Year 1

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2024-25

Science - W/B 30.09.24

This term in science, we have been exploring the fascinating world of weather. Our journey has involved learning how to observe and describe various weather conditions, as well as identifying the key symbols that represent the weather for each day. Today, we put our skills to the test by reporting the weather forecast.

Clad in our warm coats, we ventured outside to observe the current weather. We carefully noted what we saw, describing aspects such as the temperature, cloud cover, and wind conditions. Each of us took on the role of a weather expert, sharing our observations and insights with the class.

Reading - W/B 23.09.24

This term in Guided Reading we have been looking at poetry that is about our local area and London. Today we performed a poem called ‘Around London’. To make our performance more interesting, we tried to use facial expressions and actions. As a challenge, we tried to use a different tone of voice.

Mathematics - W/B 16.09.24

For Mathematics this week we have been learning to count on from any number. We worked in pairs by rolling a dice. We made the number using counters on a ten frame. We then counted on from that number to ten. We thought carefully about what numbers we will say and what numbers we won’t say when we count on to 10. For example, when we roll a 4, we won’t say the numbers 1, 2 and 3 but we will say the numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. It was great fun to learn counting on from numbers this way!

English - W/B 09.09.24

During our English lessons this week, we have been learning about poetry. Our poetry book is called ‘Thinker’ by Eloise Greenfield. Thinker isn’t just an average puppy. He is a poet and so is his owner, Jace, and together they turn the world around them into poetry. As a year group, we are exploring the physical features of Thinker and have been thinking of adjectives to describe his character. On a large piece of paper, we wrote down different adjectives to describe Thinker and his features. Later in the week, we will use the adjectives to help us write a poem about him.

Welcome Back! - w/b 02.09.24

This week, Year 1 settled into their new classes and demonstrated a very positive attitude towards their learning. It’s been lovely to see how quickly the children have adapted to their new classroom environment. They’ve picked up on the routines and learning responsibilities with such enthusiasm.

From the very first day, it was clear that the children were eager to dive into their lessons. They participated in a number of group activities, showcasing teamwork and cooperation, which has been a joy to witness. It’s wonderful to see their little faces light up with excitement as they build new friendships and tackle new challenges together.

What a great start to the year! With this level of enthusiasm, there's no doubt that Year 1 is set for an exciting and successful term ahead. Let’s keep that spirit alive as we embark on this learning journey together!

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2023-24

PSHCE - w/b 08.07.24

Last week for PSHCE, Year 1 worked collaboratively to create a poster with a positive change they want to make to the school. Each pupil took on a different leadership role to ensure they are all making a contribution to the group work. There was a leader, writer, thinker, drawer and supporter in each group and they worked so hard to make sure they were focused and on task!

Computing - w/b 01.07.24

In Year 1, we have learnt about online safety and how to use technology. We have been using a program called Scratch where we can choose our sprite (character) and our background. We have been working in pairs to create our own moving story.

Topic W/B 24.06.2024

This term for topic we looked at past and present in relation to transport. We went to the Young V&A museum to explore different types of toys and transport. We used knowledge of our new learning to create our own modes of transport. We used different materials to create our transport vehicles and explain whether it belonged to the past, present or future! We used recyclable materials, Lego and newspaper to make our vehicle and also tested them out to see if they work!

Mathematics - w/b 17.06.24

For mathematics this week we were looking at tens and refining our ten times tables. We used a mixture of ten numicons and base ten to help us play our game. Our partner closed their eyes while we secretly made a number. They then had to use their ten times table to discover what the number was and write down how many tens are needed to make that number!

English - w/b 10.06.24

The pupils in year 1 have dived right into a new book this term called ‘Emily Brown and the Thing’. To help us become the character we took a trip to our Forest School and used our senses to explore. We did this to feel like we were in the woods where Emily Brown and Stanley go on an adventure!

RE - w/b 03.06.24

In year 1 we learnt about Islam during our RE day. We used our senses to explore artefacts that belong to this religion. We learnt about the 5 pillars of Islam and why it is important to Muslims. We were also able to share our own knowledge with the rest of the class.

