Y1 WB 14/9/25

Up and Coming Dates:

Sunday, 21st September - International Day of Peace
Monday, 22 nd September - 8.15 am to 9:15 am - Inclusion Workshop
Wednesday, 24th September - 8.15 am Whole School Open Morning
Thursday, 25th September - World Languages Day
Tuesday, 30th of September - Meet the Principal

English

This week, we continued reading our class book Old Bear! The learners have been busy exploring more about the characters and we created a role on the wall to think deeply about our character's feelings, and even wrote a list poem using adjectives to describe all the wonderful things we discovered in the attic!

In Phonics, we continued reviewing Phase 3 phonemes from last year to strengthen our knowledge and prepare us for our next steps.

These are the digraphs and trigraphs we covered this week;

ai, ee, igh, oa, ow, ear, air, er, sh, zz, ss, ck, ng

Ask your child: What is a digraph? What is a trigraph?

Spellings to try at home;

Decodable Words: misses, year, chain, cobweb, queen, goats, chair, better, bucket

Tricky Words what, when, he, she, we, be, me, have, love

Maths

This week in Maths, the children have been developing their skills in counting a specific number of objects from a larger collection. This activity encourages them to approach counting with greater care and organisation.

In Continuous Provision, the children accessed a range of games using 10 frames to consolidate their learning.

They have also been focusing on correct number formation, making sure their numerals are written clearly and correctly as they record their findings!

Ask your child: Can you count these objects? Can you write the numeral to match the number of objects? Can you form the number ... correctly?

Science

This week in Science, our learners have had so much fun and excitement testing their parachutes. They have explored places within the Year 1 and 2 shared area to drop and test their parachutes. Their chosen most effective place became the mezzanine.

Testing their parachutes enabled them to discuss which materials supported the parachute to float the most safely for Old Bear. This learning experience created opportunities to discuss air friction and use vocabulary such as floating, fast, slow, fastest and slowest.

The children connected their Maths to this learning experience by counting how long their parachutes took to fall.

Ask your child:

What are the best materials to create a parachute? What did Old Bear use for his parachute in the story?

Arabic at Primary

ما تم دراسته هذا الأسبوع

تمييز أنواع الخطوط، مهارة استخدام الأدوات ومشاركة الطفلة
ما سيتم دراسته الأسبوع القادم

حرف الميم، موقع سكني من كتاب "أسرتي ومسكني"، كتابة وقراءة كلمات جديدة: منزل – جمل – مِسطرة – قلم،آداب الحديثة
ملاحظة: نود إبلاغكم بأنه قد تم اليوم إرسال ملفات مادة اللغة العربية مع أبنائنا الطلبة، ونرجو منكم التكرم بإعادتها

. يوم الأحد مع طفلكم

ايميل المعلمه مها الحداد هنا

ايميل المعلمة فاطمة الملا : هنا

Arabic B

This week, we learn about school Facilities
Recognising: (classroom – playground – library – toilet).
Next week, we will learn the letter Meem with its short and long sounds
We will read and learn some words

جمل – Camel
ماء – Water
ماعز – Goat

Wolves of the Week

Well done to our Year 1 Wolves of the Week.

Beach Clean up

Join Us for Beach Clean-Up Day!
September 20th - Saturday
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Location - Amwaj Beach (beside American hospital)

Help us make a difference! We're coming together to clean up our local beach and raise awareness about the importance of protecting our environment. Every small action counts, let's work together for a cleaner, healthier planet.

Bring your friends, family, and positive energy!

Inclusion Workshop

We are delighted to invite you to our first Inclusion Meeting for Parents of the year, which will take place on:

📅 Monday, 22nd September 2025
🕗 8:15 a.m.
📍 Performance Theatre, Nadeen School

Please click here to confirm your attendance.

This will be a warm and welcoming opportunity for us to come together as a community of parents and staff who are committed to ensuring that all our children feel supported, included, and celebrated. During this meeting, we will share updates on our inclusive practices, outline how we can best work in partnership with you, and create space for your voices, questions, and insights.

Let Us Know If Your Child Is Absent – New Email!

We are pleased to inform you that a dedicated email address has now been created for reporting learner absences. Please use attendance@nadeenschool.com to notify the school if your child will be absent on the day. All of the absence correspondence should as always go through the form tutor. This will help us ensure accurate attendance records and streamline communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

Canteen Acess for Primary Learners

Please note that our canteen is available only from Year 4 onwards.

Primary learners in Year 4 and Year 6 will be able to start using the canteen after the half term.

All canteen cards that have been ordered for Primary learners will be held securely by the school all the time.

For parents who ordered the cards for Early Years up to Year 3, refunds will be processed though the app, and a notification will be sent to you account in the app.

In case of any questions, please contact directly support@paywithspare.com

Meet the Principal

We would like to invite all parents to our first Meet the Principal session on Tuesday, the 30th of September at 8:15am in the Performance Theatre.

Please take a moment to complete our survey to help choose topics for the monthly Meet the Principal sessions. Click here to submit your feedback and your presence.

SMS TEST

Dear Parents,

As part of our regular health and safety procedures and our ongoing commitment to maintaining accurate records, we will be sending a test SMS to all parents this Sunday at 10:00 AM.

This is a routine check to ensure our contact information is up to date and that we can reach all families promptly in the event of an emergency or important communication.

No action is required unless you do not receive the SMS. If that is the case, please contact us at Admissions@nadeenschool.com to update your details.

NOTE: SMSs will be sent to local numbers only; if you do not have one, please arrange to obtain a local number as we require 2 local contact numbers for each learner and a local emergency number different from the parents' numbers (This will be used in case of emergency only -not included in SMSs)

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

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