Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

Meet the Year 1 staff

Monday 6th July

Good morning children and parents of Year 1.

We hope you are all doing well and enjoyed completing your work all about Rainbow Fish last week. In school, we have created a beautiful display with our fish collages and enjoyed sequencing our pictures to create our very own version of the story.

As some of you may have seen on the home page, school is hosting a virtual sports day this year. How exciting!

Make sure you participate and email your scores to school by 3.15pm on Wednesday 15th July to be included in your class total. Good Luck.

Home Learning:

This week we would like you to try:

- Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, Maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

- Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DfE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

- Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

- Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

- Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Extra Maths Ideas

To recall all your number bonds to 7,8 and 9.

You might like to create a maths poster writing down all the different ways to make 9.

If you would like an extra challenge you could even do this with your teen numbers.

Another idea would be to record how fast you can recall all your number bands. You might even want to try and beat your own score.

Games 

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html

Additional activity

This week we would like you to read to story, Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson. We will be focusing on this text in school.

The tiny hermit crab loves his new shell. He doesn't want to share it - not with a blobby purple anenome and a tickly bristleworm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks, and soon he finds he needs his new housemates.

You can read the full story on the Powerpoint below.

Here are some activities for you to complete at home:

Discuss what make a good friend. How are you a good friend?

Retell the story in your own words and create your own story book.

Make a list of the rhyming words in the story.

You may also want to paint your own under the sea picture.

Be as creative as you like but please remember to send pictures of your work to the home learning email as we love to see your work.

Have a lovely week - The Year 1 team.

Monday 29th June

Good morning children and parents of Year 1. We hope you are all doing well.

Did you enjoy the sunshine last week?

We hope that you had lots of fun in your gardens and possibly playing in your paddling pools or even eating some ice creams to cool down.

It will be lovely to see some of you back at school this week. If you are staying at home please try some of the activities that we will also be doing at school.

This week we would like you to try:

- Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, Maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

- Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DfE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

- Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

- Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

- Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Extra Maths Ideas

Another Maths skill we need to practice is halving and doubling numbers up to 20.

You can do this with objects around your home or by following the links below.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. The games which are against the clock challenge and develop your mental maths skills.
 

https://mathszone.co.uk/number-facts-x%c3%b7/doubling-and-halving/double-the-donuts/

See how quickly the donuts add up when their number increases by doubling.

Games 

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html

Additional activity

This week we would like you to read to story, The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister.

We will be focusing on Rainbow fish in school.

Here are some activities and questions for you to complete at home:

• Describe the rainbow fish’s behaviour at different points of the story. How did his behaviour make the other fish feel?  
• The rainbow fish gives away his most prize possessions. What are your most prized possessions? Why are they important to you?  
• Can you retell the story in your own words? Please follow the link if you would like to colour and order the sequencing cards to go with this. https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-1293-the-rainbow-fish-story-sequencing-4-per-a4  
• You can also draw your own rainbow fish for every one to see on our home learning page. homelearning@dweschool.org. You might like to colour it in or even use collage with lots of different coloured pieces of paper.

We hope you have a good week!

Hello Year 1. I hope you are all still reading every day.

I found a new story that i wanted to share with you. 

Charlie's Superhero Underpants written by Lee Wildish.

Its a funny book with some rhyming. I hope you enjoy it! 

Monday 22nd June

Good morning children and parents of Year 1. We hope you are all doing well. What a change of weather we have had! Did you see the thunderstorms? I wonder if any of you enjoyed splashing in the puddles or watching the lightning out of the window?

The activities will follow the same format, with an addition of one other activity. This week we have added some extra ideas for Maths to help you practise some of our key skills for year 1. Stay safe and don’t forget to send any examples of your learning by email. We love seeing your updates. You can send this to homelearning@dweschool.org.

This week we would like you to try:

- Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, Maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

- Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DfE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

- Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

- Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

- Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Extra Maths Ideas

Another Maths skill we need to practice is counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. You can do this with objects around your home or by following the links below. Don’t forget to keep saying the numbers out loud, from different starting points and forwards and backwards for a challenge!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares   use this to paint the numbers you say when counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. What patterns do you notice?

Some fun songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2NYeVU-Me4   2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemjeA2Djjw      5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYRTtwZGwj8     10s

Games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/BalloonPopSkip.htm

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering    (choose counting in multiples)

Additional activity

This week we would like you to practise your writing skills and write your teachers a letter. We would love to hear what you have been up to with your families at home, what you have enjoyed and how you have been feeling.

Please use your best handwriting, capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. For a challenge, you could even try an exclamation or question sentence. You could also draw us some pictures of what you have been up to. You can send us a photo of your letter to homelearning@dweschool.org.

