We have talked a lot this week about the fact that we are loved by God and that He loves us know matter what. In our very hectic lives it is worth just taking a moment to be still and feel that God is always with us - no matter what.
English - this week we have been working on the set 2 RWI sounds and have been working on holding a sentence in our head and then independently writing it down.
Maths - this week we have been working on how to count backwards and forwards and use the language of one more and one less. We have used one number tracks ans tens frames to help us with this.
RE - we have continued our new topic on Creation by looking at all the ways God has shown through the Creation story how He loves us. We have also made Thank-you cards to show that we are thankful to God for the world He created.
History - we have continued on topic on Our Family by investigating old style toys, the materials they are made from, how we play with them and whether we think they are fun, or not! The children have really enjoyed playing with these toys. We then chose two to draw and write about.
Science - this week we investigated our sense or taste…..by eating jelly beans! The children really enjoyed doing this and thought carefully about how they could describe these tastes.
Computing - this week we learnt how to safety turn on, log into, log out and switch off our laptops.
Art - the children are learning all about primary and secondary colours in painting and how to make tints of colours through careful mixing.
Tuesday marked European Day of Languages and in support of this Year 1 learnt a little bit of French! How to say hello, goodbye, please and thank-you. See if them have remembered!!
Many congratulations to this weeks winners….
Golden Award - Lili for showing kindness, care and compassion to a new member of class to help make them feel welcomed and loved in their new school.
Writing Award - George for working hard to be an independent writer in RWI this week, sharing this ideas in his work and for starting to write on the line.
Maths Award - Arthur for super work in Fluent in Five and for using the language of one more and one less in our daily Maths lessons this week.
PE will be on Monday and Friday so please send the children into class in the PE kits on those days. No earrings can be worn for PE so please ensure that they are taken out at home.
Water bottles - all the children were given a new school bottle this week. This will come home each night to be cleaned and re-filled. Please only use the school bottles and ensure your child brings theirs each day. Lost water bottles can be replaced at the school office, but I am afraid you will have to pay for those. Year 1 have white tops.
I will not be in class on a Thursday afternoon, as it is my release time. This will be covered by Mrs Veasey and Mrs Connolly and is also when the children will have Music with Mrs Watson
Party Invitations - I am afraid that Mrs Veasey and I will not be able to give out party invitations in class. Please do not send your child into class with them for them to give out - it creates upset and fuss about something that takes place outside of school.Thank-you for your understanding with this matter.
Key Rings - please do not put key rings onto your child’s school bag, it create fuss in class and then upset if they are lost.
School bag - please continue to use the red book bag that your child was given in Reception, we don’t not have the room to store large bags. Many thanks for your help with this matter.
Homework Expectations - please see the Homework page for what I expect the children to do at home…..don’t worry, it’s mainly just reading!! Yr1 Homework — Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (squarespace.com)
You will have received notification about Parent/Teacher meetings on MONDAY 16th OCTOBER - please make sure you follow the link to make an appointment. This is an important meeting to discuss how your child has settled into Year 1, the progress they are making and what you can do to support them at home. I look forward to seeing you all on this date. Thank-you
IT’S NOT TOO LATE…….
To support our History topic on Our Family could I please ask you to send in a picture of your child with their family for our display board. I know it is tricky to get a picture of everyone, but if you have one and our happy to share, please send one into school. We will ensure you get these pictures back. If you don’t have a hard copy you can email one to me at year1@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk Thank-you
Many thanks to those of you who were able to join us on Monday for the Reception/Year 1 Phonics Session. I do hope you found it useful. Please take a look at the Oxford Owl site (see link below) where you will find a wealth of information, advice and even free e-books to help you support your child at home. It really is a brilliant site!!
I will be running a similar session after half term to support with early Maths - so keep your eye pealed for that date!!
I love to share photos of your child’s learning on the website each week…but before I can do that I need your permission! Please check the letter that came home during the week and return the forms as soon as you can. I will not share any photos of your children until all those letters come back in. Many thanks.
And finally…have a lovely weekend…Mrs Hollinghurst, Mrs Veasey and all the Year 1 team.
