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Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you all had a great weekend - what beautiful surroundings we live in! I hope you got the chance to step outdoors. Lucy was our star learner last week - she always shows great resilience and always cracks on with her work! Literacy Many of the children are reading very well in school and have made tremendous progress since starting Year 1 in September. Thank you for the effort you make at home, it really does make a huge difference to the children's attainment overall. We read with children each day during RWI but we also try to read with children at least once a week on top of this. Can I remind you it is our expectation and part of the Year 1 homework to read at least 5 times a week for at least 5-10mins. I have placed a reminder in the children's reading diaries where i have noted this is not recorded. Just a signature from you or your child will let us know they are on track with their home learning. Maths We are studying arrays as part of our work on multiplication and division. This week we will be doing the X5 multiplication test on Friday so get revising. As you see below many of the children are already Stars at the X10. We will repeat these tests until the children are secure with the X2, X5 and X10 multiplications. Humanities We have explored the meaning of being an explorer and adventurer. We will study important or significant individuals through this topic. Science We will continue our work on plants. Last week we looked at wild flowers. I would recommend taking the children for a walk in the bluebell woods beside the river in North Tawton, There is a fantastic display of wild flowers that you could explore. Have a fabulous week! Mrs Budiman and Mrs Day Dear Parents and Carers,
The children have come back to school happy and refreshed this week. They have all impressed me with their excellent behaviour and brilliant work ethic. Our 'Star Learner' this week was Alex. Alex has been working very hard in his groups this week, working collaboratively with his peers. Literacy The children's reading continues to improve and their understanding of phonics is becoming more secure. In June they will take part in the Phonics Screening Check. I would urge you to read on a daily basis with your child as we approach this date - practise does make perfect! May I give a special mention to Francesca, Alex and Henry who have shown great motivation in their writing this week. They have aspired to do their best and have produced some lovely work. Maths In Maths we are starting our unit on multiplication and division. From next week we will be doing a multiplication test each week on a Friday. I will let you know each week which multiplications you should revise. Next week the children will be doing the 10X table so get practising! Science We have started an exciting unit of work about plants. This week we talked about seeds and bulbs and the difference between them. We also planted our own seeds and set up a comparative test to discover what a seed needs to grow. Life Skills The children have discussed feelings this week and created their own feelings friends from felt. Have a fabulous long weekend! Kind regards, Mrs Budiman and Mrs Day Dear Parents and Carers,
Well done to Vittoria who was our Star Learner last week - she has worked really hard since she joined us in Year 1 and is always full of smiles. Forest School This Monday is Forest School so please bring your kit ready for some outdoor learning. No need for PE kit today. Assessment Week This week is assessment week in school and therefore our normal routines will be disrupted. We will not have spellings this week. Maths In Maths we will continue our work on weight and volume. Please follow this link for further work: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning?year=year-1 Wider Curriculum Science This week we will be continuing our unit of work on 'Sound' and will be talking about how sound travels and also how some people may have hearing problems. Humanities We will continue our work on London, looking at its geographical location and historical context. Like Dear Parents and Carers,
The children had a great first week back after the holidays and continue to impress me with their ability to transition back to school life so seamlessly. Literacy As we move closer to the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check I would once again encourage you to read with your child everyday and record this in their reading records. It is important for us to understand what children are doing at home and in school. One of the stumbling blocks many of the children are struggling with is recognising split digraphs such as a-e, o-e, u-e and e-e. Please feel free to come and speak to me if you are not sure how these work. Maths The spring term also brings new challenges! We have been practising counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Please practise this at home as this is an essential skill in Maths. Wider Curriculum Forest School Forest school was excellent fun this week as we explored the undergrowth for insects and alike hibernating over the winter. We then went on to build a bug hotel made of leaves and wood we found scattered around after Storm Eunice. Have a great week! Mrs Budiman Dear Parents and Carers,
The children have had a very productive week. Logan is our 'Star Learner' - he has shown great determination and resilience in his learning this year. Literacy As always we are pushing forward with our Literacy learning in RWI. The children's writing is developing well and this week we wrote a story about telling a fib. The children's reading is also developing and as we approach the second half of spring term the children will need to really step up their home reading in preparation for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. Maths In Maths we have been working on place value within 50. We have been discussing the number of tens and ones in numbers and have been representing numbers in various ways with our maths apparatus. History We have nearly finished our History studies looking at Henry VIII and will compare this figure to our current Queen next week. PSHE Today we have celebrated Children's Mental Health Week. We have thought about ourselves and how we can stay mentally healthy. We have also been thinking of positive things about ourselves. Science In Science we have been looking at different types of animals that hibernate in the winter months. We continue to record the weather taking note of the season. Have a great week! Mrs Budiman and Mrs Day Dear Parents and Carers,
