St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 1: Blog items
Year 1 Blog- Friday 17th June 2022
Date: 16th Jun 2022 @ 9:46am
Welcome to your Friday blog - we have really enjoyed the sunshine this week!
English
We continued to learn through the stories of Katie Morag this week. On Monday we wrote questions to ask Katie Morag and some of us pretended to be her. We read the story of when her big boy cousins came to visit and what happened when they played "Chickenelly". We then wrote a letter to Grannie Island to aplogise for all the mess the cousins made!
In Phonics we continued to practise all the sounds we have learnt this year.
Maths
This week we have been learning about where numbers are placed on a number line. We used the vocabulary most and fewest.
Science
We went outside to look at all the changes. We spotted that lots of the plants have grown really tall.
P.E.
We have been improving our throwing and catching skills again, focusing on catching bouncing balls.
We also enjoyed watching the Year 3 and Year 4 Sports Days. We were all excellent spectators. If you want to watch the videos of the Sports Days they are on the website.
P.S.H.E
We talked about being responsible and making good choices. We discussed how accidents can happen. We looked at photos of different scenarios and talked about what might happen and how we could make a situation safer.
Art
We used paper with different patterns on to collage a face for Father's Day-the finished pieces are brilliant!
R.E.
We explored good and not good choices, both in and out of the classroom. We sorted the choices and wrote our own in our books.
Geography
We have been learning about the continents and oceans of the world. We used atlases to independently find out information.
French
This week we took a trip to Carcassonne market and looked at all the lovely food stalls. We then tried to shop for fruit and pay with Euros.
Music
We played the Boomwhackers. The colours came on the screen in a different way so we learnt a new way to know when it was our turn to play.
We have been enjoying learning the Dance From The Heart every lunchtime. You are invited to come and see us all perform it on Tuesday 21st June at 9.45am.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - oi and oy words
Maths - Fewer and most on a number line
Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.
See if your child can tell the time on an analogue clock. Look at o'clock and hald past.
Date: 10th Jun 2022 @ 9:51am
Welcome to your first blog of Summer 2! We have loved hearing all about your half terms.
English
This week, we have read some Katie Morag stories. We learnt a lot of facts about Katie and her family.
In Phonics we have been looking at real words and fake words. We worked really hard with Mrs Corbett to read all of our phonics words.
Maths
This week we have learnt about directions. We have learnt how to do a full turn, half turn, move forwards, backwards, left and right. Please help your children learn their left and right at home.
PE
We have been focusing on our catching skills this week as it can be quite tricky! We worked in small groups to improve our throwing and catching with big balls. We will start challenging ourselves to catch smaller balls next week.
RE
We talked about how we could turn ordinary days into special days. This could be by making good choices, being kind or helping others. We wrote about what we could do this weekend to help someone else.
Geography
We have started our 'Hot and Cold Places' topic in Geography. We used the laptops and atlases to find oceans, land, the poles and different countries. We loved using digimaps on the laptops to explore the world.
PSHE
We talked about how it is really important to never give up and always practise to get better at something. We talked about different jobs adults have and how they got their jobs.We watched a video and helped Carla to make the right choices about her dancing class.
We had an amazing trip to Lytham St Annes! We had lots of fun building sandcastles on the beach and we learnt all about the special lifeboats that go out to rescue people.We saw the end of the pier that is left from a fire which damaged the pier nearly 50 years ago.
Online Safety Update
This week, our update is focused on how to set up devices for children. Read our short guide below for some useful tips to safeguard young people against online risk.
Date: 7th Jun 2022 @ 3:03pm
Here is the Dance From the Heart video to practise before the roadshow on Tuesday 21st June 2022.
Year 1 Blog Friday 27th May 2022
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 10:06am
Welcome to the final blog of this half term. We are looking forward to another exciting final half term after the break!
English
This week, we read the story of 'There's a Tiger in the Garden'. We talked about using our imagination as Nora doesn't believe that there is a tiger in the garden until she sees it with her own eyes! We wrote our own version of the story by choosing a new animal that could be found in the garden, wrote questions for the tiger and made a tiger fact file using the iPads.
In Phonics we have been looking at real words and fake words. We use our phonics skills and knowledge to sound them out.
Maths
This week we have been learning about recognising o'clock and half past on a clock. We used the clocks to show the times and learnt how to draw the hands on the clocks.
DT
We continued to make our sock puppets this week. We practised our sewing skills and evaluated our finished product. We played with them, using a puppet theatre. Please encourage the children to play with their sock puppets at home too!
RE
We learnt about the story of Pentecost and how the disciples began speaking in different languages. We drew pictures of the events and talked about how they might have been feeling.
Outdoor Learning
We used our finished wooden cookies to tell a story about their magical powers - we were very imaginative!
French
We learnt the words for the compass points and vocabulary associated with travel to France. Je vais en train, en bateau, en avion, en voiture, en velo. We made these words into a song to help us remember them.
We had a lovely Platinum Jubilee celebration on Wednesday. We sang and danced to 'Reach' for our decade of 2000 - 2010. We then had a picnic outside with some treats. You can watch the video on the website.
Thank you for all your support at our Sports Day! We are so proud of the children for their resilience and hard work. The video is on our school website for you to watch at home.
Online Safety Update
This week, our update is focused on keeping children safe when accessing online content. A lot of platforms that our children use are dependent on uploaded content. Due to the sheer number of videos added to these sites, moderators find it almost impossible to stop all harmful or distressing content from reaching your phone or tablet screens. The guide linked below outlines ways in which you as parents and carers can limit the risk.
Have a lovely half term! Please continue to read as much as possible.
Year 1 Blog-Friday 20th May 2022
Date: 19th May 2022 @ 10:13am
Welcome to your Friday blog!
English
We continued to learn through the story of The Enormous Crocodile. We made some fantastic posters warning everyone about the crocodile. We also pretended to be a character in the story and answered some interview questions. In Phonics we have been reading real and fake words.
Maths
We have been finding halves and quarters of shapes and amounts.We have also started looking at telling the time.We used little clocks to show o'clock times.
Play Fact Families-Choose addition and subtraction to 20. Click here.
R.E.
We talked about how the disciples felt when they saw the Holy Spirit after the Ascension.
French
This week we designed and described a cake fit for the Queen's Jubilee. We used colours, numbers and cake flavours in our descriptions. They looked delicious!
