“Always dream big, fly high and reach the top!”
Read more“Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save our Queen”.
It’s been a wonderful first week back and a very exciting start to our final half term in Year 1!
On Wednesday, we had a fabulous day celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and it was wonderful to be able to celebrate together as a whole school. Our playground was a magical sea of red, white and blue and the children thoroughly enjoyed being together. Our amazing kitchen team prepared fantastic jubilee lunches, the sun was shining and we were able to enjoy a special picnic together outside. In the classroom, we did lots of activities to mark this very special occasion.
What have we been learning this week?
In Maths, we have been exploring numbers from 20 to 100. We have been deepening our understanding of those numbers, the relationships between them and how they are made. When counting, we have begun by grouping the amounts into 10’s and counting on.
In English, we have begun our new unit, ‘How to train a train’. This week we have been discussing different animals and pets and the children have worked in teams to research and write about their findings.
Hip-Hip-Hooray!
Certificates:
Focused Cooper Crab: Lena!
Lena, you have been so focused and have done some fantastic independent writing this week. You have been thinking of ways to make your writing even better and have taken on challenges with a big smile and positive attitude. We are really proud of you Lena, well done!
Co-operative Roger Robin : Fletcher!
Fletcher, you are always thinking about how you can be a positive role model for others by setting a good example in everything you do. You always try to be a supportive learning partner and caring friend. Well done for being such a good role model for our class and our school.
Well done Fletcher!
Sports Day
We are very excited for our Year 1 sports day which will be on Tuesday 14th June 13:30 - 14:45.
Grown ups are welcome to come and watch and we look forward to sharing a fun afternoon with you!
Ready, Steady Go…!
Notices
This term the children will need to wear their PE kits on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
As always, if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email me s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Hartley and the Year 1 Team
‘We rise by lifting others’.
‘In a world where you can be anything, be kind’.
Read more“What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing”.
Team work makes the dream work!
Read more“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”
Creativity is experimenting, growing, taking risks, making mistakes and having fun!
Read more“Children see magic because they look for it!”
Keep planting seeds, you never know what may take root!
Read more“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.”
Keep planting seeds, you never know what may take root!
Read more“ Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.”
Keep planting seeds, you never know what may take root!
Read more“Don’t judge each day by the harvest that you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
Keep planting seeds, you never know what may take root!
Read more“If you want a child’s mind to grow, you must first plant a seed.”
Keep planting seeds, you never know what may take root!
Read more"Let your roots grow down into Him and let your lives be built on Him."
This week Year 1 had a surprise visit; I wonder if you can guess who it was…
He has two floppy ears, a twitchy nose and a new blue jacket with beautiful brass buttons. That’s right, it was Peter Rabbit!
He was very mischievous and squeezed under the gate of our outdoor classroom but he didn’t come for carrots and radishes, instead, he left some clues which led us to the words he had hidden outside!
Being the enthusiastic Bobby Bee’s that they are, Year 1 used these words to write some super sentences. The were so focused and had so many fantastic ideas they just couldn’t stop writing! They were so proud of their work and can’t wait for grown ups to see it during our book visit next week.
What have we been learning this week?
In Maths we have been exploring measurements and had great fun measuring different objects around the classroom using both standard and non-standard units of measure. We wrote comparative sentences to compare the objects we had measured and noticed that the language we uses changed depending on if we were describing the height or the length.
In Science we have begun our new ‘plants’ topic and started with a hunt around our school to see what different plants we could find. Then we looked closely at different types of plants and thought about the similarities, differences and how we can describe them.
In RE we listened to the story of Jesus travelling to Jerusalem. We thought about what we would do if someone special came to our school and how we would make them feel welcome. We talked about the story together and discussed what Jesus’s followers did to make him feel welcome.
Hip-Hip-Hooray!
Certificates:
Enthusiastic Bobby Bee’s: Congratulations Year 1!
This week it was too difficult for Mrs Hartley and Miss Liddell to choose just two children to receive the certificates. We were blown away by how focused Year 1 were during their English lesson on Thursday, everyone produced a fantastic piece of writing; they were so focused and wrote with great enthusiasm and determination. Therefore, we decided that the whole class deserve the certificate this week and have displayed it proudly in our classroom!
Huge congratulations Year 1, we cannot wait to see what you achieve next!
Walk for Hunger
Year 1 continue to be so determined in their mission to support Walk for Hunger and have not let the rainy weather dampen their space walks! We have had some wonderful class discussions about how we can show our gratitude for the things that we have and what we can do to help others.
Notices
A polite reminder that on Friday 25th March you are invited to come into school to look at the children’s learning in their books. If you would like to come in, please book this through the ‘Response to Learning Invitation’ button which can be found on Miss Hornby’s blog from last week.
As always, if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email me s.hartley@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Hartley and the Year 1 Team
‘Learning is not a race for information, it’s a walk of discovery.’
We are Beatrix Potter experts!
Read more'Reading is a passport to countless adventures!'
Our space adventure continues!
Read more'A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.'
What a wonderful first week I have had with Year 1!
Read more'Inside every child is a rainbow waiting to shine.'
What a wonderful first week I have had with Year 1!
Read more'You are a child of God. You are wonderfully made, dearly loved and precious in His sight.'
What a wonderful first week I have had with Year 1!
Read more'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams'.
What a wonderful first week I have had with Year 1!
Read more‘You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.’
This week we have been creative Kiki Chameleons, across the curriculum. We have been challenging our thinking in maths, with our tens and ones and in English we’ve let our imaginations run free!
Read more‘Don’t be afraid to let His light shine.’
How time is flying! Our second week of the Spring Term has been bursting with creativity and learning.
Read more‘Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.’
The children have returned to school as enthusiastic as ever! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and for those of you who have been unwell, I do hope you are feeling better!
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