All children should read their book at home at least 3 times a week.

This will really help to develop fluency which is crucial to support your child in accessing the broader curriculum, and to set them up really well for Year 2!

Look out on Phonics Shed for extra e-books to read.

Westroyd Learner Award

George and Effy

This weeks attendance WC 02.09.24 is...
95.8%

Welcome to the Year 1 blog!

Each week we will be keeping you up to date with all the exciting and fun things that we have done in school. In addition to this please read our newsletter to find out what will be happening in Year 1 this term.

Summer Term Week 4

"We've been learning about counting the conkers and gems in tens" - Erin

"In Maths I like counting" Max

"I like when we read together and the knowledge about fish" Torran

"I like reading for phonics and writing in our books" Willow

"I enjoyed pin the tail on the sheep. We had to blindfold and then we spinned around" Effy

"In phonics we have been learning different sounds" Riley

"I enjoyed Science because we've been learning about sharks" William

"I enjoyed the Summer Fair with all the activities and stalls" Hattie

"I enjoyed watching the seeds grow" Liam

"In Art we have used the pastels to draw the desert, the rainforest and antarctica." Dilshan

"In handwriting I liked writing today's sentence" Jax

"In PE I have been learning how to throw in a hoop" Simona 

"I've enjoyed playing the animal game" Jack

Summer 2

What a fabulous start we have had to the Summer 2 term! We could not be prouder of the children who have already impressed us and themselves with their amazing phonics, and their wonderful Class Assembly. 

We will continue to update you over the next couple of weeks, as your child begins to prepare for Year 2.

Summer 1 Week 6

"We have been learning about halves" - Max

"In phonics we have been learning Fred talking" - Rosie

"In English we have been learning to write the instructions about how to plant a flower" - Erin and Freya

"We have been learning that a half is where 2 parts are equal" Jack and Archie

Summer 1 Week 5

"We have been learning about sharing in groups of any number." Freya

"I liked learning about plants. In English we did a sorting activity." George

"We made a feelings board because we can put our pictures on." Rex

"I liked learning about maths. We were sharing pine cones and jewels to each person one at a time." Rosie

"I liked it in phonics when we were writing sentences and words." William

Summer 1 Week 4

This week we have been exploring equal and unequal groups in Maths. The children have practised making and recognising equal groups using picture cards and counters.

In Science we are still investigating plants. The children have a really good understanding of the different parts of plants, and we are excited to plant our beans and watch them grow over the rest of the Summer Term!

We've been enjoying the brighter weather, making the most of our outdoor space for PE. This week the children have been working in pairs and challenging themselves with their throwing and catching skills.

Summer 1 Week 3

"We have learned counting in 2s, 5s and 10s." - Liam

"We learned that if you count in 2s every other number is even." - Basil

"We were learning about verbs." - Rex

"We made the verbs more powerful." - Hattie

"We found numbers ending in 2 and 0." - Effy

Summer 1 Week 2

"We have been measuring how heavy and how light things are." Jasmine

"We've been learning about how to measure things with cubes." Darcey

 "We wrote how to cross the road safely" Jack

"In English we were learning how to write instructions" Hattie

"We have been learning about flowers in Science" Willow

"We have been learning phonics and writing sentences." William

Spring 2 - Week 4

"We made a water clock" - Jasmine

"Today we are not wearing our school uniform and we have brought eggs" - Freya 

"We have done jumping and clapping in PE" - Effy

"In PSHE, we learned about how to keep our money safe" - Dilshan

"We danced to the rhythm of the music" - Rosie

Spring 2 - Week 3

"We have been learning about tens frames." - Talia

"The Great Fire of London story." - Liam

"We was writing a story in English." - Darcey

"Yesterday it was celebrating World Book Day. We shared books with everyone and we saw our Year 6 buddies." - Hattie

"We're learning about parts of flowers." - Archie

Spring 2 - Week 2

"We learned about pennies, coins and computers where you can give money to the shopkeeper." - Effy

"We have been learning about things that come in Spring. Some of those things are baby foxes, baby chicks and baby lambs." - Hattie

"How flowers grow." - Max

"We have got 7 continents and 5 oceans." - Willow

"We have been cutting out firefighter pictures and sticking them into the right groups." - Riley

Spring 1 - Week 5

This week in Maths, Year One have been mastering doubling numbers within twenty. In English, the children used the timeline we have been building in our History lessons to complete a fact file about transport.

The children have also used their knowledge of materials in Science to describe how they can tell which photos show early examples of transport, and which photos show modern examples of transport.

We had a lovely day today, celebrating meeting our sheep points target not once but twice this half term!

Enjoy the half term break, and check back here on Monday 19 February for information about Year One's Spring 2 learning. 

Thanks for all your support this half term.

Spring 1 Week 4

This week we finished our transport poems in English, consolidated our Geography learning around the four countries of the United Kingdom, and talked about how we can work as a team in PSHE.

In Maths, we have been using our knowledge of number bonds to ten to support our understanding of number bonds to 20.

Well done to all the children in Year One for earning extra playtime this week, as well as the second Sheep Point class reward of this half term!

Spring 1 Week 3

This week we have used the story of the Three Little Pigs to develop our understanding of why we choose different materials for different purposes. 

In Maths, we have been exploring number lines to develop our understand of numbers up to 20.

In English, we are making good progress with our transport themed poems.

We have also spent some time strengthening relationships and teambuilding, through circle time games and discussions. 

