Autumn term after school clubs
Maths – counting within 100
The children have been orally counting within 100 using a hundred square. We’ve been making clear differentiations between teen numbers and tens numbers.
We’ve also been counting objects in the classroom and shared area. For example, children counted the blue chairs and pencils in the pots. As a class, we have been counting how many children are present and counting the amount of different coloured spots we have on our carpet.
“There are five blue, five red, five yellow…” We noticed there are five of each colour and that makes 30 in total.
Since then, we’ve been counting on and counting back from different numbers on the hundred square.
Help at home by counting objects when you’re at home or out and about. Make sure to decipher between the ‘teen’ numbers and ‘-ty’ numbers. For example, 13 – thirteen and 30 – thirty.
Science – the human body
During our first science lesson, the children identified different body parts and how many they have of each. We discussed the difference between fingers and thumbs. Then, we played Simon Says to reinforce these labels!
Finally, we drew a human body using ourselves as the outlines and in groups, labelled the body parts. We used our segmenting and blending skills to read these labels too.
Help at home by playing Simon Says and identifying different human body parts.
Living and Learning: Manners
Manners are words and actions that we can do to help us be kind and respectful to others. Good manners help us to get on well with others.
We thought about examples of good manners and we did some role play to model these good manners.
“Good morning! How are you?”
“Morning! I’m good, thank you. Are you?”
“Yes, thank you for asking.”
Help at home: reinforce this message about using good manners at home as well as at school. Encourage your child to greet the adults on the gate as they arrive at school.
Gruffalo Granny with Julia Donaldson
Today, Year 1 watched Julia Donaldson talk about and read her new book – Gruffalo Granny!
Lots of the class have heard and read many Julia Donaldson books so they were excited about hearing the next one in her Gruffalo series.
Axel Scheffler, the illustrator, also drew a picture of Gruffalo Granny to show us how he does it. We were super engaged watching this!
The class enjoyed the new book too. Our Poem of the Week next week will be The Gruffalo. I’ve attached it below! Help at home by reading this poem with your child.
Reading eBooks Collins Big Cat
At Moortown Primary, we are fluent readers!
At school, your child reads a book everyday until they can read it fluently. To support your child, read this book and other books at home daily.
Each Thursday, your child’s book will be added to Collins Hub where the eBook will be waiting for you. If your child can read this book fluently – fantastic – this is what we want!
Collins Hub (eBook) username and password will be stuck in the front of reading records.
Reading eBooks allocation day – Thursday. Please bring reading records in on Thursday to be sent home on Friday with a comment from you about your child’s reading.
Any questions or problems, please ask!
Thanks, Miss Birch
Leeds Rhinos ticket offer
Here’s an offer for tickets for the final Leeds Rhinos home match of the season against Hull FC on Friday 11th September.
Junior tickets can be purchased for just £5 in all standing areas of the stadium. Up to two £5 junior tickets can be purchased per adult.
Class novel – How To Be A Lion
This is Year 1’s current class novel – How To Be A Lion by Ed Vere. We’ll be reading and using this book for our writing learning over the next couple of weeks.
Our first lesson is to predict what could the story be about. How did we get to that prediction? We used the title, pictures and the information in the blurb to help us.
Help at home: Ed Vere has written many other children’s books too. Can you predict what will happen next in one of the stories below?
Living and Learning – I follow the school rules.
The first week back to school brings lots of new routines and ways of doing things but there are somethings that haven’t changed!
Our three school rules:
1. We’re respectful.
2. We’re ready.
3. We’re safe.
We reminded ourselves of these rules in Year 1 and what these rules might look like across school. Here’s what we came up with:
How can we be respectful?
- We can listen to each other.
- We treat each other fairly.
- We look after the school and its belongings.
- We use kind words.
How can we show that we’re ready?
- We can have eyes on the speaker.
- We can have empty hands.
- We can have silent voices when someone is speaking.
How can we be safe in school?
- We can walk inside and outside when moving from one place to another.
- We can have kind hands and feet by keeping them to ourselves.
- We can stay where an adult can see us.
These three school rules are really important for everyone in school, not just the children. They make school a happy and healthy place to be.
Help at home: How can be safe and respectful at home? Discuss this at home.
Y1 PE and Library days
Hello!
Year 1 will have their PE days on Mondays and Thursdays this year. Please can your child come to school wearing their PE kit on this day too! If you’re not sure on the PE kit, please let me know and I can give you the school’s uniform policy or have a look on the school website.
Our library slot is on a Monday. Your child will need to bring their library book or books in on a Monday if they are ready to swap it or are at the end of their 2 week allowance.
Any questions, please ask!
Thank you!
Miss Birch