Autumn 1
Friday 24th October
Thank you to everyone who managed to come to our Harvest celebration. The children really enjoyed performing their songs for you and I hope you enjoyed it to!
This week we were visited by Mrs Singh who told us all about Diwali and how she celebrated with her family this week.
Over the half term holidays, I wondered if the children would like to carry on being scientists and see what different trees they can spot when they are out and about next week. There are some handy ID sheets below to help you.
Finally, I just wanted to say that the children have really grown this half term and have settled well into the routines of Year One. I am so proud of them and their achievements. I hope you all have a lovely half term holiday and I will see you back in school on Monday 3rd November.
Miss Green
Thursday 16th October
What a busy week it’s been in 1G!
As scientists we have been talking about the seasonal changes and identifying which trees grow in the local area. We went on a walk to Victoria Park and collected leaves to help us identify the trees. The children were beautifully behaved listening well to the adults. We all had a wonderful time!
In Maths we have been finding out the addition facts for our numbers up to 10, using the part-whole model. We have used lots of practical resources to help but some children have found this concept tricky (working out the four sums, known as number sentences) and may need some extra practise at home. This video below will explain what a fact family is.
We have also been busy practising our singing and getting ready for our Harvest Festival which is on Wednesday next week. If you would like to donate something to our Harvest Festival: tins, pasta, rice, snacks, treats or toiletries, we will be collecting donations from Monday 20th October, in a trolley in the playground. The Harvest Festival is for adults only and to help families to arrange childcare, we will be hosting two Harvest Festivals, at 9.20am and 2.20pm. You can come at whichever time is more convenient for you. We hope to see you there!
Thursday 9th October
Another super week of learning in 1G 😊. We have done lots of independent learning this week, as well as being super science detectives using our senses to recognise different tastes and smells. In art we have been continuing our work with pattern, shape and space and this week we did some printing with the printing blocks we made last week.
In English we have been exploring the fable, Town Mouse and Country Mouse. The children have looked at the different settings and written sentences about how the characters felt at different parts in the story. We have been working on using correct letter formation and writing sentences using capital letters and full stops. We have also linked our Geography work to this, finding out the differences between a village, town and city.
We were also lucky to have a visit from Stretford Children’s Theatre, where we went on a magical adventure together 😊.
Next week
We are hoping to visit the park on Monday (weather permitting) to identify the different types of trees growing and look at the seasonal changes as part of our science work.
Friday 3rd October
Well, what a busy active week it has been!
We enjoyed our walk around Stretford using our field work skills to read and follow a map. We looked at how the land and different buildings are used in the locality, spotting the shops, the public hall, houses, the old cinema and the park. The children behaved beautifully, listening well to the adult instructions, great work 1G!
In maths we have started our addition work by looking at part whole models and finding the missing amounts. The video below explains what the children have been learning.
In our DT lesson this week, we have carried on with our work on structures, designing and making bridges that a toy car could travel along. The children used different construction toys and materials to build their bridges, testing their ideas as they went along and solving problems when things didn’t quite go to plan! They worked really hard on this and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Finally, just a couple of reminders. All children need a fresh water bottle (full of water) in the classroom each day. If your child has a packed lunch, they should have a separate drink that is kept in their lunchbox for lunchtime.
As it is getter colder (and wetter!) please make sure your child has a cardigan/ jumper and coat in school every day. Please can you remember to label all items of clothing as it makes it easier to track down their owner! If you could also take a moment to double check all uniform items at home in case your child has accidently taken someone else’s cardigan or jumper, many thanks.
Next week
Don’t forget to bring your smiles for photograph day on Tuesday 😊. As it is our PE day the children need to wear their yellow polo shirt and green jumper, with leggings or track suit bottoms ready for PE.
Friday 26th September
What a super week of learning 1G have had!
This week we started our new story, This is the bear and enjoyed learning what rhyming words are and we have used drama to find out more about the characters.
