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)

Week beginning 12th December 2016

We have all survived our first term in year one! We are really proud of how hard the children have all worked and how much they have achieved. We can't thank you enough for all of your help and support at home. This week we have been doing lots of Christmas themed activities which the children (and adults) have all thoroughly enjoyed. It was lovely to see so many parents at our open afternoon- the children really love showing off their work. We hope you all have a lovely, relaxing Christmas and we look forward to seeing you all back at school in the New Year on Thursday 5th January.

Week beginning 5.12.2016

This week the children have continued completing maths and phonic assessments. We haven't had time to read with all of the children but please continue to read regularly at home. In English we have been reading the Christmas Nativity. We have been sequencing the story, creating a story map and we will be doing some writing to retell the story of how baby Jesus was born. In maths we have been doing lots of number work- simple addition and subtraction and lots of counting. We hope to see you all next Wednesday afternoon for our Open Afternoon in the classrooms from 2pm-330pm. We will be asking all adults to leave the classroom for a short time just before 3pm so we can get all of the children ready to go home- we appreciate your co-operation with this. Dates for the diary- Christmas disco £2 a child - Tuesday 13th December in the school hall 5.45-7.15pm Christmas dinner - Wednesday 14th December (no school packed lunches or jacket potatoes available on this day) Open afternoon - Wednesday 14th December 2pm-330pm Christmas jumper day - Friday 16th December which is also the last day of term The post box is now in the school library- please remember to put to label each envelope for the correct class (Mrs Ellis - RE, Mrs Prophet HP)

Week beginning 28th November

This week the children have been very busy completing maths and reading assessments. We haven't had time to read with all of the children but pleas continue to read regularly at home. In English we have been doing lots of work around the story We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. The children have been acting out the story, writing a theater review after our trip and writing a wanted poster using adjectives to help us to catch the bear! We are extremely proud of how well behaved all of the children were- the theater even commented on how impressed they were with their behaviour. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and I am sure you have heard all about it! Dates for the diary- Christmas fair - this Friday 2nd December from 3pm Christmas disco £2 a child - Tuesday 13th December in the school hall 5.45-7.15pm Christmas dinner - Wednesday 14th December (no school packed lunches or jacket potatoes available on this day) Open afternoon - Wednesday 14th December 2pm-330pm Christmas jumper day - Friday 16th December which is also the last day of term The post box is now in the school library- please remember to put to label each envelope for the correct class (Mrs Ellis - RE, Mrs Prophet HP)