Year 1 Team: Miss S Law (Class Teacher): Blog items
Date: 30th Mar 2023 @ 5:00pm
What an egg-cellent end the spring term!
We have truly had the most exciting week full of laughter, excitement and a fair amount of chocolate. We must however, start by acknowledge and celebrating the children, on their incredible performance at church on Thursday. They did themselves, and the school proud, with their brilliant singing especially when the wrong version of the song came on!
In Maths, we finished off our topic on Measurement. We focused on mass and volume and explored how objects can contain different amounts, depending on what is being put in it. For example, a jug may take 5 cups of water but 12 cubes. It was a great topic to investigate and we loved getting hands on. Next term, we will start by looking at multiplication and division starting with counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. After, we will explore making equal groups and adding equal groups together.
This week in Phonics, the children have all been reassessed for Phonics. Some children will be moving onto a different colour book, whereas others will be staying on the same colour. This is due to develop children’s fluency and pace. After half term, all children will receive weekly Phonics videos to support their learning at home in preparation for the Phonics screen check.
This week we completed our computing topic, animations. After, we carefully drew our own unique characters, before animating the with the Chatterbox app. This allowed them to bring their creations to life by adding speech. We loved sharing these with our friends, with many of them bringing on the giggles.
For or DT topic this term, ‘Does something need to be alive to move?’, we created Easter eggs cards that open and closed using split pins. Although the endless cutting out was a bit tiring, we loved our final creations and hope you all do too!
The week ended with a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny himself, who brought chocolate along with his crazy dance moves. We hip-hopped around the classroom with him which certainly brought on the Easter spirt.
From all of us here in Year 1, Happy Easter. we hope you have a wonderful half term filled with love and laughter. See you all in the summer term!
Reminders
- School starts again on Monday 17th April at 8:40am
- PE days for Year 1, will not change and will continue to take place on a Wednesday and a Thursday.
- After half term, children will be allowed to wear their summer uniform. Please see the school uniform policy for more information.
- On Tuesday 18th April, there will be a Phonics Screen Check meeting. Please sign up via the link.
Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 3:34pm
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How are we in the penultimate week of Spring Term? Where has this term, and year, gone?
This week, the children in Year 1 have been incredible, they sparkled on our school trip to the Maritime Museum, demonstrating exemplary behaviour throughout. The staff and the museum went out of their way to commend their impeccable behaviour. Well done, Year 1.
The school trip was certainly the highlight of the week and we loved exploring the museum in great detail, learning first, about the history of Liverpool Docks, before learning about the role of not only the city, but the people, in the creation and building of the world famous, Titanic. Using the story, ‘Polar the Titanic Bear’ written by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden, a survivor, we were able to go back in time and imagine, with props, what it would be like to be on the Titanic before it sank, as well as learning interesting facts that even Miss Jones didn’t know! It was a truly wonderful experience, one we will all treasure forever.
In Maths, we continued with our topic on ‘measurement’ focusing on weight, mass and volume. Through a series of practical activities, we were able to understand the vocabulary ‘heavier’ and ‘lighter’. After, we measured items using non-standard unit of measurements and compared them using our previous learnt vocabulary. Next week, we will continue to explore this topic with a focus on measuring volume in more detail using practical activities to support us.
We continued with our Art topic, Animal Art, and focused on developing our own patterns inspired by other cultures and counties. We took time to carefully decorate elephants using Indian inspired patterns.
For Science, we investigated the 5 main animal categories, excluding insects, learning about their characteristics before grouping animals accordingly.
Reminders
- Please be reminded that school finishes next Friday at 1pm.
- Children should come to school with their water bottle.
Date: 15th Mar 2023 @ 3:23pm
This week has been full of events for Year 1, and it has been so much fun!
We continue to persevere in Phonics, developing our understanding of the sounds applying them to our writing. It is truly wonderful to see how hard you all work and the incredible progress you have all made. Keep working hard, Year 1!
In Maths, we began our new topic, Measurement. We connected our learning back to Reception and recapped the important words; taller, shorter, and longer. We began by comparing objects using this language, before moving onto measuring objects with non-standard units of measure such as cubes, teddy bears and pencils. We then developed this skill further and moved onto using rulers to measure, practicing reading the rulers accurately ensuring we line the objects up carefully.
On Wednesday, we created our very own lava lamps, as we joined the rest of the school in celebrating British Science Week with a theme surrounding the weird and wonderful creations in George’s Marvellous Medicine. We loved watching the salt mix with the oil, making it heavier and therefore creating our very lamps of various colour.
Red Nose Day arrived in Year 1 on Friday, and we loved marking this day with some extra special activities all of which had a 'red' theme! We reflected on the importance of this day, and how this organisation helps people from around the world.
Finally, from everyone here in Year 1, we want to wish all of the important, inspirational women who surround us all, a very Happy Mother's Day, we hope you have a fantastic weekend full of love!
Reminders
- Can we please ask any parents who have not already done so, to pay for the school trip which will take place on Thursday 23rd March.
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 1:20pm
The weather certainly added to our magical week, and we loved playing in the snow!
We also celebrated two key dates in our academic calendar, ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ and ‘International Woman’s Day’. To mark Fairtrade Fortnight, we began by discussing the concept of fair, and how everyone, regardless of their gender or nationality, should be treated equally. We then learnt that we can identify fairtrade produce using the special symbol and using fairtrade sugar, we created our very own lemonade.
For International Woman’s Day, on Wednesday, we started by reflecting on the important women in our life. It was wonderful to see women of all ages being identified, old and young, and for a vast number of reasons. Later that day, we focused on a famous, influential female artist, Frida Kahol and her incredible self-portraits. We reflected on her work, connecting back to our previous topic on portraits, and our current topic on animals, to create our very own work inspired by Frida.
