Welcome to Year 1

Week ending – 11.07.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are almost at the end of the year! It has been a fantastic year and it has been lovely to get to know all of the Year 1 pupils.

In English, we have been looking at the beginning stages of writing recounts through the book ‘Ruby’s Worry’.

In Maths we have been learning about money and recognizing the value of coins.

I hope you have a lovely weekend in the sun!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 6

Week ending – 04.07.25

Dear Parents and Carers

This week has been another busy one! We have been doing assessments for the end of the year and the children should feel very proud of everything that they have accomplished this week.

In computing, the children have been exploring how to present data in different forms.

In Science, the children have been putting their scientific skills to the test by measuring the footprints of animals and predicting what animal they belong to.

I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 5

Week ending – 27.06.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

I would like to start by congratulating the children on their performance in their class assembly, they should feel very proud of themselves and I hope you enjoyed it!

In Maths, the children have been learning about time, specifically how to tell the time to the hour and to half past the hour.

In English, the children have been writing their own narrative in the style of ‘We’re going to find a monster’.

In Geography, we have been learning about human and physical features in a non-European country.

The link below is a link to the story Ruby’s Worry, the text we will be focusing on next week:

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning week 4

 

Week ending – 20.06.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you have been enjoying the sun this week! We certainly have been in Year 1, it has been so lovely to have some outdoor learning.

In Maths, the children have started to learn about time, focusing first of the says of the week and the months.

In English, the children have begun to write a narrative in the style of ‘We’re going to find a monster’.

In Geography, we were using Atlas’s to locate different continents.

A quick reminder to everyone that in this warm weather, it is really important that children come to school with their water bottles and a cap to keep them safe in the sun. The caps to not have to be in school colours but please make sure names are in them to prevent them for getting lost.

I hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 3

Week ending – 13.06.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

This has been a very busy week for Year 1! The children took part in their Phonics Screening check, and all of the children should be very proud of their hard work.

In Maths, we have been learning about numbers to 100 and how to compare them.

In English, the children have been writing recipes.

I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning week 2

Week ending 22.05.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

This has been a great final week!

In Maths, the children have been learning about quarters of shapes and quantities.

In English, the children created their own life cycle about a bug of their own creation.

In History, we had a visit from Pollock’s Toy Museum and saw some toys from the past. The children then design a toy that they think might be around in the future.

I hope you all have a lovely half term break!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 5

Week ending – 16.05.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

This has been an extremely busy week!

In Maths, the children have had their first introduction to fractions and have been learning to halve shapes and quantities.

In English, we have been focusing on non-fiction writing structures.

In Science, we were investigating different seeds and how seeds grow into plants.

I hope you all have a lovely, restful weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 4

Week ending – 09.05.25

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you have had a lovely week!

In Maths, we have been consolidating multiplications and division.

In English, we have been making nonsense poems.

In History, we were looking at the different types of toys from the last century.

I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 3

Week ending – 02.05.25

Dear Parents and Carers

We have had a lovely week with the Science Fair and our workshop on cleaning our teeth!

In Maths, the children have been learning how to divide through grouping and sharing.

In English we wrote a story in the style of Hermelin, our book for the past two week. Next week, we will be focusing on poetry!

In History we were generating questions about toys from the past for a visitor we will be having at the end of the half term.

I hope you have a lovely long weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 2

Week ending – 25.04.24

Dear Parents and Carers

It has been lovely to be back after the half term!

In Maths the children have been starting their topic of multiplication, starting by learning their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

In English, the children have been exploring different writing types through the story of Hermelin: The Mouse Detective.

In History, the children have been talking about their favourite toys.

I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Miss Rashti

Home learning Week 1