Year 2 Learning - Week 4

We have been very busy in Year 2 this week, here are some of the highlights of our week! 

Literacy

This week in literacy our grammar focus was verbs and adverbs. We looked closely at the features of instructions. The children then wrote their own set of instructions of ‘how to make a delicious jam sandwich’. Next week, we will have a go at following our instructions to make the perfect jam sandwich.

Harry- "I cant wait to make the real sandwich"

Fire- "Next add the butter"

Maths

This week in Maths the children have been comparing and ordering numbers using the inequality signs. We have been mastering greater than, less than and equal too. The children also challenged themselves by adding numbers to see if they were greater than, less than or equal too another number. We saw some great reasoning skills!

Zariyah- "That one is greater"

Elsie- "That means equal too"

Science

In science, we have continued to look at materials and their properties. This week, we tested the hypothesis 'Hard materials cannot absorb water'. The children put this to the test by closely observing a brick, plastic cup and piece of wood to see if they were absorbent.

PSHE

This week we furthered our knowledge to the Zones of Regulation. The Zones of Regulation is an original framework and curriculum that develops awareness of feelings, energy and alertness levels while exploring a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. This curriculum provides us an easy way to think and talk about how we feel on the inside and sort these feelings into four colored Zones, all of which are expected in life. We created our own Toolboxes to help with emotions felt in each zone. We also had a go at showing the emotions.

Lucas- "Here is my angry face"

Robyn- "Patting my cat helps me to calm myself"

George- "I'm doing a silly face"

Year 1 Week 1 Learning 10.06.2022

 

RWI Virtual School Phonic Lessons

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Literacy

This week we have started our new topic Scrum-didily-umptious. Our focus text book this term will be The Jolly Postman. As part of this topic the children will be making cakes as a group and visiting our local supermarket to buy ingredients. More details to follow for our Lidl trip.

This week, the children wrote a persuasive letter to Mrs Nicholls asking for £1 each towards decorations and designed a cake too.

Next week, we are going to be writing a list of ingredients to make sure we know what to buy when we visit the shop. Year 1 will also be writing a set of instructions so the cakes that children make will taste delicious. 

Maths

This week, we have started to learn about money and the value of  different coins and notes. The children worked very hard to recognise the different denominations of money we use in the UK.  

Next week the children will be learning to count to and across 100 forwards and backwards. 

Toy Shop Money

Coins Game

ICT

This term, the children will be completing their unit on digital painting. The children have previously used the paintz.app in their sessions and are more familiar with the different icons needed to create their own digital pictures. The children spent time creating their own self-portraits. 

Nyasa: “I finished my picture of me.”

OPAL Stay & Learn 

Thank you to all of our parents and carers who were able to visit us for our OPAL stay and learn. The children had a wonderful time sharing their outdoor learning with you all.

Any donations towards our outdoor learning are greatly appreciated.

Unwanted footballs, tennis rackets, balls, tyres, cable reels, planks of wood (sanded down), pots, pans, plastic and metal boxes, prams and scooters

Walnut Class Forest School

We had lots of fun with mud this morning in Walnut class. Mud painting, potion and medicine creations, finding snails, making a mud hammer and enjoying the hanging cave. We finished off the morning with mastering nature cakes of various shapes and sizes. Some focused on the mixture and others on the decoration. Great job  Walnut Class!

Year 1 Summer 2 Curriculum Letter

                          7th June  2022

Dear Parents and Carers,

Year One - Curriculum Newsletter

Welcome back and we hope you have had a wonderful break. We hope you find this letter informative. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions relating to the curriculum @ year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Homework:

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night:

• 15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult and note in the reading record

• 15 minutes practicing spellings

• 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division)

• If children would like to attempt an additional challenge, we have our weekly math challenge which can be found in the Year 1/2 blog page. 

Spellings:

The children will receive spellings each Monday in a red exercise book. These words will usually be either ‘red words’ (words that cannot be sounded out) or ‘high frequency words’ (words that they will use in the writing frequently). Please practise these spellings with your child each night. 

Please ensure that your child brings their red spelling book to school every Friday. They will complete their test in the book as this allows you to see their results. We will then send new spellings home in the book each Monday.