This week, the children have worked hard to complete assessments to showcase their learning so far this year. Our school value Hope was certainly achieved by all as they tried their best and were determined to complete their assessments to the best of their ability.
In Science, we continued with our focus on plants, building on on prior knowledge of flower plants and exploring trees. We started by identifying the two types of tress; evergreen and deciduous before exploring the different functions of the tree.
Reminders
- Please can I ask all parents to read the letter sent on Wednesday regarding the school trip on the 23rd March.
- Please can all children bring a small plastic bottle in by next Wednesday in preparation for British Science Week.
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 8:39am
If you came into Year 1 this week, you would have been in for a surprise!
We have had the most incredible week in school, full of giggles, smiles and a lot of fun.
In Maths, we began the week by recapping counting large groups of numbers by grouping them into groups of 5 and 10s. This helped us count large numbers quickly and efficiently. Later, we focused on adding missing numbers to a number line, looking carefully at what numbers we already had, the integer, before applying the missing numbers. Next week, we will continue to investigate this whilst also completing a series of mini assessments.
In Science, we investigated flowering plants. We started by looking at real plants, looking at the different parts and discussing their function. We then used labels to label the plants different parts. After, so not to waste them, we planted them in our new playground, they look beautiful.
In Art, we continued our topic on ‘Animal Art’ looking at the colours and patterns in African animals. We then recreated our very own animal print, based on one of these animals, before sticking its silhouette on top to compare the pattern.
On Thursday, the class was full of wonderful, bright costumes as we came together to celebrate World Book Day. It was a delight to see so many children taking part dressed in their favourite characters costumes which enabled the children to bring their favourite books alive. In the morning, we came across a damaged book surrounded by tape and some mysterious glittery footprints coming from the pages. We were told that a character had escaped and had been causing trouble around the school, it was our job to use the clues to find out which of the suspects, the teachers, was our missing character. It turned out to be… Mrs Molloy, the lion! After, we had our very own ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’, where we all got to munch on delicious cakes and biscuits and juice whilst reading our books to our teddy bears. It was a truly wonderful.
Date: 24th Feb 2023 @ 5:05pm
What an incredible week back, it’s been flipping incredible!
In Science we got stuck in and hands on with a variety of animal ‘poo’ to help us identify what each animal ate in order to classify them into one of the following groups: herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore. After, we identified a range of animals that belong to each of these group and were shocked to learn that a kingfisher was a carnivore!
The animal theme continued into our Art lesson, where we explored a range of British animals as part of our focus on ‘Observational Drawings’. We discussed how when we are completing observational drawings, it is key that we continue to look back at out object, or drawing, before sketching. We also connected our learning back to before half term and reminded ourselves of the importance of small gentle strokes. We started by identifying the different colours we could see in each animal, before exploring the different shapes that make up the body of the animal. After, using all of this information, we sketched our own versions of British animals.
In Maths, we started our new topic on Place Value, exploring number to 50. We started the week by counting a range of objects by grouping them first. We started by grouping them into groups of 10, counting the number of groups as well as how many more we have. It has proven to be a tricky concept for all of us. Next week, we will move onto counting in groups up the number line as well as doubles and near doubles.
In RE, we began our new topic on Easter, and what perfect timing. We explored the true meaning of Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday, and how it is the beginning of the Christian period of Lent. We loved sampling tasty pancakes whilst also committing to either giving something up or making a promise during that period of time.
Reminders
- Please bring your book folders each Thursday to ensure it is in school ready to be changed on Friday.
- Please remember that it is World Book Day on Thursday 2nd Where possible please also bring the book with your chose character in.
Date: 18th Jan 2023 @ 2:04pm
We have had a busy week again here in, Year 1!
We started our week doing our coats and taking a trip to the local, family run coffee shop, Kiosk Coffee, where we learnt all about what it takes to run the shop and how best to serve customers. We found out that each day they make fresh cakes and grind the coffee beans down to make coffee powder, after, we were lucky enough to sample some of their delicious brownies and juice. Back at school, we applied this newfound knowledge to our own role play coffee shop. We have never seen such good customer service!
In Maths, we have been focusing on developing our understanding using concrete resources as well as taking it outside, in our new learning environment. We started by cementing our knowledge of numbers up to 20, connecting our learning back to last week, and focusing on the model of ten and a bit with regards to our ten frames. We the focused on the number 20 itself. We quickly identified that to make 20, we needed two full ten frames, and set off to find objects from our outdoor area to fill it, some of us even chose snowballs as an object. To help us, we discussed with our partners how many more we needed each time. Later in the week, we connected our learning back to September, and focused on finding one more and one less than given numbers up to 20 using number tracks.
In Phonics, we continued to explore our new stories, in our groups, working hard to develop our sentences ensuring we are remembering our punctuation.
In RE, we listened to the bible story ‘The Calling of the Disciples’ after which, using role play, we recreated the story using a net and some beanbags. We then reflected on why Jesus chose his friends like this, and how they might have felt when he spoke to them and what makes a good friend. Together, we wrote words and drew pictures on our own person to depict a ‘good friend’.
This week in Geography, we were incredibly fortunate to link our new country, China, to special and unique annual celebration, Chinese New Year. We learnt about some of their unique traditions and customs whilst also sampling food and creating our own fortune cookies, with the help of Year 4!
In PE, we continued our Gymnastics journey, developing our understanding of balances from last week and working together to make a sequence using movement and balances.