PE - w/b 20.05.24

For ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’, pupils in year 1 really enjoyed participating in yoga disco sessions during soft start! They took action to improve their mental well-being by engaging in an active session to get their body and mind pumping. We are continuing with this every day to ensure we are taking time out to unwind!

Oracy and mathematics - w/b 13.05.24

This week, pupils in year 1 worked on their linguistic oracy skills, using key vocabulary such as fraction, half, share, cut, ingredients, etc. We have moved onto learning about fractions and halving so we made delicious cheese sandwiches! We used a knife to carefully cut our ingredients in half before putting our sandwiches together. We made sure we worked with our partner to ensure that our whole was cut into two equal parts!

PSHCE - w/b 06.04.24

This week for PSHCE, Year 1 discussed which medicine can help them when they are feeling poorly and how to use them safely. We created posters showing how we used the medicine and talking about a time that it made us feel better when we were not feeling well. We used our Social and Emotional skills to share these with our partners.

Mathematics - w/b 29.04.24

In mathematics we have been looking at capacity and volume. We used a hose pipe outside to fill up different sized containers and see which one has a greater capacity. This helped us consolidate our learning further as we were able to see ourselves how much water a container needed to reach maximum capacity.

Earth Day - w/b 22.04.24

Thanks to pupils from year 5, we had some very enjoyable activities planned for Earth day. We learnt about all the different ways we can help the environment and protect our planet, for example switching off the lights, turning the taps off when we are not using them and not littering! Our activity was to paint a class tree using handprints and we painted the apples using our fingers!

English - w/b 15.04.24

This term in year 1, we are looking at a new book called ‘Lila and the Secret of Rain’. We started off this week by looking at the illustrations from the book and making inferences about where we think the story might be based on. We used our geography skills to locate the country where the story is set in on the globe and linked it to our knowledge of the equator.

Art - w/b 25.03.24

In our art lessons this term, pupils in year 1 have been looking at an artist called Mary Heilmann. She is a contemporary abstract painter who uses geometric shapes to inspire her work. We thought about our journey to school and what shapes could represent these objects. For example, a rectangle for a car or a square for a house. We created our final piece using Mary Heilmann as our inspiration.

Mathematics - w/b 18.03.24

In Year 1 we have been learning how to group objects into groups of 10 to help us count easily. This has helped us with understanding how many tens and ones are in a number. We were also able to apply our ten times table when counting how many sticks our class had collected, it was 142!

Computing - w/b 11.03.24

In Year 1, we used our Computing skills in PHSCE to record a video of ourselves. In the video we explained who can help us in our school community and who we can go to if we are stuck. We recorded these videos so we can help everyone in the school community!

PE - w/b 04.03.24

In PE this term, we have been doing dance and our topic is Zoo animals. We looked at big animals and how they move, as well as small animals and how they move. We used our whole body to move like elephants, giraffes, monkeys, rabbits, snakes, frogs and loads more!

Reading - w/b 26.02.24

This week is Book Week! We have had a terrific start to our week: we visited Manor Park library. At the library, we met librarians who told us lots of information about the library and how it works. We were then read to by the librarians, one of the stories was written by Benjamin Zephaniah: a British poet. After our introduction at the library, we were given the opportunity to roam around the library and read as many books as we like.

RE - w/b 19.02.24

Last term, we learnt the story of Krishna as part of our RE day. We created masks from the story and used our Oracy skills to act it out. In this lesson we worked on improving our physical skills by using our facial expressions to show what the characters in the story could be feeling.

PHSCE - w/b 05.02.24

For children’s mental health week we have been paying more attention to how we feel, what is causing these feelings and how we can make each other feel better. We are so excited to create our worry monsters with our parents on Friday! Here are some of the things we wrote that we wish our teacher knew about us…

Mathematics - w/b 29.01.24

In Year 1, we have been using our number bonds to 10 to make our number bonds to 20. We also worked systematically to ensure that we found all the number bonds and did not miss any out! We used our Social and Emotional skills to work with our partners and check if they got them correct!

History - w/b 22.01.24

The children in year 1 have been looking at Florence Nightingale in History this term. We used Now Press Play to act out Florence Nightingale’s life. This helped us learn a lot of facts about her such as why she became a nurse, how she became a nurse and the impact she had on nursing. She took care of wounded soldiers because she was determined to be a good nurse. When she returned back to England from Crimea, she was awarded a medal for her amazing work!

