Year 1 - Miss Gregg
Welcome to Year 1! This year we have 20 wonderful children in our class who have settled in lovely. This page is where we will share our learning journey with you and show you all the exciting things we get up to!
Reminders
Reading
- Monster Phonics reading books and sharing books are changed when your child reads their book 3x at home. Please remember to sign the home link book each time your child reads!
- These books should be brought into school everyday so books can be changed and notes can be added to your child's home link book.
- Children are expected to read at least three time per week with an adult at home
- Remember to also read books for pleasure! Bedtime stories are the best and develop your child's understanding, vocabulary and language
- With Phonics Screening Check approaching, here is a website you can access to play fun reading games! https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
- PE will be on a Thursday afternoon and children can wear their school PE kit to school.
- No jewellery to be worn.
Home Learning
- Reading books will be sent home every night with your child
- Practice lists with real and nonsense (alien) words will be sent home every Friday, please practice these as often as possible with your child in preparation for the Phonics Screening Assessment in June.
Date for your Diary
- Wednesday 4th March- Road Safety
- Wednesday 11th March- Road Safety
- Thursday 12th March- Walk to Backhouse Park (am)
- Friday 20th March- Parent Consultations (all day)
- Monday 30th March- Walk to Asda (am)
- Monday 30th March- Parent Workshop (2pm-3pm)
- Monday 8th- Friday 12th June- Phonics Screening Assessment
Spring 1
Hylton Castle
In February, Y1 visited Hylton Castle as part of our English story Rapunzel and to learn all about castles! We had a wonderful day exploring the 600 year old castle, trying on a knights armour and chain mail and we even got to hold a shield and sword just like a real life knight would of used hundreds of years ago!
Rapunzel by Beth Woollvin
This half term in English we learned all about Traditional Tales, our class story was Rapunzel however it wasn't the story we all know, this story came with a twist! The children learned all about the features of Traditional Tales and found out that there are many different versions of the same story out there just like the Rapunzel story we read. At the end of our topic the children wrote their first ever retell of a story from the beginning to end and they all did a fabulous job!
Autumn 2
Snowtubing
Andy's Animals
We had a fantastic visit from Andy and his animals to learn more about animal groups and animal diets which we have been learning all about in our science lessons this half term. We loved looking at all of the animals, especially the tortoise, we even got to feed him! We learned which animal group each animal came from and even which country they came from. Well done Year 1!
Whatever Next
Our first class story for Autumn 2 is 'Whatever Next' We will be using our book to retell the story, being able to write the beginning, middle and the end of the story. We will have lots of fun learning new skills, concepts and vocabulary, such as nouns and adjectives.
Autumn 1
Backhouse Park
We visited Backhouse Park to look for signs of Autumn!
Year 1 had a wonderful morning at Backhouse Park looking for signs of autumn. The children founds conkers, sticks and orange and brown leaves which we collected and brought back to school to make autumn crafts. The children also enjoyed some free time in the play park where we played on the swings and slides.
Dear Zoo
Our first class story in Year 1 is 'Dear Zoo' We learned the story using a story map we created and even had actions to go alongside. The children completed their first ever piece of writing, retelling the story of 'Dear Zoo'. Well Done Year 1!