A huge thank you to all the parents that attended our Parent Teacher Meetings this week, it was wonderful to see you all.
Reminders
- Please can I direct parents again, to the school uniform policy, it is important that children are wearing the correct uniform each day.
- Book bags and folders need to be returned to school on Thursday ready to be swapped and returned to you by Friday afternoon. If your child does not bring their book back, we are unable to issue them with a new one.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 2:01pm
What an incredible week we have had in Year 1!
This week in Geography, we have been focusing on a new country, Austraila. We loved learning about the different animals, cultures and famous landmarks. We were shocked to learn that Christmas happens in their Summer not Winter! After, we created circle maps to record all the different facts we had learnt.
In Maths, we began to explore Place Value again, this time to 20. Before we moved past 10, we connected our learnig back to before Christmas and recalled our number bonds within 10 whilst also solving reasoning problems. We then used this knowledge, to help us with out number knowledge to 20, focusing on the concept of 10 and a bit. To help us, we have been practicing using a range of resources such as tens frames, Deines and Rekenrek. We will continue this topic next week, focusing on the numbers 17,18,19 and 20.
In Phonics, some groups moved onto a new book whilst other revisited books from before Christmas in order to develop our fluency and expression. Some children will have moved groups whilst others have stayed in the same groups but have a new teacher. We are so impressed with all the children and their sound retention. Keep it up, Year 1!
We continued to look at portraits in Art but this time of ourselves. We started the lesson by thinking of one thing from home that makes us special or we find special, drawing and labelling it. After, we identifed one thing in school we enjoyed to use, then Miss Jones took a picture of us. Some children chose objects like the football or a book, whilst other chose friends. Once our photo was taken, we stuck it in our books and described what we liked about our picture and explained why.
In PE, we continued with our topics 'Team Building' and Gymnastics. In our Team Building lesson, we took it in turns to blindfold our partners, whilst giving them careful instructions to move around the classroom without bumping into anyone. In Gymnastics, we connected our learning back to last week, moving around the hall like various animals before developing our poses. We learnt several new poses this week and worked hard with our partners, taking it in turns to pose and give feedback.
Finally, on Friday we were given the fantastic news that our new playground is ready for us to use as of Monday. We all went our for a quick look and loved learning about the different resources that have been added. Our new stage was a firm favourite!
Reminders
- The link for Parent Teacher Meetings will close on Monday 16th January at 6pm.
- Parents Teachers Meetings will take place in the hall and will take place over the next three weeks, slots are 10 minutes long and are designed for you to look at your children's books whilst also discussing their progress. If you wish to discuss something else, please do let staff know before hand and another meeting can be arranged.
- Please can all reading books be returned every Thursday ready to be changed on Friday.
Date: 3rd Jan 2023 @ 8:09pm
Although this week has only been short, it certainly has been a brilliant start to the New Year and the Spring Term!
In Maths, we finished off our Geometry Topic which has been carried over from the Autumn Term to ensure information has been retained and embedded. The children have loved reinvestigating 3D and 2D shapes, identifying them both around the classroom and around the school without special 'Maths Glasses' on. We even had a go at making our very own 2D shapes with straws and discussed how it was much hard to make a circle due to it having 1 curved side. In Maths, we have also continued our NCTEM journey, which focuses on developing mathematical fluency using Rekenrek and additional aids such as tens frames. The children have loved taking part in this journey so far.
As part of our topic ‘Around the World’, we ventured to France, enjoying a fantastic ‘French Breakfast’ tasting some traditional, delicious cuisine. We explored the city of Paris, investigating famous landmarks and learning to speak French. It was such brilliant fun for all, even the teachers who dressed to the occasion!
In Art, we discussed the word ‘portrait’ and explored an array of portraits from famous artists. We were shocked that this was, at one point, the only way people could see a ‘picture’ of someone else before cameras were invented. After, we compared various portraits, idenitifyig which portraits we liked and why.
On Friday afternoon, we were fortunate enough to take part in an interacting Judo assembly. We gasped as they showed us a range of holds and moves and were delighted to learn that this could be an option for some of us in the coming weeks. However, the highlight of our week has got to be the development of our fantastic, new playground! We have loved watching it develop and the team have been fantastic allowing us to ask insightful questions and learn about the construction.
Reminders and Notices
- PE days continue to be on a Wednesday and Thursday.
- Children can take part in Judo Club each week, which will take place every Friday during lunchtime. If you would like your child to take part in this club, please sign up via the letter sent out to parents
Date: 12th Dec 2022 @ 4:28pm
Where has that term gone? We cannot believe that it is time to finish for Christmas already.
Year 1 have a fun-packed, Christmas filled final week in school. We started our week with a 'Movie Morning' with tasty treats and delicious refreshments enjoyed by all thanks to Team TSP. On Tuesday, we once again jonied forces in our house teams an took part in a Christmas Sing Off. It ws highly competative and increbily enjoyable. On Wednesday, we enjoyed our Christmas Dinner as a class, even the teachers joined us in the hall for a delicious meal and to help pull the crackers. We had a busy day on Thursday, starting the day by supporting Year 2 with the Nativity performance as part of the KS1 Church Service. Later that day, some very cheeky elves surrprised us, causing havoc on our playground and even in our classroom! Finally, the whole school came together to watch the incredible, Churches Together Nativity, a huge thank you to the cast.
In addition to the wonderful Christmas events, Year 1, completed two fabulous topic days, Computing and DT. For computing, the cihldren explored what a computer was, navigating the different parts and functions whilst also using an Ipad. For DT, the children designed and created their own houses using a variety of materials in school. After, they reflected on their house and discussed what they would have done differently next time as well as one thing they loved about their house. Well done, Year 1.
