Year 1 Week Beginning 13.1.25

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Year 1 have had a busy week of learning this week!

In Science, the children began their new topic on ‘Materials’. They explored different types of materials, such as metal, glass, wood and plastic, and looked closely at everyday objects to see what they were made from. In groups, the class then decided on a criteria for sorting materials and arranged objects into the different categories. Year 1 then discussed the big question, ‘What would happen if every material were rigid?’

 

In History, Year 1 have been finishing their topic on ‘Toys’.

They have been learning:

  • The concept of old and new
  • Developing an understanding of chronological order
  • Developing an awareness of change

As part of their lesson this week, they were visited by Mrs Heymoz  who brought in a doll that belonged to her aunt as a child. The doll was at least 70 years old!

They were also shown toys from Mrs Lopez’s childhood and a 62 year old doll that belongs to Mrs Lopez’s mum!!

On Tuesday, Year 1 had a very exciting trampoline workshop, which they absolutely loved!

Spelling activities have been set on Spelling Shed as usual- split digraphs this week.

Please continue to read frequently with your child. We are having a huge focus on handwriting in class, as many of the children are still not forming their letters correctly/ starting and finishing in the corrects place. Once we master the correct formation, orientation and size of  letters, we will be able to move onto cursive script. Please support your child with their formation, by correcting as and when you see it. Thank you so much!

Have a lovely weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 Team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 6.1.25

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Welcome back!

We hope you all had a joyful and restful Christmas break; the children have come back full of excitement and wonderful stories.

This week, Year 1 have been focussing on the story of the Epiphany during RE and Celebration of the Word times. On Tuesday, the class joined the rest of the school for a special assembly where they got to wear their Epiphany crowns.

In RE, the class enjoyed retelling the Epiphany through role play, and demonstrated their understanding by writing their own versions of the story and making Epiphany themed cards.

In English this week, Year 1 began a new unit of learning based on a short film called Dangle. They used ambitious vocabulary in descriptive writing and had lots of opportunities to develop oracy skills through discussion and debate, with both talk partners and as a whole class. Please ask your child to tell you about the rules for discussion that we are embedding, alongside the rest of the school.

In Phonics this week, the class have been revising all sounds and common exception words (tricky words) taught so far.

In Maths, Year 1 have been learning about subtraction. In Art, the class continued exploring spirals and in PE, they began their new animal themed dance unit!

Spelling games have been set on Spelling Shed- Words with the split digraph ‘a_e’.

Please continue to revise all learnt sounds taught so far, particularly the new Phase 5 ones.

New sounds will begin to be taught again on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 16.12.24

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What an exciting end to the first term in Year 1! 

On Monday, the children had a fantastic time watching Aladdin at the Wyllyotts Theatre. The show was exciting, energetic and full of moments of comedy that Year 1 absolutely loved! 

On Tuesday, groups and individual children in the class auditioned for a part in Pope Paul’s Got Talent! What an incredibly talented group of children we have in Year 1! As only three acts could go through to the final, every child cast their vote. The adults were so impressed with how the children dealt with both disappointment and excitement, demonstrating a really mature attitude from everyone! 

On Wednesday, Year 1 had their delicious Christmas dinner served by their teachers. This was followed by Pope Paul’s Got Talent, where Year 1 were represented by Holly and Leo performing a dance to Little Turtle, Lily and Grayson singing and dancing to Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, and Ezra, whose talent was to throw at least 20 beanbags in a bucket before a timer went off!  

On Thursday, the class made their Epiphany crowns in preparation for the first day back and enjoyed making other Christmas crafts.  

Thank you for your support over the past term. The children have worked incredibly hard and are ready for the break! Thank you also for the generous gifts, cards and words that we have received- they are really appreciated! 

Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful Christmas with your families. 

See you next term, 

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team 

Year 1 Week Beginning 2.12.24

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This week in RE, the children learnt about The Visitation- the biblical account of Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, and their exchange of greetings and praise. The children demonstrated their understanding of the story by performing it through role play in front of their friends.

