

We have been learning alternative pronunciations, a as in alien and a as in was. We already know a as in act.

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R.E.

We started our 'waiting' topic and explored the meaning of waiting - is it hard or easy? Then we wrote about a time that we have had to wait and then learnt about the liturgical calendar in relation to Advent.

Troll Stinks! by Jeanne Willis

P.S.H.E.

We read an interesting story about about some billy goats who used their phones to intimidate a troll. We learnt that it was a twist on the Three Billy Goats story. We talked about how it was not a good choice to be mean and how our actions have consequences. We wrote our own postitive texts, that included messages such as "you are amazing" and "I am sorry, please could I be your friend?".

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D.T.

We finished planning our Christmas card by writing the instructions that we will need to follow. We then wrote the messages to go inside our cards. We thought really carefully about the message and who we would like to give our card to!

 

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Science

We built upon our knowledge from the past few weeks and learnt about how certain animals grow and change. We learnt about life cycles, especially that of a butterfly, and compared it to a human's life. We then drew our own examples of life cycles.

 

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Computing

Our next artist focus was Georges Seurat. We learnt that his artwork was wholly made up of dots. We had a go at creating our own digital sunflower using just the paintbrush and adding dots. It was hard not to use the fill button on our paintings!

 

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Art

We painted our own Christmas trees using the style used by Helen Frankenthaler. We learnt that our painting didn't have to be perfect - it will always be a work of art.

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Outdoor learning

Our first session this week started with some active games to keep us warm! We then went on a Winter scavenger hunt. We looked for lichen on a tree, a hole in a tree, a leaf skeleton, a tree stump and shadows amongst other things-we are getting really good at spotting changes.

Our second session started with some free play in the nature area. Everyone had amazing ideas for games and we showed  great imagination and co-operation.

We then revisited an activity we have tried before- making obstacle courses! We used what learnt last time and made really challlenging courses which involved balancing, jumping, running and throwing. Great team work was shown and medals were awarded-made of sticks and leaves of course!

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Santa Dash

We had great fun doing our santa dash. The children all looked amazing. Please send in your sponsor money.

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Nativity

We are looking forward to performing our nativity in church next Tuesday. We have been trying so hard to learn the songs and actions.

 

Home Practice

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - high frequency words OR ow words

Maths - halves

Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start at different numbers. Count forwards and backwards.

Please read every night for at least 10 minutes.

Year 1 Blog- Friday 25th November 2022

Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 10:16am

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

 

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English

This week we have been learning through the story of Bob. He is an astronaut but he doesn't believe in aliens - they don't exist.......do they?

We have been writing in sentences. We have tried really hard to use finger spaces, our own ideas and to make sure our writing is on the line. We have also been really careful with our handwriting so that our writing looks beautiful on the page.

We also visited Year 3 to read our Traction Man books. The children and Mr Campbell were really impressed. The Year 3 children gave useful and thoughtful feedback.

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Phonics

We have been learning about alternative pronunciations, ch as in Christmas, ch as in chef. We already know ch as in chunk.

 

MATH and CODE

Maths

We have been learning about repeating patterns. We have been describing the patterns and finding the part that is repeated. We have also been sorting objects using different criteria.

 

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R.E.

We learnt about Jesus' baptism in the River Jordan. We answered some tricky questions about it and some of us even acted it out during choosing time!

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P.E.

We are now half way through our robot dance. We split off into groups and began thinking of ideas for our dances. We worked so well together!

 

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P.S.H.E.

We compared two families and wrote about how they are the same and different.

 

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D.T.

We looked at the DT Christmas cards from last year and talked about how they were made. We then planned our own cards - how they were going to move, what they will look like and what we need to make it.

 

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I.C.T.

Our next artist focus was Kandinsky. We made our own circles on the iPads, it was a bit trickier than using the laptops!

 

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Science

We read lots of fact files about animals and their diets. We then sorted them into whether they were a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. We were so impressed with their knowledge!

 

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History

We sorted toys into 'new' and 'old'. We drew our own pictures in our books.

 

Outdoor Learning

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Nearly every time we go out for our learning we see a robin on the fence. This lead us to a discussion about birds around school and where they find food in Winter. We made bird feeders using lard, meal worms, bird seed, raisins and oats. We had fun mixing it together!. We also practised tying knots in string so that we could hang the feeders on a tree.

In our second session we went for a walk to find places to hang our bird feeders. We also noticed some more changes-some of the trees have hardly any leaves left so we could see the nests. We also saw a few trees with unusual bark on them so we are going to try to identify them. For the last part of this session we all got a special listening stone out of a velvet bag. The stone helps us to listen as we feel its smoothness. We lay on a tarp to just listen and look at the clouds as they changed shape.

Click here to see some photos

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Music

We have continued to learn the songs for the nativity. This will be in church on Tuesday 6th December. All costumes will be provided by school.

 

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French

We began to learn the words for pet animals. We sang songs, played games using these words and listened to our favourite story, Aboie Georges about a dog who has lost his bark because he has swallowed all sorts of different animals!

 

Home Practice

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - Split digraph u_e OR oo (book) words

Maths - True or false questions

Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start at different numbers. Count forwards and backwards.

 

Year 1 Blog-Friday 18th November 2022

Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 9:55am

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Welcome to your Friday blog. Everyone looked brilliant dressed in their spots- thanks for supporting this cause.