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It has truly been a wonderful term here in Year 1, we are so proud of how far you have all come and all your wonderful acheivements, please never stop shining. We cannot wait to welcome you all back in Janurary, to watch grow and florish. For now though, from Miss Jones and the Year 1 team, have a wonderful Christmas, we will see you all in 2023!
Reminders
- School will resume on Wednesday 4th Janurary 2023
- Children should come to school with a water bottle each day
- Children should wear the correct PE uniform on PE days, please revisit the school uniform policy which can be fould on the website, any problems, please speak to a member of the Y1 team.
- Year 1 PE days will remain the same, Wednesday and Thursday.
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 3:21pm
This week has been truly magical here in Year 1, and we are so proud of you all.
At the start of the week, we were blown away by the children incredible peformance in not one but two Nativities to their parents, not including the two additonal performances to Year 5 and 6. All the children took part, saying their lines loudly and clearly for all to hear. In addition to this, the children had to act, whilst singing 6 different songs at the appropriate time, carrying on even when the music stopped. We could not be more proud of you all, you all sparkled, showing our values of Hope, Imagine and Enjoy. Never stop sparkling, Year 1!
In Maths, we used our addition and subtraction knowledge to solve some festive colour by number problems and we were blown away at how amazing the whole of Year 1 were at recalling their number facts to 10. Next week, we will continue to cement this knowledge before moving onto Geometry.
In Science, we focused on the changing winter weather and loved learning about the tempretures needed to make the rain on the ground freeze. We then vetured outside and explored how the frozen water sparkled like glitter, writing our names in the frost. We will continue our topic of Seasons as the year goes on, exploring Spring and Summer when they too arrive.
In History, we investigated our final famous nurse, Mary Seacole, and learnt how for nearly 100 years, here incredible hard work during the Crimean war was forgotton about. It took several nurses in Jamica to remind the whole world, and especially Britian about her incredible work. We then compared her to Florence Nightingale and discussed what was similar and different about both ladies.
In RE we finished off our topic of Christmas, by exploring how God gave Jesus to us, his people as a gift. We discussed what this meant with children stating that they felt Jesus was sent to us to teach us both love and respect. After, we finished off our own gifts for our parents, which we will hand out next week!
Reminders
- Next Monday is Christmas Movie Day, children are expected to wear school uniforms.
- Next Wednesday, Children will have the opportunity to have Christmas Dinner, if already prearranged.
- KS1 Church Service will take place next Thursday at 9:15am.
- School will finish next Friday, at 1pm prompt.
Date: 29th Nov 2022 @ 9:20pm
The Christmas cheer has certainly arrived in Year 1, with special help from our cheeky elf!
This cheeky elf Snowflake arrived early on Thursday morning, and has been up to no good ever since, flying around the classroom and causing a mess. We cannot wait to find out what he gets up to over the weekend. This was not our only hint of Christmas this week, with a trip to the Christmas Extravaganza on Friday. We loved taking part in the various activites, a huge thank you Team TSP for organising such a fantastic event.
In Maths, we have been focusing on Subtraction. We started by practically subtracting objects using resources and even people before moving onto written methods. This allowed us to relate the subtraction sentence to the numbers we wrote down. Next week, we will continue with this topic before moving onto Geometry before the end of term.
In RE, we used our knowledge of the Nativity stroy to help us understand the ideas of gifting. We discussed how gifts don't have to be a physical object but instead can be given through kindness, love and time. We talked about how God gave Jesus to people as a gift to us to forgive us for our mistakes. We then discussed how it feels to give and recive a gift and how both acts can be rewarding.
For History, we reflected on the two nurses from last week, before looking at a new famous nurse, Mary Seacole. We learnt about her journey and plotted her on our timeline. We were interested to see how Mary is less celebrated than Florence but also made a big impact for her time.
Reminders
- On Tuesday, Year 1 will perform their Nativity and 9:20am and 1:20pm. Please ensure you have bought tickets for the events in advance.
- Please ensure children are coming to school with a water bottle
Date: 25th Nov 2022 @ 4:03pm
What a week we have had here in, Year 1! It has be full of giggles, dancing and joy.
As usual, each morning we have continued our Phonics journey, reading new books and writing fantastic sentences related to our groups story. It truly wonderful to see how much progress all the children have made.
The Nativity practice has continued this week and we cannot wait for you all to come and watch it. The children have been working so hard to say their lines confidently and remember their special dance moves. We can assure you, you will love it!
In History, we had two special visitors come and visit us in school. Florence Nightingale and Jess who is currently training to be a nurse. We were able to ask both nurses questions about their jobs and their training which enabled us to look at their similarities and differences. Did you know that during Florences time, no one was trained? It was truly wonderful to meet both ladies, although one looked slightly more familiar, who knows maybe Miss Jones is related to Florence?
In Science, we continued to investigate the four seasons, focusing this week on the season 'Winter'. We discussed how winter is nearly here and how we need to make sure we are wrapped up warm with the colder temperatures coming. We were able to look at the trees around school and discuss how soon they will be ready for winter, with less and less leaves still being on the tress.
In RE, we started to discuss the very first Christmas by reflecting on our Nativity and the story we are begining to tell.
Reminders
Please can you read the uniform policy which can be found on the school website, it is important that all children are adhering to it.
Please can you practice your child's lines at home so they are super confident before our Nativity on Tuesday the 6th November.
Next Friday is the Christmas Extravaganza, and therefore, mufti.
On Wednesaday, children will have the opportunity to visit the present room. Please ensure you have requested this on school money.
