Week beginning 31st March
The last week of term is here! Next week we will be assessing the children to put into new phonics groups for next term. We will change reading books on Tuesday and Thursday as Friday is a half day. The main focus of the week (apart from Easter and chocolate!) will be a DT project […]
Week beginning 24th March
Next week is STEM week (science, technology engineering and maths) and the theme is Adaptation and Change. In Year 1 we will be looking at change from two angles: changes in state (especially freezing and melting) and also seasonal change and the signs of spring. We will be learning about solids and liquids and their […]
Week beginning 17th March
This week we will begin to look at the signs of spring that are appearing around us and make a simple spring picture fact file – so if you are going on any family walks this weekend, look for spring things! In maths we will be comparing lengths and height and practising language such as […]
Week beginning 10th March
Thank heavens for some decent weather! The children all really enjoyed World Book Day and the opportunity to wear their slippers and be out of routine – it was a lovely day, thank you for your support. In the coming week we learning about the life of Neil Armstrong and watching videos of rocket launches […]
Week beginning 3rd March
We will be beginning this term with some work in history about Space exploration and then later on, we will be learning about seasonal change and spring. The frogs are already descending on the school pond! The space theme should also provide opportunities for some exciting descriptive writing. Next Thursday is World Book Day and […]
Week beginning 10th February
In the coming week we will be reassessing our current phonics groups in preparation for next term. Thank you for the story videos that you have sent in they were very entertaining – keep sending them in! Everyone seems very tired at the moment so we will take things slowly for the last week of […]
Week beginning 3rd February
The children did a great job of retelling the story of the Three Little Pigs last week! It is good to see them becoming more confident as writers. This week we will be using some of the vocabulary that we have been learning in our science lessons to write simple riddles, and see if we […]
Week beginning 27th January
Nearly at the end of January already! The Toys Day last week was really enjoyable – many thanks to all the parents who came along to help out! After our Wolfy descriptive writing last week, this week we will be retelling the story of the Three Little Pigs, verbally and in writing. We have suggested […]
Week beginning 20th January
Having practised our pig/wolf drawing skills last week, this week we will be describing the different characters in the story, and in particular the character of the Big Bad Wolf! Every morning, when they arrive, the children are now writing a sentence to go with a picture so they get lots of practise in remembering […]
Week beginning 13th January
Welcome back and Happy New Year! This term our focus will be on traditional tales like the Three Little Pigs in literacy, as we learn to retell familiar stories, draw story maps and talk about and draw the different characters. In handwriting we will be learning to form letters with join lines in preparation for […]
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