1SS
Week commencing 23rd April 2025!
Another short week to settle us in to the Summer Term.
This week we started a new topic in History - Titanic and it is great to already have some many ideas about what happened which I am sure will be useful throughout this half term.
In maths we have looked at fractions, focusing on a half and a quarter. Being able to recognise a half or a quarter of a shape and an amount.
In English we have started looking at information texts because we will be writing about Dinosaurs over the next couple of weeks.
Another short week to settle us in to the Summer Term.
This week we started a new topic in History - Titanic and it is great to already have some many ideas about what happened which I am sure will be useful throughout this half term.
In maths we have looked at fractions, focusing on a half and a quarter. Being able to recognise a half or a quarter of a shape and an amount.
In English we have started looking at information texts because we will be writing about Dinosaurs over the next couple of weeks.
Week commencing 7th April 2025!
Year 1 have had an amazing final few days of the Spring Term.
On Monday we visited the Toy Museum and had fun looking at all the old toys that our parents and grandparents used to play with. The children were fascinated by how different they are to what they play with now.
On Tuesday, we finished writing our recount about the Church and started thinking about how we could write a recount about our trip to the museum. During maths, we looked at the properties of 2D and 3D shape - recapping our prior learning and in RE we started looking at the features of a Mosque, which the children really enjoyed especially as lots of children have spent a lot of time in the Mosque over the last month celebrating Ramadan and Eid.
On Wednesday, we had our Easter egg hunt! What an exciting time!
I can't believe another term has ended. 1 more term to go. Now to prepare for Year 2 ...
Week commencing 31st March 2025!
This week, in Science we have been looking at plants and we have added more information to our Season diary focusing on Spring. (Aleighana)
In English, we have been learning about Recounts because we are writing about our trip to the church (Samuel). We have been practising writing in the past tense (Zulqarnain).
In PSHE we have been learning about different types of jobs around our school and we acted them out with our partners (Mercy).
In Guided Reading we have been reading about the ‘Owl who was afraid of the dark’ we have read the Chapter ‘Dark is Wonderful’ and we only have 13 pages left! (Fern).
Week commencing 24th March 2025!
This week has been a busy week in Year 1. We have been writing a traditional story - Goldilocks and the three bears and the children have tried really hard at becoming independent writers.
We have looked at something new for maths - data. Looking at different charts/graphs that represent a range of data - such as tally charts, pictograms and block graphs.
We have also enjoyed looking at the different parts of a plant and labelling them for our new science topic - Plants.
Another lovely week 1SS and it's great to see the sun shining too. Spring has arrived.
Week commencing 17th March 2025!
This week we have enjoyed the sunshine playing old playground games during our History lessons and exploring different wild plants during Science.
We have enjoyed immersing into another traditional story - Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children have really enjoyed creating actions to remember the story and written a fantastic setting description too.
This half term we have worked hard using the glockenspiels during music and have focused on learning different chords each week. Using our listening skills and music skills to create a lovely group piece of music.
Week commencing 10th March 2025!
This week has been Science week which has been great seeing some of the experiments from across the school.
We have enjoyed learning about old and new toys and making comparisons between them. Did you know that old bears were made of straw and were very heavy?
In PSHE we have been looking at understanding jobs, what they are and why we need them. The children draw pictures of their parents/adults jobs and wrote about the strengths they need in those jobs.
In maths we have been looking at mental calculations and problem solving, which will help us for when we move into Year 2.
Week commencing 3rd March 2025!
This week we have enjoyed creating questions to ask our parents for our History lesson. It has been lovely seeing parents engaging with our learning and being able to discuss this in class.
We have also written our own version of 'Lost in the Toy museum' which the children have worked really hard with remember to use a range of word classes and sentence starters to improve our writing.
We have also celebrated World Book Day which has been amazing to see all the wonderful costumes and characters.
Keep up the hard work Year 1.
Week commencing 24th February 2025!
Welcome back, ready for Spring 2!
A great start to the week with a new story in English - Lost in the Toy Museum by David Lucas and a recap of our place value knowledge in maths.
In Science we have had fun testing materials/objects that are waterproof and not waterproof and using this to think about which one would be the most suitable for an umbrella.
In History this half term we will be looking at old/new toys which is why we will be visiting the Toy Museum later on this half term.
Week commencing 10th February 2025!
Wow, this half term has gone by so quickly - time really does fly, when you're having fun!
We have had a great week this week writing our own versions of our new story - The giraffe, the pelly and me.
