Y1 (2019/2020)

Let's Celebrate! UOI What an exciting week we've had preparing for Chinese New Year. The children have been practising extremely hard for their Chinese Dance for the Assembly. I have to say they put on a fantastic performance on the day. Not only have we been finding out about Chinese Celebrations but we were lucky enough to have Nobu Kun's Mum to come and talk to us about Japanese Celebrations. The children found this most interesting and particularly enjoyed making Samurai Helmets. Literacy In Literacy we continue to focus on initial sounds, this week we looked at the sound 'b'.  The children drew a 'b' picture full of things beginning with 'b'.  They also did blot painting to produce beautiful butterflies. Apart from focusing on sounds we have also been writing short sentences, concentrating on beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop. Maths This week once a...

Hard to believe it is Week 3 already! How time flies when you're having fun. Maths In maths this week we have been exploring sets.  It is necessary that the children understand this concept if they are to understand multiplication.  After a class discussion about sorting different items, for example a set of shapes, a set of animals etc, the children made up their own sets using items in the classroom. Language The letter in focus this week was 'b'.  The children made their own charts with things beginning with 'b' and also practised writing 'b' in their Jolly Phonics books as well as reading and writing words. UOI Delving deeper into our Unit of Inquiry, as a class we have been exploring different celebrations from different cultures. The children have been finding out about Hanukkah.  They did a wonderful job of making a menorah. We had our own celebrations in class this week too with ...

Assembly I'm Quite Unique On Thursday the Year 1 students had the opportunity to showcase their talents at the Year 1 Assembly.  The theme of the assembly was 'Identity'.  The children explained what Identity and Uniqueness meant to them.  They also shared their pictures illustrating what made them special. UOI In UOI the children continued their investigation into celebrations and festivals.  They had great fun decorating the classroom with the lanterns they had made for Chinese New Year. As part of our unit the students are helping Miss Chen celebrate Chinese New Year by performing a Chinese dance. Celebrations We had our very own celebration in class this week, as we celebrated Ichi's birthday. Happy Birthday Ichi. Literacy The children have been working on developing their vocabulary in connection with their UOI unit to include such words as 'celebration', 'festival', '...

Welcome Back! What a wonderful first week back we have had. It was so lovely to see the students come back full of enthusiasm to start the term. UOI The children are very excited about the UOI this term which is all about celebrations.  To kick off the unit we invited Miss Chen to come and speak about Chinese New Year.  The children learned lots from Miss Chen's presentation. The children had fun making Chinese Dragons. Assembly The Year 1 assembly is on Thursday of next week.  All parents are most welcome.  Our theme is 'Identity'.  In class we have been talking about our uniqueness. The students illustrated some of the characteristics which make them unique. We also learned that our thumbprints are unique. We used our thumbprints to make peacocks. Maths In maths this week, we spent time revising our addition and subtraction sums.  Literacy This week we revised some of the sounds we cove...