Reading - w/b 15.01.24

In Guided Reading, we have been learning about plants. We have recently discovered that there are two different types of tree: deciduous and evergreen. We now know the difference between a deciduous tree and an evergreen tree. As a follow-up task, we described those differences and used sentence stems from our book to help us remember.

English - w/b 08.01.24

In English, we have been introduced to our new book ‘Grace and Family’ by Mary Hoffman. ‘Grace and Family’ is the sequel to the popular ‘Amazing Grace’ and tells the story of Grace and her trip to Africa to see her dad in Gambia. In the Gambia, she meets his family and explores new relationships and a new culture. This week, we explored the feelings of the main character Grace and created a mood graph.

Christmas - w/b 11.12.23

This week, the children in year 1 took part in a STEM quiz which featured 10-questions, and all questions were multiple choice. The children worked individually, in pairs, or in small groups. It challenged their understanding of science, mathematics as well as design and technology. They thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the quiz with Dr Imrose, who was the host. They also watched a pantomime earlier this week and they thought it was absolutely awesome!

Science - w/b 04.12.23

In science, we have been learning about the human body. At the start of term, we were asked to bring baby pictures of ourselves into class so we could analyse and observe the changes that have taken place from one stage of life to the other. Later in the term, we learned how to identify the different parts of our body using the correct scientific names. In the last few weeks, we have been learning about the five senses and have been conducting simple experiments to help us understand how our senses work. In our last experiment, we were asked to use our sense of hearing to help determine whether the sound of a whistle is louder when we are closer to it or quieter. We also realised that the sound of the whistle can appear louder when we close our eyes and this is because our vision can defer the intensity of the sounds that we hear.

Writing a Letter - w/b 27.11.23

In English, we have been learning about the features of a letter. Our book is called ‘Look Up’ and our task was to write a letter pretending to be the main character: Rocket. We worked collaboratively to produce a plan and wrote down what we thought Rocket might like for Christmas. This plan will help us tomorrow when we are writing our letter to Santa.

Geography - w/b 20.11.23

For Geography this term, the pupils in Year 1 have been learning about ‘Me and My World’. They learnt their school address, drew a local area map and learnt about the countries that make up the UK. In order to draw a local area map, it was important that children observed what they saw around the school. They learnt road names and shop names and were able to create a map key to help read their map.

Oracy - w/b 13.11.23

This week in Mathematics, we used our Linguistic Skills to use the correct vocabulary when showing our workings out. We used number lines to visualise the jumps we needed to make and used this to write out our calculations. We worked with our partners to find all the fact families for our calculation.

PHSCE - w/b 06.11.23

In PHSCE, we have learned about road safety and how we should cross the road when there is traffic. We now realise as pedestrians that it is important to look both ways before we cross the road and we should also wait for the traffic light to indicate when it is safe to travel from one side of the road to the other.

RE - w/b 30.10.23

On RE Day we learned about Christianity and how people from this faith welcome people into the church. We learned that Christians perform a baptism ceremony for new born babies but some Christians welcome babies and people into the faith of Christianity by performing a dedication ceremony. We learned about the differences between the ceremonies and then created a freeze frame to show what a baptism looks like.

PHSCE - w/b 16.10.23

In PHSCE we have been focusing on influential figures to celebrate Black History Month. This week we looked at Martin Luther King and his speech called ‘I have a dream’. Martin Luther King’s dream was for everyone to be treated equally because everyone has rights! This inspired us to think about our own dreams and write it down in our dream jar.

Art - w/b 09.10.23

For Art this week Year 1 have been celebrating Black History Month by learning about the Carnival. We learnt that carnivals are a worldwide celebration of Caribbean culture and heritage. During the carnival millions of people dance, listen to music and wear costumes and masks. We used our knowledge to create our own carnival mask.

Science - w/b 02.10.23

This term in science, we have been learning about the weather. We have learned how to observe and describe the weather and identify the key symbols that represent the weather for that particular day. Today, we used those skills to report the weather forecast to one another.

Reading - w/b 25.09.23

This term in Guided Reading we have been looking at poetry that is about our local area and London. Today we performed a poem called ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’. To make our performance more interesting, we tried to use facial expressions and actions. As a challenge, we tried to use a different tone of voice.