In Phonics, the children learnt the next four Phase 5 sounds- theses can be found here. 

Please see Spelling Shed for this week’s spelling games.

In Maths, Year 1 have continued their learning on addition, where they have been problem solving and writing their own addition stories.

The children have been working so hard in preparation for the performance next week. Please remember to send in your child’s named clothing on Monday morning, if you haven’t already done so. We will be trying on costumes on Monday afternoon.

Thank you for your support.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 25.11.24

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This week, the children have spent a lot of time with Year 2 rehearsing their KS1 Nativity, and it is really starting to come together! They have done so well to learn their lines- thank you so much for supporting your child with this. Please continue to practise with them daily and encourage them to say their lines really loudly.  Please also look out for a letter at the beginning of next week explaining what they will need to wear under their costume. Thank you.

In English, the children have continued focussing on the book – Pumpkin Soup. They have been writing questions and learning how to use question marks properly. They then created ‘Missing Duck’ posters, and included adjectives and question marks within their writing.

In Maths, Year 1 have continued their learning on addition and number bonds and in RE, they learnt about the story of the Annunciation.

 

 

In Phonics, Year 1 learnt the next four new sounds from Phase 5. You can find them here.

It was wonderful to see so many wonderful mad hair creations today!! Thank you for your hamper donations.

New Spelling Shed games have been set, for those that want to play them!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 18.11.24

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This week, Years 1 and 2 have been very busy with initial rehearsals for the KS1 Christmas performance. They have now all been given their parts and have been asked to learn any lines as soon as possible. The school will be providing the costume, but will be asking the children to bring in something to wear underneath it; more information about this will follow next week.

In English, the children have been learning how to create story maps based on the wonderful story Pumpkin Soup, written by Helen Cooper. They also used adjectives to write about the feelings of the three characters in the book.

In Maths, Year 1 have continued their unit on addition, using part-whole models, tens frames and bar models to write different fact families and to explore number bonds.

In RE, the children have been learning about the season of Advent. They made their own advent wreaths and created advent cards with promises written inside; these cards will form part of a whole class advent calendar display.

In Oracy, the class have been learning about Discussion Guidelines.

During the lesson, they learnt that in order to communicate effectively they must:

Be calm and sitting nicely.

Use my ears to listen.

Use a clear voice.

Look at my friend when they are talking 

Take turns to speak.

Respect the opinions of my friend.

In Phonics this week, the children continued with the next set of phase 5 sounds which can be found here.

Spelling Shed home learning has been set- this week the focus is words ending in k and nk.

Please continue to learn the song lyrics uploaded last week!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team.

 

 

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 15.11.24

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This week started off with a short remembrance service, where the children observed two minutes silence with the rest of the school; this was followed by a pilgrimage around the different classes, where the children had the opportunity to see the different remembrance prayer tables around the school.

In Phonics the children began learning some new sounds from Phase 5. You can find the link to these sounds and accompanying words here. 

In English, the class retold the story of Stanley’s Stick in three parts and in Maths, the learning focus was on interpreting part-whole models and using them to writing number sentences. They also began learning about fact families- this will continue next week.

In Science, Year 1 have been learning about seasons with a particular focus on autumn. They enjoyed getting outside in the sunshine and observing signs of autumn. The children were excited to discover mushrooms, foxholes, nests, berries, animal trails and lots of different species of leaves that had fallen on their school field!

 

In RE, the children have been learning about the importance of preparation in relation to advent and Christmas and in PE, they continued their learning on travelling, during their gymnastics lessons.

