Year 1 Learning Highlights
R.E. Learning about belonging to the Jewish faith
Week 4: Week Commencing Monday 20th November - Friday 24th November
In Y1 this week:
In Maths this week we have become more fluent at recognising and using number bonds to 10. In English, we have analysed the writer’s knowledge in Rapunzel and looked at how this affects the reader.
In our Discovery learning we become scientific investigators looking into the question: Which is the strongest material to get Rapunzel down from the tower?
Home learning this week:
- Read regularly with your child, including practising sight (RR) words.
- Maths – Go onto Top Marks website (this can be found by putting it into the search bar) then select Learning Games and select addition games within 10 for your child to practice. Challenge: addition games within 20
Key Information:
Indoor PE is on Thursday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday (weather permitting).
Please order all school dinners at home.
Book Bags: We have noticed an increase in keyrings on some book bags. This is causing some difficulties putting them in the children’s trays. Please could we ask that your child has only 1 small keyring on their bag.
Dates for your diary:
Saturday 2nd December: Marple Bridge Winter Wonderland
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 1 Team
Week 3: Week Commencing Monday 13th November - Friday 17th November
In Y1 this week:
In Maths this week we have moved onto addition and finding fact families using part whole models. In English, we have continued to explore the characters of Rapunzel and the witch, focussed on using ‘and’ in sentences.
In our Discovery learning we have looked at the properties of materials using vocabulary such as smooth, rough, bendy, transparent etc.
We really enjoyed our Run for Pudsey and all the children took part with enthusiasm!
Home learning this week:
- Read regularly with your child, including practising sight (RR) words.
- Go on a material hunt around your home. E.g. plastic, metal, wood, etc. Write a list of all the different ones you find.
- Science Research: During our science discussions this week, children have been asking interesting questions that you might like to explore at home. These are:
Are all fabrics not waterproof?
Why does wood come from trees?
Why is plastic made by humans?
Where does metal come from?
This is a discussion homework and does not need to be written down.
Key Information:
Indoor PE is on Thursday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday (weather permitting).
Please order all school dinners at home.
Dates for your diary:
Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st Reading morning 8.40-9.30am. It's not too late to sign up. We would love to see as many grown ups as possible. There will be lots of lovely reading activities for you to explore with your child.
Tuesday 21st Reading Information Event 5-6pm
Friday 24th November – non uniform day for bottle donations to the fair.
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 1 Team
Week 2: Week Commencing Monday 6th November - Friday 10th November
In Y1 this week:
In English this week we have explored the text Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin, thinking about and describing the main characters of Rapunzel and the witch.
In our Discovery learning we have identified, named and sorted everyday materials both inside and outside the classroom. In Maths, we have developed our knowledge on part-whole models.
Home learning this week:
- Read regularly with your child, including practising sight (RR) words.
- Log into Phonics Play and play any of the games for the following phases:
Miss Smirk/Miss Wilson – Phase 5 games
Miss Morten – Phase 3 games
Mrs Welsh – Phase 4 games
Mrs Gichero – Phase 3
The password for this was shared via Tapestry.
- Maths – How many different ways can you make 10 using a part-whole model? Challenge: How many different ways can you make 20? Record these in your homework book.
Children can use counters, Lego bricks, cubes etc to help them to investigate.
A part-whole model template can be found on Tapestry.
Key Information:
Indoor PE is on Thursday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday (weather permitting).
Please order all school dinners at home.
Dates for your diary:
Wednesday 15th or Thursday 16th (weather dependent)​: Year 1 Run Pudsey Smile for a while - Children will be completing their sponsored run during our PE lesson and they are invited to wear Pudsey head bands/badges whilst they take part if they would like to.
Friday 17th November – non uniform day for chocolate donations to the fair.
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 1 Team
We’ve been super busy in the provision this week!
Week 1: Week Commencing Monday 30th October - Friday 3rd November
In Y1 this week:
In English this week we have begun to immerse ourselves in traditional tales. We have opened the story box and made predictions based on the contents. Please ask your child to tell you all about it!
In our Discovery learning this half term, we are focussing on Science and will be exploring and experimenting materials alongside learning about the seasons.
Home learning this week:
Read regularly with your child, including practising sight (RR) words.
Log into Phonics Play and play any of the games for the following phases:
Miss Smirk/Miss Wilson – Phase 5 games
Miss Morten – Phase 3 games
Mrs Welsh – Phase 4 games
Mrs Gichero – Phase 3
The password for this was shared via Tapestry.
Choose a traditional tale (fairy tale) to read with your child. Ask questions such as:
How is...(character) feeling? Can you tell me the story in your own words (sequence in correct order), Can you find the page when…happens (retrieval), what did you enjoy about the story? Why?
Key Information:
Indoor PE is on Thursday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday (weather permitting).
Please order all school dinners at home.
Dates for your diary:
Friday 17th November – non uniform day for chocolate donations to the fair.
 
