Year 1 Week Beginning 21.4.25

Welcome back!

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and a good rest over the holiday. We were so blessed with the beautiful weather; the children have been telling us lots of exciting stories about what they did over the two week break!

The class have gradually settled back into the Year 1 routines and are ready for their final term in Year 1! Following Pope Francis’ death on Monday, the children reflected on his life and legacy upon their return to school on Tuesday. They were able to independently make links between what Pope Francis continually strived for: inclusivity for all, commitment to social justice, humility and his care and love for God’s creation, and the new whole school Catholic Social Teaching focus- Dignity. In RE, The class thought about how they too could follow in Pope Francis’ footsteps and ensure dignity and care for others, in their everyday lives.

Also on Tuesday, the children learnt that over the holidays, the class caterpillars had turned into butterflies. Thank you to Savannah and her family for looking after them so well and ensuring they survived! Year 1 took the butterflies to the Peace Garden, where there are lots of flowers, and released them! It was very exciting! At first the butterflies didn’t seem to keen to leave, but after a while, with lots of encouragement from the children, all five butterflies flew away to start their new lives! The class are looking forward to getting some more caterpillar eggs, so they will be able to watch every stage! Hopefully this time, they won’t leave it until the holidays to change!!!

In English, the class began their new unit based on the short Literacy Shed film ‘Whistleless’- which is about a bird that cannot sing.

In Maths, Year 1 have been learning about measuring length and height and have been comparing and measuring things around the classroom using  different objects.

In Geography, Year 1 began their new learning about the seaside, and in Science, they learnt about amphibians and the life cycle of a frog, as part of their focus on animals.

The weather is set to get warmer next week; please remember to provide a sunhat and water bottle, and apply sun cream before school, so that we can keep them all safe from the sun. Thank you!

Please encourage your child to complete the revision phonics mat sent home today and to continue read their reading book daily to an adult. Thank you.

Please note, from next week, PE days will be on Wednesday and Friday.

Spelling Shed this week: Words ending in ‘y’/ee/ and ‘ve’/v/

Have a lovely weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team