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English

We listened and discussed a new Traction Man story. In this story he got a new pet but it wasn't as good as Scrubbing Brush! We planned our own story and wrote a book! We are authors and illustrators! We will read the books to children in other classes when they are finished.

Traction Man. Click here.

 

Traction Man meets Turbo Dog. Click here.

 

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Phonics

This week we continued to learn about alternative pronunciations, ea as in head and ie as in cookie.

 

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Maths

We have been counting in 2s and 5s. We have been counting groups of objects in 2s and 5s. Please practise this at home, start at different numbers and go forwards as well as backwards.

We have also been checking that we are forming our numbers correctly.

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R.E.

We learnt about the symbols used in a baptism. We learnt about the Holy water, oil, white gown, candle and the cross.

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P.S.H.E.

We read the story - Giraffes can't dance. We learnt that the giraffe wanted to dance, even though his friends told him that he couldn't. He was special and chose to dance anyway! The moral of the story is - be you!

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Art

We made our own world cup flags using collage and cutting skills. We concentrated so well!

See our pictures here.

 

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Science

We sorted animals into different groups using the toy animals that we have in the classroom. Some of our ideas were - fur/no fur, tail/no tail and legs/no legs.

See our pictures here.

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P.E.

We were amazing in PE! We started to plan our robot dance. We worked so well in our groups that we managed to create half of the dance. We will continue to practise next week.

If you want to listen to the music at home, click here.

 

Years 1/2

D.T.

We made our own prototype of either a slider or lever. The Gingerbread Man was being chased by the character!

See our pictures here.

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I.C.T.

We learnt about another artist this week - Henri Matisse. We focused on his 'The Snail' artwork and recreated it on the laptops. There were some great pictures.

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History

We learnt about 'new' toys this week and compared them to the old toys from last week. We wrote about our favourite toy and shared them with each other.

See our pictures here.

Yellow table did not have chance to play with their toy, so please bring it back in on Monday!

 

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Outdoor Learning

The first session this week was about making shelters for small woodland creatures. Each team had a soft toy animal which we made a cosy and safe shelter for. We used all the available natural materials and found a way of getting moss of the paths to create a soft surface. We described our shelters to the rest of the group. Excellent team work, communication, imagination, resilience and creativity was shown.

Our second session was all about mini beasts and worms. We had a go at worm charming to see if we could get worms to come to the surface by vibrating the ground. We also looked under the logs to see what other creatures we could find. We talked about how we find different creatures at different times of the year.

 

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French

 We recapped numbers to 12 with a game then we recapped parts of the body by singing tete, epaules, genoux, pieds (head, shoulders, knees and toes) and a game. We finished with the story of Grand Monstre Vert - Big Green Monster. 

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Music

We have been practising the songs for our Nativity!

We also got out the boomwhackers and played them. We are getting really good at playing when it's our turn.

Freddy Fit

Freddy Fit

We had a brilliant session with Freddy. He put us all through our paces and we all had great fun! We all showed him our fabulous golden listening.

 Freddy also talked to us about the importance of eating healthily, drinking enough water and getting plenty of sleep. 

 

Home Practice

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - split digraph o_e OR oo words

Maths - doubling

Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start at different numbers. Count forwards and backwards.

Please read every night for at least 10 minutes- it really makes all the difference!

Year 1 Blog- Friday 11th November

Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 9:58am

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Welcome to your Friday blog. This morning we had a minute silence for Remembrance Day.

English

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This week we have been learning through the story of Traction Man. He changes his outfits depending on his mission! Some of us even became Traction Man.....or Traction Girl! The pictures in the story are very detailed and we described the one where Traction man is diving in the sink.

Phonics

We have been learning about alternative pronunciations, o as in mother,

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Maths

We have been doing some checks to show our skills and knowlege about all the learning we have been doing.

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R.E.

We continued to learn about the sacrament of baptism. We watched a video of a baptism and drew our own version in our books.

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P.E.

We learnt about mirroring in PE. This is where you copy a partner. We made up our own robot dance moves and copied each other.

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French

We looked at French customs for Remembrance Day.  French people add cornflowers to their wreaths as well as poppies because the blue reminds them of the soldier's uniforms. We made a wreath with red poppies and blue cornflowers to remember.

 

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I.C.T.

We learnt about the artist Pier Mondrain and copied his artwork on the laptops. We learnt to use the line tool on paintz.app and made our own versions.

 

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History

We began our toys topic in history this week. We focused on old-fashioned toys, such as yo-yos, dominoes, tiddlywinks and kaleidoscopes. We had the chance to play with them and choose our favourite.

Next Friday, the children will be allowed to bring one of their toys into school to represent 'new' toys. A letter will come home on Monday regarding this.

 

See some photos. Click here.

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Science

We continued to look at animals and how to group them. We learnt about mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians. We then compared the animals with questions such as: can all birds fly? Do all mammals have 4 legs?

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P.S.H.E.

We read the story - All about families. We compared families and spotted the differences.

Pin on Cabin / shelter design

Outdoor Learning

This week we have been building shelters. We used ropes, tarps, pegs and clips. We showed great determination, resilience and team work. We used our knowledge of knots to secure the ropes. We built shelters in both our sessions this week to see if we could improve on our first attempt. The shelters kept us dry when there was a bit of rain!

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - split digraph i_e OR oa words

Maths - one-step word problems

Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start at different numbers. Count forwards and backwards.