We are looking forward to replying to you so get writing! 

You can use the template below or any other paper you have at home. We hope you have a good week!

Monday 15^th June

Good morning children and parents of Year 1. We hope you are all well and that you have enjoyed completing your home learning activities. Again, most of the activities will follow the same format, with an addition of one other activity. This week we have added some extra ideas for Maths to help you practise some of our key skills for Year 1. Stay safe and don’t forget to send any examples of your learning by email. We love seeing your updates. You can send this to:  homelearning@dweschool.org

This week we would like you to try:

-Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

-Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DFE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The Year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

-Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

-Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

-Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Extra Maths Ideas

Topmarks is a brilliant resource to practice skills in an interactive way.

Try this https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families To practice your addition and subtraction skills. Choose up to 10 and then move on to up to 20. Can you make the calculations make sense? You could use objects at home to check your calculations work.

You could also practice your knowledge and understanding of number bonds to 10. This resource takes you through an interactive lesson.

http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/count_on_me/eng/Introduction/default.htm

Maybe you could come up with your own number stories like the ones in the lesson as an extra challenge.

Additional activity

Our Science topic is all about Animals! There are many different types of animals on our amazing planet Earth. Animals belong to different categories: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.

This week we are going to focus on Fish. Can you watch the videos to help you understand about Fish?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv

This website has some good pictures and explanations:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/

This week we would like you to look at animal bodies. Can you label the different parts of a fish? Can you research what each part of the body helps the fish to do? For example, gills to help the fish to breathe. You could draw your favourite type of fish and label it with the names of the different body parts. There are many different types of fish on our planet. You could also talk about how the bodies of fish are different to the bodies of mammals and birds from last week.

We hope you enjoy your home learning this week!

Monday 8^th June

Good morning children and parents of Year 1. We hope you have been keeping yourselves occupied and staying safe during the last two weeks. All of the staff in Year 1 are missing you all very much. We hope you are managing to stay positive with your home learning. Again, most of the activities will follow the same format, with an addition of one other activity. We think you will like the next topic so don’t forget to share any of your interesting work with us! You can send this to:  homelearning@dweschool.org

This week we would like you to try:

-Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

-Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DFE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

-Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

-Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

-Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Additional activity

Our Science topic is all about Animals! There are many different types of animals on our amazing planet Earth. Animals belong to different categories such as: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.

This week we are going to focus on Mammals and Birds. Can you watch the videos to help you understand what mammals and birds are and how they might be different?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv

Can you research and find some animals that are mammals and birds? For example: A cow is a mammal and a parrot is a bird.

Can you create your own posters, booklet or project about mammals and birds? See some pictures below of some ideas on how to present your work. Can you talk about what you notice about the different animal bodies with the people in your house? Maybe you could give a show and tell presentation to practice your speaking skills!

We hope you have a great week of home learning!

Monday 18^th May

Good morning children and parents of Year 1. We hope you are all doing well and keeping safe. Once again, thank you very much for all the updates, it is nice to know what you have been up to. We are missing your smiling faces so it’s great to see all the photographs. As mentioned last week, most of the activities will stay the same so home learning isn’t too overwhelming.

This week we would like you to try:

-Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, Maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Year 1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/Y

-Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DFE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

-Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

-Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

-Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Additional activity

Our R.E topic is ‘Belonging’. We would like you to think about what it means to belong. Could you make a list of the clubs and places you belong to? For example: school, swimming clubs, football team, after school club, dancing, church etc.

You can also think about belonging in terms of your own family. Could you draw or make a family tree and list the people in your family? You could also add anyone else on there that is special to you. Draw a picture or write the name of each person (or pet!). See below for some fun ideas of how to make a family tree.

This week is mental health awareness week. Can you practice some mindfulness meditation like we have tried at school? This helps us to feel calm and relaxed.

Try this butterfly meditation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mX4JBBIcBk

Secret treehouse meditation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWOHcGF1Tmc

We hope you have fun completing your learning activities for this week! Remember to send us any updates if you can to homelearning@dweschool.org

The Year 1 team.

Home learning:Monday 11th May

Good morning children and parents of year 1. We hope you are all doing well and enjoyed celebrating VE Day. Thank you so much for all the photos and emails about what you have been up to, we love seeing your updates. As mentioned last week, most of the activities will stay the same so home learning isn’t too overwhelming.

This week ee would like you to try:

-Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

-Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play.

-Take part in the DFE 30 minutes Phonics lessons. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

-Keep up your reading, a little bit every day.

-Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots.

-Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Additional activity
Our next topic is all about the artist, Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

We would like you to create your very own masterpiece in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Please share your work by sending us a photograph on the home school email.

