Y1 Friday 13th November 2020– Looking Back & Forth
Y1 Friday 13th November 2020– Looking Back & Forth
Looking back:
We have had a busy and productive week this week in Year 1!
In Maths we have begun to look fact families and how to record them systematically to check we have found them all- we have used part whole modes and tens frames with counters and recorded formal number sentences.
In English we have analysed the story of ‘Rapunzel’, looked at features we could use in our writing and begun to plan our story.
In Geography we have identified what a; town, village, city and coastline are like and begun to look at human and physical features we would find there.
Year 1 – Pupils’ Highlights:
√ Playing in the wild flower garden at playtime.
√ Learning about Diwali and trying some food.
√ Fact families and number bonds in Maths using part whole models and tens frames.
√ Learning about human and physical features in Geography.
√ Playing in the Reception playground at playtime.
√ Writing about Rapunzel.
√ Throwing, catching and rolling skills in PE.
√ Fun outdoor games at playtime.
√ Learning to read and write two-syllable words.
√ Doing super handwriting practise.
√ Singing Jingle Bell Rock for our Christmas CD.
Family discussion questions:
- What is a human feature? What is a physical feature? Can you spot any this weekend?
- What are the numbers bonds to 7? Start with 7+0 = 7. Should they go in an order?
- Is laptop a two-syllable word? How do you know?
Looking forward:
Next week we will be looking at the features of writing in Traditional Tales and begin planning our writing of the story of ‘Rapunzel’.
In Maths we will begin to look at number bonds to 10.
In Geography we will continue to look at the human and physical features of a town, village, city and coastline.
Reminders:
Spelling and handwriting 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.
Book change on Thursday.
Please continue to read every night and practise the sound cards. If this could be recorded in reading diaries so I can track progress for our 14 day Reading Challenge.
We are learning a song for our whole school Christmas CD- ‘Jingle Bell Rock by Brenda Lee’- if you would like to listen to it and sing at home the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s3UnOPfbjA
If you have any questions please ask
Thank you for your continued support
Ms Cummins