Please remember we do not expect any work to be 'handed in'.
PERSONALISED HOMEWORK
Please carry on working towards the targets on your child's personalised sheets. If you do not have a sheet or have any questions about the sheet please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
Cursive Writing
We are continuing to have a real push on lead in lines and not adding these in after. We have talked about the importance that we start with this before forming the letter. If your child is writing anything this weekend e.g. birthday card, shopping list, Santa list etc please can you encourage them to use lead in lines.
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Tricky words
Tricky words - school, house, becayse (read and spell).
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Phonics
This week we have carried on with the set 3 sounds and we have introduced er & ow (cow). Please can you use your child's little yellow book to recap these sounds as well as the other set 3 sounds we have covered (especially the split digraphs). COMPLETION DATE: ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Big Write
For the Big Write on Wednesday 11th December the children will be writing a letter to Santa. We will have a structure to the letter where children will first say why they have been good at home and school this year e.g. I have been good at home because I have tidied my room. I have been good at school because I have listened to the teacher. Then they will say what they would like for Christmas. After that, they will say what they will leave out for Santa and the reindeer. Then they can finish by asking Santa a question. Any support talking over these areas would be appreciated. COMPLETION DATE: 11.12.24
Maths
Maths homework this year will be focussed on our basic skills and NumBots. By the end of year 1 children need to be able to:
We have found these skills are best covered little but often. If you could find 5 minutes 3x a week to practise the above it would be greatly appreciated. If your child needs a number line, number square or manipulatives to help with this to begin with then that is absolutely fine. This is best done verbally as the aim is for rapid recall.
NUMBOTS - NumBots will continue this year and I will set challenges as well where appropriate. Please can you carry on completing your story record this week. Certificates will be handed out in assembly on Friday13th December for anyone who has completed a level. COMPLETION DATE: 11.12.24.
Please remember we do not expect any work to be 'handed in'.
Christmas Play
On Thursday 14th November in your child's reading record you should have received your child's Nativity part and any lines they need to learn. Any support with learning your child's line(s) at home would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for already starting with this, it is definitely making a difference. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
PERSONALISED HOMEWORK
Please carry on working towards the targets on your child's personalised sheets. If you do not have a sheet or have any questions about the sheet please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
Cursive Writing
We are continuing to have a real push on lead in lines and not adding these in after. We have talked about the importance that we start with this before forming the letter. If your child is writing anything this weekend e.g. birthday card, shopping list, Santa list etc please can you encourage them to use lead in lines.
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Tricky words
Tricky words - where, were, there (read and spell). These are the ones they are finding harder to remember, especially the difference between where and were.
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Phonics
This week we have carried on with the set 3 sounds and we have introduced are (care) & ur. Please can you use your child's little yellow book to recap these sounds as well as the other set 3 sounds we have covered (especially the split digraphs). COMPLETION DATE: ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Big Write
For the Big Write on Wednesday 4th December the children will be retelling the Nativity Story. This has been our focus during RE lessons this half term. Children will have the sequence pictures and a word mat available to them during the write. I have attached a PowerPoint to go through in the document section below to support with the sequencing. COMPLETION DATE: 04.12.24
Maths
Maths homework this year will be focussed on our basic skills and NumBots. By the end of year 1 children need to be able to:
We have found these skills are best covered little but often. If you could find 5 minutes 3x a week to practise the above it would be greatly appreciated. If your child needs a number line, number square or manipulatives to help with this to begin with then that is absolutely fine. This is best done verbally as the aim is for rapid recall.
NUMBOTS - NumBots will continue this year and I will set challenges as well where appropriate. Please can you carry on completing your story record this week. Certificates will be handed out in assembly on Friday 29th November for anyone who has completed a level. COMPLETION DATE: 06.12.24.
Any questions about maths, please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Please remember we do not expect any work to be 'handed in'.
Christmas Play
On Thursday 14th November in your child's reading record you should have received your child's Nativity part and any lines they need to learn. Any support with learning your child's line(s) at home would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for already starting with this, it is definitely making a difference. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
PERSONALISED HOMEWORK
Please carry on working towards the targets on your child's personalised sheets. If you do not have a sheet or have any questions about the sheet please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
Cursive Writing
We are continuing to have a real push on lead in lines and not adding these in after. We have talked about the importance that we start with this before forming the letter. If your child is writing anything this weekend e.g. birthday card, shopping list, Santa list etc please can you encourage them to use lead in lines.
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Tricky words
Tricky words - out, because, house (read and spell)
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Phonics
This week we have carried on with the set 3 sounds and we have introduced 2 new split digraphs (o-e, u-e). Please can you use your child's little yellow book to recap these sounds as well as the other set 3 sounds we have covered. We refer to split digraphs as 'chatty friends' and they have been talking too much so have had to be split up by another letter. We encourage children when they are reading that if the word ends with an 'e' they look back to see if it is a split digraph word. The more the children are exposed to split digraph words the more familiar and confident they will become. If you have any questions about split digraphs/chatty friends please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: n/a
Big Write
There will be no Big Write next week due to a Nativity Rehearsal.