You might want to create a fact sheet all about Giuseppe Arcimboldo. How old is he? Where is he from? What has inspired his art work?

Can you name 10 different things that Giuseppe made his faces from?

We hope you enjoy this learning activity and we are looking forward to seeing your work.
Have fun!
The year 1 team.

Home Learning: Monday 4^th May

Good morning children and parents of year 1. We hope you are all doing well and getting used to your home learning. Thank you so much for all the photos and emails about what you have been up to, we love seeing your updates. As mentioned last week, most of the activities will stay the same so home learning isn’t too overwhelming.

Please refer to the letter and activity ideas on the home page for VE day on Friday 8^th May. This is when the Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced at 3pm that the war in Europe had come to an end. Lots of people were happy the fighting had stopped and there were big celebrations and street parties. This is why we are celebrating on Friday and having our own celebrations and garden parties, all while staying safe of course.

The adults in year 1 will also be having their own celebrations and we hope to share this with you next week. As always, we are missing your smiley faces and we can’t wait until we can see each other again.

Stay safe and well!

The Year 1 team.

We would like you to try:

Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1

Practise 10 spellings from your common exception word mat or go on Phonics Play

Keep up your reading, a little bit every day

Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots

Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Additional activity

Our next topic is all about Superheroes!

Can you create your own superhero? Think about what they look like and what they could wear, drawing and colouring a picture and give them a name. This could be your own imaginary creation or use ideas from superheroes you know to help create your own.

https://www.marvel.com/characters

Think about superhero qualities, can you write some adjectives around your picture to describe their looks and personality? For example, brave, fearless, powerful?

You could even draw and write about our everyday superheroes such as people who work for the NHS, police, supermarket workers and others. What kind of adjectives could you use to describe them?

Watch and join in with this fun video about superheroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py4fhsx3Ct4

Can you dress up as a superhero and email your photos to school? Have fun!

Home learning Monday 27th April

Good morning Y1 and welcome to another new week. We hope you have been enjoying the sunshine and doing some of your learning outside, if you can. We are still missing seeing all those smiling faces every day and hope to see you all again soon.

This week we are going to change what we are asking you to do. Your grown ups have probably seen that there are lots and lots of different activities on the internet that you could do and it’s difficult to know what to choose. We have had a look at them and we have made a list of what we’d like you to try and do each day over the next few weeks. The list will stay the same, to make things easier, and we will add one additional activity each week.

We would like you to try:
Bitesize Daily – there are three activities a day, English, maths and one other. The link below will take you straight to the Y1 activities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-lessons/1
Practise 10 spellings from your year 1 spelling sheet or go on Phonics Play
Keep up your reading, a little bit every day
Keep working on your number bonds through Numbots
Do some exercise and get some fresh air.

Additional activity
Continuing with our science work all about plants, there is a fantastic book called Oliver's Vegetables which you can read online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTYoaJY7k-Q

Do you Like Vegetables?
You could draw and label your favourite vegetables and describe how they look and what they taste like.
Can you help prepare some vegetables at home ready for tea?
You could also take a blind fold challenge - taking it in turns to taste different vegetables and guessing what they are.
What about keeping a diary - what fruit/vegetables have you eaten for a week?
Be as creative as you like.
We’d love to see your work. Remember your grown up can send it to homelearning@dweschool.org  if you’d like us to see it. Some of them will be chosen to go on the website.

Have fun!

The Year 1 team.

*Phonics* – Every day the DFE are uploading 30 minute Phonics lessons for you to watch and join in with at home. The year 1 videos go live at 10:30am. If you would like to have a look at the videos and practise your phonics click the web link below. Videos are added each day but they are an optional extra for you to hopefully be able to practise some phonics independently by watching and joining in with the lesson. Happy learning!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos?app=desktop

Home Learning W/B 20th April

Hello year 1

We hope you have had a fantastic Easter and enjoyed the sunshine.

All the year 1 staff are missing teaching you! We hope that you have enjoyed quality time with your family and managed to complete some of the activities set.

Below are some new ideas to add to this. Please also refer to Mrs White’s latest letter on the home page.

Many thanks,

The Year 1 team

 Literacy

One of our targets in year one is to learn to appreciate rhymes and poems, reciting some off by heart. Can you enjoy some of the poems below? Practice reading them with expression and enthusiasm. You could even add some hand actions to match the words in the poem. If you are feeling really creative you might want to create your own poem, using the ideas on the Powerpoint below as a starting point.

https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/children/

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/children

If you are feeling really creative you might want to create your own poem!

https://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/poetry-writing-lessons/

The above link provides some tips on how to write your own poem.