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
 
Have a lovely weekend
Year 1 team
Outdoor learning - Observing what happens to trees in Autumn
Week 7: Week Commencing Monday 16th October - Friday 20th October
In Y1 this week:
 
In Maths this week we have been developing our understanding of comparing numbers using the vocabulary greater than, less than and equal to. We have extended this to look at the associated symbols.
In our Discovery learning, we continued our topic ‘Are new things always better? by looking at space travel and the impact of changes in transport over time. We also had a visit from a pilot and generated questions to ask him during one of our English sessions.
Home learning this week:
Read regularly with your child, including practising sight (RR) words.
Log into Phonics Play and play any of the Phase 3 games. We are recapping the Phase 3 sounds from Reception. Reading Robot is one of our favourites in class. The password for this was shared via Tapestry.
make a rain gauge and keep a weather log over the holidays- information sent home via Tapestry
Key Information:
Next Half Term P.E.
Indoor PE is on Thursday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday (weather permitting).
Please order all school dinners at home.
Dates for your diary:
Monday 30th October is an INSET Day – school closed to children
Thursday 2nd November Individual photographs
 
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
 
Have a lovely half term holiday
The Year 1 Team
Transport in the future!
Week 6: Week Commencing Monday 9th October - Friday 13th October
In Y1 this week:
Thank you to everyone who came to Parent meetings this week. It was lovely to meet you all and talk with you about your children.
 
In English this week we continued our work on Old Bear by writing a re-telling of the story over several sessions. We worked hard to include full stops, capital letters and to extend our sentences using and.
In our Discovery learning, we continued our topic ‘Are new things always better? by looking at how aeroplanes have changed over time and learning about Bessie Coleman & Amelia Earhart.
Home learning this week:
Read regularly with your child, including practising sight (RR) words.
Log into Phonics Play and play any of the Phase 3 games. We are recapping the Phase 3 sounds from Reception. Reading Robot is one of our favourites in class. The password for this was shared via Tapestry last week.
Use the free learning game Bee More or Less on the website ICT Games to explore one more and one less within 20. Please follow this link: https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/beeMoreOrLess/index.html you can extend this to 20 by changing the slider at the top.
Key Information:
Indoor PE is on Tuesday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday (weather permitting).
Please order all school dinners at home.
Dates for your diary:
PTA Pumpkin Patch Saturday 14th Oct
PTA Spooky Disco Thursday 19th Oct 4.15-5pm Reception and Year 1
 