Spring 1 Week 2

This week we have jumped into our Transport Through the Ages topic in History, begun planning poems with a transport theme in English, and revisited what we know about everyday materials in Science.

In Geography we have been looking at the four countries of the United Kingdom, and learned that each country has its own flag, capital city, and national flower!

Please bear with me for photographs of our learning this term - I will be adding lots here on Monday.

Spring 1 Week 1

This week I have had a fabulous time getting to know Year 1 better. We have spent lots of time talking about the learning environment in our classroom, and what makes us special.

The children may enjoy telling you about 2D and 3D shapes, and our new History topic which will be 'Transport through the Ages'!

Year 1 showed the rest of school that they have been making excellent choices all week, earning the highest number of green points.

Week 7 

"We have been learning the takeaway sign with part whole model - the whole goes first then we take away a part to leave a part." - Dilshan

"Santa sent us a letter, he needed our help to make a perfect waterproof coat" - Talia

"We tested different materials to see which one was waterproof to make Santa's coat, the plastic cellophane was the best one because Santa in the jar stayed dry."  - William

"We have been talking about winter and we filled in our seasons wheel" - Willow 

Week 6

"In maths, we have been learning about takeaway but it is also called subtraction and minus" - Darcey

"We have been learning about common nouns and proper nouns, proper nouns have capital letters" - Max

"We got all of our Sheep Points so we ate popcorn and watched Shaun the Sheep" - Effy

"In phonics we have started learning about chapter 4b sounds" - Freya

"We performed our nativity, Hey Ewe for our parents and the rest of the school" - Hattie

Week 5

"We have had our school Christmas fair, we made baubles sell" - Jasmine

"We made our own self portraits to sell like Picasso" - Basil

"We have been practising our lines for our nativity" - Effy

"In history we have learned about past, present and future and what toy are made out of now and in the past" - George

"Toys in the past were made out of metal because plastic wasn't even invented" - Dilshan

Week 3

"we looked at materials we could find around our classroom and put labels on them" - Archie

"We writed the story of the three Billy goats Gruff using finger spaces and full stops and capital letters" - Darcey

"In maths, we've been getting 2 number to put them together to make another number, which is number bonds" - Hattie

" in PE we were jumping off the bench like a pencil and a star" - Effy

Week 2

"On Monday we wore odd socks for anti bullying week" - George

"If some one does something bad to a person all of the time then it is bullying, if you know about it you should make a noise and tell someone" - Riley

"We sorted pictures to see how we can be good friends and bad friends" - William

We have been practising capital letters and finger spaces" - Effy

Autumn 2

Week 1

'This week in maths we have been learning about parts and whole' - Liam

'We have been making Poppies for the people who died in the war' - Archie

'We have been learning the split digraphs a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e' - Dilshan 

Week 8 

"We have made fruit sculptures, I made a hedgehog" - Max

"we have been ordering numbers" - Darcey

"We did P.E with Brad, we learned how to play a game so we had to hit the ball" - Jasmine

"We have been writing sentences about the Enormous Turnip" - William

We all loved doing the welly walk! Do not forget to send your sponsor money to school.

Week 7 

"We did some learning about the symbols for less than, greater than and equals"  - Darcey

"We have been looking at Carl Warner, he is an sculptor and photographer. He uses food to make sculptures" - Hattie

"We used different types of fruits to design our own sculptures, next we week we will make them" - George

"We was learning about a compass, the red arrow tells us where north is" - Basil

"we looked on a map to find where our school is, where Hainsworth park is and church is" - Dilshan 

Week 6

'We have been learning about new symbols for equals, less than and greater than.' - Dilshan

'We have been learning about the type of food that we eat to stay healthy' - Hattie

'Carbohydrates give us energy to help us run fast' - Hattie

'protein give us strong muscles' - Basil

'Dairy give us strong bones and teeth' - Simona

'We found out that crisps come from potatoes' - Talia

Week 5

"We have done some conker challenges. We had to put them on a little string and count how many we had." Talia

"We drew pictures like Picasso, he used different shapes to make a portrait" - Rex

"We did P.E without Brad, Mrs Pearson played the hand bat dodge ball game. If the ball touches your feet you are out" - Hattie 

"We found out that all sentences, need finger spaces, a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end. They need to make sense" - Liam

Week 4

"In the construction we have been building houses and castles" - Basil

"We used red, green, blue to make brown and then added white and more red to make a skin colour" - Freya

"We had to close our eyes then tasted a sweet to guess the flavour" - Willow

Week 3

"We mixed primary colours to make secondary colours" - Archie

"One of the pots smelled like onions, it was disgusting" -Dilshan

"The map helped me concentrate to tell the story" William

Week 2

This week we have started reading our focus text 'Funnybones'. We used this to start thinking about different adjective the author could have used. In maths we have been refining our counting skills.  

"We have been making split pin skeletons" - Rosie

"Mrs Pearson dressed as a skeleton to read Funnybones"  - Freya

"In science we put labels on Rex" - Darcey

"to go with our Funnybones story we used art straws to make skeletons" - Basil

Autumn 1 2023

Week 1

This week in Year 1 we have settled well and started to explore our new classroom. The children have worked really hard and shown the teachers how grown up they are now they are in year 1. 

"We have be doing some writing about us" - Liam

"We have been finding out what day it's been" - Jack

"We was doing some P.E with Brad from Leeds Rhinos" - Hattie

" I have made a rocket Crocodile in the workshop area" - Torran