Autumn 1
Friday 2nd 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 English we have continued with our book, This is the Bear by Sarah Hayes focusing on how the characters felt at different parts in the story. There is a link below if you want to share it together at home.
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 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 Science we have been labelling parts of the body. I have added a '2DO' on Purple Mash if your child would like to log in and have a go to support their learning. Please email me if you have any trouble logging in or finding the 2DO. mgreen@victoriaparkinf.co.uk
Next week
Don’t forget to bring your smiles for photograph day on Tuesday 😊.
Friday 25th 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. The children enjoyed comparing numbers and putting numbers in order from greatest to smallest or smallest to greatest. If you would like some more practise at home, there is a link below.
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 😊!
Next week
We are hoping to go on a walk around the local area to look at the use of buildings that surround us. If anyone wants to volunteer and help out on this trip, we are going on Thursday between 9 and 10.30am. Please just let me know.
Tuesday 22nd September
Thank you to all the parents who were able to come tonight, 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.
Thursday 17th September
We've had a super week together this week. In maths we’ve been counting forwards and backwards, finding one more and one less 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.
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!
Next week
The Meet the Teacher meeting will be on Tuesday 22nd 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, don’t worry if you can’t.
Thursday 10th September
The children have really enjoyed learning lots of new things. We have doing lots of counting in Maths and learning how to represent numbers in a ten frame. We had a lovely session with Mr Shingler on Monday playing different games and enjoyed our Autumn Harvest themed dance session. Just a reminder that earrings need to be removed on PE days. 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 Thursday please. Please can you remember to sign the yellow reading record book every time you hear your child read. 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 are planning to go around Stretford (Thursday 1st October) and the park (Tuesday 13th October) weather dependent. 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 4th September
Hello everybody!
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.
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.
Please check this page for regular updates about our learning, as well as messages from the staff and the Curriculum Updates. For more information about the staff on Key Stage One please click the link below.
Have a lovely weekend everyone, Miss Green
Wednesday 2nd September
Hello everybody and welcome back to school 😊
The children have settled well into their new classroom and enjoyed the different activities we have done. We have had a wonderful day together and I cannot wait for tomorrow. Just to let you know that PE this half term will be on Mondays (starting 7th September) and Thursdays (starting 10th September) and the children can come to school in their PE kits on these days.
Miss Green