D.T.
We started to follow our plans to make our sock puppets. We will continue this next week.
Art
We have been drawing pictures of events for our class collage. We also investigated different ways of shading and did a fabulous portrait of The Queen using our sketching skills.
P.E.
We practised our races for Sports Day on the real track. We hope you can come to watch us next Tuesday at 2.15pm.
Outdoor Learning
This week we finished decorating the other side of our wood cookie. We hammered nails in and decorated it with wool or elastic bands.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - Trickier split digraph e-e
Maths - Measurement
Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.
See if your child can recall the halves we have been learning, half of 2 is 1, half of 4 is 2 and so on. We have also been looking at doubling numbers so ask your child to double 1, double 2 and so on.
Year 1 Blog Friday 13th May 2022
Date: 12th May 2022 @ 10:10am
Welcome to your Friday blog!
English
We have started to read 'The Enormous Crocodile' in English. We are going to be spending two weeks reading this book as it is much longer than the ones we have read recently. We have shown that we can sit and listen to longer stories as we have managed to read 46 pages this week! We highlighted all of the adjectives in the story (there were a lot!), wrote sentences about the clever tricks that the crocodile uses and then used our knowledge to decide whether the story was based on real life - would crocodiles want to eat children?
In phonics we have been looking at different pronunciations of the same grapheme, ea as in meat and ea as in bread.
Maths
This week we have been solving number sentences which include missing numbers. We have had to use our fact family knowledge to relate addition and subtraction to each other.
We have also been learning about halving and doubling.
P.E.
We have continued to practise for sports day. We practised a long jump, balancing a quiot and the egg and spoon race. We cannot wait for sports day! It's on Tuesday 24th May at 2.15 p.m.
R.E.
We learnt about the Ascension story in R.E. this week. We recapped the Easter story and then drew pictures of Jesus ascending to Heaven. We answered some great 'why' questions, especially 'why do you think Jesus returned to his Father?'
P.S.H.E.
We continued to learn about being safe. This week we learned about being safe on the roads.
History
We had a look back at the pictures of us wearing the seaside clothes. We wrote about how they were similar and different and wrote our own sentences about what we did.
We also continued to look at events from the 2000s. We have sketched pictures of each event ready for the school display. We looked at and talked about photographs of The Queen and her family.
D.T.
Now that we have practised joining fabrics together, we have been able to start planning our own puppet. We talked about how our puppets could be similar to Punch and Judy, or even The Enormous Crocodile! We took our time to sketch our ideas, ready to begin making the puppets next week.
A note has been sent home with your child regarding bringing in an sock for our D.T. lessons. Please could they be as plain as possible so that the children can add their own decorations to it.
French
In French this week, we continued to learn clothes words through the story Je m'habille et je te croque.
Outdoor Learning
This week we had our warm up in the Nature Area-we collected sticks and played hide and seek.
We decorated one side of our wood cookie and practised tying simple knots. We love our outdoor learning and we are showing real resilience and great teamwork.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - Tricky words
Maths - halving
Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.
See if your child can recall the halves we have been learning, half of 2 is 1, half of 4 is 2 and so on.
Year 1 Blog- Friday 6th May 2022
Date: 5th May 2022 @ 10:01am
Welcome to your first Friday blog of May!
English
We started a new book this week. We compared it to 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' and 'Handa's Surprise'. We remembered so many things about these stories and had a great discussion. We talked about where the story is set and even wrote our own version.
In phonics we have been looking at alternative pronunciations- a as in hat and a as in water.
Maths
This week we have been adding and subtracting using our 10 frames to help us. We are trying really hard to write our numbers the correct way round.
P.E.
We have continued to practise for sports day! This week we focused on throwing and catching and improving our jumping for distance from last week.
R.E.
We have finished our Easter topic and are ready to learn about the lead up to Pentecost. We talked about how we can be more like Jesus, by making small, positive changes to our actions.
P.S.H.E.
We continued to learn about being safe. We discussed different scenarios and what the best choices would be.
History
We have been very busy this week! First, we looked at the current seaside clothing that we wear and compared them to the past clothing that we looked at last week. We all loved trying on the sunglasses and flip flops!
We also looked at events from the 2000s. This is the decade we are learning about as part of our celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Art
We drew a picture of the Queen which will be part of a class collage looking at 2000 to 2009. The Queen had her 80th birthday in 2006.
French
We recapped numbers to 12 and weather phrases, then we began to learn the words for some items of clothing with a story and song.
Outdoor Learning
This week we played some warm up games in our nature area. We used the hammers again to hammer nails into the wood blocks. We also leant how to use a saw safely and had a go at sawing a log.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - Long vowel words
Maths - One step problems
Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.
See if your child can recall the halves we have been learning, half of 2 is 1, half of 4 is 2 and so on.
Year 1-Friday Blog-29th April 2022
Date: 28th Apr 2022 @ 10:08am
Welcome to your Friday blog!
English
This week our learning was through the story of 'I Want My Hat Back'. The bear goes through the forest and asks every animal he meets if they have seen his hat. We predicted how the story might develop. We designed our own hats-they were really imaginative.
In phonics we have been looking at how some sounds are pronounced differently, ow as in snow and ow as in cow.
Maths
In Maths we have been sharing amounts in equal groups.
We have also been learning about 3D shapes-spheres,pyramids,cubes and cuboids.
We have also been doing some timed number fact challenges which we are getting better at as we recall our facts more quickly.
Science
This week we had a walk up to our beautiful pond. We looked out for what was growing and talked about what was the same or different compared to the nature area.
R.E.
We learnt about the Easter story. We ordered pictures and talked about them.
P.E.
We practised throwing a bean bag into a target. We ran relay races and we did a standing jump.
Outdoor Learning
This week we played a warm up game on the field. We used the hammers again to put nails into the wood blocks. Then we experimented with elastic bands and wool to make different patterns. We remembered all the things we need to do to stay safe.
History
We started our new topic of 'The Seaside'. We compared holidays now and in the recent past. We tried on some clothes from the past too!
Music
We are getting really good at singing the Jubilee song. We have also got a class song with a dance that we are learning.
French
This week in French, we have learnt some weather phrases through games, a song and a story.
P.S.H.E.
The Nursing Team visited us to show us how to wash our hands properly. They had a special box which showed us where all the germs were on our hands. We listened very attentively.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - ew and oo
Maths - Recognise 2D and 3D shapes.
Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.
See if your child can recall the halves we have been learning, half of 2 is 1, half of 4 is 2 and so on.
Date: 21st Apr 2022 @ 3:59pm
Welcome to the first blog of the Summer Term. Everyone looked so smart in their uniform. We hope you had a lovely Easter, all the children shared what they've been up to!
English
This week we have been talking about what good writing looks like and how we can improve our writing. We looked through our English books to remind ourselves what our writing looked like in September compared to now. We found our favourite piece of writing and said why we liked it. We also found a piece of writing and improved it. We even looked at each others writing. We love talking about how we can get even better at our writing- we know what we need to do!
Have a look at Karate Cats.Click here.
In Phonics we have been looking at Phase 5 sounds, ea is in leaf, ph as in dolphin, aw as in saw.
Maths
This week we have been finding halves of shapes and amounts. We used the word equal when we shared the amounts. We used part whole models and equipment to check our answers. We also had some good discussions about odd and even numbers.
Play Coconut Odd or Even. Click here.
Science
We explored our school grounds to look at the changes. We noticed that the daffodils and snowdrops have died away. We found bluebells, daisies and forget-me-nots. We also noticed it was warmer than the last time we looked at what was growing.
R.E.
We acted out the Last Supper with bread and juice.
Music
We started learning a song for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
P.E.
This week we practised some of the skills we will be using on Sports Day. We did some running races. Our Sports Day is on Tuesday May 24th.
History
We learnt about Nick Park. He is the creator of Wallace and Gromit as well as many other characters. He came to St. Oswald's when he was a boy.
P.S.H.E
We started a new theme about how to keep ouselves safe. We talked about all the people in our community who keep us safe. We also had a discussion about people who we can trust.
Outdoor Learning
This week we went outside in small groups. First we played a warm up game in the Nature Area. Then we gathered in our log circle to learn how to use hammers safely. We made patterns in a wood block by hammering different screws and nails in. We also hammered nails into the wood blocks. Everyone listened so attentively and really developed their woodworking skills as well as their perseverance.
Art
We started our textiles topic. We looked at different materials and sketched them.
Earth Day
We celebrated Earth Day by singing 'I am the Earth'.Click here.
Online Safety Update
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. We are encouraging the children to organise their own reading books and to make sure they are in their green school bag every day.Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - ee and ea
Maths - Recognise, find and name a half.
Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start on different numbers. Talk about whether the numbers are getting bigger or smaller.
See if your child can recall the halves we have been learning this week, half of 2 is 1, half of 4 is 2 and so on.
Year 1 Blog-Friday 1st April 2022
Date: 31st Mar 2022 @ 10:03am
Welcome to the final blog of the Spring Term. We can't believe it's April already.
English
Everyone looked amazing in their costumes. We celebrated by reading our Scaredy Squirrel books to the children in Reception. We all worked really hard on our books and are really pleased with them. Ask your child to read their book to you.
In Phonics we have been looking at au as in haunt and or as in torn.
Maths
This week we have been learning about multiplication. We drew pictures to work out the answers e.g. There are four bags each with two apples in...how many apples are there altogether? We counted in 2s for this challenge. We also counted in 5s and 10s.
Science
We looked at our beans and did some scientific enquiries. We looked at how the beans have changed over time. We also looked at the difference between the beans which were growing outside and the ones which were growing inside.
P.E.
We developed our sending and receiving skills. We played a football match.
French
We learnt about the French tradition on April Fool's Day of sticking a poisson d'avril on unsuspecting people's backs. We enjoyed trying to stick our fish on without the person noticing! Sur le dos, c'est rigolo! We also looked at some new vocabulary related to Easter. Joyeuses Paques!
P.S.H.E
We have been learning about money again. We listened to a story called "I Want It". We discussed how people make decisions about what to do with their money. We also talked about needs and wants.
Art
We made Easter cards.
Computing
We learnt how to use Book Creator and we have started to make our own books.
Outdoor Learning
We had a great time outside making our shelters for Scaredy Squirrel. He was very well looked after with amazingly imaginative shelters. All the children showed great team working skills. We took great care to put everything back as we found it.
We had an Easter hunt in our Nature Area. We had to find clues to make a message.
Thank you for all your brilliant support. We wish you a happy and holy Easter. See you in Summer uniform on Tuesday 19th April.
P.S. Keep reading as much as possible!
Year 1 Blog-Friday 25th March 2022
Date: 24th Mar 2022 @ 9:58am
Welcome to your Friday blog! We are loving the sunny weather.
English
This week we met Scaredy Squirrel. He is scared of everything! We really enjoyed looking at the style of the books- they are really funny. We wrote about Scaredy Squirrel and we are making our own book about the birthday party. We are trying really hard to write in sentences and spell some more words correctly.
In Phonics we have been looking at ow as in snow and ow as in cow.
Play Alien Escape. Click here.
Maths
In Maths we have been learning about doubling. We have been using practical equipment to find doubles . We have also used our knowledge of the pattern of 2s to check our answers.
Play Archery Doubles. Click Here.
Science
Our French beans are starting to germinate. We looked at what is happening to them and described the changes. We gave them a bit of water too.
R.E.
This week we have learnt about how Holy Communion and the Last Supper relate to each other. We learnt that the bread is called a host and the wine is in a chalice.
P.E.
The class have been asking every week if we could play football in P.E. so this week, we did! We practiced dribbling with a ball and then passing to a partner. We are going to carry on with football for one more week to end the term.
D.T.
We carefully wrote our instructions for our smoothie and then on Friday, we made them! It was great to see how independent the class have become. Everyone chopped their own fruit and put them in the blender. Some of us liked our smoothies, some of us didn't!
Art
We loved being able to do art again this week. We sketched real roses and learnt to take our time, focus on the flower and sketch carefully. We then transferred these skills onto our Mother's Day card. We hope all of the mums love the finished product.
French
In French we learnt about the French Easter tradition of the bells flying to Rome to be blessed by the Pope before returning, bringing chocolate eggs to the French children. Then we made an Easter card with a message - Joyeuses Paques - Happy Easter!
Outdoor Learning
Scaredy Squirrel lives in his nut tree. He feels very safe there. Next week we are going to go outside to build him a shelter just in case he ever ventures down to ground level! Your child may bring in a toy squirrel next week if they have one.
