5 years ago
Posted on 27th Apr 2020 by Katie Reese

Tuesday’s Challenges

ENGLISH – We are loving this version of Jack and the Beanstalk! Watch episodes 11, 12 and 13.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-jack-and-the-beanstalk-pt13/z77ykmn

What does Jack steal? Have a discussion about whether it is right or wrong to steal? What are the arguments for and against?

Pretend you are in Jack’s shoes! Think about the reasons Jack is stealing the items from the giant.

Write a letter from Jack to the giant, explaining why you stole the items. Will you apologise for taking the hen and harp?

You could even make a scroll by tea staining some paper!

MATHS –

Play your board game again (if you have one or made one) –use the computer version again.

https://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.htm

Then look at the 100 square board and splat given numbers on the 100 square.

Can you splat numbers by skipping one number each time? Eg. 2 4 6 8 10 12….look at the pattern that is made and talk about it with your child.

Be Active: And some more yoga (or mix it up with Jo Wicks)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ffsxj4T8DI

PROJECT –

Look carefully at pictures and artwork of the Santa Maria. Here’s one to inspire you . .

Can you draw a diagram of the ship and label the parts of it?

You made need to research parts of a ship. These videos and websites may help you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ6O8lB0cII

What are the functions of the parts?

5 years ago
Posted on 23rd Apr 2020 by Katie Reese

Blow us away with these end-of-the-week challenges!

ENGLISH – Write a weekly forest school diary – just like we would at school. You could do this from your window or during your daily exercise outdoors. If you can’t get out then describe one of the rooms in your house.

Describe what you could see, hear, feel, touch and smell and use sentences to write about this.

Use capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. Make sure your reading can be read back by others! Tick off these key features of good writing!

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On the line?

Can you read it back?

MATHS – Do you have measuring scales in your home? Look closely at them and discuss how they work.

Use some of the objects you measured yesterday and use standard measurement to record how much they weigh. For example, the apple weights 100 grams.

Use the scales to measure during a cooking activity. I made pizzas today using 600 grams of flour with some of our keyworker’s children.

Leftover easter chocolate? Me neither! But if you have you could make these using scales . . .

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-rice-krispie-cakes

If you want an extra challenge visit https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html

A standard measuring game. Put the parcel on the scales and help your child to read the weight in grams and kilograms. (Select the ‘in steps of 100 grams’ button).

BE ACTIVE – Copycat dance!

Stand facing your child. You move and your child copies you. You can start in slow motion and then get faster so it is trickier! Take turns at being the leader.

PROJECT – Watch this video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZj9TEMwgE

Write a fact file about Christopher Columbus. Draw a picture to illustrate him. (You can research images of him.)

Think about some key facts:

Where and when was he born?

Why was he famous? What was his occupation?

What did Columbus discover?

How did he travel?

5 years ago
Posted on 20th Apr 2020 by Katie Reese

Tuesday’s Challenges

ENGLISH – Watch the next 2 episodes of Jack and the Beanstalk – Episode 2 and 3.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-jack-and-the-beanstalk-home/zff42sg

Can you recall the market and discuss all the animals he saw and what they did?

Draw the animals and write a sentence about the things you can remember. For example, The pigs were squealing and waving their curly tails in the air.

If you think a little handwriting practise might be needed then have a look at how to form the curly letters like a,d,g which can be the hardest to form…here…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgjj6sg/articles/zwnh4qt

MATHS – Make this alternative balance scale.

How is it different to yesterday? Can you weigh the same things that you did yesterday? Do you get the same outcome?

https://earlylearningideas.com/diy-balance/

BE ACTIVE – Remember Joe Wicks does his P.E class at 9am every day on his YouTube channel. Miss Reese has been doing this and is finding it tough but very rewarding! He is setting challenges in which children create their own P.E lesson by choosing 10 moves and putting them into a sequence.

Children are also being encouraged to write a poem about how being active makes them and their body feel.

PROJECT – Talk about what you learnt about Christopher Columbus yesterday.

What can you remember?

Look at the activity – Do you remember what happened in Christopher Columbus’ life? Try the activity below.

Put the four pictures in the order that they happened.

Can your child record a timeline of things that happened to Christopher Columbus by drawing them and writing some sentences below? Are they able to add any dates?

5 years ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2020 by Katie Reese

Year 1 Challenges – Thankful Thursday!

