Dear parents/Carers,

This week we have been reading the story of Goldilocks and the three bears and we have been focusing on the middle and the end of a fairy tale story. We looked at repeated phrases within the story and wrote about the problem and solution in the story. Alongside this, the children done some amazing art work related to the story and roleplaying using props.  Story sequencing in groups and using playdough to mould items within the story. We also topped off the week with a delicious bowl of porridge as if we were Goldilocks in the story!

We have moved on to a new unit in maths focusing on numbers to 40. The children have been learning how to count on to 40 and writing numbers to 40 in words. We have also finished designing our bird house designs that we will be making next week using recycled materials.

Please can you bring clean recycled materials for your children to use such as: Cereal boxes, plastic cartons, milk bottles. 

Have a fantastic weekend 

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 23

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Miss Nicholson & Miss Weithers

Dear parents,

This week we have been reading our new book for our topic (Jack and the Beanstalk) which the children have loved listening to. The children have been writing about the characters using adjectives, characters feelings and the setting of the story. We have recapped capital letters and full stops to encourage the children to do this independently and to re-read their writing. We have also been roleplaying the story and they have thoroughly enjoyed creating their own beanstalks and castles.

For maths we have focused on picture graphs and organising data. The children enjoyed using the dice to to input data into their graphs in their pairs.

The children also loved flying their kites for Clean Monday (We had the perfect weather for it!) The children learnt about why and how we celebrate Clean Monday

Have a fantastic weekend 

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 22

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Miss Nicholson & Miss Weithers

Dear parents,

The children have had a great week back to school and have produced some amazing learning! We have introduced them to the fairy tale story of Little Red Riding Hood. We have explored the book by using adjectives to describe the characters and the story setting and looked at sentence starters such as ‘Once upon a time’. Along with, creating beautiful art work using a range of colours and materials. This week in maths we have started the new unit of mass, the children have enjoyed using pan balances to weigh objects and used the language to describe it (E.g. heavier, lighter etc).  The children also loved acting out the story in the role play area.

Have a fantastic weekend

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 21

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Miss Nicholson & Miss Weithers

Dear parents,

This week was science week and we have been learning all about plants and how they grow! We have looked at two different types of trees (Evergreen and Deciduous). Along with, planting our own cress plants and getting creative making flowers. The children were fantastic at naming the parts of the plant and saying what each part of the plant does.

We have also made valentines cards and flower shaped biscuits which they thoroughly enjoyed decorated and eager to eat at the same time.

We are looking forward to starting our new topic next term which is fairy tales! If you do have any fairy tale stories and have time, please read some with your children to familiarise them with the stories.

Have a fantastic and restful half term!

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 20

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Miss Nicholson & Miss Weithers

Dear parents,

This week we have been continuing to write diary entries as Mary Anning! followed by, learning about the Three Holy Hierarchs in RE.

The children also enjoyed going to the Natural History Museum and seeing all of the amazing Dinosaur discoveries!

Have a lovely weekend! 

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 19

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Miss Nicholson & Mr Jones 

Dear parents,

Reminder: Please return the trip reply letters to us, so we know if your child is having a school packed lunch or one from home. Please return these as soon as possible, thank you.

This week we have continued to work on length and comparing two or more objects. The children are becoming experts at using the language  such as tallest, shortest, longest to describe the length of  objects around us. We have also practised using the conjunction ‘and’ within our writing to extend our sentences. We found that the children are great with writing short sentences and using capital letters and full stops. However, including the conjunction will help with developing their writing and ideas.  Followed by, learning about Chinese/Luna new year and about the story of the Great Race, which the children enjoyed recapping. As well as, learning about how children being baptised and how this takes place in an orthodox church.

We have also learnt about the process of fossilisation by sorting pictures in order. Along with, getting creative and making our own dinosaur masks! 🙂

Have a lovely weekend! 

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 18

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Miss Nicholson & Mr Jones 

Dear parents,

This week we time travelled back in time to 1800s to help Mary by sticking posters around to tell everyone about her new discoveries! The children were shocked to find out that rich men in London stole her ideas! We have also been doing more digging in our roleplay areas and writing down what we have found. Along with, creating our own fossils using salt dough!

We have started our new maths unit which is all about length. The children have been getting practical using cubes to use language such as “taller, shorter and longer” to describe the size of their towers. We have also been describing the length of other objects that are all around us.

During PSHE our topic this term is about celebrating difference. So far we have talked all about what makes us similar and different to our friends in the class. We all understand that it is ok to be different to others!

Have a lovely weekend! 

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 17

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Miss Nicholson & Mr Jones 

Dear parents,

This week we have been learning more about Mary Anning and what she has discovered. We have been doing fantastic writing about a sea creature that Mary Anning found and some facts about it. We have also discovered our own fossils in the roleplay area! Along with drawing and creating our own fossils using the shading technique. Year 1 have also been continuing to learn about different ways to make numbers up to 20, such as finding how many tens and ones there are.

Apologies Skiathos class for not handing out the purple books. They will be handed out on Monday! Please complete on paper to be stuck in or wait until Monday to complete in the book.

Have a lovely weekend! 

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 16

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Miss Nicholson & Mr Jones 

Dear parents,

This week we have started our new topic about fossil hunters such as Mary Anning! This week we have been making predictions based on the story book cover and writing questions to Mary Anning. We have also learning to do addition within 20 by using the ‘making 10 first’ concept which the children have grasped well.

Today we have also learnt about the feast day Theophania! Which is an important date in the Greek Orthodox Calendar. The children learnt about how this links to Jesus’s baptism and how this is celebrated today.

Have a lovely weekend! 🙂

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 15

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Miss Nicholson & Mr Jones 🙂

Dear parents,

Thank you to all the parents for our gifts we really appreciate it! and well done to all of year 1 for completing another half term! We are so proud of how much they have progressed this term 🙂

The children have enjoyed all the Christmas activities and getting creative! Along with, singing, dancing and class parties.

Next term, we will be learning about Mary Anning and Fossils! It is a super exciting topic and we are looking forward to the children learning all about her life and what she discovered!

We hope you have a lovely relaxed Christmas break!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 🙂

Weekly writing task: Homelearning Week 14

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Miss Sandberg and Miss Nicholson