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In Numeracy one of our target is to recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes.

A fun way to do this is to set up a shop in your own home. You can create your own price tags and use coins to buy a toy or a piece of fruit.

Perhaps you can take it in turns with your mum, dad, brother or sister to be the customer and the shop keeper.

(see photograph idea below)

Some other interactive ideas can be found on topmarks

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=15

Another idea may be to choose an amount and work out how you can make this using coins.

17p= 10p +5p +2p

Or to work out how many different ways can you make 20p.

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In Science we be leaning about the parts of the plant. This is a great learning activity for when your having fun in the garden. Look at all the plants around you. Can you name the roots, stem, flower and leaves? You may even want to grown your own plants or observe your plant growing if you did this before the holidays.

BBC Bitesize has some fantastic videos that you can watch.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82

Home Learning W/B 30^th March

Dear children and parents of year 1,

We hope that you are continuing to stay safe and well. All the year 1 staff are missing teaching you! We hope that you have enjoyed quality time with your family and managed to complete some of the activities set last week. Below are some new ideas to add to this. Please also refer to Mrs White’s latest letter on the home page.

Many thanks,

The Year 1 team

English: Continue to practice reading and spelling Key Words for year 1:

Spooky spellings

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

Continue to revise phase 3 and phase 5 phonics (continue with phonics play, ICT games is also good)

Phonics pop

https://www.ictgames.com/phonicsPop/index.html

Maths: Create your own Maths board game. Focus on addition and subtraction (answers not reaching over 20) for your questions. Get a dice and two counters and play together! Don't forget to write down the calculations and work them out. You can use objects to help you work out the answers. See below for some templates and examples.

https://garyhall.org.uk/make-maths-board-games.html

Continue with basic number skills using numbots. Log in details are in the front of the planner.

Science: Make your own weather diary in a notebook and see if you can observe any seasonal changes. Could you make your own weather forecast to broadcast to your family or friends? You could ask someone to video you and make your own weather symbols. Don't forget to find something to use as your microphone!

Could you plant a seed, care for it and observe its growth?

Listen to the story of the Tiny Seed to help with your knowledge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6wTeT2cKA

Art: This half term, the children really enjoyed their art sessions with Mr Doyle and they were taught how to sketch a face.

Can you make a portrait of yourself, your teacher or family member? Remember to use pencil to sketch the face first and then use paint, pastel or pencil crayons to add colour.

Home Learning - 23rd March 2020

Hello to our year 1 children, as today is our first day where you are learning at home, we have put together a list of ideas that could keep you busy! It would be a good idea to get yourself into a routine that you can follow each day, including an activity for exercise, Literacy, Maths, Spelling and something creative.

Here are some ideas to help you.

A range of home learning activities suitable for each year group can be found here on Classroom Secrets - 

https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/

Please note, this link will only work on a PC/laptop and unfortunately is not compatible with phones or tablets.

Twinkle have created an excellent home schooling activity pack. There are many fun and exciting learning activities and challenges.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/year-1-school-closure-home-learning-resource-pack-t-e-2549910

At 9:00am every day, Joe Wicks is doing a P.E lesson that you can do at home! This would be a really fun way to start your day and get some exercise. Follow this link to find the videos each day: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

In school, both classes have been really working on our sentence structure and punctuation.

Children can read and watch the Easter story on Twinkl, and then write out their own version of the story, illustrating it with their drawings.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-5074-the-easter-story-powerpoint

Children can also create their own poems based on Easter.

You could also write a book review about your favourite book.

To keep progressing with your spellings, please learn the spelling sent out last week – this can also be found on the year 1 website.

Phonics play is another free online resource which has many interactive games and resources. Username: march20  Password: home

In Maths, this term children have been concentrating on their number bonds within 20.  Why don’t you try and play on numbots for 20 minutes a day to keep your mind active? This learning can also be reinforced through games such as snakes and ladders, top trumps and connect four.

Creative ideas-

• Paint a rainbow and display it in your window.
• Chalk a picture on the ground.
• Play in the garden – scooters and bikes.
• Make an Easter card.
• Bake a cake.
• Lego 30 day challenge
• Create your own project book – e.g. all about dinosaurs/unicorns/animals in the garden.

This list is no way exhaustive, feel free to be as creative as you can be and enjoy your family time together!

Year 1 really enjoyed creating and learning poems with Conrad Burdekin.

In ICT we have been coding using the Bee-Bots.

Year 1 enjoyed their walk around the local area.

This was part of our topic work - Houses and homes.

Thank you to all the parents and carers that came to help. 

Year 1 have set their own targets for the Autumn Term.