Year 1 Christmas Stay & Play

 

 Year 1 Christmas Stay & Play

Thank you to all of the parents and carers that came to our Christmas performances in Year 1. The children enjoyed performing the Christmas songs that they had learnt and I am sure you can agree that they did an amazing job. It was lovely to have you all in the classrooms for the sessions crafting, writing Christmas wishes and making the most of our photo spots!

Thank you for your continued support in 2025,we look forward to welcoming all of our lovely children back in 2026!

This week, the children and their teachers came together to celebrate Christmas with a special shared meal. Everyone enjoyed a delicious traditional Christmas roast dinner, making it a joyful and memorable occasion.

Year 1: What We Are Learning

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

Year 1 have been working really hard this week. 

 In Literacy this week the children have… 

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Year 1: What We Are Learning

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. Please continue to read with your children and work on their Spellings with them. Please remember to sign your child's Reading Record Book. 

In Literacy the children watched the video Hope and wrote about what happened to the turtle in the film. They discussed ways that they could help to keep the oceans safe for all of the sea animals. They also made their very own flip page like in our book for this half term 10 Things I Can Do To Help My Planet. They chose one thing they could do to help the planet and wrote about it as well as making a brilliant flip page.

In Maths this week the children have been finding half and a quarter of a quantity. Well done Year 1 for your hard work in Maths!

In History this week the children had their Stay and Learn. They quizzed their parents and asked them questions about what they remember of life before and after the internet. We talked about how things have changed in the way we communicate with each other since since the internet was invented. The children then completed lots of activities such as writing an email on the chrome books, stamping their names, painting letters with feathers and writing and posting their very own letters in our Broadford post box.

In PE the children practised their ball skills.

Year one are looking to introduce different resources into the outdoor environment and wondered if any parents/ carers/ members of the wider community could donate any of the following items:

• Dressing up clothes (between ages 5-9)
• clipboards
• gazebo/ structured shade
• den building materials (ie tarpaulin)
• compost (for the planters)
• metal Balti dishes (for the mud kitchen)
• large paint brushes/ rollers
• buckets
• child sized outdoor brooms
• different sized funnels
• reading books (for an outside reading area)

If you have any other age appropriate items to donate that haven't been listed please speak to a year one member of staff as this may be something we could take or use in another year group.

Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work! 

Year 1: What We Are Learning

  

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

Year 1 have been working really hard this week. 

 In Literacy this week the children wrote questions to ask Traction Man and role played answering the questions in character. They also wrote diary entries in character as Traction Man.

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. Please continue to read with your children and work on their Spellings with them. Please remember to sign your child's Reading Record Book. 

In Maths this week the children used the first, next and now grids to solve addition sums. They wrote the addition number sentences. The children also used number lines to solve addition sums.

In History this week the children learnt about Florence Nightingale. They learnt that her legacy was that she highlighted the importance of hand washing. The children washed their hands using buckets and soap. They discussed the similarities and differences to how people used to wash their hands to how we wash our hands now.

In Science the children took part in a experiment and tested different materials to see if they were waterproof. They made predictions on what material would be waterproof and what materials would not.

This week Year 1 had their Stay and Learn which was all about Maths. The children showed all of their amazing Maths skills during the session. Thank you so much to all of the parents and carers who came and for all of your support.

 

Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work! 

Year 2 Parents

Year 2 Parent Stay and Learn Session 

The Year 2 Parents Stay and Learn session is scheduled for Tuesday 19th June 2023 at 9:00am and the focus will be on maths.  It is an opportunity for parents to see maths in action and find out how they can support their children further and ask the Year 2 teachers any question they may have.

We are looking forward to seeing you all.

Thank you

Your Sincerely,

Miss Hamilton

Year 1 - What we are learning

 

Year 1 has worked well this week on some challenging learning. As they continue to grow in Year 1 they are getting more complex lessons and they are doing so well with the new challenges. 

We would like to Thank all the adults that came to our Stay and play session this week. We hope  it was informative and you are gaining a clear understanding of how we teach reading and how important it is to read to the children as much as possible. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the Year 1 team. 

Literacy 

Discussions have been had in Year 1 this week. The children had a question to answer. 

‘Do you think it is a good idea for the Snail to go with the whale?’ 

The children had discussions on if it is a good idea for the snail to go with the Whale who he doesn't know. We may have some politicians in the near future. Children were putting their points across and commenting on other children's ideas. The language used was fantastic and it was such a delight to see all the children taking part. 

The children then completed Persuasive sentences given their reasons for both going with the Whale or staying. It was a challenging piece of writing but the children completed them well. 

‘ I think the snail should go with the Whale because it can save the Snail when he is lost’. - Zara (Apricot)

‘ I don't think it is a good idea to go with the Whale because he could trick the snail and then when they are swimming he might flick the snail off’.- Jace (Apricot)

‘ If the Whale didn’t come to get the whale, then that means that the Snail will have to slide onto a boat and it will take forever to get anywhere’. - Iustin (Apricot)

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In Beech class the children described the setting of the beach in Snail and the Whale. The children used lots of amazing adjectives to describe the setting.

Ameera “The sand is golden and yellow”.

Wais “The volcano is hot and scary”.

Ikveera “The ocean is blue and wavy”.

Stay and Learn

Thank you to all the parents that came to our stay and learn session. It was so nice to see so many adults come and read with the children. We hope you enjoyed spending time in your children’s classroom and seeing a snippet of how we teach your lovely children. 

Maths

In Math this week we have been focusing on Length and Height. We looked at the differences between the both and the children had fun measuring each other and trying to see who is the tallest and shortest  in the class.  We are promoting mathematical language when teaching, using tallest and shortest. 

Topic

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Over the next few weeks, the children are going to be learning about the Easter story and why it is a special holiday for Christians. This week the children were told the Easter story and what happened on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The children are taking a great interest in the story but also having conversation about what are good choices and bad.