Y1 Friday 13th January 2023
Y1 Friday 13th January 2023– Looking Back & Forth
Looking back:
In English we have used ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’ to inspire our writing. We have explored vocabulary to understand their definitions and written sentences including adjectives.
In Maths we have begun to look at place value and partitioning numbers to 20 into tens and ones.
In Science we have begun to explore the different parts of the human body- naming, identifying and labelling parts on our body.
In History we have generated questions to ask our parents and grandparents to find out information about toys from the past. We also looked at our own toys and explored the features they have.
Year 1 – Pupils’ Highlights:
√ Partitioning numbers to 20 and thinking about how many tens and ones they have.
√ Exploring vocabulary to identify what the meaning is.
√ Generating questions to find out information about toys from the past.
√ Throwing, rolling and catching balls in PE.
√ Writing descriptive sentences using adjectives.
√ Using ‘and’ to join words and ideas.
√ Finding sounds in phoneme spotters and matching sounds in Phonics.
√ Recognising, naming and labelling parts of the body.
√ Looking at what features our favourite toys have and labelling them.
√ Understanding what pitch is in Music.
√ Singing ‘head, shoulders, knees and toes’ in French
Family discussion questions:
- In 13, there are 3 tens and 1 one. True or false? Why?
- Do you think toys your grandparents had different toys to the toys you have? Why?
- What adjectives could you use to describe a teddy?
Looking forward:
Next week we will be using the book of ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’ to inspire us to write a list poem about what toys are under the floorboards and learning how to use ‘ed’ ending when writing in past tense.
In Maths we will looking at numbers up to 20- finding one more and one less than given numbers.
In Science we will be looking at the how we move and use different parts of our bodies.
In History we will be learning about what Victorian toys were like.
In Computing we will be learning about what a pictogram is and making a human pictogram to help us.
Reminders:
- Please reply to our class letter with a letter about toys you had as a child (if this could be done by grandparents too that would be wonderful) and if you have a photo or can find one online, to show what your toy was like that would be helpful. If these could be in by Monday 23rd January, at the latest-Thank you.
- Y1 and Y2 Dance Workshop Wednesday 18th January (after school)- All welcome. If your child wishes to attend please return the form, to school, that was emailed.
- Homework in Year 1
- Spelling and handwriting/ phonics homework is sent home each Friday and is due back in the following Friday. Handwriting 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 is nothing to worry about and gives children experience of homework before Year 2 and helps with their Year 1 handwriting and spelling expectations. Homework due Friday 20.1.23.
- 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.
Thank you for your continued support
Thanks for your support
Ms Cummins