Y1 Notices

Talk Time

Our weekly talk time helps develop an oracy skill. We have now introduced all our sentence stems for the term and will be working on how to use them. 

This week discussion for home..

This week’s Talk Time topic is: Should We Always Follow The Rules?

Please continue to bring in any note linked to this topic so the children can share in class. 

Reading

We will collect books in each Sunday and give out new ones. Please keep books in your child’s bag so we can read with them in school. Reading should be recorded at home in the PO each day.

Phonics

This week reviews the digraph -ee, -ea (Green Froggy), -ea (Silent Ghost) and er.

ee Grapheme Revision

• Example words: see, tree, green, meet, week

ea (Green Froggy) Grapheme Revision

• Example words: sea, dream, meat, each, read

ea (Silent Ghost) Grapheme Revision

• Example words: head, bread, meant, instead, read

er Grapheme Revision

• Example words: her, term, verb, person

200 HFWs

• be, he, me, she, no, go, so, do, to, today, I, by, my

Maths

This below app helps children build greater number confidence and fluency. It’s all about targeted practice in engaging, one-minute chunks! 

• https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths#download 

Maths Passport 

Use this link to access Maths Passport. In the PO you will find which country your child should be working on. We will assess children on these passports regularly.

When you have done this each week with your child, please make a note in your child’s PO. 

Thank you to those of you who have sent in photos of your child already. If you still need to send them, please provide via e-mail to the primary office the following photos of your child. 

• A newborn baby photo 

• A toddler photo showing a new skill - for example, eating or walking

• A photo of your child on their 3rd or 4th birthday

• A photo of them in their school uniform.

Healthy Lunches & Nut Allergy

Please pack healthy lunches for your children, and note that we have nut allergies in the year group so no snacks should be sent containing nuts. 

How to access the Maths Passport at home

• To access the website, you need to be logged into your child's account - e.g. smithd@britishschoolmuscat.com

• If you are unsure of the login information, please contact our IT department via the Primary School Office.

• Click on the link to access the site.

• You are NOT able to write online on any of the questions on the site however you ARE able to print them if you wish to do so.

• There is a section on the Primary School Notices site called 'Primary Maths' and in here you can access more detailed information.

Meet and Greet Presentations

• Miss Dellman's presentation

• Classroom presentations for 1B, 1M and 1A

• Specialists presentation

Term 2 Curriculum Newsletter

Please click here for the Y1 Curriculum Newsletter for Term 2

Absences

If your child is unwell, leaving early or coming late  please complete the Absence Form and the class teacher will be informed.