105 Reading Books Year 1

Please ensure you complete your child’s tracker and return to their class teacher. New copies of the tracker have been sent home. Please request a new tracker if needed. year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Trips, Visits & Diary Dates  **IMPORTANT FORMS TO BE COMPLETED BELOW**

Library Visit Wednesday 22nd June 2022

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We are delighted to inform you that Year 1 will be visiting Harold Hill Library on Wednesday 22nd June 2022. The children will have the opportunity to meet with our local librarian and take part in a story session. Each class will be walking to and from Broadford to the library at different times during the day.

Each session will last for 1hour and additional time has been added for walking to and from the library. Children are required to wear school uniform; please ensure that all children wear appropriate footwear and have a waterproof coat.

Apricot Class - 8:50-10:30am
Beech Class - 10:00-11:45am
Walnut Class - 12:45-2:30pm

Thursday 7th July 2022

Please click here Barleylands Parent and Consent Form

We are delighted to inform you that a trip to Barleylands has been booked for our Year 1 pupils. We will be starting an exciting new topic called ‘Scrum-diddly-umptious!’. As part of this topic, they will be visiting Barleylands and taking part in a workshop called ‘From field to fork’ on Thursday 7th July 2022.

Year 1

• Wednesday 8th June - Opal Stay and Play Session - 2pm All parents and carers invited to attend 

• Thursday 16th June 2022          Year 1 Skipping Workshop (Broadford Primary School)

• Wednesday 22nd June 2022   Year 1 Library Visit (Harold Hill Library)

• Thursday 7th July 2022             Field to Fork Experience Day (Barleylands)

Whole School Dates - Year 1 

• Thursday 9th June - Class Photograph Day

• Friday 10th June - NSPCC Childhood Day - Wear Green

• Monday 20th June - Fluoride Day - Year 1

• Monday 4th July - Year 1 &2 Sports Day Afternoon

• Thursday 14th July - Go Bonkers Day

• Thursday 21st July - Last Day of Term 

Curriculum Information

• We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please email us at year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk.

Yours sincerely,

   Mrs Gradley                                   Mrs Fayefunmi               Miss Myers

    Beech Class Teacher                                  Walnut Class Teacher                                      Apricot Class Teacher    

    Year One Leader      

Summer
	2nd Half Term
Focus Text	The Jolly Postman
Literacy	Children will be using the focus text; The Jolly Postman, to develop important writing skills. Some skills we will focus on this half term will be: Using phonic knowledge to identify the sounds in unfamiliar words Begin to use full stops and capital letters correctly  Read their writing out loud Writing persuasive letters and instructions Punctuation:  Expand noun phrases , past and present tense correctly and consistently used;   Use simple conjunctions, and , because Spelling: Year 1 Common Exception Words Spelling in Year 1
	Reading- phonics Children‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌assessed‌ ‌and‌ ‌grouped‌ ‌across‌ ‌the‌ ‌year‌ ‌group‌ ‌according‌ ‌to‌ ‌their‌ ‌needs for the teaching of Read, Write, Inc our phonics scheme.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌really‌ ‌important‌ ‌children‌ ‌have‌ ‌a‌ ‌good‌ ‌phonic‌ ‌knowledge‌ ‌ and‌ ‌learn‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌fluent‌ ‌readers‌ ‌this‌ ‌half‌ ‌term.‌ ‌We‌ ‌ will‌ ‌revise‌ ‌Set‌ 1 , ‌Set‌ ‌2 and Set 3‌ sounds in‌ ‌class.‌ ‌Please‌ ‌practice‌ ‌reading‌ ‌regularly‌ ‌with‌ ‌your‌ ‌child,‌ ‌this‌ ‌will‌ ‌help‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌access‌ ‌the‌ ‌whole‌ ‌curriculum.‌ We will update our weekly learning blog with links to our phonic scheme for you to practice at home with your child.   https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources This is a good website with a variety of games to practice phonics skills. If you want more information on the best level to start with your child.
Numeracy	Number: Multiplication & Division Number: Fractions Geometry: Position & Direction Number: Place Value with 100 Measurement: Time Measurement: Money
	Please practise the times tables daily with your children. Useful websites: https://login.mathletics.com/ https://ttrockstars.com/ Please contact the Year 1 team @ Year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk if you require your child’s login details.
ICT	Data handling
Science	Plants Seasons
History/ Geography	Topic: History Homes Within Living Memory
P.E	Athletics, track and field Strike and Field games
	Year One’s PE day and Forest School will be on TUESDAYS. PE sessions will take place outside. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit. They will then stay in their kit for the full day.  Their kit should consist of the following: Navy jogging bottoms(or shorts dependent on weather) White t-shirt School jumper Trainers This term Beech class will be attending Forest School. Tracksuit bottoms or leggings
Music	Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Art/ Design and Technology	DT: Food Technology - Healthy Snacks & Baking Cakes
RSE/PSHCE RE	Zones of Regulation Changing Me Who are Muslims and what do they believe?