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
 
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 1 Team
Computing in Coral Class using Painz
Week 5 : Week Commencing Monday 2nd October - Friday 6th October
In Y1 this week:
A huge thank you to everyone who came to watch our Harvest Festival Assembly. We are so proud of all the children. They did a great job!
In English this week we continued our work on Old Bear by writing a character description for him. We were great at thinking of adjectives and then applying them in our sentences. We worked hard to include full stops and capital letters.
In our Discovery learning, we continued our topic ‘Are new things always better? by looking at how cars and buses have changed over time.
Home learning this week:
- Log into Phonics Play and play any of the Phase 3 games. We are recapping the Phase 3 sounds from Reception. Reading Robot is one of our favourites in class. The password for this will be shared via Tapestry.
- Write a description of your favourite toy. E.g I like my unicorn teddy the best. It has sparkly eyes and a big horn. It feels fluffy and soft.
- Practise getting dressed. We've had lots of back to front and inside clothes when getting changed for PE.
Key Information:
Indoor PE is on Tuesday and outdoor PE is on Wednesday.
Please order all school dinners at home.
Dates for your diary:
- Parent meetings Wednesday 11th and Friday 13th October- sign up using SchoolCloud.
- PTA Pumpkin Patch Saturday 14th Oct
- PTA Spooky Disco 4.15-5pm Reception and Year 1
Below are the photo highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 1 Team
Harvest
Week 4 : Week Commencing Monday 25th September - Friday 29th September
During Maths this week we have been recognsing numbers as words. We used tens frames in the form of train carriages and had to match the numeral, word and then add the correct amount of passengers.
In PSHE we talked about ways to keep ourselves and our friends safe online. Children shared the many different ICT devices that they are fortunate to have at home and we learnt about ways to keep safe and what to do if anything makes us feel uncomfortable. We shared who our trusted adults are and the importance of talking to adults if ever we are unsure. Great ideas Y1.
Jack shared that ‘there are so many things you can play on and use to talk to friends but everyone has to be careful and have fun as well’.
Home learning this week:
Y1 : Please login to Tapesty to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Please read with your child regularly throughout the week, including asking comprehension questions and practice sight words.
In maths this week, please look at the ‘learning resources’ page of our website https://www.ludworth.org.uk/learning-resources-7/ and have a go at some of the Maths games.
Key Information:
Please remember to send you child’s reading books into school each day.
This term our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to limited storage in Year 1 PE bags will need to be brought into school on those days.
Dates for your diary:
Our Harvest Assembly is on Thursday 5th October 9am involving all of Y1.
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend.
Week 3
Week 2
A few photos of learning in action from this week in Coral Class
Week 1:
What a super first few days we have had in Year One. We have had a fantastic time getting to know each other and seeing our children settle brilliantly into their new learning environment. Excellent adaptability and independence skills have been shown by all of our children.
This week we have been focusing on building relationships across Y1 and learning about our class colours, Coral and Tiger Orange!
During our English focused carpet sessions we have read ‘The Tiger who came for Tea’ by Judith Kerr and ‘The Rainbow fish’ by Marcus Pfister. In our role play area we have had a tea table set up ready for the Tiger and our small word area has seen an ocean scene with sand, shells and sea creatures to explore.
Within Maths this week we have reviewed our learning from Reception and, making the most of this glorious weather, we completed an Active Maths session outdoors. Children worked in pairs to find numbers and record one more and one less on their whiteboards.
We have had a very busy and exciting week. As part of a whole school project we have completed our own self portraits in the style of a artist. Our learning has been interconnected with PSHE and feelings too. Y1 have been inspired by Edvard Munch and completed 'shocked/astonished/surprised' faces linking to his expressionist portrait of 'The Scream' !
Week 2:
We have completed our first full week in school and have been very impressed with how quickly our children have adapted to life in Y1!
Our week started with Circle Time. We used the book entitled ‘The Colour Monster’ to help us understand different feelings and emotions. Children worked together to draw pictures in labelled jars to represent different feelings.
In English we have introduced our first text Old Bear through our Story box ritual as part of Narrative Immersion - ask your child what they have done !
On Tuesday afternoons we are fortunate to have Mrs Law, a Specialist PE Teacher, working with Y1 and will be primarily focusing on fundamental movement skills related to gymnastics. She will be working with all of Y1 children over this half term.
During our Discovery Learning afternoons are focusing on History and have made comparisons things that are old and things that are new.