Y1 Friday 19th April 2024– Looking Back & Forth
Y1 Friday 19th April 2024– Looking Back & Forth
Looking back:
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break.
In English we have begun to explore letters- ordering a letter and identifying features of a letter.
In Maths we have begun looked at volume and capacity, with lots of water exploration.
In Science and Geography we have discussed what we know and what we want to find out about in our topics in this half term. In PHSE we have used the book Max the Champion to discuss differences in how we use our bodies, the disabilities some people have and what they can use to help them. We reflected on our talents and we thought about what we are a ‘champion’ at!
Year 1 – Pupils’ Highlights:
√ Reading clues based on the story of Hermelin and matching them to the characters.
√ Sequencing a letter into the correct order.
√ Identifying the features of a letter.
√ Using the balances when learning about mass.
√ Learning about capacity and volume through the language of full and empty, exploring different sized containers and lots of water.
√ Deciding what we liked and disliked about Kandinsky paintings in Art.
√ Painting with hot and cold Brusho colours in Art.
√ Thinking about what we know about Goostrey and what we want to find out.
√ Listening to the story of ‘Max the champion’ and realising what we are a ‘champion’ at.
√ Looking at religious artefacts when learning about Judaism in RE.
√ Hitting balloons with rackets during tennis in PE.
√ Saying fruit names in French.
√ Using our knowledge of pitch when singing the song ‘Animal noises in the night’ in Music.
Family discussion questions:
- What are the 3 sounds that have the grapheme ‘ch’?
- Does a tall thin glass hold more water than a short wide glass? How can you check?
- After looking at ‘Max the champion’ can you decide what some one in your house is a ‘champion’ at and why?
Looking forward:
In English we will plan and write our letter to Hermelin to tell him how wonderful we think he is.
In Maths we will begin our multiplication and division unit by counting 2s, 5s and 10s..
In Science we will be hunting for wild plants and in Geography we will be thinking about where we live and what we can see from our window.
Reminders:
- Please continue to encourage your children to work through the Phonics activity booklet- this will help to reinforce their Phonics learning.
- Our 14 day Reading Challenge has started again, so please write each time your child reads so they can earn 10 house points for their 14 consecutive reads. I will change books overnight on a Thursday
- PE this half term is Friday- please wear PE kits on this day.
If you have any questions please ask.
Thanks again for your continued support.
Kind regards and take care
Mrs Carew