Year 1 Christmas Celebrations

Christmas Counts for Everyone

We had a fabulous time performing our Christmas show last week. Thank you to all of our parents and carers for your support and a huge round of applause for all of our children for their amazing performance too.

Please login to your child’s google classroom account to watch the show. (Logins and passwords remain the same as last year)

Please email us at year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk if you have any difficulties logging in.

Lapland Day

Year 1 had an amazing day completing Christmas arts and crafts and enjoying a warm cup of hot chocolate as they listened to Christmas and Winter stories.

Beech Class

Apricot Class

Walnut Class

RWI Virtual School Phonic Lessons

Please click here for RWI Virtual School Sessions (Links expire 20/12/21)

Please click here for RWI Virtual School (Links expire 30/12/21) 

Year 1 

The children have been busy completing their end of term assessments for phonics, math and writing, last week.

Next term, our focus text will be Traction Man. We will be writing fact files, diary entries and writing from different points of views.

Literacy Websites

Story Writing: The Magic Paintbrush

What are adjectives?

How to write questions.

Math Websites

Addition and Subtraction within 20

Shape and Pattern

Chopper Squad More or Less - Mental Maths Game - 5 to 7 Year Olds

Icon Robot Addition - Loading Play Game

Less Than or Greater Than Game | Game | Education.com

Next term, we will be focussing on addition and subtraction within 30, place value within 50, and measurement. 

Science

Year 1 have been learning about our senses; touch, sight, smell, hearing and taste. The children completed a science investigation discovering the senses and the body parts associated with the sense.

How does the weather change across seasons?

What are the senses?

Next term, our focus will be ‘Everyday Materials’ and identifying their properties. 

Materials 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

The Year One team would like to thank you all for your lovely cards, well wishes and gifts.

Best wishes,

The Year One Team

Year 1 Awards 17.12.21

 

  

We have had another great week and there has been so much to celebrate in Year 1! 

These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their hard work and efforts.

E for Excellence

Walnut:George

George has worked very hard to use his  problem-solving skills in maths this week. Well done George. 

Apricot:Ayana

Ayana has been working really hard in all subjects. She is always trying to do her best and is a great model to the rest of year 1. 

Beech: Rio

Rio, in recognition of your superb attitude and hard work towards your class work and being an excellent role model in Beech class. You have such a positive attitude and are so kind and caring to all. Excellent work Rio. 

  Star Writers 

 

Walnut:

 

Lily is our Star Writer this week for using interesting vocabulary in her writing this week. Keep up the good work. 

Apricot: Amira

Amira has been working hard on her handwriting and using her phonics knowledge when re-telling a story. 

 

 

 

Beech: Scarlet & Sofia 

Scarlet & Sofia - You have both worked incredibly hard to write your own version of the story ‘Pattan’s Pumpkin’ and included adjectives and connectives to add description to your work.

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Power Awards

These are the key skills that our children will need to learn effectively in class and to be successful later in life. 

 

Reciprocity

These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective  ideas and methods from others.  

 

 

This has been awarded to:

Emmalee and Chloe

 

 

Reflectiveness 

These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. 

 

This has been awarded to:

 

Amaira and Athena.

 

 

 

Resourcefulness   

These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

This has been awarded to: Batool 

 

 

I Made My Teacher Happy Award 

 

This has been awarded to: Ava, Andreea, Ksenija & Harry  

 

 

 

Year 1 Spellings 13.12.21

 

Please find below this weeks spellings

Week 7 13.12.21

Year 1		Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu
wow	October
1	he
2	she
3	we
4	me
5	our

Year 1 Lapland Day Monday 13th December 2021

 

                              Lapland Day

Year 1 are having a special Christmas celebration day on Monday 13th December in school. We will be completing craft activities in class and having a special story time with hot chocolate and marshmallows at the end of the day. Children can wear non-uniform on Monday, however please note they will be completing a range of arts and crafts and playing in the playground.

Merry Christmas Everyone

Best wishes

The Year One Team

Year 1 Show: Christmas Counts for Everyone

 

Christmas Counts for Everyone

The children had a wonderful time at their first Christmas performance. Please login to your child’s google classroom account to watch the show.

How to use google classroom

Please email year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk for login details for your child. (Logins and passwords remain the same from last year.)

Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 10th December 2021

We can’t wait to see everyone in their festive jumpers tomorrow.

KS1- Maths Challenge 06.12.21

    Please find this week's maths challenges below. 

The children have one week to complete the maths challenge. 

When the Maths challenge is completed the children must return the challenge to their class teacher who will sign and date their maths challenge tracker. 

Magic number 

67

1. Can you write the magic number in words? ___________

2. Can you draw it using dienes? 

3. Add 16, what has the magic number changed to?

4. Subtract 13,  what is the magic number now?

5. What are the next 5 numbers?

6. What were the 5 numbers before? 

Challenge- 

Is the magic number greater than 75?

Yes/ No

Explain your reasoning

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Year 1 Awards 03.12.21

 

  

We have had another great week and there has been so much to celebrate in Year 1! 

These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their hard work and efforts.

E for Excellence

Walnut:

Toni has earned the E for Excellence award for working really hard to sequence her  story and for supporting other children to complete their work. Well done Toni!

Apricot:Teddy

Teddy has been making lots of effort with his learning. Teddy has been trying really hard in both phonics and Maths. He has also been contributing on the carpet. 

Beech: Denis

Denis, in recognition of  you always trying your best in the maths sessions. You have worked super hard  this week learning new mathematical vocabulary and using this correctly in your work.

 

 

 

  Star Writers 

 

Walnut:

Carter has worked very hard to write sentences to form a short story. Carter used his sounds to help him write lovely sentences. Super effort!

 

Apricot: Pippa 

Pippa has been working hard on her adjectives when describing Pattan’s Pumpkin and the setting of the story. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beech: Olivia

Olivia, you have been working super hard on your writing skills in the RWI sessions and the Topic sessions. You completed a fantastic story map detailing the key parts of Pattan’s Pumpkin. Well done Olivia.

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Power Awards

These are the key skills that our children will need to learn effectively in class and to be successful later in life. 

 

Reciprocity

These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective  ideas and methods from others. 

 

This has been awarded to: Thomas 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflectiveness 

These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. 

 

This has been awarded to:

Alana

 

 

 

Resourcefulness   

These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

 

This has been awarded to:

Torsten

I Made My Teacher Happy Award 

This has been awarded to:Henry and Adam