Year 1 Week Beginning 21.10.24

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

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

 

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 7.10.24

The English focus for this week has centered around the wonderful story Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynolds.

The story is about a young girl and her mission to save the bats in her local area. The children have been busy finding out about some of the 1420 different species of bats and have created non-fiction texts about them. They have also thought about endangered animals, painted bat inspired painting, made 3D bats and have written about their own favourite animals.

Next week, the class would love to make some bat boxes; if possible, please can you send in any clean, nut and egg free recycling for them to use in their creations? Thank you!

In Maths, the class have been learning about ‘greater than, less than and equal to’ and the associated mathematical symbols. ( <, >, =)

In RE, Year 1 continued with their work on the Holy Trinity, representing their understanding pictorially, by working together in small groups. They also experienced a meditation session where they reflected on God’s impact on their own lives and the special gifts God gave them when he created them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Science, the children, explored their sense of touch. They identified that touch is sensed by the skin. They learnt that skin covers the human body and that touch can be sensed at any point on the body through contact with the skin. Working in groups, the class then explored and compared different textures,, in order to gain a solid understanding of the key vocabulary used in this step.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

Year 1 Week Beginning 30.1.24

It’s been another wonderful week of learning in Year 1!

In Maths, the children have been very busy comparing groups by matching, as well as exploring ‘fewer, more, less’, in both pictorial and concrete contexts. They have had the opportunity to work in teams against each other, in pairs and individually.

In English, the class continued their book focus- Alan’s Big Scary Teeth, by writing WANTED posters. They also enjoyed spending time in the Pope Paul Zoo Vet, finding out facts about jungle animals and creating different art work such as clay models, mask making and painting.

In RE, the children learnt about God as the Trinity: God the creator father, Jesus, God in human form, and God, life giving spirit.

They then had lots of fun creating and playing with their own holy spirits!

In Science, the children continued their learning on senses. This week, the focus was on hearing, where the class had the opportunity to go on a special sound walk together!

In PE, the children have continued their learning on ball skills, specifically throwing, catching and bouncing.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 Team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 23.9.24

This week in English, Year 1 began their new book focus- Alan’s Big, Scary, Teeth by Jarvis. This book is about an alligator who wears false teeth and scares the other animals, until one day, his teeth go missing!! It is a really funny, heart-warming story focussing on the theme of friendship. As well as lots of other teeth/alligator inspired activities, the children have had lots of fun playing in the Pope Paul Dentist, exploring dental impressions of teeth, retelling the story, and writing non-fiction facts about alligators,

In Maths, Year 1 have continued with their learning on place value, where they explored more/ less, and counting up and counting down from any given number. They particularly enjoyed creating their count down rockets!

In RE, the children have been thinking about biblical metaphors; here they examined everyday natural objects and compared them to God , stating why they are like him. For example, Liam said, “God is like the sunrise, because he brings light to our lives.”

As part of their continued learning on the body, the class began a unit about their five senses; this week, the children explored sight. They identified that humans use their eyes to see and were encouraged to look at their own eyes in a mirror to identify their eye colour and any similarities and differences between their eyes and the eyes of others. The class then performed a simple test to investigate sight further and repeated the investigation, each time limiting their ability to see. Year 1 then discussed whether this influenced the task’s outcome. 

If you haven’t already done so, please send your child in with a note saying where your family originates from- this is to form part of a whole class display. Thank you to the families who have already done this.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 Team

Year 1 Week Beginning 16.9.24

Year 1 began the week with an online road safety workshop with our local road safety officer, Colette. She focussed on the following:

  • Walking for health and fitness
  • The pavement being the safest part of the street
  • How to cross the road safely
  • Being seen by drivers

This was then followed by a class discussion about their own experiences of keeping safe.

 

This week in Maths, the children have been learning to:

  • represent objects, using manipulatives, recognise numbers as words, count on from any number, say a number that is 1 more than any given number
  • apply their maths skills to problem-solving and reasoning questions

In Science this week the children have continued their learning on the human body. Part of the lesson involved working in teams against the clock, labelling the different body parts of a group member!

