Science- Plants

In Science, this term, 1DC and 1JK have been learning about plants. Pupils enjoyed planting their own bean seeds linking to our story Jack and the Beanstalk.

They have taken great care when caring for and watering our plants. We have learnt about the different parts of a plant and observed and walked around the school to find a range of wild and garden plants.

Counting in 2s 5s and 10s

In Maths, Year 1 pupils have been practising counting in 2s 5s and 10s. With number games and rhymes the children have quickly picked up counting in a new efficient way.

Why not try...

Using 2p, 5p, 10p coins to practice counting
Bounce a ball counting in 2s, 5s or 10s to 100 without dropping the ball

Fractions and position and direction

Children have been diving into the world of fractions, focusing on using hands on activities to find half and a quarter of shapes and given amounts. They have been exploring position and direction through playful activities including following instructions and following a map.

Why not try...

Sharing your favourite sweets into halves and quarters
Make a map and write some instructions using positional language e.g. above, below, forwards, backwards, left and right

Design and Technology- Wheels and Mechanisms

Our amazing mechanics designed and created their vehicles in our Design and Technology lessons this term. Pupils first learnt that all vehicles need an axle and axle holder and investigated this. They then spent time crafting their vehicle ensuring the the wheels were round and balanced. Take a look at some of the creative vehicles,

Visiting the GNSA library

Year 1 enjoyed a lovely afternoon at the GNSA library. It was wonderful to see the children's enthusiasm and laughter whilst sharing books with their friends and teachers.

Phonics Screening Check

All Year 1 pupils have been working extremely hard to prepare for the upcoming Phonics Screening Check which will take place immediately after the half term holidays - week beginning Monday 10th June 2024. Please continue to support your child at home in practising using their sounds to read as much as possible, especially the words provided each week for homework practice.

We will be sending more practice words over the half term holidays!

Thank you for your ongoing support. All pupils have made excellent progress so far and we are absolutely sure that our pupils will do their very best in the assessments.

Final half term before Year 2

As we prepare for our final half term in Year One. There are lots of ways to help your children get ready for year 2. Here are some ideas of key skills you can practise together at home.

- Knowing one more/one less than a number

- Reading the time to o’clock and half past

- Being able to correctly form all lowercase and uppercase letters

- Reading and spelling the Year 1 Tricky Words Correctly

- Writing sentences with a capital letter at the start, finger spaces between words and a full stop (or other punctuation) at the end.

- Reading back a sentence to check that it makes sense

- Getting changed and undressed independently

- Remembering school items e.g. reading books, homework

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