Please read every night for at least 10 minutes- it really makes all the difference!

 

Year 1 Blog- Friday 4th November 2022

Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 10:01am

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Welcome to your Friday blog.

It has been lovely to see the children back in school this week after half term.

 

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English

We have been learning through the story of Aliens Love Underpants. It is a rhyming story and we enjoyed spotting all the rhyming words. We designed our own pants and read some fiction and non-fiction books about Space. We drew our own alien and wrote about it. We tried really hard to make our writing look beautiful on the page. 

 

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Phonics

We have been learning about split digraphs, o-e as in mole and u-e as in cube.

Sing a song. Click here.

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Maths

We have been learning about 2D and 3 D shapes. we have been using vocabulary such as vertices, sides and faces to describe them.

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R.E.

We have been focusing on our 'Journey in Love' topic. We talked about how our families love us and how it is important to say 'please' and 'thank you' to them for looking after us. We wrote a lovely thank you prayer to a special person in our lives.

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P.E.

We started our dance P.E. lessons this week! We are going to be performing a dance in small groups, pretending to be a robot. We did some robot dances together and heard the music that we are going to use for our final dance.

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I.C.T.

We started learning about digital painting in computing - how we can paint, on a laptop. We used the paintz.app website again to paint portraits of ourselves.

See our pictures here.

 

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Science

We started learning about animals and went outside to see if we could find any around school. We managed to find lots of worms, woodlice and birds. Some of us even used our imagination and found our plastic animals and identified them!

See our pictures here.

 

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History

 We learnt all about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. We talked about his reason why he made the plot and started learning the 'Remember, Remember the fifth of November' song.

 

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Art

 We made some amazing fireworks based on the Gunpowder Plot. We chose the medium that we wanted to use, either paint, pastels, pencil crayons or tissue paper.

 

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Outdoor Learning

We go outside whatever the weather and we had to dodge a bit of rain this week! We don't mind though- it just makes us more resilient!

We went for a walk to look at the changes,much of the fungi we have spotted previously has gone. We collected leaves, berries and sticks on our walk. We used these to make a picture. Our pictures showed great imagination-there were flowers ,trees, faces, even a football shirt!

We also had a competition to see who could make the biggest leaf pile.

We went in the nature area. We chose to do different things. There was tree wrapping, bridge building, leaf threading and even zip wire making. We are showing that we can apply skills which we have learned in previous sessions.

 

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French

We listened to a Halloween song. Then we did head, shoulders, knees and toes in French to revise words for parts of the body.  We played some games involving skeletons to help us remember the words!

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - split digraph a_e OR th words

Maths - 2D and 3D shape

Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start at different numbers. Count forwards and backwards.

Please read every night for at least 10 minutes- it really makes all the difference!

Year 1 Blog - Thursday 20th October

Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 10:03am

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Welcome to the final blog of this half term. All the children have settled in so well and have definitely earned a rest!

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English

This week our learning has been through a story about a witch called Winnie and her cat Wilbur. Winnie puts a few spells on Wilbur - some are more successful than others!

We wrote potion recipes, drew our own haunted houses, matched rhyming words together, wrote Halloween stories and read the other Winnie stories.

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 We will have one more day on this learning when we come back to school on Monday 31st October!

Phonics

This week we have been learning about oe as in toe,au as in launch and the split digraph a-e as in cake.

Sing Jake the Snake. Click here.

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Maths

We have been learning about how to solve problem questions using addition and subtraction. There has been a lot of reading to do but we worked really hard! 

We have also been singing lots of maths songs.

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R.E.

We started to learn about the sacrament of baptism. We looked at who is present at a baptism and labelled them in a picture.

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P.E.

We went outside for PE this week! We had 3 different activities - dribbling a football, throwing beanbags into hoops and jumping over hurdles. We ended the lesson with a relay race around the daily mile track!

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Outdoor Learning

We have enjoyed the beautiful Autumn weather this week when we've been outside. We did some stick wrapping. We practised tying knots and carefully wrapping our wool around a stick. We are still finding different fungi and noticing changes every time we go for a walk.

All the children get involved so well. They show great team working skills as well as great communication and resilience.

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Music

We were practising for our Harvest festival in music. We practised the songs ready for church and then played the glocks altogether.

 

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Science

We learnt about a scientist called Linda Brown Buck who taught others about how we smell. We did our own smell tests and guessed what was in the pots. We had a lot of correct answers!

See our pictures here.

 

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Computing

We learnt about being safe when using the laptops and iPads. We talked about how we look after them and then made our own 'how to be safe' posters.

 

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PSHE

We had a lovely circle time talking about two separate topics - personal space and positive affirmations. We talked about when to give each other space and when we need to be close together (e.g. carpet time). We ended the lesson go round saying a positive 'I am...' sentence about ourselves. We had 'I am a good friend', 'I am a good listener' and 'I am a great tidier'. It was lovely!

 

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We all sat really golden in church for our harvest celebration. We listened to the prayers which the Year 6 children read and joined in with all the singing. Thank you for all your kind donations.

 

Home Practice

We would like you to read, read and then read a bit more !

 

Have a great half term break! Thank you for all your brilliant support.

 

Online Safety Update

Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 1:52pm

Welcome to your latest Online Safety Update

At St Oswald's, we regularly discuss online safety with the children to find out what they are experiencing in their online spaces. We find out what new games and platforms are trending and if any of our children have worries or concerns about what they experience online. A lot of children continue to access YouTube so we have added a refresher guide on the platform. 