In English, the children continued to focus on themes arising from the story ‘Beegu’ by Alexis Deacon. During guided writing, they wrote letters to the unpopular teacher in the book. (see picture below!)

We would like to develop our map display in class, showing where in the world our Year 1 families originate from; please could you write down this information for your child to bring in? Thank you!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

 

Year 1 Week Beginning 9.9.24

Year 1 have had a very busy week of learning!

In Maths, the children have been focussing on:

  • sorting, counting, and representing objects, using manipulatives
  • applying their maths skills to real life problem-solving and reasoning questions

 

In Science, the class were learning to identify and name parts of the body. They had lots of fun playing games and singing songs and rhymes, to test their knowledge of the parts of the body and recap and recall key vocabulary.

In RE, Year 1 have been learning about how we can get closer to God through scripture, tradition, creation and human experience. They have also been learning how to correctly make, describe and explain the Sign of the Cross.

In English, the children have been focussing on the book Beegu by Alexis Deacon. The book is about a little alien who is lost on Earth and meets lots of unfriendly Earth people. Year 1 have been thinking and writing about how they think a little girl alien came to be on her own on planet Earth. They have also been: writing about Beegu’s feelings, and facts about space, creating their own alien models, making ‘alien community’ drawings and constructing models inspired by space.

This afternoon, Year 1 enjoyed their first PE lesson in the sunshine! They then took part in the whole school mass to celebrate the start of the new school year.

Thank you to the parents who came to the meet the teacher session on Wednesday. For those of you who weren’t able to make it, the PowerPoint will be uploaded by our website providers shortly. They will also be uploading the curriculum overview for this term.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

Year 1 Week Beginning 2.4.24

Welcome back!

We hope you all had a wonderful summer break; the children have come back full of lovely stories about their time away from school. They have all settled very well into their new learning environment and have amazed us with how quickly they have learnt the new daily routines!

This week, the children have experienced whole class learning and learning through play. The structure of the day currently mirrors the Reception day structure that is followed during the Summer 2 term. This supports transition between key stages and helps the children to quickly settle. With this in mind, reading days will be kept exactly the same as in Reception. So if your child had a reading day on a Monday for example, then they will need to bring in their books into school on a Monday again. We have been very busy this week assessing your child’s current phonic knowledge and our aim is to send home reading books as of next week. Please note, it is completely normal for children to forget some letter sounds over the summer; they usually pick them back up again very quickly once they have been in school for a couple of weeks.

Our ‘Meet the Teacher’ meeting takes place next Wednesday at 2.45pm in the main hall. I will be available after to answer any questions, but please remember that I am always available on the door after school to answer any queries too! I’m looking forward to seeing you all.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,

Ms Pemberton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2 Week 7

Just like that it’s the end of Year 1!

It has been a lovely year full of learning and exploring and it has been  a pleasure to teach your children. They are very ready for Year 2 and we wish them all the best for their new class.  Thank you also for your generous gifts and kind words this past week, they have been greatly appreciated.

 

Have a lovely Summer.

Mrs Poyiadzis and Mrs Barnes.

Summer 2 week 6

Year one had a fantastic time on Wednesday for their Summer Fun Day! There were a variety of activities and games to play as well as a turn on the Go-Karts!Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to help with the stalls and food.

 

In Geography this week the children were exploring how people enjoy themselves at the seaside. They discussed their trip to Southend and made a poster about how people can enjoy their time there. The children also looked at lots of pictures and maps.

 

  

Home Learning – Due Friday

Mathletics – complete the activities set.

Spellings – practice the spellings with your child.

Reading – 5/10 minutes daily.

Next week could you please send in 2 bags with your child in preparation for their books to come home. Also, a reminder that school finishes next Friday 19th at 1pm.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Poyiadzis & Mrs Barnes