There will be no homework for Year 1 over the half term except Big Write preparation for Wednesday 2nd November. The children have worked so hard for the last 7 weeks and we want them to enjoy their break. Children will be receiving personalised homework on Friday 4th November following this weeks assessments. This will show your child's next learning steps.
For the Big Write on Wednesday 2nd November, children will be writing about the signs of autumn. I have attached some documents below to help you. We have spoken about adding adjectives (describing words) to make our sentences more interesting. One of the documents shows some describing words you could use for items associated with autumn. Please could you look at this document and see if you could think of some more adjectives. The children will have the word mat attached below available during their write.
These are some examples of sentences from last years class for the same write:
In autumn the leaves change colour and fall off the trees.
I like autumn because I can pick spiky conkers.
I don't like autumn because it is colder than summer.
In autumn it is harvest and we get to do a song at school.
Next week is assessment week where the children will have the opportunity to 'show off' their learning so far this year. Please see the document section underneath to see what Year 1 will be doing next week. We did not think it was appropriate to set anything else for homework this week :).
Each week in class we will concentrate on 2 cursive letters, 2 tricky words, 2 capital letters and 2 numbers. We want to do this in manageable chunks for the children and give them the opportunity to really concentrate/focus on specific areas. Some of this you may feel your child can do already but it is just ensuring they are forming letters/numbers correctly (especially when starting cursive). It can be difficult to break 'bad habits' with formation if left too long so we are hoping this method will stop this from happening. The consolidation practice at home will then check your child can still form the letters/spell the words independently.
Please remember that all capital letters and numbers need to start from the top. We are talking to the children about this everyday.
Please do not feel the need to print the document off, it can just be completed on a plain piece of paper if you wish. It also does not need to be handed into school. Please see document section below for this weeks activities. NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Please not due to the school trip that next weeks Big Write will be on Tuesday 11th October. Children will be retelling the story of 'The Lost Son' which has been our focus story in RE this half term. Children will have the pictures in front of them during the write to support their learning. Please can you look at the story with your child (see the PowerPoint in the document section below) and then see if they are able to sequence/retell it verbally with you. COMPLETION DATE: 11.10.22.
This week the children have concentrated on the 'oo (zoo)' 'oo (look)' 'ar' and 'or' sound. Using their sounds book, please can you check your child can recognise the sound on its own, remember the rhyme and read the words with the sound in. If you have time you may want to practice writing some of the words with the sound in as well. NO COMPLETION DATE
Next Thursday the children will be performing their Harvest Song. I have attached the words to the song in the documents section below. Please can you practice the song with your child if you get the opportunity. Each house team has their own verse to learn and the whole class sing the chorus as well as the last verse. Hopefully your child should be able to tell you the vegetable they are singing about as well as showing you the actions. COMPLETION DATE: 13.10.22.
Each week in class we will concentrate on 2 cursive letters, 2 tricky words, 2 capital letters and 2 numbers. We want to do this in manageable chunks for the children and give them the opportunity to really concentrate/focus on specific areas. Some of this you may feel your child can do already but it is just ensuring they are forming letters/numbers correctly (especially when starting cursive). It can be difficult to break 'bad habits' with formation if left too long so we are hoping this method will stop this from happening. The consolidation practice at home will then check your child can still form the letters/spell the words independently.
Please remember that all capital letters and numbers need to start from the top. We are talking to the children about this everyday.
Please do not feel the need to print the document off, it can just be completed on a plain piece of paper if you wish. It also does not need to be handed into school. Please see document section below for this weeks activities. NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
For information about the Big Write on Wednesday 5th October children please see the documents section below. Children will be comparing toys from the past and present which links to their current history topic. COMPLETION DATE: 05.10.22.
On Friday 30th September you will receive a Set 2 and 3 sounds book (small yellow book). Please note if your child attends Mrs Questa's group you will receive a sounds book at a later date (please check Mrs Questa's year page on a Monday for homework). For the next few weeks the phonics homework will be set around this book so children can consolidate the work they have done in class that week. This week the children have concentrated on the 'ay' 'ee' 'igh' and 'ow' sound. Please can you check your child can recognise the sound on its own, remember the rhyme and read the words with the sound in. If you have time you may want to practice writing some of the words with the sound in as well. NO COMPLETION DATE
Each week in class we will concentrate on 2 cursive letters, 2 tricky words, 2 capital letters and 2 numbers. We want to do this in manageable chunks for the children and give them the opportunity to really concentrate/focus on specific areas. Some of this you may feel your child can do already but it is just ensuring they are forming letters/numbers correctly (especially when starting cursive). It can be difficult to break 'bad habits' with formation if left too long so we are hoping this method will stop this from happening. The consolidation practice at home will then check your child can still form the letters/spell the words independently.
Please do not feel the need to print the document off, it can just be completed on a plain piece of paper if you wish. It also does not need to be handed into school. Please see document section below for this weeks activities. NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
For the Big Write on Wednesday 28th September children will be writing about how the monsters feel and why (we are going to encourage the use of because). Please can you discuss the pictures with your child to see what ideas they come up with. Please can you then help them put these into sentences (this does not have to be written down). For example, 'The monster is happy because he had an ice cream or the monster is sad because he lost his toy'. COMPLETION DATE: 28.09.22.
One of the objectives for maths in Year 1 is for children to know the number bonds to 10 with rapid recall (this will then help them as they move onto times tables if they understand the relationships between numbers). Please can you look at the number bonds to 10 with your child (this may be using concrete objects, using pictures or verbally). The aim is for when you say one of the bonds such as 6 your child can then say 4 straight away. This is something that is best practiced little but often so children have the opportunity to transfer the learning to their long term memory. This was something that was worked on a lot in Reception so should be a familiar concept to your child. NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Each week in class we will concentrate on 2 cursive letters, 2 tricky words, 2 capital letters and 2 numbers. We want to do this in manageable chunks for the children and give them the opportunity to really concentrate/focus on specific areas. Some of this you may feel your child can do already but it is just ensuring they are forming letters/numbers correctly (especially when starting cursive). It can be difficult to break 'bad habits' with formation if left too long so we are hoping this method will stop this from happening. The consolidation practice at home will then check your child can still form the letters/spell the words independently.
For numbers and capital letters we would like them to always start at the stop. One of this weeks numbers is 1 and we want to ensure this is just done as a straight line rather than anything added to it. Furthermore, the tricky word I might seem like a simple one but it is a good opportunity to discuss with your child when you would use it in a sentence. For cursive, all the letters start from the line with a lead up. It is also important to note where the join is on the letter (at the top or bottom) this will be needed when the children start to join. We have been super impressed by their efforts with cursive so far!
Each week I will add a document with what needs to be completed at home that week. Please do not feel the need to print the document off, it can just be completed on a plain piece of paper if you wish. It also does not need to be handed into school. Please see document section below for this weeks activities. NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
For the Big Write on Wednesday 21st September children will be writing about what they can see in the pictures (please see the document section underneath to access the pictures). Please can you discuss the pictures with your child to see what ideas they come up with. Please can you then help them put these into sentences. They may want to add an adjective (describing word) to make their sentence more interesting. For example, 'I can see a cuddly bear.' COMPLETION DATE: 21.09.22.
There would normally not be any topic homework but it is appropriate for this week. In science this half term we are looking at materials and what objects are made of. On Monday we identified some materials and the class had a good understanding of this. If you get an opportunity please could you have a 'materials hunt' at home. For example, can you go round and find some things made from glass, wood, metal, plastic etc. NO COMPLETION DATE.