What a fantastic first week back in Year 1! Take a look at what we have been getting up to 😊

 

Maths

This week in maths we have been looking at identifying odd and even numbers. First, we used the Numicon tiles to look at which had a partner and which didn’t to identify odd and even numbers. We then chose a number and counted out the socks, if they made a pair that number would be even, if they didn’t it would be odd. Today, we consolidated our learning about odd and even numbers through a problem-solving lesson. We had to work systematically to find all the possible odd and even numbers up to 20 and beyond. We thought about how we could do this logically so that we did not repeat ourselves and so that we found all of the possibilities.

Next week in maths the children will be looking at ordinal numbers and sequences.

 

Fact of the week

Each week we will have a fact of the week. We will learn the addition fact(s) and the related subtraction fact(s). This week we are looking at doubling the number one!  

1 + 1 = 2  

Read, Write Inc.

This week in Read, Write Inc. We have met our new RWI teachers. We have been reviewing our sounds and working so hard phonetically reading words. In particular, we have been looking for special friends in our words, saying the sounds and reading the word. Any practise at home reading a word by finding the special friends, saying the sounds and reading the word would be greatly appreciated! We have also been working hard on our handwriting and writing sentences with capital letters and full stops.

Home Learning

Thank you for your wonderful learning, we can see you have worked so hard.

This week for your Love 2 Learn we would love for you to write your numbers to as high as you wish! You can showcase this writing in sand, using playdough, chalk, gel pens etc.

I (Miss Hall) accidentally kept all your wonderful learning it was so wonderful looking at all the things that you have loved doing so far in Year 1. I promise to give them back to you Monday!

 

Please can Love 2 Learn books be returned each Wednesday and only use one page in their books.

Thematic

This week we began our new thematic learning Thunderbolts and lightning we started by going on a nature walk around the school to see if we could see any signs of the season we were in. Next, we looked at the four seasons and the weather we typically have across these four seasons. Today we looked at the weather in each season and how the day length varies. Then we discussed what kind of clothes we should wear in each season and dressed up our peg dolls in appropriate outfits.

Next week we will have PSHE in the afternoons and we will be focusing on healthy relationships.

Additional Information

Sports Slam (our additional PE lesson) is on a Monday afternoon. This is where the children can refine their skills they have learnt from their PE lessons the previous week. Please can the children wear trainers and their normal school uniform on this day.

PE is on a Tuesday afternoon please can children wear a plain white t-shirt, black or navy bottoms and a plain black or blue sweatshirt.

Read at 3 will start next Friday at 3pm this is where we would love to invite you into our classrooms and read with your child for 15 minutes. This will happen every Friday thereafter this term.

Key dates

11th November – Service uniform day; children can wear their service uniforms to school

15th November – Children in Need; children to wear something spotty to school

22nd November -Year 1 and 6 Come Dine with Me

11th December – Chilton Christmas Fair from 3.15 – 4.30

16th December – Year 1 Nativity at 9am

17th December – Reception, year 1 and year 2 Christmas party day (party clothes to be worn)

20th December – Christmas jumper day (children can wear usual school uniform with a Christmas jumper)

20th December – School Christmas dinner

20th December – Last day of school; School finishes at 2pm; No after school club on this day

 

If you would like to contact us, please feel free to email, alternatively we are available to catch at the end of the day or the start of the day by the door.

Team Cornflower eloise.hall@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Team Sapphire nicki.cotton@chiltonprimary.co.uk and elaine.howard@chiltonprimary.co.uk

 

Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Miss Hall, Mrs Cotton and Mrs Howard