In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as connecting with strangers, inappropriate content and high visibility.

We have also spotted that some children have the new FIFA 23 football game for the PlayStation and XBox. Gaming has changed massively in the past few years with social connection now becoming an integral part of the gaming experience. We have added the latest guide for this game also. 

Below you will find a link to join the National Online Safety platform and gain free access to a huge range of videos, resources and support.

http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primar-school-pr45eb

 

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Year 1 Blog- Friday 14th October 2022

Date: 13th Oct 2022 @ 9:56am

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Welcome to your Friday blog.

It was lovely to see all of you at parents' evening. Thank you for coming.

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English

This week we have been learning through the story of Percy the Park Keeper. He had a big job to do when all the animals lost their homes after the storm.

We designed parks, wrote about what jobs we'd like to do when we grow up and imagined what we'd be able to see, smell, touch and feel during a storm. We are getting really good at sharing our learning and talking about it.

 

Phonics

We have been learning ph as in phew, wh as in whistle and ew as in stew.

 

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Maths

We have been learning about subtraction using the part whole model. We have been writing the number sentences in different ways. We have also been singing some number songs. We have also looked at all the ways to make 10.

Play a subtraction game. Click here.

 

If We Love Jesus Will We Keep His Commandments? (John 14:15)

R.E.

We talked about Jesus and how he shows love to other people.

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Geography

We looked at pictures of Longton in the past and we wrote about how it has changed.

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P.S.H.E.

We compared ourselves to our friends in terms of what we look like, what we like to do and what we like to eat.

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French

Everyone made either a green leaf or an orange leaf and used it to join in with a leaf poem.

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Music

We practised our songs for our Harvest celebration. We played some of the instruments.

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Art

We sketched half a leaf and then did a handprint which formed the leaves on a tree.

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P.E.

We were running fast between cones.

We did some rolling in gymnastics

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Outdoor Learning

This week we have been building obstacle courses. Our ideas were really imaginative and our team work was superb. We had to test our course to make sure it was safe and we demonstrated our couse to everyone-then we all had a go! There was balancing, jumping, and even some limbo! Some of the courses even had a name!

Our other session was about making a stick person. We talked about finding forked sticks and we went into our nature area to see what we could find. We used elastic bands, string and pipe cleaners to attach the sticks together. Some of us leart a technique called lashing to securely fasten the sticks.

 

Home Practice

Sumdog Challenges

Phonics-ph words

Maths- Number bonds to 20

Please read for at least 10 minutes every night.

Next week we will change the reading books on Thursday so please make sure they are in school.

Please use your new Sumdog password to log in.

 

 

 

 

 

Year 1 Blog - Friday 7th October 2022

Date: 6th Oct 2022 @ 10:05am

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Welcome to your first October blog!

We have had a super week of learning with all the children putting in so much effort to produce their best work!

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English

We continued with the story of Dogger - fortunately it had a happy ending and Dogger was found!

Ask your child to talk about what's happening in each of these pictures from the story.

 

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Phonics

We have been learning ue as in glue, ir as in girl and oy as in boy.

Sing an oy song. Click here.

 

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Maths

This week we have been learning about addition using a part whole model. We have also used 10 frames and been counting on from 10 to find a teen number.

We have also been learning all the pairs of numbers which make 10. We need to be able to recall these quickly.

Friends of 10 song. Click here.

 

Love One Another – Diocesan

R.E.

We wrote some super sentences about people who care and love for us. It was lovely to see how lucky we are to have so many people in our lives.

 

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Science

We did an investigation to find out if children who have bigger hands have bigger feet. We drew some interesting conclusions!

 

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Geography

We used our Computing skills to research facts about our school on the laptops and iPads. We answered some very tricky what, when, how and where questions.

See our pictures here.

 

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P.E.

We focused on hitting targets this week. We practised rolling a ball through a target and kicking a ball to knock a target over. 

 

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Art

We looked at leaves this week ready to learn about our new artist - Miranda Lloyd. We felt the texture of the leaves and created leaf rubbings. They turned out really well!

 

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PSHE

We focused on sorting ourselves into groups. We looked at how we might have a different hair colour, eye colour, gender and even interests to other people in our class. We then put our name in the group that applied to us.

See the pictures here.

 

Outdoor Learning

We have now joined with Year 2 to do our outdoor learning in small groups. We always start our sessions with a game- one of our favourites is called IF......If you have a pet hamster swap places now........the children now come up with their own statements!

We have been looking for fungi in our meadow, making log paths and mazes and also making fairy /elf houses using natural materials.Some of us harvested beans which we will save to plant next year. We showed great resilience, teamwork, problem solving and communication skills as well as super imaginations! We persevered when it was raining and just carried on!

 

 

Please make sure your child has a pair of named wellies in school. 

 

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We had a very special visitor! Mrs Stone came to see us with baby Matilda-she's so lovely and we asked some great questions.

 

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We are looking forward to meeting you all next week on either Wednesday or Thursday.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - oi and oy words

Maths - add within 20

We will soon be introducing counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. This week, please focus on counting in 10s from 0 to 100. If this is too easy, start at a different number, such as 22, and count in 10s - 22, 32, 42, 52...

Please read every night for at least 10 minutes- it really makes all the difference!

