Year 1 | Knowl Hill CE Primary School

Welcome to Year One!

Welcome to our class page! There are twenty-three children in Year One and three adults in our class. Our class teacher is Miss Trayte and our teaching assistants are Miss Wescott (Monday and Tuesday) and Mrs F (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).

Our topic this spring term will be ‘Staying Alive’, where the children will learn about the human body and how we can live a healthy lifestyle. It is an exciting and interesting topic which I have no doubt all the children will enjoy engaging with. We have many fun and stimulating lessons and activities planned for the coming term. There are lots of writing opportunities for the children within this topic, and I hope the children will develop their love for literacy in all aspects throughout this term.

Please visit our page regularly to see what we are up to!

Our Christian value this term is 'Perseverance'.

Our PE lessons this term are on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. This term PE will be indoors as we are preparing for the Dance Extravaganza. Please ensure children bring in a different hoodie or sweatshirt so they can stay warm but keep their school jumper clean, thank you.

Outdoor Learning

Everyday the children participate in outdoor learning where they have the opportunity to discover, experiment, learn about and connect to the natural world, as well as engage in a variety of outdoor and adventure activities. We recommend that the children keep a pair of wellies (or old trainers) at school to enable us to take full advantage of our outside environment. Also the children are more than welcome to keep a spare set of clothes in school incase they become muddy or wet whilst having fun with the capacity activities in the water tray, playing with the mud kitchen or building a bug hotel!

Important Dates

Thursday 6th February - Dance Extravaganza @ 2pm

Monday 17th February-Friday 21st February - Half Term

For 'Star of the Week', you can keep Icy from the Friday you receive him to the following Thursday, ready for him to be given back out the next day.

Star of the Week:

Aksel (24/1)

Dojo Winner:

Jack (24/1)

Core Subject Information for 28.1.20

Below you will find a description of what the children will be learning in the core subjects this week:

Maths

We will be looking at measurement for the next two weeks in Maths, specifically focusing on height and length. We will constructing different items and using a variety of measurement equipment for investigations and comparisons.

Writing

We will be continuing to look at fact files again and remember what needs to be included! We have now written our individual fact files about ourselves and will beginning to learn facts about Florence Nightingale ready to write a fact file on her.

Phonics

We are going to be recapping all of the sounds we have learned so far to make sure we can remember them! We will also be focusing on the sounds -oa (goat), -ew (chew) and -ire (fire).

Reading

If your child reads at least four times a week for ten weeks throughout the term then they will receive a reading certificate at the end of term.

Also each time your child reads Miss Trayte will award them with 2 dojos!

Please make sure you write in your child's partnership diary each time they read so Miss Trayte, Miss Wescott and Mrs F can see that they have read.

Eisteddfod

We are once again running our popular Eisteddfod performance poetry competition across the Multi Academy Trust this year.

The children can learn a poem of their choice based on their current topic (princesses, knights, dragons, castles etc.)

Children can also write their own poems if they wish!

Find below some example poems to give you an idea of appropriate level for your child's year group. Please note that whilst you may use these poems, there is no expectation to and we love to see variety and children's own choices.

Performances will be judged on how well the poem has been learnt, clarity, expression and actions used to enhance the performance.

The first round of class auditions will be on Friday 22^nd November, followed by the semi finals on Friday 24th January and then the finals on Thursday 5th March - we can’t wait to hear the children’s performances!

Please do ask if you have any questions regarding the Eisteddfod. Thank you.

Year 1 and 2 Example Poems.pdf

Homework

Homework will be sent out weekly and will consist of a Maths unit and a Spellings unit. The Maths homework will be sent out fortnightly and will be need to be completed and handed in by the following Monday of it being set for it to be marked and handed out again. The Spellings unit will be sent out every Monday in preparation for the spelling test on Friday. The homework book is where the tests are completed and therefore need to be in school on a Monday and a Friday.

The spellings for this week are (28/1):

yawn

dawn

claw

law

nurse

purse

burn

curl

where

today

Thank you for your support with the homework.

I have attached the rota for the children to have an opportunity to bring in something for Show and Tell and for Storytime. This is a fair way for the children to have the opportunity to bring in something to show the class or a book for Miss Trayte, Miss Wescott or Mrs F to read. There are also suggested themes on the Show and Tell Rota for the children to follow so that we can make sure what is being brought in is appropriate and exciting, i.e. something the child has created, is proud of or a photograph of somewhere the child has been.

Book Review:

Book Title: The Jungle Run

Author: Tony Mitton

What is the book about?

(Jasmey): It’s about a race.

(Aksel): The big animals are being mean to the little animal and saying they can’t join in but they end up winning!

Who's your favourite character?

(Jack): The cub because he is the same age as me.

(Frankie): The cub because he wins the race.

What's your favourite part of the book?

(Paul): When cub wins because even though she is small, she is fast.

(Edward): When they all crossed the finish line together.

How many stars would you give the book out of 5?

(Sophia): 6 out of 5 because I really liked it.

(Sonny): 10 because it was amazing.

By Jasmey, Aksel, Jack, Frankie, Paul, Edward, Sophia and Sonny.

Curriculum

Please find attached the curriculum information for Year One below. For further information please contact Miss Trayte.

Useful Websites

Here is a list of different websites which your child can visit if they wish to complete some extra practise at home in either maths, times tables, literacy or phonics. To follow a link, copy and paste it into the search bar.

Maths:

Counting- http://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

Counting, matching and ordering 1- http://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-cunt/ladybird-spots

Counting, matching and ordering 2- http://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game

Higher or lower- http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=HigherAndLower

Number ordering- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/number_ordering/play/

Number sequences- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/number_sequences/play/

Ordering- http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering

Times Tables:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/multiplication/play/

http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/en/index2.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/cross_the_swamp/big_sound/full.shtml

http://www.mad4maths.com/3_x_multiplication_table_math_game/

Literacy:

Joining words- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/joining_words/play/

Making sentences- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/making_sentences/play/

Rhyming words- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/rhyming_words/play/

Phonics:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/phonics/play/

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PictureMatch.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/SentSubPhase3.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/DragonsDen.html