We have also enjoyed our science experiment this week - testing buoyancy and things that are waterproof. For this lesson we used junk modelling to create little boats that we then tested in a big tub of water to see if they would float or sink!
And of course we have finished the half term with our enrichment day - focusing all on our Geography topic - France. The children looked wonderful in their French attire. They enjoyed learning a little bit of French, singing French songs, trying French food and even making their own bread.
See you on the 24th February and enjoy your half term.
Week commencing 3rd February 2025!
In 1SS this week we have learned a new story - The Giraffe, the Pelly and me, which is originally written by Roald Dahl. We have written a character description about the Pelican focusing on the use of adjectives.
In maths we have recapped the 4 operations and the methods that we use and in Science we looked at what absorbent means by completing an experiment. The children decided that the most absorbent was Plenty and the least absorbent was the recycled tissue.
We have also been supporting mental health week this week through mindfulness activities and discussions about what mental health is and who to talk to if we need an extra bit of support.
Week commencing 27th January 2025!
This week Yr 1 have been busy completing their Non-chronological reports all about Paris.
We have also started looking at division, focusing on the sharing method to divide by 2, 5 and 10.
For our RE topic, places of worship, we visited St Peter and Paul's church and looked at the key features of the church thinking about why they are important to Christians.
In Science we have had fun sorting different materials based on their properties, specifically fabrics such as denim, cotton, wool and leather.
Thank brings us to the end of January!
Well done 1SS.
Week commencing 20th January 2025!
This week we have enjoyed finding out more information about France, to write a Non-chronological report in English. So far, we have learned about the location and landmarks in France.
We have also enjoyed our science lesson this week we looked at different objects that could be made from different materials and spoke about why paper would not be a suitable material for a spoon!
On Friday, we celebrated World Culture Day looking at Chinese, Indian, European and African traditions from around the world. What a great day we had!
Week commencing 13th January 2025!
This week in 1SS we have been looking at different materials in science, focusing on their properties.
In English we have written a traditional story based on The Three Little Pigs. The children have enjoyed re-telling the story with some innovations to make it their own.
In maths we have been looking at measure - capacity, length, mass and time.
Another great week, well done.
Week commencing 6th January 2025!
Welcome to 2025 and what a great start to this half term. The children have been looking at Traditional Tales in English focusing on The Three Little Pigs. They have written a character description about the Big Bad Wolf focusing on using a range of adjectives and adverbs in their writing.
In maths, we have been recapping our knowledge and understanding of place value.
We have started a new Geography topic - France but this week have focused on countries and capital cities within the UK.
It is lovely to see the children back and refreshed from their Christmas break and ready to continue working hard during the Spring Term.
Week commencing 16th December 2024!
And that brings us to a close for Autumn Term in 1SS.
Well done to everyone for all of your hard work this term, I am super proud of you all!
In English - not only has our elf been causing trouble but Santa's reindeers have escaped and filmed dancing on our bugs in the classroom. Can you believe it? What silly reindeers!
This week we have enjoyed lots of Christmas celebrations - Christmas discos and parties, with crisps, juice and sweets. We have played lots of party games and even won some prizes too.
Week commencing 9th December 2024!
Another week filled with Elf chaos! In English we have written a diary about our elf and his antics within the classroom.
At the beginning of the week, we had our Christmas show, thank you to everyone who came along to watch, the children have enjoyed learning all the songs and performing to you.
We have also had our Christmas dinner and Christmas jumper day which is very exciting!
One more week to go until the end of Autumn term!
Week commencing 2nd December 2024!
This week a naughty, little elf has entered our classroom and is causing lots of mischief. We will be writing a diary entry about our elf next week, focusing on using the past tense and 1st person within our work.
In science, we have looked at how animals in the same group can be different.
In geography, we have made our own maps of our classroom and created a key so it is easy for us to know where things are.
Week commencing 25th November 2024!
Another week closer to Christmas! We have been practicing our songs for our wonderful Christmas show that we can't wait for you to come and watch.
We have also looked at measure this week in maths, the children have been using standard and non-standard units to understand what length, capacity and mass are.
In English, we have worked really hard with our independent writing, still focusing on adding adjectives to our work and also some conjunctions - well done year 1.
In Science we have sorted animals into their food groups - carnivore, omnivores and herbivores. The children were really good at working out which animals go where!
Week commencing 18th November 2024!
