Year 1 - Summer 2 - Week 1

Date: 9th Jun 2022 @ 4:48pm

Welcome back everyone! It has been such a fantastic first week back, here in Year 1. Our Phonics Superstars have been busy applying their knowledge, to help them solve lots of phonics puzzles and complete phonics challenges, in English. In Maths, the children have enjoyed learning about finding quarters and loved taking part in a rather delicious demonstration of finding fractions of amounts. As well as all this, Year 1 have enjoyed exploring our new monthly value, “Truthfulness”, and have created a pledge of honesty, having listened to the story, “The Empty Pot”. They have also been letting their creative juices flow to create some amazing animal art.

In RE, Year 1 began their new topic focusing on the story of Joseph, from the Old Testament. The children put on their green thinking hats to discuss the powerful message from the story and had a fantastic discussion about the importance of always making the right choices and how our choices can impact another person’s feelings. Year 1 then enjoyed designing their very own technicolour dreamcoats.

In Art, Year 1 continued to explore the work of Henri Rousseau. They investigated his work in great detail, to see how he likes to camouflage animals within his paintings. The children then put on their multicoloured thinking hats, to help them think creatively. They thoroughly enjoyed creating their own jungled themed painting, with two animals of their choice camouflaged into the background. Their attention to detail, choice of patterns and use of colour really brought their paintings to life and blew us all away!

Well done for all of your hard work this week, Year 1! Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Year 1 Reminders

• During Summer 2, PE will continue to take place on a Monday and Wednesday. Please ensure children come to school in the correct PE kit on these days.

• Children should bring only a small and healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to have during their morning break time. Please ensure that grapes are cut in half.

• As the weather is getting warmer, please ensure children bring a water bottle to school.