Our Star Learner this week is Daisy who amazed us with her number bond knowledge. Well done Daisy it's great to see you feeling so proud of yourself! Literacy Once again the children are working hard in Literacy and I have been really impressed with some of the writing I am seeing. The children are increasingly aware of the sizing of their letters and are working hard to improve in all aspects. Please continue to read daily with your child. Maths We have been working hard on subtraction this week and the use of number bonds to help us with this. The children have worked hard on these ideas and persevered with some difficult ideas - so a very well done to you all! Wider Curriculum This week we made our own crowns in History and explored the timeline of Henry VIII many marriages. The children were also part of a talk with some medical professionals this week in which they found out something about careers in the medical profession. Forest School We will be doing Forest School on Monday so don't forget your kit. The children will not need their PE kit on Monday but will still need it on Friday. Have a great week! Kind regards, Mrs Budiman, Mrs Day and Mrs Bewes Dear Parents and Carers,
The week has absolutely flown by and our Star Learner this week is Evander! Evander always has lots of ideas to share and a creative mind. He has produced some excellent written work this week - so very well done Evander! Literacy I have been impressed with the learning going on in my own phonics group as we move through some challenging writing activities. The children are developing well and continue to impress me with their ability to improve. Maths We have got onto some difficult Maths this week as we attempted to use our knowledge of number bonds to add and subtract bridging ten. No easy task and worth practising if you have time! https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning?year=year-1 https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/wrm/2020/07/Y1-HL-Spring-Block-1-Addition-and-subtraction-within-20-2020.pdf Wider Curriculum In Science the children have worked on the seasons and the type of weather we expect to see in these seasons. We are planning an exciting week of History in which we will explore how things are different in comparison to the past. We will be making crowns, jousting (safely!) and creating our own timelines of events. Have a great weekend! Mrs Budiman, Mrs Day and Mrs Bewes. Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you enjoyed our weather report ably given by Henry and Lucy. Our Star Learner last week was Daisy who has been working really hard in her Literacy producing some lovely written work. Literacy Keep up the 5 minutes reading daily with your child and please practise spellings. You will find these in the spelling books. Maths The children are working hard on their maths and we are now working particularly hard on number bonds to both 10 and 20. We are using this knowledge to aid our addition. Wider Curriculum As you will have seen we have got off to a great start in our Science observing the weather outside and looking at some of the instrument we use to measure weather. Please try to review the order of the seasons with your and even the months of the year these are important concepts in year 1. Homework You should have received the homework for this term - this is in the homework books provided. Forest School I'm afraid Forest School could not happen on Monday because of staff shortages due to illness. I hope we can catch up on another day and I will keep you posted as to when we might be able to manage it. Have a great week! Mrs Budiman, Mrs Day, Mrs Bewes Dear Parents and Carers,
The children have made a great start to the term and have returned motivated to learn and reinvigorated by the Christmas Spirit. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. This half term we will be joined by our trainee Teacher Mrs Bewes who will be in class from Tuesday until Thursday each week. Last week we consolidated our learning from the previous term and this week we will start a new unit, namely, Addition and Subtraction within 20 - there are very useful resources on the White Rose website and here is a link for the supporting maths booklet: https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/wrm/2020/07/Y1-HL-Spring-Block-1-Addition-and-subtraction-within-20-2020.pdf Children have moved to their new RWI groups. Please remember to read each night, your child's teacher in phonics should provide spellings each week on a Monday to be tested on a Friday. Wider Curriculum Computing The children will be using our class chromebooks to get more familiar with the keyboard and practise writing digitally for themselves. Science Over the coming half term in Science we are exploring Weather and the Seasons. We will be of course looking at each season and its characteristics as well as thinking about how plants such as trees change through the seasons. We will also think about how some animals hibernate for the winter. Forest School Forest school will run every other week starting from the 17th of January. Your child will need:
Enjoy your week! Mrs Budiman, Mrs Day and Mrs Bewes ClicDear Parents and Carers,
I hope you all had a good opening week to this half term. The children have returned to school refreshed and ready to learn. Literacy In accordance with our recent assessments children will have been regrouped in Literacy/Phonics. They are all doing really well learning their phoneme/grapheme correspondences. We read with the children everyday through guided reading and also once a week one-to-one but please make time to read with your child everyday for at least five minutes. This is essential to them making the progress we would expect in Year 1. Please find this week's spellings attached! Sorry the photocopier is broken! Maths In Maths we are continue our work on addition and subtraction. Please feel free to tackle the workbook below! https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Y1-HL-Autumn-Block-2-Addition-and-subtraction-within-10-2020.pdf Computing The children really enjoyed computing last term so this term we are starting with computing. The children have been busy learning how to use the various tools on 'Paint'. If you would like to practise more here is the link we have been using: https://paintz.app/ Science In Science we start our new topic 'Building Things' in which we will explore how the properties of certain materials lend themselves to certain uses. PE In PE we have been learning football skills. We are learning to control the ball with our feet using our dribbling skills and also starting to pass the ball to our friends using the inside of our foot. Have a great week! Mrs Budiman and Mrs Dayk here to edit. |
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