This week in 1SS we have learnt a new story in English called Monkey see, Monkey do. The children have enjoyed learning the story and have even started writing their own independent sentences using adjectives and verbs.
In maths, we have focused on addition and subtraction on a number line and also started looking at how to work out a missing number.
In science, we become animals thinking about how they move and why they move in a particular way.
Week commencing 11th November 2024!
Another great week in 1SS, the children are working so hard in every lesson.
In English we have been focusing on writing more independently by adding our own adjectives to our work.
In maths we have been looking at shape - 2D and 3D. Recognising shapes, sorting shapes and even finding lines of symmetry.
In Science we learned about different animal groups and how to recognise which animal belongs to which group.
Finally, the children have really loved our guided reading sessions over the last couple of weeks. We have been reading 'The smartest giant in town'.
Week commencing 4th November 2024!
A lovely week back in 1SS, with the children returning after half term with great, positive mindsets and ready to learn. We have learnt a new story in English called 'Aaargh Spider' and we have started to innovate the story to start writing our own version on Monday.
We have also started a new topic in Humanities, focusing on Geography and our local area.
In science this half term we are looking at animals, this week we have looked at the difference between living and non-living things.
We are also doing art this half term and this week the children have been practicing some marking making using a range of tools.
Keep up the fantastic work.
Week commencing 14th October 2024!
A great final week in 1SS for Autumn 1.
Starting with our harvest festival assembly with Reverend Cathy sharing the importance of giving.
We have also enjoyed a trip to Wat Tyler Park, looking at the Victorian cottages which links to our History topic and also completing a sensory walk using our senses through the park which links to our science topic this half term.
Finally we have finished our DT project - making windmills and they have all come out brilliantly, well done 1SS for a great first half term. I am so proud of you all for settling in so well and look forward to spending the rest of the year working hard and trying our best!
Week commencing 7th October 2024!
This week we have finished writing our Magic Porridge pot stories and have worked really hard on our place value in maths.
In science we have used our last sense - smell in an experiment where we predicted what the smell was in each cup without using our other senses. All the children really enjoyed this activity even though some of the smells were disgusting!
In PSHE we have spoke about our families and why they are important to us.
Week commencing 30th September 2024!
This week 1SS have been practising our mental maths skills for addition and subtraction and using these to answer word problems. We have also focused on key words that help us to identify whether a problem is going to be adding or taking away.
In English we have immersed into a new story - The magic porridge pot which the children have learnt really well and have a good understanding of. We have created our own actions to help us remember the story and even came up with our own similes such as 'the porridge exploded like a volcano!' amazing vocabulary!
In science we have continued to use our senses in different experiments this week focusing on touch and making predictions as to what an object might be. We correctly predicted 4/5 items, well done Year 1.
Week commencing 23rd September 2024!
This week in 1SS the children have written their own story based on the book Handa's surprise, but we have slightly innovated the story by changing the character. We have also worked hard on using adjectives and conjunctions in our writing.
In maths we have looked at subtraction and using the number line method to support our understanding.
The children are enjoying our science topic this half term, looking at our senses. This week we focused on what we can hear. 1SS enjoyed playing 'guess the sound' and putting objects in order from loudest to quietest.
Over half way through this half term now and I am so proud of all their hard work so far.
Well done 1SS.
Week commencing 16th September 2024!
This week in 1SS we have continued to work hard in all subjects. We have learnt the story of Handa's surprise in English. The children really enjoyed trying all the different fruits from the story such as a guava, pineapple and avocado!
In Science we did more tasting - testing different foods to see if they are sour, sweet or salty.
In maths we have focused on addition and the children practiced this using multilink and then moved onto circles to support out understanding.
Week commencing 9th September 2024!
Another great week in Year 1, full of amazing ideas and lots of writing. The children have worked hard in English to write their own 'This is the bear' stories and have included some adjectives in their writing too. We have looked at place value this week in maths using our arrow cards and dienes to support our understanding of numbers. In science we discussed what our senses are and used our sight to spot things around the school and describe what they look like.
Well done 1SS, you have all settled into class really nicely and have tried really hard this week.
Week commencing 2nd September 2024!
Welcome to 1SS's blog!
This week have settled into our new classroom and new routines. We have reminded ourselves of our school rules - Be kind, Be positive and Be your best. We have learnt a new story in English and have enjoyed using actions to remember the story.
In Science we learnt about our body parts and even thought about how we are similar and different to a monkey! A great start to year 1, well done everyone.