Mathematics - w/b 18.09.23

In Year 1, we have been practising counting on from any given number. We rolled our dice, made our number using ten frames and counted on from that number. We explained to our partner what number comes next and how we know this. We challenged ourselves by writing our calculations on mini whiteboards.

English - w/b 11.09.23

In English, pupils in year one have been learning about poetry. Our poetry book is called ‘Thinker’ by Eloise Greenfield. Thinker isn’t just an average puppy. He is a poet and so is his owner, Jace, and together they turn the world around them into poetry. As a year group, we are exploring the physical features of Thinker and have been thinking of adjectives to describe his character. On a large piece of paper, we wrote down different adjectives to describe Thinker and his features. Later in the week, we will use the adjectives to help us write a poem about him.

Welcome Back! w/b 04.09.23

It has been an exciting first few days in year one: we have met our new teachers, taken part in ice breaker activities and have already begun to adapt to our brand new classrooms. Later in the week, we did lots of new learning through a range of subjects and we absolutely loved it!

Welcome to the Green and Orange Class Page!

2022-23

RWI Pure Sounds Watch the video to hear the letter sounds to help you support your child

Booktrust.org.uk A great reading resource for EYFS children!

Lovemybooks.co.uk An excellent website to engage EYFS children in reading!

Here is a guide to help you support your child learning to read

Parent support for reading.pdf

13/07/2023- End of Year Visit to Sea Life

Year 1 had their End of Year trip this week where we were able to use our PSHCE skills to keep us safe! We used our knowledge of road safety to help us travel by waiting at the crossing and looking left and right. We also recalled what ‘Safe Strangers’ are and spotted them at the train stations and at Sea Life. Overall, we had a great time!

6/07/2023- Art

This week for Art we are inspired by Eileen Agar. We are learning the technique of printing and collaging. We are focusing on animals and habitats and creating our final piece using the colours that represent these animals.

30/06/2023- Art Week

For Art week Year 1 looked at the artist Beatriz Milhazes. We learnt that her artistic style is collage and painting. Milhazes uses vibrant colours and lots of different shapes in her work. We used her art as an inspiration to create our final piece. We then swapped with Year 2 in a gallery walk to take a look at what they got up to in Art week and appreciate the art work produced!

21/06/2023- Mathematics

As it is Art week this week, for mathematics we were inspired by our artist Beatriz Milhazes and practiced our 2D shape drawing. We used chalk to draw common 2D shapes outside such as; triangles, squares, circles and rectangles. We used these shapes to make our drawings e.g. using circles to make a flower.

15/06/2023- RE Day

For RE day Year 1 learnt about Islam, we learnt who Muhammed was, why he is special to Muslims and what he believed. We looked at important artefacts belonging to Islam such as prayer mat, tasbih and Quran. We ended the day by completing a Diamond 9, we placed pictures in order of what we think is most and least important. We used our Cognitive skills to give reasons for our opinions!

08/06/2023- Reading

Year 1 are looking at Florence Nightingale in Guided Reading this week. We were able to recall our knowledge from History and our sharing assembly apply it to our learning! We remembered who she was, when she was born, why her name is Florence and the changes she brought to nursing. Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing!

24/05/2023- Physical Education

This half term during PE we have been getting ready for sports day.

We have been practising a range of different sports.

We have been using eggs and wooden spoons for our egg and spoon race, we had to take our time so the egg didn’t fall from the spoon. We have been getting used to using the relay batton for the relay races, we had to make sure our hand was ready to receive the batton from our team member. We have also been practising our aiming to get the bean bags into the hula hoops to get points for our team.

18/05/2023- Design & Technology

This week in D&T, Children have been exploring different types of houses, which is also linked to our literacy lesson where we are learning about houses in Kenya. They used recyclable materials they brought from home and adhered to the design brief to build their houses. Children also explained the importance of having a home.

11/05/2023- Coronation Party!

For Coronation day, Year 1 participated in many activities to celebrate the King’s Coronation. Our favourite activity was creating a collage of the Union Jack flag using tissue paper. We ended the day by having an afternoon tea and dancing with our friends!