In Maths we have been focusing on comparing 2 numbers. We have been practising the vocabulary of greater than, less than and is equal to. In art we have continued with our work on pattern, shape and space. This week we took a line for a ‘walk’ and chose how to fill the white spaces.
In our practical DT lessons, we have learnt about structures and how we can make them stable. We used paper and masking tape to see who could make the tallest (and most stable!) skyscraper. The children were enthusiastic and worked well as a team to problem solve and communicate effectively with each other to complete the task. They had great fun! Well done to everyone…not an easy job with just paper and masking tape 😊!
We have also begun our library sessions this week. The children will have an opportunity to swap their books each week, on a Tuesday. Please return the library book in their book bag each week.
Next week
We are hoping to go on a walk around the local area to look at the use of buildings that surround us.
Wednesday 24th September
Thank you to all the parents who were able to come last night, it was lovely to meet to all and I hope you found it useful. I’ve put a few slides below from the presentation and a copy of the handout in the children’s reading folders for those who couldn’t make it. As mentioned at the meeting I have included our handwriting scheme letters and numbers, as we are working really hard on this and will be sending home some homework to support the work being done in school. Mrs Walkden can’t wait to see the results of all our hard work!
Friday 19th September
We've had a super week together this week. In maths we’ve been counting forwards and backwards, finding one more than a number and used this to find missing numbers in sequences. Some children are still finding counting backwards a little tricky so any additional practise at home would be useful. We are continuing to enjoy our gymnastics and basketball sessions with the coaches.
In DT we have been learning how to join materials and have used our imaginations to design and create using various reclaimed boxes and tubes, which I’m sure you’ve seen the results at home. If you would like to donate any spare tubes and small boxes (not larger than a cereal box) I would be very grateful as my supply has been depleted this week by such an enthusiastic class!
The children have had lots of fun using the resources in class to build, make and play. They have used the cameras to record what is important to them. As you can see some of the photo’s capture lots of detail and we definitely have some budding photographers in class!
Next week
The Meet the Teacher meeting will be on Tuesday 23rd September. It will start at 3.30pm in 1G’s classroom. It will be a talk about what happens in Year 1, and a chance to put faces to the names. Please make childcare arrangements for your child, as it is a meeting just for parents and carers this time. I look forward to seeing you if you can make it.
Tuesday 16th September
The children have really enjoyed learning lots of new things in school. We have doing lots of counting in Maths and learning how to represent numbers in a ten frame We also enjoyed our first PE lesson as Year One’s doing gymnastics and multi-skills. We have been doing lots of independent learning through play, practising our sharing and turn taking skills with the games and toys in class as well as becoming more familiar with the routines of Year One.
I have sent home the reading and phonics homework to be completed by Friday please. More information and help can be found in the homework tab above. The reading and phonics homework provides additional opportunities for children to consolidate the learning they have done in class as well as practise their segmenting and blending skills. With the scheme there are also resources that can be used at home to support your child’s phonics learning. Click on the link below, then use the student tab.
Finally, we have sent home two letters (copies below). We are planning to go around Stretford and the park (different days) in October. The trips would be 9am to 10.30am and I wondered if any parents would like to help out on these trips? If you are interested in helping, please can you email me at the address below.
Many thanks, Miss Green
Friday 5th September
The children have settled well into the routines of Year One and it has been lovely to see all their smiling faces in the morning. They have really enjoyed being with all their friends again after the summer holidays and have loved learning and playing together this week in the sunshine. So, if anyone has come home and told you that they did nothing this week at school… then I’m sure you will enjoy the photographs below.
It was a lovely surprise to see coach Mr Shingler today (even for me!) and we did some practical maths in our session. From next week, our PE sessions will be on Tuesdays and Fridays for this half term. Children can come to school ready in their PE clothes on those days. Don’t forget earrings need to be removed on PE days.
I am still hearing the children read and will send home their reading books at the end of next week. I am available in the playground before and after school if you have any questions.
Have a lovely weekend everyone, Miss Green