Year 1 to 4 - Mathletics Mayhem - 30th June 2017

Mathletics has set us a challenge competition!  Over the next two weeks we will be working towards helping each child achieve enough points to get a certificate.  If there is enough participation we might stand a chance at winning one of the prizes on offer for our school!  The purpose of this challenge is to familiarise the children with the new look Mathletics website.  Please could you help out by using your child's Mathletics log in with them at home?  Or you could try the Mathletics app on your tablet.  There will be an opportunity for each class to access mathletics at one playtime per week as well as through their maths lessons and ICT time.  Let's see how many points we can earn!  If your child is uncertain of their log in please ask a member of your child's class team.

YR1 River Lab Trip

What you need to wear tomorrow!

Your child will need to bring their snack and drink in a backpack. They will need to wear school tops, but may wear full-length trousers. Please no shorts/skirts. We will be wearing wellies. Packed lunches will be provided for all children who normally have a hot dinner. 

Thank you

Year 1 and Year 3 STEM Activity

Today the children in Year 3 combined with the children in Year 1 to take part in some practical designing and building activities.
Working with Miss. Kinkead, the children had to make bridges out of various different play-construction materials. The strength of their bridges was then tested by applying weights.
With Mr. MacBean, the children had to use newspaper and masking tape to make towers that were as tall as possible.
As well as learning about the importance of combining effectively with members of a team, the children learned about various engineering ideas including measurement, strength, balance and support.



DM and KK

YR 1 Week starting 19th June

Next week is STEM week, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. As you already know on Thursday Year 1 will be dressing up as mad scientists and in the afternoon from 2pm all parents are welcome to come into the school to join in with our learning. As the home learning letter stated, on Thursday afternoon Year 4 and Year 1 will gather in the hall and present their inventions and each child will be able to vote for their favourite and awards will be given.

 

On Friday we will be going on the River Lab Trip, just to confirm these children’s mums (Daphne, Robyn, Kurtis, Phillippa, Imogen) will be coming along to support! Thanks you so much for offering up your time it will make big difference. Thank you also if you did offer, but we can only have 5 parents on the coach! Please read your letters details, especially about clothing and sun protection etc.

For the rest of the week we are going to continue our learning about money and we are going to investigate into how water travels up a plant. We will write up this experiment and compare results on Thursday. On Monday we will be learning about engineering with Year 3 and will be making bridges and towers!

Please remember to put sun cream on your child in the morning before they arrive at school and make sure they have sunhats with them. 

Also please can your child bring in a baby picture of themselves asap for a Jigsaw lesson on Thursday.

Thank you

Year 1 Team

YR1 This weeks learning

In Science last week we planted some seeds and are doing an ongoing investigation into what plants need to grow. Two of plants are receiving water and sunlight, two are receiving water but no light and two are receiving light but no water. Over the next few weeks the class will be monitoring these so please ask them questions at home to develop their understanding.

This week in Literacy we will be continuing to learn about plants and animals. We will be learning about different habitats using non-fiction books and the internet and then consolidating our learning together. I hope by the end of the week each child will have described a habitat in detail. 

This week in Maths we are going to be continuing to learn about money. Last week the children started to think about the value of different coins and notes and we will be developing their knowledge of this throughout the week. We will be also be solving addition and subtraction money problems and counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s using money. As I mentioned last week, keep exploring money at home, for example could your children write a money word question?!

Phonics Screening is this week, please do not mention this to your child as I am going to make it seem very informal, just like a 1:1 phonics session (with stickers!). This will hopefully make your child feel relaxed so they can do their best. If you have any further questions about this please do not hesitate to ask me.

Year 1 Team

YR1 Home Learning - STEM Week

Year 1 Home Learning

It is STEM week (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) from the 19^th to the 23^rd June.

TASK: Design and MAKE a new invention

• You could create an incredible spinner like we did in class, but adapt it in some way... 
•  You could invent something brand new!
•  You could look in a Science book and create something based on an invention in there…

Think about why things are invented: they are to help us in some way, or to make our lives easier in some way……could it be a kitchen gadget, a camping tool/gadget, something for school, something for pets……be as creative as you like!

Your invention needs to be in school by the Thursday 22^nd June, because you will be showing your parents and the Year 4’s at our Mad Scientists Inventions Fair!

At the Fair you will have the chance to show and explain your inventions/creations and can come along to school dressed as a Mad Scientist.

Monday 12th June - Bike Breakfast

“Bike Breakfast” at the Prince of Wales School!

 On Monday 12^th June, we are holding another “Bike Breakfast” event! This is to encourage pupils, parents and staff to get on their bikes and scooters for the journey to school. From 8.40am until 8.55am, there will be drinks and snacks for everyone who cycles or scoots to school.

 I hope we can tempt you onto two wheels to help the school get more children active on the school journey. It is fun and healthy and the roads around school will be much calmer if fewer people drive!

 We look forward to seeing you there,

DM

Volunteers for trips - 23rd June and 27th June!

We have two trips coming up! The River Lab trip on the 23^rd June and the Watercress trip on the 27^th June. We really need at least 5 volunteers to come along with us on each trip. If you are available please come and speak to one of the Year 1 team asap, as we need clarify numbers. Hopefully lots of you will sign up!

Thank you in advance.

Year 1 Team

YR1 6.6.17 This Week

Good morning, welcome back! I hope you have had a great half term and been able to enjoy the sun and explore the outdoors.

This week we are commencing our plant topic, so this afternoon a few children will be planting some seeds and we will be monitoring them for the next few weeks and discussing what plants need to grow. Our Literacy this week is going to tie into our topic so will be linked closely with science and are reading The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. Please encourage your child to learn/investigate about plants and animals at home and if they do learn some interesting things please encourage them to share this with the class during show and tell. 

In Maths this week we are exploring a variety of areas. Today we are consolidating our learning of fractions and developing your child’s knowledge of quarters. Later this week we will be recapping how to read and write written numbers up to 100 and we will also be problem solving using money. As money is a part of our everyday lives whilst out shopping with your child please encourage them to work out how much items may be/let me count change etc. And remember maths can also be shown in show and tell!

This week we will be concentrating on phonics and in particular split-diagraphs (a-e ‘cake’ etc). So please practise these every evening this week if you can, especially as Phonics Screening is next week. Remember you can play ‘Buried Treasure’ on Phonics play. Here’s the link: http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Even though the weather isn’t wonderful today, it is summer term so please remember your child needs a sunhat with them every day and preferably sun cream applied before coming to school on especially sunny days.

If your child is in Spring or Summer they will be starting Forest School next week! I am sending a letter home today about this so please check your child’s book bag.

Also this Friday it is a non-uniform school day and our Summer Fair will be on Saturday. We still need volunteers, so please get in touch with Julie Lane (Stephen’s mum!) or sign up at reception.  

Year 1 Team