What a week in Year One!

 

Hello Year one Families

It has been another busy week here in Year One. 

In science we have continued our learning about animal groups: mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects, birds and fish. We learnt some facts about each animal group and then had a go at drawing some we knew with our friends. 

Animals also made an appearance in lots of our 'busy time' learning this week too. We have been learning about the continent of Asia so the children have been colouring and making Asian animals at the playdough, drawing and painting tables this week. 

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The noodle tray was a big hit this week. Not only is it a staple food in Asia but it is great for developing fine motor skills too! 

In maths we have been learning about one more and one less than a number and how to count on from a number (not starting at 1 each time).

In drawing club we finished our 'Dear Zoo' story with some great ideas about what a crocodile might like to eat and adding three more animals to the zoo. The children have been practicing leaving finger spaces between words and spelling the word 'the' correctly. 

Ms Johnson was very impressed with the children in DT this week. It turns out we have some adventurous eaters in Year One! The children tried spinach as part of their DT, designing a smoothie. The children also got to eat the tomatoes they had grown in Reception too.

Login details for Purple Mash and Numbots

These will be with you next week. 

School trip and events

An email has been sent about our trip to Marwell Zoo trip and a visit from ZooLab. Please do look out for this email. 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. 

The Year One Team

Mrs March, Ms Johnson, Miss Knight, Ms Dainton, Mrs Briant, Mrs Cleaver and Mrs Brooker

Unit 1.1 Online Safety and Exploring Purple Mash - Lesson 2

 Today in Computing we had a go at drawing a picture using 2Draw on Purple Mash -

Everyone did a great job at giving this a try. Moving forward, we all need a little more practice of using a trackpad (most of us are now very use to using a touchscreen). 

This is something that we will work on in the coming weeks. Please try to practice with a trackpad at home as well. 

To access Purple Mash at home, please visit - http://www.mashlogin.com/theprince-dt1/

And we're off! Year One has begun!

 Hello Year One Families

What a week we have had! The children have settled in so well and have quickly learnt the routines of the day. It has been so lovely to see how well they work together. The Reception Team have done a fantastic job in teaching them the skills they need to be successful learners: teamwork, confidence to have a go, motivation, making links in their learning to name but a few. 

So what have we been up to this week?

In English, we are continuing with drawing club and we have used the story 'Dear Zoo' by Rod Campbell to inspire our writing. We learnt some new and not so new vocabulary: elongated (a firm favourite I hear!), return, captured, disapprove, gift and slippery. There were some great ideas shared for a perfect puppy and a cage to keep an animal in. We are working hard to remember to leave finger spaces between words and to write the word 'the' correctly.

In maths we are working with numbers to ten, focusing on correctly written numbers (0-10), as well as accurate counting of objects. We learnt the word 'represent' and have been 'representing' numbers in different ways; as words, as numerals and in pictures.

In Geography we have started to learn about the 7 continents. We have learnt a song about them - if you ask your child they might remember it! Next week we will focus on Asia.

In science we have begun to learn about animals groups and spent this week learning about reptiles, amphibians and mammals.

In DT we have visited the fruit and veg shop and tasted lots of different things, ready for designing and making smoothies in the weeks to come.

With all this learning happening there is still plenty of time for 'Busy Time' our play-based learning experience too. Lots of the learning links to our curriculum but it is also a great opportunity for the children to develop their own themes and ideas which they are sooooo good at.

                                                             We have painted animals.

                                                            

Drawn pictures of fruit

 Made animal enclosures.

Looked for the hidden animals in the garden and wrote their names down.

Accurately counted the bears into their houses.

And made the most of the good weather to create, imagine and play in the KS1 outdoor learning space. 

We have had a fun-packed first week back at school!

We welcome a new member to the Year One Team: Miss Knight will be joining us 3 days a week as a trainee teacher.

Next week:

Tuesday 12th September at 9am - Parent Information Session in the hall. Come and find out about what happens in Year One.

Timetable changes:

Every Thursday - Forest School

Every Friday PE

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. We can't wait to see what next week brings!

The Year One Team

Mrs March, Ms Johnson, Miss Knight, Ms Dainton, Mrs Briant, Mrs Cleaver and Mrs Brooker
 

Computing - Unit 1.1 Online Safety and Exploring Purple Mash - Lesson 1

We had a BRILLIANT first COMPUTING lesson with Mr Spracklen this afternoon.

We logged into the Chromebooks and made our own #InspiredToLearn avatars!

Welcome to Year One

 

Welcome to Year One everyone!

We are really looking forward to you beginning your new learning journey in Key Stage One with us. There are new faces and familiar faces within the team, all ready with smiles for Monday morning. 

Below are some reminders and information you will need as we start together:

Please bring water in a water bottle every day.

The school provide a healthy snack for all pupils, if you wish to pack additional fruit you are more than welcome to.

EVERY Wednesday afternoon is Forest School. The children will attend this in their normal school clothes but depending on the weather, they may need suncream, sun hat or a warm coat and woolly hat. Please keep an eye on the weather forecast for a Wednesday so you know what to pack!

EVERY Thursday afternoon is PE. Children should bring their PE kits to school and will change into their kit before the lesson. The children will keep their kits in their locker and we will send the kits home at the end of every half term.

There will be a Parent Information Session in the first couple of weeks where we will share a bit more information about our year together.

We can't wait to see you all on Monday. Doors open at 8.45am. 😀

The Year One Team

Mrs March, Ms Johnson, Ms Dainton, Mrs Briant, Mrs Cleaver and Mrs Brooker.