 

 

Year 1 Blog - Friday 30th September

Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 10:07am

 

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Welcome to your Friday blog! We have had a great week of learning with many children on triple gold!

 

English

We read the first part of the story, up to where Dave realises that Dogger is lost! We talked about what might happen next in the story. We did some great independent writing and we made some posters.

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Phonics

We have been learning ea as in meat, ay as in tray and ou as in shout.

Click here for a phonics song.

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Maths

We have been measuring objects using non standard measures such as cubes and paper clips. We have been comparing objects. We have also being using balances to measure weight. We have used the vocabulary heavier, lighter and equal.

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We have been counting in 1s forwards and backwards when looking at a 100 square. We know to look at the next line when we get to 10, 20 30 and so on. We start and finish on different numbers

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R.E.

We wrote a thank you prayer to God for making our wonderful world and families. Then, we compared our family to Jesus'. We made a zig-zag book to show all of our learning.

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P.E.

This week, we continued to develop our throwing and catching skills within a team. So many of us were put on gold for listening carfeully and working together!

 

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P.S.H.E.

We recapped the word 'unique' and talked about how it is okay to be different to our friends. We wrote facts about ourselves and shared them with each other.

See the pictures here.

 

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Computing

We continued to practise typing on the laptops this week. We typed our names and drew a picture of ourselves on the app. We are now becoming more familiar with the keyboard and trackpad! 

 

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Outdoor Learning

This week it's all been about mud-we are awaiting a delivery of all in one suits so thanks for bearing with us!

We did some mud cooking-we added lots of natural ingredients. We made mud paint and painted the nature area! Great imagination, discussion and teamwork.

On Friday afternoon we went into out lodge and practised tying simple knots. We then found a stick in our nature area and decorated it-some of the sticks had magical powers!

See our pictures here.

 

Languages Day

Thank you to Mrs Nowak who came in to share a story in Polish with us.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - igh (phase 3) and ie (phase 5)

Maths - measurement questions

Continue to count on and back from 0 to 20. Start at different numbers, for example 4, 5, 6, 7. Then 11, 12, 13, 14.

If you have any weighing scales, please have a go at weighing different objects around your house. Use the language used in our maths lessons of heavier, lighter and equal.

 

Year 1 Blog- Friday 23rd September

Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 9:56am

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Meet the Teacher meeting. Please find the PowerPoint attached at the bottom of this blog.

 

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English

This week our story was all about the Large family trying to be a bit more healthy. We had discussions about healthy food and exercise. We wrote our own recipe for a cake and did some lovely independent writing about how the family tried to get fit. We tried really hard to write on the lines and put finger spaces inbetween our words.

 

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Phonics

We have been revising our Phase 3 sounds, sh,ch,th,ee,or. Next week we are starting our Red Rose Phonics sessions.

 

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Maths

This week we have been comparing amounts and using our Maths vocabulary of equal, fewer and more. We have been using the practical equipment again to make numbers up to 29 with 10s and 1s. We have also been looking at one more and less then counting in 1s forwards and backwards from different starting numbers.

Play Place Value basketball. Click here. Choose numbers up to 29.

 

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Science

We talked our senses and how they help us to make sense of the world around us. We also learnt about which part of our body is associated with each sense.

We went outside on a senses walk then recorded what we had found by drawing and writing.

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R.E.

We have been learning about the wonderful world that God created and how we can do our part to look after it. We learnt that we could recycle, plants trees or even just put our rubbish in the bin when we've finished!

 

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P.E.

This week, we focused on our bouncing and catching skills. We loved seeing which team could pass to each other the fastest!

See the pictures here.

 

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P.S.H.E.

We learnt about the word 'unique' in PSHE and how every single one of us is different in our own way. We played a game to see what we like and dislike and then sorted pictures into 'I like' and 'I don't like'. 

 

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Art

We continued to practise using the sketching pencils. We focused on pattern making and copying patterns. It look a lot of resilience and patience!

 

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Geography
We have been looking at the different parts of our school and grounds. We remembered our learning from a couple of weeks ago when we talked about human and physical features. We took photos and used these to make a plan of our school and grounds.

 

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Outdoor Learning

This week we have had some fantastic sessions. We have been building dens, finding slugs, snails, worms, beetles, caterpillars and even a frog!

Our teamwork and communication was amazing! 

Thanks if you have sent in a pair of named wellies for your child.

 

French

 We practised asking and answering questions in French then played some games to practise numbers and colours. We learnt a French nursery rhyme and joined in with the actions. 

 

Music

We did some singing and then we got out the Boomwhackers to play "You Are My Sunshine ".

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We couldn't finish the week without imagining we were in the Large family. We had a lovely time sharing a story and of course...........a piece of cake!

 

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We remembered The Queen and her family in our prayers this week.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - phase 3 ee and or

Maths - one more and one less

Continue to count on and back from 0 to 20. Start at different numbers, for example 4, 5, 6, 7. Then 11, 12, 13, 14.

Please practise number formation too. We are working hard to make sure all of of our numbers to 20 are correct!

 

Year 1 Blog - Friday 16th September 2022

Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 10:35am

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

All the children have settled in so brilliantly - we can't believe it's only been 2 weeks!

We have been extremely busy this week!

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English

We have been learning through the stories of The Large Family. We have described the characters, made puppets, talked about the stories and written some sentences.

