Year 1
Happy New Year!
Welcome back for the Spring Term! We have lots of learning prepared for this term and can't wait to get started! Have a look at our Curriculum Newsletter below to find out more about the topics we will be covering this term. Our timetable is also attached and a link to the spellings page for this half-term. We have new spelling groups this half-term, so please check in your homework book to find out which group you are in.
Key Information
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Our Learning
Father Christmas
After enjoying a delicious Christmas Dinner, we were very lucky to have a visit from Father Christmas! He stopped to talk to us and gave us all a present!
Christingles
Rev. Kate and Peter visited us from St. Peter's Church to lead our Christingle Service. We all made our Christingles in the morning before the service.
Children in Need Ramble
Despite being postponed due to the bad weather, we enjoyed an Autumnal walk around Shephalbury Park to support Children in Need. We had fun walking with our friends and kicking in the leaves.
Science - Materials
In our science lessons, we have been learning about the properties of materials. To conclude our learning, we made an umbrella for teddy. We tested our umbrellas outside to see what happened when it rained. We learnt that plastic was the best material.
WRE Learning Day
We had lots of fun learning about what makes us unique in our recent WRE Learning Day. We represented ourselves through a piece of art work. First, we colour washed the background, then drew our self portraits. We then wrote sentences about what makes us unique and added them to the picture.
Drama Workshop
We all enjoyed defeating the wizard in our dance and drama workshop. It was very engaging and we all had a lot of fun. We are looking forward to the next one!
Colour Mixing
In Art, we have been learning to mix colours. We started with the primary colours (red, blue and yellow) and mixed these to make the secondary colours (purple, green and orange). In our next lesson, we mixed black and white to colours to explore the different tones we could make.
Cake Sale
Year 1 held their cake sale to raise money for Stevenage Community Trust. We chose this charity because many of our families in school have benefitted from the work they do. We raised an amazing £145. Well done to everyone who made, sold and bought cakes!
Music Assembly
Mrs Finch led our music assembly this week and would like to share these links with you.
Solving Maths Problems
We have been learning to find 'one more than' and 'one less than' in maths. We have made and compared towers, drawn pictures and used a range of manipulatives to help. At the end of the week, we had a go at solving some written problems. We did really well!
National Poetry Day
We celebrated National Poetry by joining in with Hertfordshire Libraries Poetry Workshop with Poet Simon Mole. It was lots of fun! We joined in with poems and created our own dinosaurs from everyday objects.
Cinderella
In English, we have been learning the story of Cinderella. We received an invitation to the Prince's ball, so we made our crowns and off we went. (After turning the pumpkin into a carriage!) We had fun dancing at the ball but had to run home quickly when the clock struck midnight! Later, we innovated on the original story of Cinderella and wrote our own versions.
Numbers to 20
In maths, we have been learning to count and recognise numbers to 20. We went on a number hunt around our classroom. We chose a digit card and hunted for the same number of objects in our classroom.
Phonics in Year 1
This week, we begin our phonics learning in Year 1. We will work in our groups to learn new sounds and new pronunciations and spellings for sounds we already know. All children will move on from their current starting points which are based on their assessment at the end of Reception. Children will be assessed again just before half-term. To help your children at home, we are sending home sound cards and tricky word cards alongside further information to support your child. Please also have a look at the parents' information on the Little Wandle website. If you have any questions regarding phonics teaching, please speak to Mrs Cargill.
Our First Week
It has been a very busy first week in Year 1! We have learnt new routines, explored our new classroom and started our English and Maths lessons. We have also had some exploring time.
