Year 1
Week Beginning 13th May
We are so lucky to have enjoyed some beautiful sunshine this week. It feels like summer is finally on its way!
Today, we had our class tea parties where we ate some yummy snacks and shared some of our stories with each other. What a wonderful way to end a busy week!
Worship Theme of the week:
Ascension Day
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
English: We will start our new unit on non-chronological reports and begin researching some interesting animals.
Maths: We will start our new learning exploring money.
Phonics: We continue to recap level 3 and 5 sounds in preparation for the phonics screening.
Whole class reading: We will be using 'Vipers' to analyse the book, 'Monkey Puzzle' by Julia Donaldson.
D&T: The children will be making their animal collages using felt this week.
Phonics Screening Information:
We have attached some links below for those who could not attend the phonics workshop:
The PowerPoint shared at the workshop:
Phonics & Reading workshop Year 1.pptx
Phonics Information for parents:
Introduction-to-phonics-handout-for-parents-and-carers 1.pdf
Level 5 Sound Mat – This has all the graphemes we have introduced this year and a few (tch, ear as in pear, are as in bare and ore) we will learn in the summer term.
Level 2 and 3 Sound Mat – This has all the graphemes introduced in EYFS. It will benefit lots of the children to keep re-visiting these regularly.
Tricky words – These are words which are mostly not decodable (You can’t sound them out). The children need to be able to recognise these by sight.
Tricky words - Levels 2-5.docx
VIPERS PowerPoint – VIPERS is an acronym we use to help develop skills in comprehension. This has some example questions which could be used when you hear your child read. There are more examples on the workshop PowerPoint also.
Home Learning:
My Maths- New tasks have been set on My Maths for your children to complete for this half term. Please remember, these are by no means compulsory, but we would love as many children as we can to access this great resource to develop fluency in their maths learning.
Numbots- Please continue to log in regularly and earn those coins!
Word walls- Please continue to practise with your children at home.
TwinklGo! – If you type into the search engine ‘TwinklGo’, this code RA1572 will give you some phonics games.
Please return the children’s books and reading diaries on Monday ready for a new book to be issued to them. A reminder to please sign their diary each time they read at home. Your child can also complete the pages on the right hand side for an extra stamp! ALL Rhino reading books will be changed on a Monday. If your child is absent on a Monday we will endeavour to change their book when they are back in school.
Messages:
Whilst most school dinners have been a hit with children, there are still a few who are unsure about some options (particularly jacket potatoes!) Of course, we would never let a child go hungry, but we are limited with what we can offer them. Please continue to discuss with your child if they are enjoying their lunch and amend if necessary, thank you for your support with this!
Please could you check at home to see if you have any of our school library books in your bookshelves or hiding under beds etc! We visit the library on a Friday, so please return books to be changed each week. Thank you!
It is really important to put children’s NAMES in all their clothes, on packed lunch boxes, water bottles, coats etc- otherwise they do not go home with the correct child. If you could all check that all items are named, we would really appreciate it.
Please could water bottles be placed into a plastic bag in their school bag to protect school reading books. All water bottles must only contain water and NOT squash please.
Please note, our fruit at school is delivered on a Monday, but sometimes later in the day. Please could you provide your child with a snack on a Monday to avoid them getting hungry if our fruit has not been delivered.
Key Dates:
Monday 20th May – Class photos with Frazer portraits
Friday 24th May - PSA School Disco 3.15pm- 4pm (sign up on Arbor)
Friday 24th May - Last day of term
Monday 27th May 31st - May- Half term
Monday 3rd June - Inset day
Tuesday 4th June - Return to school
Key Information:
Please wear PE kits on a Tuesday.
Additional help with reading/phonics:
If you are wondering how you can provide general support for your child at home, our advice is to hear them read as often as possible. Please do not worry if your child brings home the same book from time to time- this is to gain confidence and fluency before moving onto different sounds in other books.
We also have an excellent link to some high quality texts that you may want to consider when choosing children’s books to read or buy!
Additional Maths:
By the end of Year 1, children are expected to:
- count forwards and backwards in ones to 100
- be able to count in 2s, 5s and 10s
- find one more and one less than a given number up to 100
- recognise the value of all coins
- know number bonds (numbers that add together) to total 10 and 20.
These are excellent skills to be practising at home, although we stress that they will be covered over the course of the school year.
Best wishes,
The Year 1 Team
Miss Pain, Mrs Allery & Mrs Stoodley