Year 1 News

This week is English, we have been learning about prefixes.  We have been focussing on the prefix 'un' and how this can change the meaning of the root word.  We have also been having some additional phonics practice in preparation for the phonics screening check next week.

In Maths, we have been working practically to recognise equal and unequal groups.  We have also been adding in 2s, 5s and 10s to help us add equal groups and we have been learning how to make arrays.

The children really enjoyed learning about primary colours in Art, and how they can make secondary colours using them.  We used play dough to mix the colours and made purple, green and orange.  In Science, we looked at the different plants that grow around our school and in History we looked at the features of a seaside holiday.

This week in English we have been learning how to write instructions.  We have been using time adverbs and imperative verbs in our writing.  We wrote instructions on how to wash our hands, brush our teeth and how to make a smoothie.  In Maths, we have been measuring and comparing capacity.  

The children learnt about wind direction in Science and began making wind socks so that they can investigate which direction the wind is blowing.  In Geography, we looked at the physical and human features of Tocuaro and in RE we learnt about where Hindus go to worship.

This week in English we have been learning about verbs and past and present tense.  We have been learning how to add the 'ed' suffix to make words past tense and how to add the 'ing' suffix to make a verb present tense.  

In Maths, we have been learning to count larger numbers by adding the 10s first.  We have then been practising partitioning the numbers into tens and ones.

In Computing we recapped how to create Sprites suing Scratch Junior.  In Science, we have been looking at weather forecasts and how to record them. In DT, we have been learning the difference between fruits and vegetables and in Geography, we have been learning the different continents and where they are in relation to the oceans. 

This week in English we have been retelling the story of 'The Deep Dark Woods'.  The children wrote some great stories and used adjectives to add detail to their writing.  In Maths, we have been subtracting using numbers and counting back to help us.

In Science the children enjoyed investigating which materials would be best for fixing a torn umbrella and in Art they shaped paper to make a 3D drawing.  In History, we learnt about what the first motte and bailey castles were like and the children worked hard to create replicas of them.  In RE we learnt about how the Jewish festival of Sukkot is celebrated.  

The children really enjoyed their Science experiment this week investigating which materials were most suitable for building a house for the Three Little Pigs.  They were able to use descriptive language to identify the properties of different materials and explain why some materials were better than others.

In English, we learnt how to use exclamation marks to express emotions.  We also learnt how to write exclamation sentences such as 'What colourful fish they are!' linked to our story Somebody Swallowed Stanley.

In Geography, we learnt about the Pacific Ocean and identified its features.  We then compared the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.  In Computing this half term we have been creating algorithms to program a sprite to dance.  We have know learnt how to add sound to our codes.

In Maths, we have been building our understanding of numbers to 20 and using our number bonds to 10 to help us recognise our number bonds to 20.

Year 1 have had a brilliant week and have all enjoyed their trip to the SeaLife Centre.  The children were all well-behaved and excited to go.  They loved seeing all the different sea creatures and touching the starfish.

In English, we have been writing setting descriptions to describe the beach in 'Clean Up'.  We discussed what we need to do to keep our environment clean.  We then wrote so great recounts about our trip to London.

In Maths, we have been finding one more and one less of numbers to 20.  We have been using number lines to order numbers to 20.

In Geography, we have been learning about the five oceans and in Science we have been looking at the properties of different materials.