Don't forget to get a costume ready for World Book Day next Friday.
Thank you to everyone who supported the pop-up shop. Enjoy your day!
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. Please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have been looking at our friends of 10. Ask your child for the ways to make 10 by adding 2 numbers, 0+10,1+9 and so on. Quick recall of these will really help your child. Keep practising counting in 1s,2s,5s and 10s. Say a sequence of numbers to your child and miss out a number. Can they tell you which number in the pattern you have missed out? How do they know?
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - oa and ow words
Maths - one step problems
Year 1 Blog-Friday 18th March 2022
Date: 17th Mar 2022 @ 9:58am
Welcome to your Friday blog! We have been noticing lots of signs of Spring.
English
This week we have been learning through the story of Farmer Duck. We looked at all the jobs the lazy farmer wanted the duck to do. We made puppets and props to re-tell the story. Ask your child to re-tell the story to you with their puppets. We dressed up as the farmer and the animals and then wrote a letter from the animals to the farmer. Some of the letters were quite angry!
In Phonics we are continuing to look at the split digraphs.
Maths
In Maths we have been counting in 10s. We have also been learning about money again. We looked at all the coins up to £2 and learnt that there are new and old versions of each coin. We also had a look at some notes. Please show your child some real money for them to look at, desribe and sort.
Play Helicopter Rescue. Click here.
Play coin sorting. Click here.
R.E.
This week, we learnt all of our school prayers off by heart and recorded ourselves on the iPad. If we were confident enough, we stood in front of the class and recited the Our Father to everyone. We all showed that we are great listeners and learners!
Science
We went outside to collect leaves. We looked for leaves of different shapes, sizes and colours. We also looked at the hedges which are starting to grow leaves and also buds on the trees.When we got back into class we chose our 3 best leaves and examined them closely. We compared them and described them to our partner. Our drawings of our leaves showed great detail.
French
We learnt the words for the parts of a plant in French and learnt and recited a poem with actions about how plants grow. We checked on our French beans to see if they had started to germinate.
P.E.
We had our final underarm throwing lesson this week. We have definitely improved since the beginning of the half term! We can now throw more accurately and can work as a team to throw a ball to each other. Some even chose to throw a bean bag!
History
In History, we learnt about the Wright Brothers and how they flew and invented the first successful aeroplane. We wrote some information down about them and then followed instructions to make our own paper planes.
P.S.H.E.
We talked about acts of kindness and how they cost nothing. We talked about the ways we can show kindness to other in our everyday lives.
D.T.
Our D.T. lesson was very fun! We have planned our fruit smoothies! We chose to have either 1, 2 or 3 ingredients and thought about what we will need to make the smoothie. Next week we will write the instructions and make the smoothies.
Freddy Fit
We were so excited to meet Freddy Fit. He put us all through our paces. We copied his movements and showed amazing teamwork skills when making a den out of hula hoops. We then did some hula hooping....who knew Miss Fisher is such an expert hula hooper? He was really impressed with how we listened as well.
The chicks visited us for the whole day on Wednesday. We were amazed how much they had grown in just a few days. We got them out of their box and held them. They have gone back to their farm now.
Don't forget the pop-up Mother's Day shop next Wednesday.If you want your child to visit the shop send their money in in a named envelope. Everything is priced at £2.50.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have been looking at our friends of 10. Ask your child for the ways to make 10 by adding 2 numbers, 0+10,1+9 and so on. Quick recall of these will really help your child. Keep practising counting in 1s,2s,5s and 10s. Say a sequence of numbers to your child and miss out a number. Can they tell you which number in the pattern you have missed out? How do they know?
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - Split digraph u_e
Maths - Recognising coins and notes
Year 1 Friday Blog-11th March 2022
Date: 10th Mar 2022 @ 10:04am
Welcome to your Friday blog. It's lovely to hear about what the children have found on the blog and some even go back to look at past blogs.
English
This week we have been learning through the story of The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. We also talked about another great book by this author, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We worked together to retell the story of the seed's journey in words and pictures then we worked on our own to plan and write a story where one thing happened to the seed in each season. This gave us a great opportunity to talk about life cycles and the seasons.
Phonics
We have been looking at ee as in tree, ea as in meat and ey as in monkey. We have also looked at our split digraphs again, a-e as in cake and o-e as in nose.
Sing your digraphs! Click here.
Maths
This week we have been using the scales to measure the mass of objects. We did some fabulous team work. We then focused on counting in 2s and 5s again. We learnt the number patterns and challenged ourselves with missing numbers on a number sqaure.
Counting Caterpillar game. Order numbers from 0 to 100. Click here.
Science
This week we went outside into our beautiful grounds to see what flowering plants we could find. Can your child tell you what they found?We recorded what we had found by drawing and labelling. We also looked at the parts of a plant and made our own flowering plant.We labelled the stem, roots, petals,flower and leaves.
In Year 3 the children have hatched some chicks from eggs. The chicks came to visit us-we asked some great questions!
French
This week is National Science Week and the theme is Growth. To celebrate this in French, we read the story of Jacques et les haricots magiques (Jack and the Beanstalk) and we put some French bean seeds in bags to watch them germinate. We chose whether to put them inside or outside according to where we thought they would start to grow quickest. The children all chose outside because of the sunlight and rain; the adults chose inside. Let's see who's grow first!
R.E.
We learnt about the Last Supper this week and added speech bubbles to the picture of Jesus and his Disciples. We linked the Last Supper to Holy Communion and learnt about what happens in church!
P.E.
We moved onto our third thowing and catching lesson. We tried throwing and catching to each other this week (which was quite tricky!)
Music
We learnt a song about a seed growing. We got a huge round of applause when we sang it in Golden Assembly.
Eileen from CAFOD came to talk to us about the people of Sierra Leone. The children were very respectful and showed thoughtfulness in their answers to questions.
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in patterns of 2s, 5s and 10s .Don't always start from 1, we encourage starting from different numbers. We use a number square in class to help us with this, we have learnt to move left/right one place for counting in ones and up/down for counting in tens. Feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online. Highlight the patterns on the square.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - Split i-e digraph.
Maths - Using more than,less than and equal vocabulary.
Date: 3rd Mar 2022 @ 10:05am
Welcome to your blog for this week.
This week we talked about how we are in the month of March. We have also been writing the short date on our work i.e. 2nd March is 02.03.22. We have been talking about what the numbers mean and how they change.
