Y1 Friday 15th March 2024– Looking Back & Forth
Y1 Friday 15th March 2024– Looking Back & Forth
Looking back:
In English we have sequenced the story of Hermelin and looked at the features within it. We have planned our own detective story.
In Maths we have begun our Place Value to 50 unit by grouping and partitioning numbers to 50.
In Science we have written facts about how Emperor penguins survive in Antarctica.
In Art and Design and D&T, we have used pastel to create lines and textures on the body of penguins.
Year 1 – Pupils’ Highlights:
√ Dancing in time with a song and dancing in unison in PE.
√ Continuing to say and repeat animal names in French
√ Grouping and partitioning numbers to 50 by thinking about tens and ones.
√ Solving reasoning problems related to place value.
√ Working hard to read and write words including all split digraphs.
√ Sequencing the story of Hermelin- with a focus on why an order is important.
√ Identifying different features with the story of Hermelin.
√ Planning our own detective story.
√ Using percussion instruments to play hot cross buns in Music.
√ Layering collage materials to create texture.
√ Drawing pastel lines of different sizes to create texture.
Family discussion questions:
- Why is the order of a story important?
- What spelling is correct – theise, theyse, these?
- What signs of spring can you see?
Looking forward:
Next week we will be writing our own detective story based on Hermelin.
In Maths we will continue to build on our knowledge of number by filling in missing numbers on a number line before estimating numbers on it and finding one more / one less than a given number.
In Art and Design and Technology we will continue to create textures with collage and pastels.
In Geography we will look at the world map concentrating on the North Pole, the South Pole and the Equator.
Homework in Year 1
- Spelling and phonics homework is sent home each Friday and is due back in the following Friday. Handwriting/ Phonics is based on the letter we have practised in school and the spellings are based on what we have looked at in school including High Frequency Words (HFW) or Common Exception Words (CEW) from the Year 1 spelling list. I will send 3 or 5 spellings home; this amount can be changed weekly dependent on how well they are retained by the children and will be tested informally on a Friday morning. This really helps to reinforce the sounds we have been working on in class and enables the children to use the sounds / words in their writing. Homework due Friday.
- Please continue to read every night. If this could be recorded in reading diaries so I can track progress for our 14 day Reading Challenge. Reading Challenge’s will be awarded on Friday’s after checking Reading Diaries on Thursday after school. If you have any questions please ask.
Reminders
World Down Syndrome Day Thursday 21st March- please wear odd socks. Gingerbread socks will be sold after school, beside the Sunshine Room.
Thanks for your support
Mrs Carew