Week beginning 30th January

This week we have continued to look at the story of The Three Little Pigs. We have been exploring using adjectives to describe the wolf and creating a wanted to poster to catch him! In maths we have been looking at directional and positional language. We have been doing lots of practical activities to help us use language related to these. Dates for the diary: We hope to see you at the first year one Maths Café tomorrow WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY at 2pm in the hall Trip to the Castle Wednesday 8th February. All children to wear school uniform and bring a packed lunch.

Week beginning 23rd January

Please note that we will be completing phonic and reading checks next week so we may not have time to hear all of the children read. Thank you for your support with this. In English this week we have been reading the traditional tale The Three Little Pigs. The children have been acting out the story- being pigs, wolves, bricks, straw and sticks! We have read different versions of the story and talked about the similarities and differences. We have also talked about the beginning, middle and end of the story. The children then became illustrators and authors and retold the story of The Three Little Pigs. In maths this week we have been learning about capacity. We have been looking at containers which are full, nearly full, half full or empty, nearly empty and empty; estimating and measuring the capacity of different sized containers; reading scales in millilitres. Please remember that if you have visited any where in the United Kingdom we would love the children to bring in a photograph and share this with us so that we can add it to our map of the United Kingdom. Dates for the diary: PLEASE NOTE ***Year One Maths event Wednesday 1st February 2pm in the hall*** Castle Museum trip Wednesday 8th Feb (children will have to wear uniform as normal and bring a packed lunch) Norse taster session (in the school hall) Tuesday 7th Feb Please bring in all slips as soon as possible- many thanks.

Week beginning 16th January

In English this week we have continued to look at the story of Hansel and Gretel. The children have been designing their own gingerbread houses and describing them in their writing. We even had a visit from Hansel and Gretel and the children thought of their own questions to ask them. In maths we have been revisiting halving and learning about quartering as four equal parts. Please remember that if you have visited any where in the United Kingdom we would love the children to bring in a photograph and share this with us so that we can add it to our map of the United Kingdom. Dates for the diary: Chinese New Year lunch Thursday 26th Jan Castle Museum trip Wednesday 8th Feb (children will have to wear uniform as normal and bring a packed lunch) Year One Maths even Wednesday 31st January 2pm in the hall

Week beginning 9th January

Happy New Year to you all! We hope you all had a lovely break. This week in English we have been reading the story of Hansel and Gretel. We have been reading different versions of the story and talking about the similarities and differences and also comparing this to other traditional fairy tales. The children have created a story map to show the beginning, middle and end of the story and have acted out the story as a whole class. In maths we have been learning number bonds to 10- these are pairs of numbers which add up to 10 (for example 5+5=10, 2+8=10). There are lots of lovely games online to help the children to remember these. This half term we will be doing gymnastics in PE. We will be exploring different ways of moving, balancing and using simple apparatus. Our topic for this term is Off With Their Heads! A topic web will be coming home shortly. Dates for the diary: Library van Wednesday 18th Jan Chinese New Year lunch Thursday 26th Jan (please return your slips if you haven't done so already) Castle Museum trip Wednesday 8th Feb (children will have to wear uniform as normal and bring a packed lunch)