04.05.2023- Our Learning During Climate Week

In Year 1 for Climate Change we looked at the ocean and sea animals. We learnt about the pros and cons of plastic and debated whether plastic should be banned in the world or not. We also used recyclable materials to create our own mini oceans! We used tissue paper and pipe cleaners to represent sea animals and plants.

26.04.2023- Maths

In Year 1 this week we have been looking at volume and capacity. We used different sized cups, containers and jugs to compare capacity and volume. We found out which jugs had a greater capacity by seeing how many cups of water was needed to fill it up. We worked in groups to carefully carry the water and pour it out.

18/04/2023- English

In English we are looking at a new story called ‘Lila and the Secret of Rain’. This week we looked at the front cover and made inferences based on what we could see. We found out that Lila lives in Kenya! We were able to apply all our previous knowledge from Geography about Kenya to the setting of this story.

29/03/2023- The Human Body

In Science we have been learning about living things. Today we explored a human skeleton and learnt that an adult body has 206 bones! We also discovered the size of our heart is the size of our fist! We worked with our partner to cut out body parts and put them together to form our own human body finally we labelled each part.

22/03/2023- Mathematics

This week we were able to explore and understand the concept of length in our mathematic lessons. Length is a fundamental measurement that is used to describe the size or distance between objects, and is typically measured in units such as centimeters, inches, or meters. In these lessons, we compared the lengths of objects using terms such as longer or shorter, and we also learned to measure length using tools such as rulers or measuring tapes. Through hands-on activities and practice exercises, we can develop a solid understanding of this important mathematical concept.

14/03/2023- Ark Farm

Year 1 had the opportunity to meet the animals as part of Ark Farm. This tied in really well with our Science topic as we are learning about different groups of animals and classifying them. Whilst touching the animals, we described their fur and said what group they belong to. Goats are mammals because they have fur and have live babies!

09/03/2023- PE

In Year 1, we have been focusing on using bats and balls. We are building our coordination when hitting the ball with the bat or when throwing the ball to a peer. We have also learnt to throw using an underarm throw.

2/03/2023- RE Day

During RE Day we have been busy exploring Sikhism! To begin with, we explored the artefacts belonging to Sikhism and wrote down any questions we had regarding the artefacts or the religion. These questions were answered throughout the day. We then learnt about the story of Guru Nanak and role played this. We ended the day by listing what makes us a good person and comparing this to the religion of Sikhism.

23/02/2023- Oracy in Mathematics

In Mathematics, we worked with our partners to subtract ten from a number. We used our cognitive skills to explain our working out and how we reached our answers. We also encouraged our partners to use the correct vocabulary when using manipulatives.

09/02/2023- D & T

This term in D&T Year 1 have been focusing on creating a healthy snack using fruits and vegetables. First we wrote out our equipment list, ingredient list and our method. Next, we made sure that we practiced using a knife very carefully before making our snack. Finally, we created our fruit skewers, they tasted so yummy and delicious!

31/01/2023- Mathematics Open Lesson

We had a very special start to our mathematics lessons this week as our parents joined us in our maths open lesson. We focused on addition and subtraction in this lesson and used manipulatives to help us with our understanding. Children challenged themselves by using the commutative law to write their calculation in a different way. Pupils enjoyed sharing their learning with their parents.

24/01/2023- Florence Nightingale

This term for History we learnt about Florence Nightingale and the amazing work she contributed towards nursing. Children learnt facts about Nightingale and the changes she brought to hospitals such as better food, more medication, cleaning the hospitals, changing bedsheets etc. We learnt that Florence Nightingale was also known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ because when she used to treat patients in the night she would walk around with a lamp. This is why we created our own lamps!

20/01/2023- Reading

This term in Guided Reading, Year 1 are learning about plants. We have learnt all the parts of the flower and are able to label them. We can say what plants need to grow and we are able to say how trees change during each season!

12/01/2023- Beegu

This term in Year 1 we are reading the book called Beegu! So far we have only read the beginning of the story and we learnt that Beegu is a yellow alien with long, floppy ears. In our opinion Beegu is feeling lonely, abandoned and frustrated because his spaceship crashed and he is lost! We have created Beegu an alien friend as a companion, out of playdough to keep him company.