We will continue these stories next week. We are really enjoying the books - they are very funny!

 

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Phonics

We have been looking at where all the children are up to with their phonics . They have all been trying really hard with their morning jobs as as soon as they enter the classroom. We have been looking at sh, ch, ee and ea, ay and ai.

 

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Maths

We have started our Red Rose Mastery lessons and the children have been so engaged with their learning. They have been using practical equipment to make numbers up to 29 using 10s and 1s. they have used 10 frames with counters, bundles of straws and Base 10. We have also been counting in 1s up to 100 - making sure we pronounce the teen numbers correctly and 20, 30 and so on, twenty not twenny!

 

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R.E.

This week we have learnt about our families and how each family is different. We listened to some music about being a part of God's family and drew a picture describing how God looks after us.

 

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P.S.H.E.

We made our class rules together this week. We talked about how we should be looking after our classroom, and each other! Finally, we talked about how to be good listeners on the carpet.

 

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P.E.

We continued to improve our fundamental skills. We focused on running fast, skipping and underarm throwing into hoops. We all worked very hard!

 

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Geography

We talked about our journey from home to school. We drew our own map of our route.

 

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Art

Last week, we learnt about the different sketching pencils that we can use. So this week, we practised using them to shade on a piece of paper. We saw the differences between the pencils and how some are darker than others.

 

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Science

We talked about what is the same and what is different about humans and animals. There were some great contributions to the discussion.

 

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Computing

We had so much fun in Computing! We learnt how to turn a laptop on and how to type using the keyboard. This was the first time that some of us had used a laptop too, so it was great to see the high levels of enthusiasm! See the pictures here.

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French

In French, we recapped numbers and colours and how to say our name and how old we are. We listened to a story in French about a birthday party and sang some familiar songs. 

 

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Outdoor Learning

We have loved our learning outside. We collected leaves and other natural materials to make pictures. We also went on a walk to collect leaves and we matched them to colour cards. Finally this week we collected leaves and looked at a simple identification sheet to see if we could name the trees the leaves were from.

See our pictures here.

 

Music

 We did some singing outside and played some games together.

 

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TRIPLE GOLD

Your child may come home and say they have been on 'Triple Gold'. This means they have been spotted 3 times in the same day following our golden rules. They then go to sign their name on Mrs Wood's door !

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - ch and sh words

Maths - Read and write numbers to 20

Count on and back from 0 to 20. Start at different numbers, for example 4, 5, 6, 7. Then 11, 12, 13, 14.

Practise quickly recalling number facts, for example 6 is 0+6, 1+5, 2+4, 3+3 ,4+2, 5+1, 0+6. practise for other numbers.

 

Online Safety Update

Date: 9th Sep 2022 @ 5:42pm

With your children returning to 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 a guide on some back to school online safety tips for children.

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- 9th September 2022

Date: 9th Sep 2022 @ 3:35pm

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Welcome to your first blog of Year 1.

All the children came in looking so smart and ready to learn.

We have all been really golden !

Our learning has been great in English, R.E.,Phonics, Maths, Geography, History, French, Music, P.S.H.E., P.E. , Art, Outdoor Learning and Computing! Phew- what a lot of learning! From next week we will give you more detail about what we have been learning in each subject area. We will also set some Maths and Phonics challenges on Sumdog.

Today we had a very special Golden Assembly as we took some time to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We had a minute silence and said some prayers for the Royal Family at this difficult time. 

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Please try to read every night- we change the reading books every Friday so please make sure the reading books and signed diary are in school on that day.

Please remember your Meet the Teacher meeting in the Hall on Tuesday 20th September at 6.30pm. We look forward to seeing you there !

Year 1 Final Blog-Friday 22nd July 2022

Date: 20th Jul 2022 @ 2:07pm

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We wish you all a happy and safe holiday. We have loved teaching you this year. Keep reading as much as you can and we will see you in September. 

Best wishes

Mrs Corbett, Miss Fisher & Mrs Anderson.

Year 1 blog-Friday 15th July 2022

Date: 14th Jul 2022 @ 4:05pm

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

 

English

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This week we read a story about Matilda and her dad who went on a great adventure and found some treasure. The treasure was unexpected!

We have been writing about the story and trying to remember all the things which make our writing beautiful.

 

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Maths

This week we have been learning about halves and quarters. We have been finding halves and quarters of shapes and amounts. We have used cubes and Base 10 to help us.

 

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R.E.

We continued to learn about our neighbours. We drew a picture of a good neighbour and wrote about how God loves our neighbour, just like we should.

 

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P.S.H.E.

We talked about what these words mean and how we can help to look after our planet by doing them. We made posters about saving water, turning off electricity and using less packaging.



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Art

We made a whole class collage ready to be displayed in Year 2!

 

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Geography

Miss Fisher took half of the class on an observation walk around school. They then drew a bird's eye view map of the infant building and surrounding outdoor areas. The second half of the class will be completing their map next week!

 

Tough Kidder

We all had a great afternoon doing Tough Kidder. We all got stuck in and very wet! Thank you to everyone who supported the event.

 

PLEASE SEND A CARRIER BAG WITH YOUR CHILD'S NAME ON IT NEXT MONDAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY WILL BE BRINGING HOME.

DON'T FORGET SCHOOL CLOSES AT 1.30PM ON FRIDAY 22ND JULY.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - tricky words 7

Maths - finding a quarter

Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.