English
We continued learning through the story of Where The Wild Things Are. We watched and talked about different versions of the story and also looked at other books written by Maurice Sendak. We wrote and illustrated our own books and read them to the children in Year 3. They were very impressed!
Phonics
We have been looking at ee as in tree and ey as in monkey. Phonics songs. Click here.
Maths
We have been very busy this week in maths. We have been learning about adding and subtracting 10. We looked at the 100 square and talked about the patterns of numbers. We represented numbers with practical equipment, Base 10, 10 frames, bead strings, bundles of straws and Numicon.We had a go at representing numbers with lines and dots, a line for tens and a dot for ones.
We also looked at the pattern of 2s and 5s.
Shark numbers game. Click here. Choose numbers up to 99.
Science
We talked about what kinds of plants grow in our school grounds. Next week we will be going to have a look. Have a look at what's growing around where you live.
P.S.H.E.
We continued to talk about precious items and how they are of value to is in a sentimental rather than monetary way. We had a look at the story about the girl who took her mum's ring to school without permission and discussed what she should have done to make the right choices.
R.E.
We learnt about Shrove Tuesday and what Lent is. On Ash Wednesday we went to church and Father Michael blessed us with ashes. We made our Lenten promises and took them to Golden Assembly.
D.T.
We have started our food topic in D.T. The class are very excited as we are going to be making our own smoothie in a few weeks! This week, we learnt about how our food is made - where it starts and how it ends up on our plates. We made a simple flow diagram to show this.
P.E.
We continued to learn how to throw a beanbag using an underarm throw. We are quickly becoming experts! We were challenged to aim at a target (a stop sign and a hoop) and we were very successful. We loved playing the throwing games in our groups.
French
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in patterns of 2s and 5s so please practise counting in ones and tens at home. Don't always start from 1, we encourage starting from different numbers. We use a number square in class to help us with this, we have learnt to move left/right one place for counting in ones and up/down for counting in tens. Feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online. Highlight the patterns on the square.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - split digraph o_e
Maths - counting in multiples (2, 5, 10)
Year 1 Blog Friday 25th February
Date: 24th Feb 2022 @ 10:06am
Welcome to your Friday blog!
We have been noticing signs of Spring.
This week we have got straight back into all of our busy learning. It has been so lovely to hear what the children have been up to during the break.
English
We started a new story called Where The Wild Things Are. We listened to and watched the story. We made our own wild thing masks and became a wild thing in our wild rumpus! We wrote about our wild things using great descriptive words. We are continuing with this story next week and we are writing our own books.
Where The Wild Things Are read by Maurice Sendak Click Here
In Phonics we have been looking at oe as in toe and oa as in goat. We have also looked at our split digraphs again in cake.
Maths
We have been learning to compare amounts using vocabulary such as fewer, equal to and more than. We have been looking at patterns of numbers on the 100 square. In particular, we have been focusing on 1 more/less and 10 more/less from any given number on the number square. The class have learnt that to count in ones, we move left or right by one on the number square and to count in tens we move up or down one.
Interactive 100 square. Click here.
R.E.
We have started our new topic in R.E. - Special Meals. We talked about how people, objects and meals could be classed as special and how they are special. We shared our own examples of special meals and drew pictures of them.
Science
This week we started a new topic all about plants and growing. We investigated different fruits to find the seeds. We talked about what was the same and what was different about the seeds.
P.E.
We have finished gymnastics and have moved onto our throwing and catching in P.E. We recapped how to throw a bean bag underarm and competed against each other to see how many bean bags we could get into a hoop from a distance. We had a lot of fun!
PSHE
We have been learning about things that are precious to us and how this is not about monetary value. We also had a discussion about being truthful.
Music
This Friday we had our very first whole school Golden Assembly and we got to play the boomwhackers for everyone. We put on a briliant performance of "You Are My Sunshine" and got a huge round of applause.
French
We began to learn the words for some vegetables in French through games, story and a song.
History
This week, we have learnt about Florence Nightingale and why she was so important to nursing. We quickly found out that hospitals were very dirty, overcrowded and full of diseases until Florence helped to change things. We compared the hospitals before and after Florence's work and learnt all about her life.
Fairtrade Fortnight
This week we talked about the difference between needs and wants. We sorted pictures and then had a discussion about what we really need for our lives to be happy and healthy and what we want. We listened to a story about a cocoa bean farmer who lives in West Africa and talked about her needs and wants and how her life compares to ours.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on 1 more/less and 10 more/less so please practise counting in ones and tens at home. Don't always start from 1, we encourage starting from different numbers. We use a number square in class to help us with this, we have learnt to move left/right one place for counting in ones and up/down for counting in tens. Feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - split digraph a_e words
Maths - one more/one less
Year 1 Blog- 10th February 2022
Date: 7th Feb 2022 @ 2:26pm
Welcome to the final blog of this half term.
This half term has just flown by with all the learning we have been doing.
This week we have been thinking about our mental health. The theme is 'Growing Together'. We have celebrated all the things we are good at and all the things we have achieved.
We listened to the story of The Ugly Duckling and discussed how it takes time for us to grow.
We planted cress to watch it grow and change over time. Look at your pot of cress every day.What's changed?
We have been talking about how to stay safe online.
We loved all the outfits you wore-you really did dress to impress!
Thank you for your great support and we wish you all a happy time next week.
Keep reading as much as you can.
Some more Maths games .
Shark Numbers (up to 99)
PLEASE CHECK THAT ALL YOUR CHILD'S UNIFORM IS LABELLED. WE ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN BELONGINGS BUT THIS IS DIFFICULT IF IT IS NOT LABELLED. THANKS.
We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 21st February.
Date: 3rd Feb 2022 @ 10:05am
Welcome to your Friday blog!
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS THEIR READING BOOKS IN SCHOOL ON THURSDAY SO THEY CAN BE CHANGED FOR HALF TERM.
English
In English, we have read the story of The Princess and the Pea. We listened very carefully to the story and talked about the new vocabulary, such as 'sensitive'. We had a lot of fun highlighting our phase 3 and phase 5 sounds in the story, drawing pictures of the story and writing adjectives to describe the Princess. We even created a poster to persuade people to eat peas. Miss Fisher found this tricky as she doesn't like peas!
