This week in Year 1...

It’s been a busy and spooooktacular week in Year One. It's been full of fun, learning, and Halloween excitement!

On Monday, we started the week with our Spooky Disco! The children were so excited for the disco and lots of them made posters to advertise it, as well as their own invitations to attend the disco. WOW! All of the children looked fantastic in their costumes and showed off some electrifying dance moves. It was frightfully fun from start to finish!

We read 'Christopher Pumpkin' which has inspired lots of beautiful art work and writing in Discovery Time. Ask your child what they've been up to this week. Follow this link and 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emXqN42mMVg - Christopher Pumpkin

In English, we recapped nouns and adjectives. Can your child tell you what a noun is (a person, place or thing)?

Can they describe something using an adjective (a describing word)?

We also introduced our new Year One learning and learned about what verbs are.

The children loved listening to and dancing along to the video below. Can your child give you an example of a verb?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83aUaYQF4NM&list=RD83aUaYQF4NM&start_radio=1

We've been thinking about how we can stop plastic pollution, drawing on what we learnt last week. Lots of children had the idea to create posters to SAVE OUR OCEANS!

We started looking at imperative verbs (bossy verbs) and commands, inspired by Little Miss Bossy!

Get your child to practise being bossy and using commands at home.

In RE, we explored Halloween. We learnt about what it is, why it’s celebrated, and how people mark the occasion in different ways. The children shared their own experiences and traditions, and we had thoughtful discussions about the meaning behind the celebration.

In Maths, we’ve been looking at number lines to identify numbers, estimate where numbers sit, and using comparative language such as:

greater than, less than, and equal to.

The children were introduced to Blockzilla who helped them to identify which number was greater and which number was less. Here is a link to support at home:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0blsqtz/numberblocks-series-3-

We are so proud of how well the children have settled into Year One . Their enthusiasm, kindness, and resilience have truly shone through. Thank you for your ongoing support and engagement. It makes such a difference.

Have a wonderful half term break filled with rest, joy, and special memories with your families. We can’t wait to welcome you all back on Monday 3rd November.

Take care and enjoy the break!

Year One Team xxx 

Upcoming Dates for Your Diary 

• Tuesday 4th November - Children's individual photos 

• Tuesday 4th November and Tuesday 11th November - Parents Evening 

• Friday 7th November - WriteStrong Parent Workshop - 2.15pm in the school studio.