Another Exciting Week!

All of our Literacy this week has been based around our trip to the Pantomime. So, we have re-enacted the story of Dick Whittington through drama and drawn story maps. Do please ask your child to explain what a story map is. The Theatre commented on how well behaved our children were throughout the day – well done.

We also did some ‘serious’ work during ‘Letters and Sounds’: alternative pronunciation of g (as in got and giant); u (as in up and put); ow (as in cow and blow) and ie (as in pie and chief).

PLEASE remember that tomorrow is our first spelling test.

In Numeracy we have been using our problem solving skills to make up our own number games. We thought carefully about the rules needed and then played the games with a partner.

The children are also continuing to ask questions about Jamaica and thinking how to find out the answers.

Our Science and Music is combined – we have been keeping a steady beat, sorting instruments and investigating how we hear sounds.

N.B. Our class Assembly this coming Tuesday 24^th January at 2.40 p.m.    

Don't touch the nuts!!!

What a fantastic start to the week we had in Year One. The children took part in the first part of the ‘Panto Project’. Each class completed a fantastic pantomime workshop in which they learnt about and pretended to be traditional pantomime characters, acted out the story of Dick Whittington, and practised their loudest ‘he’s behind you’ in preparation for our visit to the theatre next week. Did you know that the good fairy always come on from the left of the stage and the baddie always comes on from the right?

Please note your child will be bringing home a letter on Friday 13^th to recap what is needed for the trip to the theatre next week.

In addition to this letter, children will be bringing home their first set of spellings along with a letter explaining how they should be practised. The children will be using the ‘look, say, cover, write, check’ method to learn them which will be explained to them on Friday. If you have any questions about this after reading the accompanying letter then please get in touch.

Happy New Year!

Welcome back and happy New Year! Thank you so much for all the wonderful cards and generous gifts, I hope you all enjoyed the holiday.

This week we have introduced our topic on Jamaica. The children have been sharing what they already know and asking questions that they would like to find the answers to. We also had a visit from Lilijana's grandmother who told us all about what life is like in Jamaica, thank you!

If you have anything at home linked to the topic we would love to see it.

Next Monday sees the first part of our ‘Panto project.’ The children will be taking part in a pantomime workshop and we are all really looking forward to it.

Spellings will begin next week. The children will receive them next Friday, together with a letter of explanation which will also be posted on the blog next week.