In Phonics, we have continued our phase 5 learning. Mrs Corbett's group have compared oo as in zoo and ew in blew and Miss Fisher's group have recapped ph, wh and ew.
We have been singing these songs to help with our learning. Click here
Maths
This week we have continued to learn about money. We have been drawing the coins to make amounts and then taken our learning a step further by adding two amounts. For example - how can you make 15p? You could use a 10p coin and a 5p coin and add them together. Is there a different way to pay? Encourage your child to play with coins that you have at home, count them, sort them by colour or size. We also talked about paying for things when you don't actually see the money,paying by tapping a card or online shopping.
Play these games to help with your learning.
French
This week in French we learnt the names of some fruits by playing games. We enjoyed doing the conga to the song J'aime les fruits! You can find the song on YouTube by Alain le Lait if you'd like to hear it!
Music
We played the glocks again, we are getting really good!
Science
We planned and carried out a scientific enquiry. We tested which material would be the best to make a mat to protect Mrs Corbett's car seats when her dog has been swimming. We found out that plastic is the most waterproof.
Art
Following on from our Giuseppe Arcimboldo lesson last week, we have been printing with fruit and vegetables this week. We found that the harder fruit and vegetables created the better print. We love getting messy in year 1, even if it is by accident!
P.E.
We have nearly finished our gymnastics lessons in P.E. This week, we were given the freedom to make up our own sequences without any guidance or instruction. Miss Fisher put the mats and benches out to see what we could come up with. It has been great to see everyone grow in confidence and push themselves to attempt a trickier jump or roll.
R.E.
In R.E. we learnt about the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. We quickly noticed that there are a lot of special people mentioned in the Gospels, but we focused on Jesus being the main special person in this story. We answered some tricky questions about the story and drew our own candles to represent Candlemas.
Geography
In Geography, we learnt about human and physical features within the UK. We sorted pictures into the two categories and worked together as a team.
P.S.H.E
We have been learning about medicines. We also drew pictures of who helps us to stay healthy.
Chinese New Year
We learnt about Chinese New Year. We learnt about some of the customs, made a dragon and tasted some Chinese food.
Don't forget to dress to impress next Thursday!
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in 5s up to 100.Please practise this at home. If you want a challenge, start from a different number that is not in the 5x table.We use a number square in class to help us with this, feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - Tricky words
Maths - Recognising coins
Year 1 Friday Blog 28th January 2022
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 10:06am
Welcome to your Friday blog.
English
In English, we have continued to learn about Tradtional Tales and we have read The Enormous Turnip. We learnt about how to work as a team, how the story contains lots of rhyming words, synonmys for 'enormous' and we have predicted what could happen next after the story has ended. We loved this story, especially as it is very similar to the story that we listen to at snack time - The Big Carrot!
In Phonics, we have continued our phase 5 learning. Mrs Corbett's group have compared 'ir' to 'er' and 'oo' and 'ue' and Miss Fisher's group have recapped ue and aw.
We have been singing these songs to help with our learning. Click here
Maths
This week we have continued to learn about parts of shapes (fractions) and we have been focusing on quarters.
We also started learning about money. We looked at coins up to 20p. We used real coins to make amounts using 1p pieces.Encourage your child to play with coins that you have at home, count them,sort them by colour or size. We also talked about paying for things when you don't actually see the money,paying by tapping a card or online shopping.
French
We recapped the animal words that we've learnt through songs and stories. We love the animals in the jungle song! Then we talked about the African Football Cup that is taking place at the moment in Cameroon. We found out that lots of the African countries speak French. We love the official song too - great dancing!
Music
We played the glocks. We loved it!
Science
We looked at the properties of materials. We learnt some new words to describe materials.
Art
We had so much fun in our art lesson this week! As we have been learning about keeping healthy, we have also learnt about an artist called Giuseppe Arcimboldo who uses fruit in his artwork. We recreated his 'Vertumnus' piece of art using our own fruit and vegetables. Have a look at the pictures below for our versions!
P.E
This week we have started to create our own sequence of gymnastic movements using both a mat and a bench. Over the last few weeks, we have learnt how to travel like a caterpillar, bear, crab, bunny and a frog. Also, how to effectively do an egg roll, pencil roll and rock and roll. We chose our own options and made up a routine by ourselves. They were very good!
R.E.
In R.E. we have continued to look at the special people that we can find in Church. We remembered that there were lots of helpers, such as - the priest, cleaners, flower arrangers, alter servers, organists and greeters. We labelled each picture and some of us even wrote a sentence about what they do to help.
Geography
In Geography, we looked at landmarks within the U. K. We learnt that the majority of them are in London. Here's a song we sung!
P.S.H.E
We have been learning about what we put in and on our bodies. We discussed what is harmful, helpful or both. We looked at some hazard labels on things we might have at home.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in 2s up to 100.Please practise this at home. If you want a challenge, start from a different number that is not in the 2x table (odd numbers).We use a number square in class to help us with this, feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - ar, er and ir words
Maths - Finding a quarter of a shape.
Year 1 Blog- 21st January 2022
Date: 20th Jan 2022 @ 10:20am
Welcome to your Friday blog.
We have really enjoyed our learning again this week. We all planted a sapling for the Queen's Jubilee. Thank you for sending wellies in.
English
In English, we have been reading the story of The Elves and the Shoemaker. Many of us hadn't read it before and we really enjoyed it! We started off by finding the features within the story, then we wrote a thank you letter to the elves and even made up our own stories by changing the elves to another traditional tale animal/character. We couldn't believe how good the new stories were!
Phonics- We looked at 'ee' as in tree and 'ea' as in beach. We also looked at 'oy' as in toy and 'oi' as in coin.
Maths
This week we have been learning about parts of shapes. We can call these 'fractions'. We looked at halves and quarters. We have also been looking at the 'friends of 10'.These are all the ways to make 10 by adding 2 numbers together,0+10, 1 + 9, 9+1,2+8 and so on. Please encourage your child learn these number facts so that they can recall them quickly.
French
We continued to learn the words for pets in French and we really enjoyed the song about the animals who had escaped from the zoo! We also listened to the official song for AFCON - the African Cup of Nations football tournament which is taking place in Cameroon at the moment. Lots of African countries speak French!
Music
We played 'You are my Sunshine' on the boomwhackers. We are getting really good!
