Year 1 News – 23.1.26

English

We have been very busy in our English lessons. At the start of the week, we learnt about where the T Rex used to live and we finished our booklets. The children did amazingly well and the booklets are fantastic.

After finishing our factual writing, we got very creative and the children wrote concrete poems about a T Rex.

Phonics

This week, we have continued to learn about alternative sounds. Some of them were quite tricky!

Over the next few weeks, we will be doing a practice phonics screening check with the children. This will help us see how they are all doing and identify any gaps. Please keep practising all the phonemes at home.

Maths

We have continued to look in depth at the numbers to 20. They are becoming more confident in answering problem-solving questions.

Science

We received a letter from a very worried dinosaur called Tina Troodon.

Her legs are so long that every time she lays an egg they keep cracking! She asked us to investigate which material would be best for her to make her nest out of to stop this from happening. We had lots of fun dropping eggs from a height onto various materials to see which would protect the egg best. We found out that cotton wool and bubble wrap would protect the egg the best.

Art

We continued our dinosaur topic in our art lessons and created some beautiful dinosaur silhouettes. First, we used watercolours to create a sunset background. Then, we chose which dinosaurs we wanted to add to our pictures, cut them out carefully and glued them onto the background. The finished results are very impressive!

PHSE

This week, we looked at feelings and life changes. We spoke about how when different things happen this can affect the way that we feel. The children were able to identify how they felt when starting a new club, going on holiday, moving house or when a new baby brother or sister arrived.

1H at Cartwright Hall

We had a great morning at Cartwright Hall. The children enjoyed looking at the colourful artwork and took part in a very interactive workshop. We can’t wait to show this at our Art Gallery!

Thank you to the parents who came with us!

Have a great weekend.

The Year 1 Team