Date: 16th Nov 2022 @ 2:01pm
Our week has truly been filled with kindness and we hope you have had a wonderful week too!
We started our week by looking at the story ‘Chrysanthemum’ by Keven Henkes as part of ‘Anti-Bullying Week’. The story looked at how children in her class were unkind to her because they did not like her unusual name and how this made her feel ashamed and sad until their most favourite music teacher told the class how she too was named after a flower. Reflecting on this story, we passed our class heart around the circle, crumpling it up whilst saying something unkind that someone might say to us. We were shocked with how quickly our heart was crushed into a ball. After, we passed the heart back round the circle smoothing the heart out as we said something kind. We noticed that although our heart had returned to its normal shape, it was full of wrinkles. This allowed us to discuss how just because we say kind things, people can still be hurt by words that we have previously said and how we should think carefully before saying unkind things. Continuing with our kindness theme and reflecting in ‘Random Act of Kindness Day’, we each decorated a stone, leaving a kind picture or message. We then went out into the community, leaving the stones out for people to find with the hope that we share our kindness and love with others! Please do tweet us if you find a stone!
This week in History, we were introduced to our first significant person, Florence Nightingale. We were amazed to learn that she was a nurse from 1820, and against her family’s wishes she set off to change nursing forever! We loved taking on her character, telling the doctors to clean their hospitals and wash their hands! However, we were in for a treat later in the week when Florence Nightingale actually visited school! We were able to ask her lots of exciting questions about her life and learn all about her nursing journey.
In Science, we explored our next season, Winter. We reflected on winter last year and discussed how much colder it gets during these months and how it could snow, although it rarely does here! We agreed that winter brings lots of exciting things such as Christmas and New Year but agreed that we must keep ourselves safe by wrapping up warm!
In RE we connected our learning back to previous week and reflected on the Creation story. We looked at the big question ‘Why did God create the world in this order?’ It was brilliant to see so many different answers.
We ended our week on a high with a truly magical Friday. We started the morning by creating Christmas gifts for the school Christmas market. In our houses, we created a wide range of gifts and loved joining children from across the school. In the afternoon, we celebrated Children in Need by making biscuits to share with our families.
From all of us hear in Year 1, we hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Reminders
- Children should come to school with their own water bottles.
- Tickets for the Year 1 Nativity are on sale now and can be purchased on ‘School Money’.
- Over the coming weeks, children will receive lines for the school Nativity, please can we ask you to practise these at home with your child.
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 2:11pm
We’ve had another fantastic week of learning in Year 1!
In RE, we continued to look at the Christian creation story and how he was careful in selecting what to add to our world. After, we thought about what we would like to add and what could make our world a better place. We were shocked to learn that we all had similar ideas with lots of ideas linking to our Collective Worship value, ‘Peace’. This meant that we could also identify and celebrate what makes us unique and special and recognise that we are all different but similar in lots of ways and how that is okay.
Before we started our new history topic, we took time unpick what the words ‘past’ and ‘present’ means. We talked about how some elements of the past we can remember, such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II but how other periods in the past, such as when she became queen, we couldn’t remember as we were not born yet. We then came up with different ways in which we could find out about the past such as talking to someone from the past, researching on the computer, reading books, and even looking at real life objects known as artefacts.
In Maths, we continued with our number bonds within 10. We started the week by writing number facts for given numbers before working together to write our own number sentences using dice. To finish the week, we looked at ‘adding more’ starting with a base number before adding an additional number, from a dice. To help us, we used our number lines and tens frames to help us.
In Science, we started looking at the 4 seasons and the weather associated with each season. We focused on our current season, Autumn, taking ourselves on an autumn walk around school and collecting items to create our own autumnal art and also to compare it to other seasons in the future. We discussed how the weather is damper this time of year, and how the lots of trees lose their leaves.
We have started to learn our Nativity songs this week ready for our two performances on the 6th December. We will continue to practice our songs and will receive our parts next week.
On Friday, we marked Rememberence Day in our class. We paused and reflected on the day and discussed why we wear a poppy and remember people who have fallen in war. Throughout the week we have reflected on this importance day, creating a poppy wreath for the church's memorial.
We ended the week on an absolute high, watching the school’s Kindness Video. We loved seeing ourselves, friends and families on the screen and couldn’t believe some of the teachers incredible (or questionable) dance moves!
'Love Reading for Kids' have released their early November newsletter. This includes a first look at their Christmas Books and Gift Guide which is full of great ideas for all readers. Books really do make the best presents so please do take a look!
Reminders
- Tickets for the school Nativity performances are now available on School Spider. The performances will take place on Tuesday 6th December at 9:20am and 1:20pm.
- Please can you ensure your child brings a water bottle into school.
- Children may wear Pudsey head bands or badges next week for Children in Need but must wear their full school uniform.
Date: 6th Nov 2022 @ 4:13pm
It truly was a fantastic first week back full of excitement!
We started our new topic in Maths, Addition and Subtraction using part, part whole models to create number sentences. We loved using kung-fu to help us remember our symbols such as the plus sign and equals to sign, watch this space! Next week, we will continue to work on creating number sentences using practical resources.
This week in Phonics, we looked at non-fiction texts learning about a range of things such as bikes and hens! Next week, we will start reading fictions texts again.
In Art, we created our own firework art by finger painting. For this, we had to mix the primary colours to make secondary colours. We also started looking at our nee topic on buildings identifying different shapes and recognising how they fit together.
The highlight of our week has got to be performing for the Kindness video, we have bust a move and danced our way through the week. It has been truly wonderful to see the smiles on the children’s faces and the laughter we have all shared. Keep smiling Year 1.