Science
We started a new topic looking at everyday materials. We discussed what materials are and what objects are made from different materials. We picked one material and drew all the objects we could see in class made from that material. We also discussed why certain materials are used for different objects. We investigated what we coud do with different materials. Could we stretch,twist,bend or squash them?
Art
We focused on mixing in art this week and how primary colours can mix together to make secondary colours. We conducted two experiments - one with skittles (which worked!) and one with food colouring (which took a long time to work!!) We then used the paint to have a go at mixing the colours. We will continue with this next week as not everyone got a chance to have a go today.
P.E
In our gymnastics lesson, we learnt how to bear walk and crab walk. It was tricky but fun! We then learnt a new roll - the rock and roll. We put all three into a sequence and took it in turns on the apparatus.
R.E.
On Monday, it was World Religion Day and we learnt about the Hindu festival of Holi. We used water, paints and straws to make our own Holi picture. Then we continued with our Special People topic and learnt about who can help us in church. We made our own churches out of Lego and worked as a team.
Geography
In Geography, we recapped the four countries that make up the UK and labelled them on the map. We then took our learning one step further and learnt the capital cities for each country. We will continue to recap this as it was new learning for a lot of us.
P.S.H.E
This week we have been discussing how to keep our teeth healthy. We drew pictures about how to brush our teeth correctly. We also investigated how much sugar is in different foods.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in 10s up to 100 (0, 5, 10, 15...) Please practise these at home. If you want a challenge, start from a different number that is not in the 5x table (e.g. 2, 6, 8...) We use a number square in class to help us with this, feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - ea and ee words
Maths - recognise half of an object
Date: 14th Jan 2022 @ 12:33pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
We have had a super week of learning again and started to notice a bit more daylight.
English
In English we have finished our Hansel and Gretel story. We've been so busy with our learning! We have thought about how Hansel and Gretel were feeling, explored our senses whilst in the forest setting and compared the original story to a different version - Trust Me, Hansel and Gretel are Sweet!
In phonics, we are still learning phase 5 sounds. Miss Fisher's group have been recapping ou, ie and ea words. Mrs Corbett's group have recapped split digraphs u_e and e_e.
Maths
We have been counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We have been looking at the patterns in the numbers on a 100 square.
We have also been looking at repeating patterns. We made our own repeating patterns. We are also trying really hard to write our numbers correctly.
Science
This week we carried out an investigation to answer a question. Our question was-do children always have bigger feet than their hands ?
We measured our hands and feet and then collected all our data together. We found a pattern and this gave us the conclusion that most children in Year 1 have bigger feet than their hands.
PSHE
We talked about all the different ways we can keep our body healthy with exercise. We talked about what we do at school and at home to exercise. We found out what happens to our bodies when we exercise.
P.E.
In P.E. we have continued with our gymnastics lessons. We learnt to egg roll, frog jump and how to move like a caterpillar. It was so much fun. Please see the pictures below!
Art
In Art, we finished experimenting with paint. We dabbed, splatted and mixed our paint to see what will happen. Next week, we will be looking at primary and secondary colours.
Geography
In Geography, we have started to learn about the countries that make up the UK. We seemed really confident when learning about England and learnt some new information about Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We talked about the different places that we have been to in the UK such as the Lake District, Centre Parcs and London. We then drew pictures of our trips!
History
We learned some facts about Isambard Kingdom Brunel. We talked about and drew some of the things he designed and made.
WELLIES NEEDED NEXT WEEK
As part of our outdoor learning every child in the school will be planting a sapling in our school grounds next week. Please send in a pair of wellies with your child in a named carrier bag on Monday.Your child will bring them home next Friday.
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in 10s up to 100 (0, 5, 10, 15...) Please practise these at home. If you want a challenge, start from a different number that is not in the 5x table (e.g. 2, 6, 8...) We use a number square in class to help us with this, feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - oi and oy words
Maths - counting in 10s to 100
Date: 6th Jan 2022 @ 10:21am
Welcome to the first Year 1 Friday blog of the new year!
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In our Phonics this week we have been recapping the phase 5 sounds. In particular, we have compared the phase 3 ow (cow) sound to the phase 5 ou (shout) sound. Keep practising these sounds at home!
In English we have started to learn about traditional tales (fairy tales). We talked about our favourite tale, explored the features that they have in them and then read the story of Hansel and Gretel. We then sang the Little Red Riding Hood songs on the BBC website, we loved them!
In Maths we have been looking at number patterns and counting in fives in particular. We spotted that the numbers end in either a 5 or a 0. We have been starting from different numbers and using our knowledge to solve challenges.
In R.E. we finished our waiting topic and recapped why waiting is very important. We listened to 'Be still for the presence of the Lord' and took spent a few minutes thinking about making time for God.
In P.S.H.E, we started to explore healthy eating and how we can have a balanced diet - we know that we can have more of certain foods and have others for a treat.
In French we learnt about how French people celebrate La fete des Rois - the Feast of the Epiphany. A special cake which contains a lucky charm is shared. Whoever gets the lucky charm in their slice becomes the King or Queen for the day. We chose some Kings and Queens in class by drawing cubes from a bag. Whoever got the lucky cube became le Roi or la Reine and was allowed to tell the rest of the class what to do for a short time! We also read a story and listened to a song about the feast day.
In Science we looked at our five senses and how we use them. We labelled which parts of our body are associated with each sense.
We've had a lovely first week back together, it has been great to see everyone working so hard!
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in 5s up to 100 (0, 5, 10, 15...) Please practise these at home. If you want a challenge, start from a different number that is not in the 5x table (e.g. 2, 6, 8...) We use a number square in class to help us with this, feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - ow and ou words
Maths - counting in 5s to 100
Date: 5th Jan 2022 @ 11:44am
Too often, children can run rings around their parents when it comes to online safety, but guardians must stay clued up, warns Elizabeth Kitto (prevent education officer for Barking and Dagenham)
While there are a number of important areas of Online Safety, these are the big four.
Filters
Filters are amazing and can set healthy, age-appropriate boundaries for free on any device connected to the home WiFi. These can be set through a phone call to any internet provider and updated as children grow. Updates are incredibly important to gradually increase exposure and allow young people to build resilience as they mature.
Make sure that you are aware that any devices with their own data sets, like phones, will need their filters set separately. And remember that you can set passwords to override the filter system so you don't miss out on any of the film releases that would be less suitable for your 10-year-old.