Practise quickly recalling number facts, for example 6 is 0+6,1+5,2+4,3+3,4+2,5+1,0+6. practise for other numbers.

Please continue to access the training section of Sumdog, we have shown the class how to access it! The maths and spelling training sections will provide a tailored challenge for your child to practise skills, facts and words that they find difficult. Once your challenges have been completed, use this feature for challenge in both spelling and maths. To access the training feature click "task" and then the training will come up as an option.
 
Spend some time training so the program can learn the skills your child needs to work on and practise.

Year 1 Blog - Friday 8th July 2022

Date: 7th Jul 2022 @ 9:52am

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

 

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English

This week we continued to write our own versions of The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch. We focused on making our writing look beautiful on the page and making sure that we can read every word and sentence. We are nearly ready to read them to Year 2!

In phonics, we have continued to look at alternative spellings. We focused on the graphemes for ow (ow, ou and ough).

Ou phonics song

 

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Maths

We have been learning how to partition 2-digit numbers to subtract through the ten (e.g. 12 - 8 = 12 - 2 then - 6). This was very tricky learning but we worked very hard! We also began recapping fractions. Have a go at the topmarks subtraction to continue practising taking away.

Topmarks subtraction number sentences

 

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RE

We began our Neighbours topic this week. We learnt that everyone can be classed as our neighbour, even if they live far away. We read about a little girl called Marie-Doraine who lives in Africa. She taught us about her family, school, the food she eats and home life. We then drew pictures of our own family, food and favourite game.

 

 

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PE

Miss Fisher was so amazed by our behaviour and skills in PE this week. We learnt how to play benchball for the first time! We used our throwing and catching skills in the hall to play a friendly game of benchball. It was so fun! We will play it again next week.

 

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Geography

We used our fieldwork skills to observe the school this week. We used 4 of our 5 senses to observe what we could see, hear, smell and touch in different areas of the school.

 

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French

We played traditional playground games. It was so much fun! We even practised counting to 10 to play the game.

 

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Music

We played the glocks again this week in the green room. We are becoming much more confident!

 

     

We absolutely loved our morning in Year 2 this week! Mrs Sheen was so impressed by everyone! Please remember to bring your favourite book into school next Wednesday for the next transition morning.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - ow and ou words

Maths - finding a half

Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.

Practise quickly recalling number facts, for example 6 is 0+6,1+5,2+4,3+3,4+2,5+1,0+6. practise for other numbers

See if your child can tell the time on an analogue clock. Look at o'clock and half past.

Please continue to access the training section of Sumdog, we have shown the class how to access it! The maths and spelling training sections will provide a tailored challenge for your child to practise skills, facts and words that they find difficult. Once your challenges have been completed, use this feature for challenge in both spelling and maths. To access the training feature click "task" and then the training will come up as an option.
 
Spend some time training so the program can learn the skills your child needs to work on and practise.

 

Year 1 Blog-Friday 1st July 2022

Date: 30th Jun 2022 @ 9:47am

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Welcome to your Friday blog!

 

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English

This week we read some more books in The Lighthouse Keeper series. We started to write our own version of the story about the lunch. We changed some parts of the story. We are going to read our books to the children in Year 2 when we have finished them.

Practice your trigraphs. Click here for songs.

 

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Maths

We have been learning how to bridge through 10 when adding. For example when adding 8+8 we can show this as 8+2+6 as this uses our knowledge of number bonds of 10.

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Happy Families

PSHE

We have been learning about how we change as we grow. We talked about what babies can do and what we can now do. We talked about what babies need to grow and how our families help us. We also talked about how families are different and the things they have in common.

 

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PE

We continued to develop our throwing and catching skills. We had a go at applying these skills in some small team games.

 

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French

We learned some words to do with the beach. We practised them with a game, song and a story. 

 

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Music

This week, we began to learn how to play the glocks. We used a beater for the first time and played a song together. Mrs Winter was so proud of how sensible we all were!

 

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Geography

We looked at the animals which live in hot and cold countries. We matched the animals to their climate and answered questions about their habitat.

 

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RE

We explored how to be kind to each other and how to love one another. We are very good at this! We also looked at saying sorry to others if we do not make a good choice. We related this learning back to last week and the stories of Levi and Zacchaeus.

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Outdoor Learning

With our volunteer helper we did some gardening. We weeded the big planters and talked about the types of plants which were growing in them.

 

Thank you to everyone who visited us on the open morning. The children loved you looking at their classroom and seeing them in action inside and outside!

The children are looking forward to spending time in their new classrooms with their new teachers next week.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - tricky words 6

Maths - trickier addition and subtraction questions.

Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.

Practise quickly recalling number facts, for example 6 is 0+6,1+5,2+4,3+3,4+2,5+1,0+6. practise for other numbers

See if your child can tell the time on an analogue clock. Look at o'clock and half past.

Please continue to access the training section of Sumdog, we have shown the class how to access it! The maths and spelling training sections will provide a tailored challenge for your child to practise skills, facts and words that they find difficult. Once your challenges have been completed, use this feature for challenge in both spelling and maths. To access the training feature click "task" and then the training will come up as an option.
 
Spend some time training so the program can learn the skills your child needs to work on and practise.

 

Year 1 Blog- Friday 24th June 2022

Date: 23rd Jun 2022 @ 9:58am

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Welcome to your Friday blog- the last one of June!