Some of you have emailed us with your fantastic learning! We’ve seen cake making, Easter box decorating, fantastic writing, beautiful singing and an amazing sculpture of the titanic!

Wow! Keep up the good work! If you would like to be inspired on Thursday, here are some ideas!

Make and write an Easter card for your family or friends. Decorate it in the most creative way you can!
Make natural art! Art and crafts will be a popular way to keep children busy. To mix things up, put the pencils and crayons to one side and look for natural art materials instead. Collect fallen leaves, petals and sticks and use them to make a picture or sculpture.You could even use the objects as ‘stampers’ or paintbrushes – dipping them in paint and rolling, brushing or stamping them on paper to create interesting patterns and effects.
Create your own calendar! Can you write the months of the year and draw a picture that might reflect something that happens in that month? A daffodil in April, a birthday cake in the month that your birthday falls etc.

We are thinking about you all and can’t wait to see what you design!

5 years ago
Posted on 31st Mar 2020 by Katie Reese

Wednesday’s Challenges

Year 1 do not currently have Seesaw set up. We have spoken to some parents and they have said that Seesaw often motivates their child to work at home. We want Year 1’s to be motivated too! So we would love if you emailed us with any learning that your child is doing. We have given out our teacher emails to you throughout this year and so we would welcome seeing any photographs you have taken. We have already replied to some parents and their children who have been doing some fantastic activities at home.

Here are Wednesday’s challenges:

After reading the Christian story of Easter yesterday, can you make a story map by drawing something that happened at the beginning, the middle and the end? Label your pictures and write a sentence about them.
Design and make an Easter egg box! Make a plan first explaining what your box will look like and then use any leftover cardboard and paper to make the box and decorate it!
Write the days of the week onto paper and put them into the correct order. Mix them up and do it again. Discuss what you have done on different days. Can you sort the week days from the weekend?

Good luck! We hope to see some of your amazing work soon!

5 years ago
Posted on 30th Mar 2020 by Katie Reese

YEAR 1 SPELLINGS

Here’s your weekly spellings!

They are part of the 100 high frequency words.

mum
one
them
do
me
down
dad
big
when
see

5 years ago
Posted on 27th Mar 2020 by Katie Reese

Calling all Year One’s and your families! Daily home challenges!

From Monday, we will post three challenges for you to do each day.

If you are very proud and would like to take a photograph of your work, we would love to see it! You can post it in the comments section or email us directly with it. Please do not post photographs of your child (just their work) for safeguarding reasons.

We are excited to see what you have been doing and miss you all dearly.

This weekend, in preparation, during your daily exercise, please look for signs of spring. You could research some of the things you see and the reasons for this. Please remember to follow Government guidelines and stay 2 metres away from others during your exercise. If you are self-isolating with your family, look out of the window, go in the garden or simply research the signs of spring.

Remember, you still have a list of home challenges and can be doing little chunks each day. Please read a book with your child every day and read and write tricky words.

We look forward to hearing from you next week. Make sure that you are staying at home and being safe.

Miss Hullin and Miss Reese

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Mar 2020 by Katie Reese

100 High Frequency Words

There are 100 high frequency words that children need to be able to read and write by the end of year 1.

Each week we will post ten words for you to practise every day.

You could do Look, Cover, Write, Check or splat the word (with your hand or a flyswatter). Can your child think of a sentence with that word in? Can you say it in a monster/ witch/ mouse voice?

At the end of the week you can test your child and they could earn themselves a little treat! It could be bubbles in the garden or a yummy snack!

Don’t forget the ten you learnt last week! Keep reminding yourself of all the ones you have accumulated.

5 years ago
Posted on 24th Mar 2020 by Katie Reese

We love Oliver Jeffers!

In year 1 we have enjoyed reading some books by the author Oliver Jeffers. Our favourite is Lost and Found!

You can watch Oliver Jeffers read a book each day at 6pm with your child.

Or follow this link to watch pre-recorded ones.

https://www.oliverjeffers.com/books#/abookaday/

These stories might even inspire you to do some other activities such as creating a story map or finding out answers to questions that arise as you listen.

5 years ago
Posted on 24th Mar 2020 by Katie Reese

Nursery Home Visits

All nursery home visits have been postponed until school is reopened. If you were scheduled to be visited by our nursery team in the next few weeks, your visit will be rearranged when we return.