Reminders:
- Year 1 PE lessons continue to be on a Wednesday and Thursday.
- Please ensure that your child returns their reading books each week either on a Thursday or Friday morning.
- A letter will be shared over the next few days about the Phonics workshop next Wednesday.
Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 8:57pm
Where has that half term gone?
We have had another fantastic week here in Year 1 and we have certainly ended it on a high, full of laughter and intrigue.
In Geography we finished looking at the 4 countries in the United Kingdom focusing on Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We loved investigating their different cuisines, dances, and famous landmarks. We then investigated our local environment, look at key features on a map before identifying building as we explored.
We loved Music this week, finishing our topic ‘Rap’ with an epic rap battle! Two groups step forwarded to battle it out, reciting our song ‘Hey You!’ with some incredible dance moves to match.
In Maths, we began our new topic Addition and Subtraction focusing on how two different parts make up a whole number. We began on by getting practical, using beanbags and hoops to identify different parts and how they make our whole number. Later in the week, we use counters and part, part wholes to solve addition problems. After half term, we will continue to focus on our new topic and will begin to use a range of equipment to solve more complex reasoning and problem-solving questions.
Computing Day was a highlight of our week! We loved using the iPads to learn about online safety as well as learning new skills. We learnt the importance of keeping information private from people and how, sharing data and images online can hurt not only ourselves but others. Then we learnt about how we could communicate with other online, learning how to write an email and even sending one to Mrs Pringle!
We absolutely loved our visit from Unite, Formby for our Self-Defence session this week. It was incredible and taught us some basic self-defence skills including releases from ‘grabs’. Watch out parents! We also loved the annual TSP Disco, with its spooky theme! The glow in the dark theme made it more exciting, it truly was an incredible event, thank you to all involved!
Attached to this blog, and also uploaded onto Tapestry, you will find Year 1’s Virtual Classroom. As well as this, should you wish to practice spellings, please find common exception words attached to this blog. Year 1 will not be tested on these spellings.
Year 1, you have been a pleasure to teach this half term and I cannot wait to see what the rest of the term, and year, has in store for us. From all of us here in Year 1, have a wonderful and restful half term!
Reminders:
- School will return on Monday 31st October at 8:40am.
- PE days will remain the same on a Wednesday and Thursday.
Date: 13th Oct 2022 @ 8:44pm
Another incredibly busy week here in Year 1!
On Monday, we were delighted to welcome back the fantastic Dom from Active Sefton for a healthy habit and smoothy making session. He talked to us about the importance of being healthy by making the right choices with exercise, food and even hygiene. After, we helped Dom make and drink our very own delicious smoothies! Thank you, Dom!
Monday marked Hello Yellow Day! And we were delighted to come together with the whole school to spread joy, positivity and happiness to our peers and staff across the school. To do this we each designed and decorated our own positive flags which were then added to the TSP positivity pathway, we then walked along the path filling our cup full of joy.
In Science, we focused on the 5 senses of the human body. We started by identifying the different body parts we would have to use to access these senses before exploring them through a series of investigations. It was so much fun and who knew some of us would even like tomato juice!
In PE we continued to practice our ball skills, working with our partners to control the balls using the different methods we have learnt over the past few weeks; dribbling the ball with our feet, bouncing it and even rolling it!
Continuing to reflect on our monthly value of Generosity, in Collective worship this week, we watched the story of ‘The Rainbow Fish’ reflecting as a class on the moral of the story. We agreed that at first, Rainbow Fish was being selfish and being unkind showing off, and afterwards, when he had shared with his friends that he felt better. We discussed how in our classroom we are generous all the time when we share our toys and time. In our RE lesson, we focused on the Jewish harvest festival, Sukkot and created our very own Sukkah. We learnt that Jewish people, during this time, eat meals and spend time with their family and friends in their Sukkah during this time, so we decided too as well!
Reminders:
- The School Disco will take place on Thursday 20th
- On Friday 21st October we finish for half term.
Date: 6th Oct 2022 @ 4:52pm
Wow, another fantastic week here in Year 1, full of laughter and fun!
We continued to look at our topic Harvest in Year 1, and this week we planted our very own vegetables which we will harvest when they are ready in the new year. A new month brings a new Collective Worship value to focus on, and this month we will be looking at generosity. We talked about how our topic harvest links to generosity and how during this time, we give to charities and food banks to help less fortunate than ourselves. We then made our own flowers to give to people around the school as a token of kindness and giving.
In Maths, we continued with out Place Value theme and focused on finding one more than a given number as well as moving up and down the number line. We loved getting active for our lessons, creating our own number tracks and, with our partners, counting on from a given number.
In Geography, we started look at the four countries in the United Kingdom with a specific focus on ‘England’. We looked at what makes England special, its capital city, flower, famous food and even their traditional dance! We absolutely loved having a go at Morris Dancing working with our partner to complete given steps. However, it is safe to say the best activity was eating the scones!
We embarked on our ‘Mini-Marathon’ in support of all the incredible people that completed this fantastic event at the weekend. We look to the playground and completed an epic 4 laps! We have challenged ourselves to do 6 next time. Watch this space! This helped us with building up on stamina in PE, focusing on our breathing, getting our heart going and most importantly our ball skills. We continued to develop our catching, reminding ourselves, and our friends, that we must keep our hands close together when catching. It was, as ever, great fun.
Year 1 Reminders:
- Please be reminded that snacks, if brought to school, must be healthy. Children should not bring chocolate to school.
- Please make sure your child’s clothes are labelled correctly in case they misplace them.
