Year 1
Spring Term
W/C 27th March 2023
Topic and Literacy
We hope that you have all received your letters in the post! We had a great time on our walk posting at the Post Office.
This week we will be learning about the UK, countries and capital cities.
Phonics
We continue to work on phonics every day in school. Please practise sounds and blending at home alongside the reading book. You will find target sounds in the homework book.
Apologies that homework was not sent out on Friday; I will stick into homework books on Monday.
The screening is a statutory assessment that all Year 1 children take during the week commencing Monday 12 June 2023. Please may we ask that you do not book any family holidays during this week.
Maths
We have been learning about measuring length and height using non-standard units. This week we will be using a ruler to measure.
Science
We love our science topic about plants; this week we will walk around the school grounds to find different types of plants, including trees!
Computing
We are finishing up our e-books this week, introducing backgrounds and learning how to copy and paste. Please do login to Purple Mash to see your child's creation!
RE
We will be celebrating Easter throughout the week including crafts and how we celebrate Easter.
PE
On Monday the children will perform their final group performance to music! We are all very excited to see the finished result.
End of Term arrangements
A reminder that we will finish school on Friday at 1.30pm after the whole school assembly. You are welcome to join us for the family assembly at 1pm in the main hall.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on class1@mill-lane.oxon.sch.uk
Year 1 Team
Year 1
Spring Term
W/C 13th March 2023
Topic and Literacy
Last week the children worked very hard to write letters to someone they live with. We will be walking to the Post Office on Thursday to post the letters. Please keep an eye out at home so your child can share with you!
Phonics
We continue to work on phonics every day in school. Please practise sounds and blending at home alongside the reading book. You will find target sounds in the homework book.
After the Easter holidays, I will hold a Phonics Screening coffee morning to talk through the assessment and answer any questions you may have. We make sure that all the children are familiar with the “game” we play and we do not refer to this as a test or assessment with the children.
The screening is a statutory assessment that all Year 1 children take during the week commencing Monday 12 June 2023. Please may we ask that you do not book any family holidays during this week.
Maths
After finishing addition and subtraction up to 20, we will begin to look at place value up to 50.
Science
This week the children will identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. We are lucky to have such a big field to explore!
Computing
The e-books that we are creating are amazing! The children have begun to add animation and sound. The login details for Purple Mash will be stuck into the reading records on Monday, so you can log in and have a look at their creations!
RE
The children will be learning about surprises and how they make us feel.
PSHE
We will talk about the things that make me feel unhappy or cross and have ideas about what to do when we have these feelings.
PE
On Monday the children will dance and perform simple movement patterns mirroring a partner. During Wednesday’s lesson the children will continue to work on Bat and Ball skills by using cricket bats.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on class1@mill-lane.oxon.sch.uk
Year 1 Team
W/C 6th March 2023
We were very busy last week. We enjoyed exploring the book “Journey” by Aaron Becker and the children loved our World Book Day activities. We welcomed the Year 6 children into our class and created story pebbles together. The Year 6 children then read lots of traditional stories to our class.
If you were unable to make an appointment for the Parent Consultations last week, but would like to meet to discuss your child’s progress, please let me know.
Some of you will have met Miss Keating, who is with us until Easter; she is completing her KS1 teacher training placement in our class.
Topic and Literacy
We will be starting our new topic this week, “My World”. The children will be learning how to write letters, revisiting sentence must-haves; capital letters, finger spaces and punctuation. We will also begin to discuss where we live in the UK.
Phonics
Please see your child’s homework book for their focussed sounds of the week. Please make sure to check the homework book and sign to say that you have practiced the sounds and words with your children at home. You can use the book and subsequent pages to write down sounds, words, tricky words and sentences. Please let me know if you need any guidance.
Maths
We will start the week, recapping addition and subtraction within 20. Increasing fluency and problem solving with missing number sentences.
Science
Thank you so much for the donations of plants already received. If you have any others at home, we will do our best to look after in school. We are also trying to grow an avocado plant from a seed. Watch this space!
We will begin the plants topic by investigating the basic structure of plants, including flowers and trees.
Computing
The children have absolutely loved beginning to create their very own e-book. We will be adding animation and sounds over the next two weeks. Look out for login details to Purple Mash; I will stick these into your child’s Reading Record this week. You will be able to look at their book together online.
RE
As we continue learning about Holy Week we will discuss Good Friday and why the cross is an important symbol for Christians.
PSHE
We will discuss further our feelings this week and think about what makes us happy.
Art and Design
On Friday afternoon we used the primary colours to make secondary colours and then created a collaborative piece of art. Keep an eye out for our amazing piece of abstract art; we listened to classical music and were inspired by Wassily Kandinsky. This will be displayed outside the classroom this week; I will also post pictures on Tapestry.
PE
On Monday the children will dance and perform simple movement patterns in a small group. During Wednesday’s lesson the children will continue to work on Bat and Ball skills by playing small team games.
French
The children have embraced our French afternoon register! We will now begin to learn how to say the French names for colours.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on class1@mill-lane.oxon.sch.uk
Year 1 Team
Year 1
Spring Term
W/C 27th February 2023
Topic and Literacy
We have enjoyed finishing our topic about “The Great Fire of London”. This week we are celebrating World Book Day and we are exploring the book “Journey” by Aaron Becker. We look forward to dressing up on Thursday for World Book Day.
Phonics
Please see your child’s homework book for their focussed sounds of the week.
Maths
We are continuing to learn how to add and subtract within 20. We have been using number lines, concrete objects and part/part/whole models to recap adding numbers; we will now learn how to subtract within 20.
Science
We are finishing our "Animals" topic in science this week. We will be exploring our senses by listening, looking, smelling, tasting and touching!
Our next Science topic will be Plants. If you have any unwanted plants (indoor or outdoor) that you would like to donate to the class we would love it!
Computing
Over the next few weeks we will be learning how to use technology to create eBooks.
RE
Leading up to Easter we are learning about Holy Week . Last week we discussed Palm Sunday and made our own Palm leaves. This week we will focus on the events of Maundy Thursday.
PSHE
This term we are looking at what makes us special! This week we will talk about all the different feelings we have.
Art and Design
Last week we learnt how to make secondary colours using the primary colours. This week will use these colours to create our own piece of art.
PE
On Monday the children are learning to dance and improvise simple movements with a partner. During Wednesday’s lesson they are working on Bat and Ball skills; developing balance and coordination when hitting a ball with a racket.
French
During the afternoon register we greet each other in French. The children enjoy practising their pronunciation and now know how to say “bonjour” and “bon après-midi”.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on class1@mill-lane.oxon.sch.uk
Year 1 Team
