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Year 1 News – 18.9.26
English The children have all written about themselves this week. They tried hard to use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops in their writing. In handwriting this week, the children practised forming g and q cursively. Maths This week, we have focused on representing and counting objects. The children have all been given a Mathletics password, […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 11.9.26
It has been a busy week of fun and learning in Year 1! Phonics We have reviewed the phonemes that the children learned in Reception. The children also enjoyed whole-class paired reading. They all tried really hard. English In our English lessons, we have been talking about our families. The children have all drawn a […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 4.9.26
We have had a fantastic three days in Year 1! It has been wonderful getting to know all of the children better. They are settling into the routines of Year 1 well. Reading We are busy hearing each child read individually. By the end of next week, they will have a reading book and a […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 17.7.26
The final week of Year 1! What a privilege it has been to teach your wonderful children this year. We know they will continue to thrive in Year 2! Thank you for all of your kind messages, cards and gifts. English In English, we have been drawing pictures and writing about what we have enjoyed […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 10.7.26
English We have continued with our work on ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. This week the children designed a basket to keep Mr Grinling’s lunch safe. They had some fantastic ideas, including mustard blasters and secret compartments. The children then wrote some fantastic descriptions of their basket. Maths We have continued learning about time. This week, […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 3.7.26
English / Design Technology In English, we have enjoyed the story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. Mr Grinling then wrote to us, asking us to design and make him a sandwich. Some children were brave enough to try some mustard! After we had made and tasted the sandwich, we wrote instructions to Mr Grinling to tell […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 26.6.26
English In English, we have been enjoying lots of poems about the seaside. We have chosen a poem written by Nicola Davies and started to practise as a class to perform at the whole school poetry slam in the next couple of weeks. The children have enjoyed creating their own poetry about the seaside and […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 19.6.26
English This week, the children have written a recount of our trip to Rodley Nature Reserve. The children have impressed us with their use of time connectives, conjunctions and adjectives. Maths This week, we have been learning about Place Value within 100. The children have been counting to 100 and partitioning numbers. The children particularly […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 12.6.26
Rodley Nature Reserve The highlight of our week has been our trip to Rodley Nature Reserve. Both classes had a wonderful day and it was fantastic to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic in all of the activities. We started the day with a nature walk around the reserve. There were lots of tiny […]
Read newsYear 1 News – 5.6.26
English In English, we read the story ‘Billy’s Bucket’. The children then used their imagination to think about what would be in their bucket and wrote a description of their setting. We had some brilliant writing with effective use of conjunctions and lots of adjectives. Maths We looked at quarters this week and the children […]
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