- Parent Teacher Meetings will take place next week on Tuesday and Wednesday, the link for this will be shared on Monday. Please remember to use yours, or your child’s, full name when logging on.
Date: 28th Sep 2022 @ 9:05pm
We have had another fantastic week of learning here in Year 1 and we cannot wait to see what next week holds!
In Maths, we have continued to look at our topic Place Value and have been focusing on representing numbers in a range of different ways including number names. This week we looked at using our tens frames to help us, recognising patterns to help us create number sentences. Next week, we will look at counting on from a given number as well as one more and one less.
In English, we have continued to develop our Reading and Writing during our Phonics lessons. Each group has focused text and a writing goal each week whilst also incorporating their spelling and sound knowledge.
We loved learning about the 7 continents this week, thinking of a variety of actions to help us remember their names and specific information about each one. Next week, the 4 countries in the United Kingdom, focusing specifically on Northern Ireland.
During our RE lesson, we focused on Harvest and were shocked to hear about the problems faced by families across the world in countries like India where there has been flooding. We learnt that although we had a good Harvest, they did not, and this causes food shortages. We then wrote prayers to thank God for our Harvest this year and to remind us how lucky we are.
In Science, we had great fun labelling our partners with post it notes for their different body parts. We were amazing how many different parts we knew including our shins! After, we labelled our own bodies in our books. It was truly a fun lesson!
We were thrilled to drop everything on Monday and Tuesday and take part in our very own school Read-a-thon! Over the course of two days, we ensured that we filled our Read-a-thon session with books we loved to read as well as an epic retelling of the stroy Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson.
Year 1 Reminders
- You will have all now received a letter regarding Parent Teacher Meetings on the 11th and 12th The booking link will go live on Monday 3rd October at 6pm.
- Please ensure all clothes are clearly labelled should your children misplace them in school.
- On Friday 14th October children will be permitted to wear their pyjamas, their own clothes, or their uniforms to support the wonderful Alder Hey charity. If you wish to donate, please do so on the following link https://www.alderheycharity.org/
Date: 19th Sep 2022 @ 8:29pm
What a brilliant week of fun and learning well done, Year 1!
In Maths, we continued to explore our topic ‘Place Value’ carefully counting objects from larger groups. We practiced our 1 to 1 correspondence whilst answering a range of reasoning and problem-solving questions. We loved using our iPads to solve these questions on Seesaw.
In English, we explored a new book and developed our writing skills using a range of sources and genres with the help of our book!
On Wednesday we created our own gingerbread men as part of Jean for Genes day. We carefully mixed our ingredients together before cutting them and decorating them in their very own stylish jeans. We also decorated a class pair of jeans using a range of resources to make our own unique style!
On Friday, we sang our hearts out for our Harvest Service! We have loved learning these hymns over the past few weeks and certainly will miss dancing to the Harvest Samba, we hope you all had a little dance in church too!
This was not our only exciting adventure on Friday, after church we put on our walking shoes and ventured into the village to visit our local travel agents as part of our Geography topic. We loved learning about how they book holidays and even had a go ourselves, we were amazed to learn how many different countries we can travel to from the UK.
Year 1 Reminders
- PE lessons will take place each Wednesday and Thursday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure children are dressed in their PE kits on these days.
- Some children may initially take home the same reading books as they did last year, this is to ensure consolidation and fluency when reading. Please do not be worried about this.
Date: 18th Sep 2022 @ 6:05pm
We have had another fantastic week here in Year 1, full of fun and laughter!
We started the week by marking Roald Dahl day and were inspired by his fantastic story ‘The Enormous Crocodile’. We knew that we needed to tell the whole school that a naughty crocodile was on the loose so decided to create our very own wanted posters! We also decided to get crafty, creating our own Roly Poly birds and a very, very ENORMOUS crocodile.
In Maths, we began to look at our new topic ‘Place Value’. We started by revisiting sorting and counting objects. We had to think carefully as not to count the same object twice. Next week, we will continue to focus on place value, counting objects from larger groups using 1 to 1 correspondence.
In English, we enjoyed exploring our new books and developing our writing skills, saying, and holding our sentences carefully before writing using appropriate punctuation.
This week we started our new RE topic Harvest, by investigate how the food we eat come from different parts of the world. We each created our own pita pizzas by first identify where the topping came from before adding it to our pizza. We amazed that some of our topics came from as far as Morocco and recognised that packaging with the flag of Great Britain on, is produced here.
In Music, we have been working hard to learn our harvest songs in preparation for Friday. Our favourite song at the moment is the ‘Harvest Samba’ we just cannot stop ourselves from dancing!
Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year1TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
From everyone here in Year 3, we wish you a pleasant weekend and look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Year 1 Reminders:
- Please note that although children can bring a small, healthy snack to eat at playtime that fruit and vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
- Children should bring a bottle into school containing water.
- PE lessons will take place each Wednesday and Thursday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure that children come to school in their full PE kits.
- Can we request that children's clothing is clearly labelled with their name, and if any clothing that is not yours is taken home, can it be returned to school asap.
- A reminder that school photos will take place on Wednesday 21st September, can Year 1 please come to school in their uniform on this day instead of their PE kit.
- On Friday 23rd September, Year 1 and 2 will be attending the KS1 Harvest service at St Peter’s Church at 9:15am. All parents are welcome to attend.
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 10:18pm
What an amazing start to our new school year! We have had the most wonderful few days getting to know about our new year group and settling into our new classroom.
We had a very exciting start to Year 1, when an unusual package was delievered to our classroom! We were eager to find out what was inside and were thrilled to find Disney's 'Encanto' DVD and a special message from the Madrigal family. We soon learnt that the family were in a little bit of bother and needed our help to save their magical house, through special challenges linked to our school values. For every challenge completed, a new magical door was opened, saving the miracle candle. Year 1 were very excited about their mission and could not wait to get started!
