year oneMonday 14th September - Message from Miss Michelet:
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Pierre the bear
Dear Parents,
I hope you have had a good weekend and have been enjoying the weather. We had a great first week in Year 1 with the children working hard and getting used to the routines of the classroom. I was very pleased and look forward to a wonderful year together.
In Year 1, there is a class bear which the children take it in turns to take home and write different adventures or activities that they do with the class bear. It is lovely as all the children love taking the teddy home and sharing their home life with the class.
It is slightly more complicated this year due to the current situation. I am proposing to have the teddy in the classroom but only I will be allowed to hold him until I choose a child to take it home. This would usually be on a Friday, then the child would keep him for 2 weeks and once he is returned, I would take him home and put the teddy in the wash to ensure that there is no transmission. Therefore, only the child who was chosen to have the teddy that week would touch him.
There would then be no risk of different children touching the teddy as I would be the only one in contact until the following child takes him. Also, the period of 2 weeks allows you to keep him isolated until you deem it safe to do activities with the teddy.
I hope this is a good solution and that you are all happy and on board with this as it is a really lovely aspect of Year 1. If anyone feels uncomfortable, please send an email, or ring the office and they will let me know and we can find a solution for your child.
Also, our topic for history this half term is toys, the children usually bring their favourite toy in to show and compare with old toys. This is not possible due to the situation, but if you could send a picture of your child with their favourite toy, that would be helpful as we could still discuss the features of modern toys. You can either email a picture or upload it onto the BGFL.
Thank you for your co-operation and understanding,
Miss Michelet
I hope you have had a good weekend and have been enjoying the weather. We had a great first week in Year 1 with the children working hard and getting used to the routines of the classroom. I was very pleased and look forward to a wonderful year together.
In Year 1, there is a class bear which the children take it in turns to take home and write different adventures or activities that they do with the class bear. It is lovely as all the children love taking the teddy home and sharing their home life with the class.
It is slightly more complicated this year due to the current situation. I am proposing to have the teddy in the classroom but only I will be allowed to hold him until I choose a child to take it home. This would usually be on a Friday, then the child would keep him for 2 weeks and once he is returned, I would take him home and put the teddy in the wash to ensure that there is no transmission. Therefore, only the child who was chosen to have the teddy that week would touch him.
There would then be no risk of different children touching the teddy as I would be the only one in contact until the following child takes him. Also, the period of 2 weeks allows you to keep him isolated until you deem it safe to do activities with the teddy.
I hope this is a good solution and that you are all happy and on board with this as it is a really lovely aspect of Year 1. If anyone feels uncomfortable, please send an email, or ring the office and they will let me know and we can find a solution for your child.
Also, our topic for history this half term is toys, the children usually bring their favourite toy in to show and compare with old toys. This is not possible due to the situation, but if you could send a picture of your child with their favourite toy, that would be helpful as we could still discuss the features of modern toys. You can either email a picture or upload it onto the BGFL.
Thank you for your co-operation and understanding,
Miss Michelet
Click on this logo to access Talk for Writing activities for Year 1. |
Click on this logo to access White Rose activities for Year 1. |
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Click on this RWI logo to access our special phonics page. |
Here is a list of useful websites to practise different skills:
Here is a list of useful websites to practise different skills:
Click on the picture to the right to access ReadWriteInc. Ruth Miskin's Phonics lessons at home:
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Click on the picture on the right and visit Oxford Owl for free eBooks that link to your child’s book band. You can create a free account.
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Phonics
- Phonics play – www.phonicsplay.co.uk
- Phonics bloom – www.phonicsbloom.com
- Letters and sounds – www.letter-and-sounds.com
- Teach your Monster to Read – http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/4486965 (follow this precise link and all they do is put their name and they have a personalised adventure)
- Teach Handwriting – www.teachhandwriting.co.uk
- Topmarks – www.topmarks.co.uk
- Cbeebies Numberblocks – www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
- ICT Games – www.ictgames.co.uk
- Hit the Button – https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- Number Square Splat – https://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html
- White Rose Maths - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Here are also some mindfulness and yoga websites to keep them moving (click on the logo to access):
(this just has different dances they can do)
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(different yoga techniques designed for children)
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(interactive videos)
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Children’s safety is of utmost importance to us all. All children in Key Stage 1 should have an adult with them on the playground every morning until they are collected by their class teacher at 8.55am.
Children’s safety is of utmost importance to us all. All children in Key Stage 1 should have an adult with them on the playground every morning until they are collected by their class teacher at 8.55am.
Key Instant Recall Facts are designed to support the development of the mental skills that underpin much of the maths work in schools. They are particularly useful when calculating, either adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. Take a look at conkermaths.org for tips and hints.
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Study plans:
Autumn Term Study Plan Spring Term Study Plan Summer Term Study Plan 2018-2019 End of Year Expectations: Maths - Number and Place value Maths - Geometry and Measures English - Reading English - Writing Click on this link for: Recommended Reading Books
The following links will be useful for helping your child with their Phonics: Phonics Workshop Phonics Games Read Write Inc Sounds |
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