Year 1 and 2 also began their initial rehearsals for the upcoming Christmas performance by learning some of the songs. The children are keen to practise these songs at home and so lyrics can be found here- Song lyrics

Inside you child’s reading record, you will find their login details for Spelling Shed. Some spelling games have been set which revise some sounds previously learnt- please let me know if you have any teething problems logging on etc.  Please note, this is not compulsory. They will be available until next Friday, when another spelling focus will replace it.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

Year 1 Week Beginning 4.11.24

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It was wonderful to welcome the children back on Tuesday and to hear their wonderful stories from over the half term break!

The class have come back with a great attitude towards their learning and have demonstrated a readiness to embark on their new KS1 curriculum. This week, Year 1 had lessons in: Phonics, English, Maths, RE, PSHE, Science, Art, Music, History, Computing, Handwriting and PE! They also participated in their daily collective worship, as usual!

In English, the class have been focussing on the story Stanley’s Stick by John Hegley. Here, they have been writing about the thoughts and feelings of the main character in the book and have been writing their own responses to events in the story.

In Maths, Year 1 have begun learning about part, part, whole in number and have used part-whole models practically to help them write simple mathematical number sentences, using maths symbols.

In Art, the children explored spirals on a large scale and had lots of fun creating them by keeping their pastel still and moving the paper only!

In RE, the children learnt about the next Catholic Social Teaching  aspect- Options for the Poor. They thought about the real messages of Advent and Christmas and how they can help families that are less fortunate than their own, during this special time. The class then recorded a video message in groups for the rest of the school, explaining that Advent is a time of giving and what the children and families of Pope Paul School could do to help those less fortunate.

As of next week, Year 1 will be having an additional PE lesson on a Monday and so they will need to wear their PE Kits to school on both a Monday and Friday from now on, thank you.

Next week, the children will come home with a login for Spelling Shed. This will be stuck into your child’s reading book on their reading day. Online spelling home learning will be set from next Friday. More information on next weeks blog!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 21.10.24

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Year 1 have had a wonderful week of learning!

As part of the school’s One World Week, the class had lots of fun learning all about the country Brazil. Over the course of the week, the children participated in a range of different activities including:

  • Learning how to dance the Samba
  • Making and eating fresh salsa dip and tortillas
  • Trying out football tricks inspired by Pelé
  • Learning about the Amazon rainforest and the work Cafod do to help the indigenous tribes and the animals who live in it.
  • Learning about the Rio Carnival and creating their own carnival wear
  • Creating collage pictures of the Amazon based on the art work in the book Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
  • Making their own 3D rainforests from paper
  • Learning about the incredible Christ the Redeemer statue

Year 1 also used their developing oracy skills to share home learning about Brazil- thank you for supporting your child with this!

 

Wishing you all a well deserved break,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

Year 1 Week Beginning 18.10.24

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Year 1 continued to focus their learning around the themes in the book, ‘Amara and the Bats’ by Emma Reynolds. This week, the children found out about the secret world of nocturnal animals and how their sense of smell and sound are heightened to adapt to their night time surroundings. This linked really well to our current Science learning about the human body and senses, particularly as this week, the children learnt about the sense of smell!

Thank you for the amazing amount of junk modelling materials that the children brought in this week. The children learnt about what makes an enticing and safe bat box and used the information to design and make their own bat boxes.

As mentioned, in Science this week, Year 1 explored their sense of smell. In small groups, the children were asked to smell five different cups, and then together make predictions on what they thought each cup contained. The children had lots of fun with this activity and were surprised by some of the contents! The children went on to write about whether or not their predictions were right and then they listed smells that they liked and disliked.

In Maths this week, the children compared and ordered numbers from least to greatest, and vice versa. They also made their own number lines and used them to problem solve.

Next week, as part of One World Week, Year 1 will be learning about Brazil.

If possible, please help your child to find out some information about the country that they can share with their friends next week. This could be watching an online video about the country, drawing the Brazilian flag, writing some simple key facts, finding out about the exotic animal that reside in the Amazon rainforest, or even listening to some Brazilian music!  Thank you!

Have a wonderful weekend,

 

Ms Pemberton