Author: Mrs Taylor

We’re excited for all the class to be back in school this week.

Here’s a few things to remember.

Please do take time to read the daily news messages for more information about our reopening including the parents’ guide.

PE will continue to be on Tuesday and Thursday so children will need to come in their outdoor PE kit on those days.

Please bring any reading books, library books and your child’s reading record book from home. We’ll be sending books home on a Monday and Thursday and children will visit the school library on Mondays.

Finally, we’d love to see your child’s home learning book so please send this to school. After we’ve had a look through it, we’ll keep it at school until the summer when your child will bring home all of their learning books.

Nine weeks of home learning later and we are ready to welcome back the children this week.

It’s been great to see the children have been working hard at home right until the end. Well done, Year 1 – we are very proud of how you have adapted over this strange time. We’d also like to send a big thank you to all your adults at home who have supported you.

Here’s a selection of this week’s learning.

Finally, here are the Lexia and Numbots certificates for this week.

Lexia

Elena

Numbots

Nate (Tin and Brass)

We hope you all enjoyed a happy and healthy half term. Following the announcement last week, we are very much looking forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 08 March.

As part of the home learning, you will have noticed we’ve begun our new history topic (Heroes) and science learning (plants). We are encouraging all the children to watch these videos before returning to school as this learning will continue in class.

Thank you for all the learning you have shared with us. It’s been great to see the learning and activities the children have been keeping busy with at home. Here’s the latest selection and keep working hard this week!

 

We’ve also had some children reach their next level in Numbots and Lexia. These are great resources to keep up the children’s maths and reading/phonics skills. Well done to the following children.

Numbots

Sophie

Lexia

Rory, Erica, Avneet, Saavi and Victoria

If your child has reached the end of the Lexia Year 1 learning (completed Level 5), please use Phonics Play (Login Sphere Password Spher3) as an alternative.

 

 

We hope you are all staying safe and well at the moment. It’s always great to see so many of the class joining us on the daily class Zoom. There are always lots of smiles when the children see their friends. Please do ask if you need us to resend the Zoom details (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org).

We continue to feel proud and happy when we receive learning from home. Keep this up! One more week of learning until the half term break.

Here’s a selection of the learning we’ve received this week.

Super spelling practice, Aliza.

Great writing, while at home on the snow day, Austen.

Always a variety of learning completed at home – with help from a pet!

Keep up the great learning, Daman. We loved the snow volcano!

Super learning across all subjects.

Impressive editing in writing and five minute moves with Joe Wicks to keep energised.

Lots of great learning – keep working hard.

Super writing and even a snow dog!

Great home learning, Saba.

Lexia

Well done to Rico and Hollie for reaching their next level in Lexia.

If your child has already reached the end of the Year 1 learning on Lexia (Level 5 certificate), an alternative can be Phonics Play (username Sphere password Spher3). Select Phase 5 games when prompted.

Numbots

We’ve seen an increase in the usage of Numbots since the children have been at home. Well done to the following children who have achieved these levels.

Rust

Austen, Avneet, Elena, Erica, Evie, Luke, Nate, Raushan, Roshni, Sophie and Tyreece

Iron

Aliza, Charlie, Grace, Haleema, Hollie, Ibrahim Sh, Ibrahim Sy, Keira, Matin, Rico, Rohan, Rory, Saavi, Talha and Victoria

Tin

Daman, Daniyal and Saba

Brass

Hadi

Authors and illustrators

Finally, here’s a link if you would like to hear some stories read by their authors and also the chance to draw alongside some illustrators.

We’ve some fans of Draw with Rob in the class if you’ve not had a look at this online before.

Well done Year 1 and your families for another great week of learning. We’ve been sent lots of super learning and we are always pleased to see how you are all getting on.

Here’s a selection.

Keep working hard, Aliza.

Daman – the geographer, scientist and artist

Great concentration and learning at home

Mastering number bonds in maths and impressive writing, Grace

Working hard at home and enjoying the big garden bird watch

Super maths learning, Rico

Keep working hard, Saba

Beautifully presented learning, Saavi

Super home learning and birthday celebrations

Great science investigation and writing, Evie

Great maths and phonics practice, Roshni

Super home learning across all subjects

Continuing to read is important while you are at home.

There are some online books that you can access for free (you can search by age and by phonics phase – Phase 5 Letters and Sounds).

Here’s a link to some story books online that you might want to listen to.

We’ve had some lockdown birthdays since Christmas so happy birthday to these children.

Rico, Sophie, Luke, Hadi, Hollie and Grace

Finally, well done this week to Roshni, Sophie and Matin for achieving their next level in Lexia.

Well done, everybody. We are very proud of you. Hope you have another productive week, stay safe and keep in touch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s this weeks’ round up of your great learning at home. We continue to be very proud of all the children’s efforts. Thank you for supporting their learning and for keeping in touch.

Great phonics, science and maths learning, Damanjit.

Super home learning, Grace.

What improving handwriting, Hadi!

Keep working hard, Ibrahim.

Super concentration

Great learning and keeping active

More super learning and activities at home

Great handwriting and artwork too

Impressive learning, Daniyal

Also, it’s great to see children using Numbots and Lexia as part of their learning at home at the moment. Please do contact us if you need any login details.

Well done to Victoria, Matin, Roshni, Rohan and Rico who have reached their next level in Lexia. Well done!

All the Year 1 adults are very proud of all the children learning at home and learning at school at the moment. We miss not being together but we hope you are safe and well at home. The daily Zoom calls are a great way for the children to see their friends. Please ask if you need the joining instructions.

We always enjoy seeing the work sent in from home. Please continue to send this to us (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org) and keep looking on the class news page.

Well done to Rico for getting the first Lexia certificate of this lockdown. Who will be next?

 

Aliza the scientist

Working hard at home

 

 

Great science learning, Rico

Great spelling, Daman.

Super questions and science learning

Ibrahim the geographer

Lots of fun in the snow.