We used our school value 'Serve' to think like Mirabel and how her actions are similar to Jesus', spreading kindness and love to not only her family but the world. We then had to walk in Jesus' footsteps and think of how we could make the world a better place, showing respect and love. We then focused on our values 'Hope' and 'Nurture' for our next two missions; being brave and corageous like Isabella who branched out to try new things and get better; and Louisa for recognising her special qualities, whilst recognising our own. We were delighted to hear from Mirabel on Friday afternoon, learning that we had been successful in completing all the challenges and saving their house!
On Friday, we loved creating our own cakes to recognise the Queen and everything she had done for us during her 70 years of service. We talked about how it was ok to feel sad and worried, identifying who we could talk to if that was the case.
We cannot forget about our incredible start to PE, focusing on fundamental skills specifically developing our jumping skills: two feet to two feet. We loved the tackling our obstacle course, who knew it could be such fun?! Later in the week, we switched our focus to ball skills, practising our throwing and catching skills with a specific focus on accuracy.
A poster containing 100 recommended reads for Year 1 children has been attached to this blog. By providing 100 quality texts at an age appropriate level, this list may be useful when choosing your child's next book. We hope it inspires the children to continue on in their reading journeys whilst further encouraging a lifelong love of books and stories.
It has been a real pleasure to welcome the children back this week and we look forward to making our learning journey an enjoyable and exciting year. Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year1TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
Well done for all of your hard work this week, Year 1! We can’t wait to see you on Monday. Have a brilliant weekend!
Year 1 Reminders:
- Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
- Children should bring a bottle into school containing water.
- PE lessons will take place each Wednesday and Thursday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure that children come to school in their full PE kits.
- We request that children's clothing is clearly labelled with their name, and if any clothing that is not your child's is taken home, please return it to school ASAP.
- A letter regarding additonal contributions was sent out to parents last week, please can we ask for any contributions be sent to school by Friday 23rd September. Thank you!
Date: 14th Jul 2022 @ 1:58pm
Wow! What a week we have had, to bring a wonderful year to an end. This week, we have enjoyed celebrating with our friends and have taken part in many fun end of year activities. We brought our smoothie creations to life and enjoyed preparing, making and drinking them. We had lots of fun taking part in our Computing Day, applying the mathematics skills we have learnt throughout the year, to use maths apps on the iPads and laptops. We also graduated as Young Leaders, having completed our final part of the award. It really has been a brilliant week!
We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge well done to our Year 1 children for always working so incredibly hard and shining like the stars they are. They have made us so proud and it has been such a pleasure to have watched them grow and flourish, during their time in Year 1. We wish the children every success in Year 2 and we are confident that they will continue to shine brightly throughout the next part of their learning journey.
Myself and Mrs Giles would also like to thank you for all of your thoughtful gifts and well wishes. They are very much appreciated!
I am overwhelmed by your generosity and kind words, as I go on to my next adventure. The children have made this year so very special and I will cherish so many wonderful memories from my time with them and the past six years at Trinity St. Peter’s. I will certainly miss our Trinity St. Peter’s family and wish you all so much happiness for the future.
Thank you, Year 1, for being you! It has truly been a pleasure. Have a lovely Summer!
Date: 8th Jul 2022 @ 1:35pm
And so, our penultimate week in Year 1 has come to an end and what a brilliant week it has been! As always, our little authors have written some wonderful stories and used their multicoloured thinking hats to inspire some truly creative ideas, based on the story, “Goldilocks and Just the One Bear”, by Leigh Hodgkinson. Year 1 have been working hard to learn how to tell the time and, this week, have been applying their new knowledge to tell the time to the hour and half past the hour. In addition to this, the children have enjoyed creating some beautiful collages, inspired by their trip to the farm last week, and have been busy writing kindness postcards, to send to the elderly residents of Formby, as part of their Young Leaders Award.
In Collective Worship, we discussed our new monthly value of “Responsibility”. Having used our black thinking hats to share our existing knowledge of the value, we then used our yellow thinking hats to reflect on the responsibilities we have. Many fantastic ideas were shared such as looking after our belongings at school, putting our rubbish in the bin and tidying our bedrooms. We then enjoyed taking part in a craft activity, to share the responsibilities we have when we are at home. We designed and decorated our own houses, before opening them up to write our responsibilities inside.
This week, Year 1 began their Design and Technology project, for which they were set the challenge of designing and making a healthy drink. Year 1 began their project by conducting some market research and they gathered data about the class’ favourite fruits. They then spent time taste testing a variety of fruits, to help them choose their ingredients. From then on, the children began carefully designing their delicious healthy drinks. They thought about their favourite flavours and took part in some excellent discussions about the flavours that may or may not work together. We are looking forward to bringing our designs to life next week and to hopefully enjoying our delicious creations!
Well done for a great week, Year 1! Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Year 1 Reminders
- In preparation for the next academic year, please also read the 'Y2 Successful Start' PowerPoint, which can be found attached.
- Last day of term - Friday 15th July, 1:00pm
- National Book Tokens are running a competition where the lucky winner will win £1000 of book tokens for their chosen school and £100 book vouchers for themselves! Please click the link below to quickly enter and nominate our school for the win! Thank you!
National Book Tokens Competition
- This week the children enjoyed a visit from Sarah from Formby library who informed the children about this year's summer reading challenge.They were all very excited! We hope they will be able to enjoy the reading challenge and celebrate this with us when they return to school in September.