Maths
Maths homework this year will be focussed on our basic skills and NumBots. By the end of year 1 children need to be able to:
We have found these skills are best covered little but often. If you could find 5 minutes 3x a week to practise the above it would be greatly appreciated. If your child needs a number line, number square or manipulatives to help with this to begin with then that is absolutely fine. This is best done verbally as the aim is for rapid recall.
NUMBOTS - NumBots will continue this year and I will set challenges as well where appropriate. Please can you carry on completing your story record this week. Certificates will be handed out in assembly on Friday 29th November for anyone who has completed a level. COMPLETION DATE: 29.11.24.
Any questions about maths, please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Please remember we do not expect any work to be 'handed in'.
Christmas Play
On Thursday 14th November in your child's reading record you should receive your child's Nativity part and any lines they need to learn. Any support with learning your child's line(s) at home would be greatly appreciated. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
PERSONALISED HOMEWORK
Please carry on working towards the targets on your child's personalised sheets. If you do not receive a sheet or have any questions about the sheet please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
Cursive Writing
We have had a real push this week on lead in lines and not adding these in after. We have talked about the importance that we start with this before forming the letter. If your child is writing anything this weekend e.g. birthday card, shopping list, Santa list etc please can you encourage them to use lead in lines.
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Tricky words
Tricky words - they, there, where (read and spell)
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Phonics
This week we have carried on with the set 3 sounds and we have introduced split digraphs (a-e, i-e) for the first time which can be difficult to grasp. Please can you use your child's little yellow book to recap these sounds. We refer to split digraphs as 'chatty friends' and they have been talking too much so have had to be split up by another letter. We encourage children when they are reading that if the word ends with an 'e' they look back to see if it is a split digraph word. The more the children are exposed to split digraph words the more familiar and confident they will become. If you have any questions about split digraphs/chatty friends please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: n/a
Big Write
For the Big Write on Wednesday 20th November children will be retelling the story of the Tiger who Came to Tea. We will be reading the book in class. Please can you sequence the story with your child and make sure they are confident with the key parts. I have attached a version of the story below in case you do not have the story. Children will have a word mat available to them during the write.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjcxZemAxNI
COMPLETION DATE: 20.11.24.
Maths
Maths homework this year will be focussed on our basic skills and NumBots. By the end of year 1 children need to be able to:
We have found these skills are best covered little but often. If you could find 5 minutes 3x a week to practise the above it would be greatly appreciated. If your child needs a number line, number square or manipulatives to help with this to begin with then that is absolutely fine. This is best done verbally as the aim is for rapid recall.
NUMBOTS - NumBots will continue this year and I will set challenges as well where appropriate. Please can you carry on completing your story record this week. Certificates will be handed out in assembly on Friday 22nd November for anyone who has completed a level. COMPLETION DATE: 22.11.24.
Any questions about maths, please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Please remember we do not expect any work to be 'handed in'.
PERSONALISED HOMEWORK
In your child's reading folder this week you should receive a personalised sheet for your child to show their next steps in learning. Please do not worry if there is something on the sheet which you think your child knows, it might just not be fully embedded yet. The best way for this age group to practice is for a few minutes each day if possible. This helps the transfer to long term memory if children are regularly exposed to a sound, word etc. If you do not receive a sheet or have any questions about the sheet please contact a member of the Y1 team. COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
Cursive letters, capital letters and tricky words.
Each week in class we will concentrate on specific cursive letters, capital letters and tricky words. 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 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 and spell the words independently.
For capital letters we would like them to always start at the stop. 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. There is a letter formation document in your homework pack to support with this. For the tricky words your child needs to be able to read and spell them. We assess tricky words daily during phonics sessions.
This weeks letters and words are:
NO COMPLETION DATE - ONGOING ACTIVITY.
Phonics
This week we have started the set 3 sounds. We have covered 'ea', 'oi' and 'aw'. Please can you use your child's little yellow book to recap these sounds. If you do not have a little yellow book please let a member of the Y1 team know. These were handed out in Reception when they first started to learn the set 2 sounds. COMPLETION DATE: n/a
Big Write
For the Big Write on Wednesday 13th November children will be sequencing a typical day in Y1. We will be encouraging children to use sentence starters such as First, Then, After, Later, Next, In the morning, In the afternoon, At play time, After play time, Finally etc. Please can you discuss what a typical day in Y1 looks like with your child. This does not have to be exact and each day is different in Y1 so whatever they would like to write is fine! An example could be: First we line up outside the classroom door. Then I come in and change my shoes and choose my lunch. Then I get my board and do my writing and maths. After we do maths. I like maths because I like adding numbers. COMPLETION DATE: 13.11.24.
Maths
Maths homework this year will be focussed on our basic skills and NumBots. By the end of year 1 children need to be able to:
We have found these skills are best covered little but often. If you could find 5 minutes 3x a week to practise the above it would be greatly appreciated. If your child needs a number line, number square or manipulatives to help with this to begin with then that is absolutely fine. This is best done verbally as the aim is for rapid recall.
NUMBOTS - NumBots will continue this year and I will set challenges as well where appropriate. Please can you carry on completing your story record this week. Certificates will be handed out in assembly on Friday 15th November for anyone who has completed a level. COMPLETION DATE: 15.11.24.
Any questions about maths, please ask a member of the Year 1 team.