Safe search engines
For under 10s, setting the homepage to a safe search engine is an excellent way to overcome mishaps. We have all had a seemingly innocent image search go awry, and by using child-friendly sites like Smiggle, YouTube Kids and KidRex, we can reduce that risk substantially. Some large web search providers do have safe search options but, be aware, these are very easy to switch off.
As for older children (year 6), it's all about reinforcing the importance of responsibility. Leaning over a child's shoulder at all times or attempting to monitor their screens using apps is less likely to create a healthy relationship and more likely to teach them how to creatively sneak past you.
Algorithms
Have you ever bought a pair of jeans and then been bombarded with ads for jeans for the next three months? That's an algorithm. They collect information and send us materials that will make us tick. While this may be great for our wardrobe, it can create problems regarding echo chambers and fake news.
Reinforce the importance of learning about the world from mainstream media channels rather than stories from social media or news suggestions from their phones. This can build a more balanced knowledge of the world within the home and help you recognise when you or your children are straying into conspiracy theories and bias debates, and instead form healthy informational environments.
Social media
Social media is often the centre of a young person's world and while many parents may have a Facebook account, they may be less au fait with the newer, young models.
For younger children, play around on social media sites alongside your child, learn together how to block and apply appropriate privacy settings to form a positive online space.
For older children, reinforce the message of accountability. What happens on the internet can be difficult to erase. Many young people have no interest in "friending" their parents, and respect of space can build trust, but if you have any concerns, ensure that the parents feel they can have an open a supportive dialogue to air out any worries.
National Online Safety Training Hub
Continue to access all information on the National Online Safety website. You will get access to all videos and guides by clicking the link below and joining free to our school online safety hub.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
We have set up a watchlist which includes some videos and training we think you will find beneficial.
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 2:38pm
Welcome the the final blog of 2021!
We have been doing lots of learning in this final week of the Autumn term. Have a look at our photos!
We would like to wish you a happy, holy and peaceful Christmas. We really appreciate all your generous Christmas presents, cards and good wishes. Thank you for all your wonderful support. See you in January!
Year 1 Friday Blog 10th December
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 12:48pm
Welcome to the Year 1 Friday blog!
We have had a really exciting week rehearsing and performing our Nativity. All the children were amazing and we hope you enjoy watching it. Access the video from the school website.
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In our Phonics this week we have been looking at the i-e split digraph as in lime,shine and time.
In English we wrote a letter to Father Christmas. We tried to remember our finger spaces, capital letters, full stops and using our sounds to spell words. We have listened to the story of Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present and we are going to be doing some writing from that next week.
In Maths we have been learning about subtraction. We have been using part whole models and 10 frames to help us too. We have been investigating number fact families. We have been counting in 2s and 10s forwards and backwards from different starting numbers.
In R.E. we talked about The Annunciation and The Visitiation. We loved being able to pretend to be Mary and Angel Gabriel! We then challenged ourselves and wrote speech bubbles about what Mary would say to Elizabeth and vice versa. We had some lovely ideas - "Mary, you are going to have a special baby" and even simply "I love you, Elizabeth".
In Music we got the boomwhackers out and played along with some Christmas songs. In French we learnt some Christmas vocabulary by playing games and sang some French Christmas songs. Joyeux Noel et bonne annee tout le monde!
We did week 3 of The Big Draw. We looked outside at the weather and then made a collage showing the weather.
We all looked brilliant in our Christmas jumpers today-don't forget to dress up on Monday for our Santa Dash!
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. We have mainly been focusing on counting in 10s up to 100 (0, 10, 20, 30...) Please practise these at home. If you want a challenge, start from a different number that is not in the 10x table (e.g. 5, 15, 25, 35...) We use a number square in class to help us with this, feel free to search '100 square' in Google to find one online.
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - split digraph i_e words
Maths - adding on 10 more up to 100
Year 1 Friday Blog 3rd December 2021
Date: 2nd Dec 2021 @ 10:07am
Welcome to your Friday blog!
This week in English, we have read the sequel to Traction Man - Traction Man meets Turbo Dog. We found out that Traction Man was really missing his friend Scrubbing Brush, he was worrying about him throughout the story. Scrubbing Brush was taken away by mum and dad because he was too dirty and was replaced by Turbo Dog! We wrote about our favourite part of the story, drew all of the characters in the dirty dustbin, created our own version of the story, practised our tricky words and our phase 5 split a_e digraph.
In maths, we have moved onto subtraction. We have learnt different strategies to find the answer, but the most effective has been counting backwards from the greatest number. We have used lots of equipment too so that we could check our answers were correct. Some of us even put our subtraction number sentence into a part-whole model!
We have been very busy in R.E. too. This week, we have learnt about the Liturgical Calendar and the Advent wreath. We talked about why it is important to wait in the build up to Christmas and how we show that we are waiting. Our two main examples of this were opening a door each day on our Advent calendar and lighting the candles each Sunday on the Advent wreath.
Our P.E. lesson was very exciting this week! Half of the class managed to practise and film their final robot dance. The other half are nearly there, we are hoping to be ready to film next week. All of year 1 have shown that they are super robots and they have fully understood how a robot moves.
In French, we learnt the vocabulary for parts of the face in French and enjoyed the story of Grand Monstre Vert. We're very good at head, shoulders, knees and toes in French!
We have also been very busy practising for our production. We have had a lot of songs to learn but we are now so confident and ready for next week.
Also on Thursday, we were really lucky to watch Dick Whittington in the hall. It was so much fun! We laughed a lot and ended up having poorly throats from shouting "he's behind you!"
Lastly, we completed our next Big Draw artwork today. We took 15 minutes out of our day to draw our favourite stories. It was lovely to be able to sit quietly and be free to draw whatever we like.
Have a look at the gallery to see all of our brilliant learning this week.
Have a great weekend!
Home Practice
Read for at least 10 minutes every night. This is so important. please sign the diary so we can change the books. Keep practicing reading the Tricky Words on sight. Please just write a note in the diary if you need the next set.
We have also been doing lots of counting. Please continue to do this at home too. Challenge yourself with bigger numbers. Then, try and work out some addition and subtraction problem questions (up to 20). Ask your adults to quiz you with some questions (e.g. what is 10 - 5?)
Sumdog challenges
Phonics - split digraph a_e words
Maths - subtraction within 20