                             

Year 1 OPAL Stay and Learn Wednesday 8th June 2022

 

Summer Term 'Stay and Learn': OPAL 🎪🎾🎵💃

Dear Parents and Carers,

Play time is a hidden part of the school day for you, so our Summer term 'Stay and Learn' sessions will allow you to see how play at break and lunchtime has developed during Broadford’s OPAL journey, how the children are playing and, also, gives context to the requests and pleas we send out to the school community e.g., welly requests, loose parts donations, fundraising efforts. 

You are invited to come during the afternoon to play with your child/children in the school grounds. We will be making dens, dressing up, making up imaginative stories, playing with water and much more. If possible, please bring a loose part donation to help with den making, for instance a tyre, clean wood, tarp, plastic pipe, crate. We also are always looking for ride-on toys, scooters, old suitcases and anything form the loose parts list send out previously.

Please indicate via this form if you are able to attend. We are really excited about this project and hope that you will support us in our efforts to improve playtime for all children. Schedule: 2:10pm Arrive 2:15 - 2:30pm Talk on the OPAL Programme by our OPAL Mentor and Play Leads 2:30 - 3:00pm Free play session with children Please dress for all weathers and for play!

Y1 OPAL Stay and Learn

8 JUN 2022, WED 2:10 – 3pm

Year 1 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Week

 

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Week

This week we have been celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We have had a brilliant time learning about HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

History

The children completed a timeline of the Queen’s reign and important dates throughout her life.

Literacy

Apricot Class Poem

Beech Class Poem

Walnut Class Poem

In Year 1, as part of our poetry unit we have been learning about rhyme and rhythm and using the works of Dr. Seuss to find rhyming words in poems. The children worked collaboratively to find the rhyming words. In addition, the children then created their own acrostic poem which they performed.

Music through the Decades.

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The children loved performing the ChaCha Slide as a team. They have worked incredibly hard this term learning about direction and position. The ChaCha Slide song has been a great way to incorporate fitness, fun and learning the directions, left, right, forwards and backwards too!

Sofia: “I love the ChaCha slide song.”

Ivan: “ If you hold your hands up you can see a L and that’s your left hand.” 

Jubilee Tea Party

As part of our work on fractions. The children were able to create their own afternoon tea sandwiches and scones and then cut their sandwiches into halves and quarters. 

Apricot Class

Beech Class

Rio: “ I made quarters with my sandwich.” 

Walnut Class

Broadford Jubilee Fun

Year 1 had a great time building castles, making dens and completing a royal scavenger hunt. Afterwards the children were rewarded with a party after their hard work.

Queen Elizabeth Books

We hope you enjoy reading through the new books which each child in Year 1 has been given. What a fantastic way to remember such a special time in our history. 

 

Summer 1 Best Bits…

Opal

The children have been really enjoying their exploring and learning time in the outside area. It has been a great way of working together as a team to build castles in the sand and making their own dens and tents.

Literacy

This half term the children have loved learning about how we can help our world. They have written letters to Ms Nicholls informing her of all the work they have done at home and school, created posters and information leaflets too!

RWI Virtual School

Split Digraph RWI

Phonics Screening Test

Phonics Screening Books

The children have continued to enjoy reading the real and alien words. The Year 1 Phonics Check Week begins in June after half term. Please see below some additional resources which can be used at home.

Set 1 2 3 Sounds

2019 Screening Test Information 

Maths

This half term, we have focussed on measuring and positions. Webeen practising how to tell the time to o’ clock and half past the hour. We have been measuring time and answering reasoning questions too. Helping your child tell the time is a great way to help with their learning at home. 

Topmarks - Telling the Time Games

Daily 10 - Maths

What an amazing half term the children have had. We wish you a fabulous and hopefully sunny half term break and look forward to the children returning on Tuesday 7th June 2022.