Year 1 w/b 9th September 2024
Date: 13th Sep 2024 @ 4:22pm
What a great week of learning we have had in Year One!
Our work in English this week led us to discovering a picture of 2 soldiers under wooden floorboards and they were surrounded by some of the toys from the past we saw last week. We made a list of all the things we could see in the picture and used adjectives to describe them. After this we imagined the conversation between the soldiers. Finally, we discovered that the pictures and toys belonged in a book called ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy.’ Next week we are keen to read the text and discover more about the life of these toys from the past.
In phonics we have reviewed some of the teaching in reception and focused on sh, ch and th with some groups exploring ar and or. Spelling homework will be sent home on Monday and will give the children a chance to practise what they have been doing in phonics the previous week. Can homework be returned to school by the following Monday please.
In maths this week, we have been focusing on the following:
- Learning that collections of objects can be sorted into sets based on attributes such as colour, size or shape.
- Counting fluently to 10 when counting objects.
- Counting a specific number of objects from a larger group.
This week in art we explored a range of textures linking to those we identified within the text ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’. We used wax crayons to capture the relief of a range of textures around school.
In history, we focused our learning on the development of the railway. Firstly, we thought about times when we have been on a train and shared some of our experiences. We then found out about what it would have been like to travel on a train in Victorian times and compared what was the same and what was different to travelling on a train now. Finally, we made our own train track in provision.
In science, we identified and named a variety of common deciduous and evergreen trees.
In RE as an introduction to harvest, we classified lots of different foods from where they were sourced or grown. Many items were grown or sourced in the UK, such as eggs, milk, Cheshire potatoes, carrots, apples, and breakfast cereals. Others, even if bought locally, were sourced from around the world- rice, coffee, tea, and spices. We enjoyed sorting the food before thanking God for the good food we have and the seasons we enjoy. In provision, we made our own combine harvesters using blocks, shapes and Duplo.
Our focus this half term in PE is gymnastics. Our first lesson was all about performing a range of shapes such as squat, pike, tuck, straddle and dish with a strong body, control and pointed toes.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Roxburgh