 

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English

We started a new series of books about the lighthouse keeper, Mr Grinling, his wife Mrs Grinling and their cat, Hamish. They have all sorts of adventures when looking after the lighthouse. Mr Grinling likes to eat and one day they had a problem with the seagulls eating Mr Grinling's lunch. We invented different ways that Mr Grinling could send the lunch without the seagulls eating it! We had really imaginative ideas! We did some writing about our invention.

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Maths

We have been doing lots of challenges this week and trying really hard to apply our knowledge and skills. We have been learning about empty box number sentences and thinking carefully about what we are being asked.

 

Weaving Tree -

Outdoor Learning

We worked in small groups in our nature area to do some wild weaving. We chose our tree and got busy weaving with wool and natural materials that we found. We were toally engaged with the task and produced some beautiful pieces. Have a look at the photos in the gallery.

 

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Geoography

We learned about the different climates in the world. We identified the hot and cold countries on a map.

 

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R.E.

We listened to and discussed the story of Zacchaeus the Tax Collector and compared it to the story of Levi from last week. We wrote some super sentences describing the similarities and differences!

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French

We answered a question in French about our favourite animal then we revised ice cream flavours with a game.  We also listened for certain phrases whilst listening to a song about summer.

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Music

Tis week we learned about pitch. We sang some songs and played the Boomwhackers.

 

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P.E

We practised our ball skills. We did our Dance From The Heart. We loved having an audience to perform for-thank you if you managed to come along.

We really enjoyed watching the Year 5 children doing their Sports day-we were very encouraging spectators.

 

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P.S.H.E.

We learned about how to take care of other living things. We discussed how to take care of other humans, animals and plants.

Online Saftey Update - Live Streaming

Many of our children access YouTube and TikTok as their primary source of online content. Live streamers are becoming ever more popular with children and young people.

Live streaming is the term used to describe the broadcast of a real time video from a mobile device, tablet or games console. Many live streaming apps have functionality for interactions from viewers, such as commenting, live chats and sending reactions during the broadcast. 

In this guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as online grooming, privacy & security and online reputation. Also, be aware of age ratings on any platforms you allow your children to use.

Home Practice

Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - split digraph e_e

Maths - compare and order numbers

Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.

Practise quickly recalling number facts, for example 6 is 0+6,1+5,2+4,3+3,4+2,5+1,0+6. practise for other numbers

See if your child can tell the time on an analogue clock. Look at o'clock and hald past.

Please continue to access the training section of Sumdog, we have shown the class how to access it! The maths and spelling training sections will provide a tailored challenge for your child to practise skills, facts and words that they find difficult. Once your challenges have been completed, use this feature for challenge in both spelling and maths. To access the training feature click "task" and then the training will come up as an option.
 
Spend some time training so the program can learn the skills your child needs to work on and practise.

 

 

Year 1 Blog- Friday 17th June 2022

Date: 16th Jun 2022 @ 9:46am

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Welcome to your Friday blog - we have really enjoyed the sunshine this week!

 

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English

We continued to learn through the stories of Katie Morag this week. On Monday we wrote questions to ask Katie Morag and some of us pretended to be her. We read the story of when her big boy cousins came to visit and what happened when they played "Chickenelly". We then wrote a letter to Grannie Island to aplogise for all the mess the cousins made!

In Phonics we continued to practise all the sounds we have learnt this year.

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Maths

This week we have been learning about where numbers are placed on a number line. We used the vocabulary most and fewest.

 

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Science

We went outside to look at all the changes. We spotted that lots of the plants have grown really tall.

 

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P.E.

We have been improving our throwing and catching skills again, focusing on catching bouncing balls. 

We also enjoyed watching the Year 3 and Year 4 Sports Days. We were all excellent spectators. If you want to watch the videos of the Sports Days they are on the website.

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P.S.H.E

We talked about being responsible and making good choices. We discussed how accidents can happen. We looked at photos of different scenarios and talked about what might happen and how we could make a situation safer.

 

 

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Art

We used paper with different patterns on to collage a face for Father's Day-the finished pieces are brilliant!

 

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R.E.

We explored good and not good choices, both in and out of the classroom. We sorted the choices and wrote our own in our books.

 

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Geography

We have been learning about the continents and oceans of the world. We used atlases to independently find out information.

 

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French 

This week we took a trip to Carcassonne market and looked at all the lovely food stalls. We then tried to shop for fruit and pay with Euros. 

 

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Music

We played the Boomwhackers. The colours came on the screen in a different way so we learnt a new way to know when it was our turn to play.

 

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We have been enjoying learning the Dance From The Heart every lunchtime. You are invited to come and see us all perform it on Tuesday 21st June at 9.45am.

 

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Thank you for supporting the pop-up shop for Father's Day-the children really loved visiting it!
 

Home Practice

Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.

 

Sumdog challenges

Phonics - oi and oy words

Maths - Fewer and most on a number line

Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.

See if your child can tell the time on an analogue clock. Look at o'clock and hald past.

Please continue to access the training section of Sumdog, we have shown the class how to access it! The maths and spelling training sections will provide a tailored challenge for your child to practise skills, facts and words that they find difficult. Once your challenges have been completed, use this feature for challenge in both spelling and maths. To access the training feature click "task" and then the training will come up as an option.
 
Spend some time training so the program can learn the skills your child needs to work on and practise.

 

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