Writing Task
For the writing task on Tuesday 24th February children will be writing everything they have learned about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Children will have a word mat available to them during the write. Please can you talk about these significant individuals with your child to see what ideas they have.
Some key questions from our history topic are:
1. Who was Florence and why did she put herself in danger and go to the Crimea?
2. What did Florence do to improve the lives of soldiers and how do we know?
3. What did people at the time really think of Florence and how can we find out?
4. What was Florence Nightingale's greatest achievement?
5. Was Mary Seacole significant?
6. What were the most important events in Mary's life?
7. How are they remembered and have they been remembered equally?
The 5 key areas we will be looking at are:
We have also been looking at as extra:
Phonics
Repeated practice of spelling helps children move their new learning into long-term memory. In Year 1 especially, it’s important to find time to practise and embed spelling outside of phonics lessons. Please keep sessions short and fun!
WE HAVE NOW MOVED TO PHASE 5 FOR PHONICS.
Graphemes:
NEW PHASE 5 graphemes (check your child is confident with them).
o (match to oa phase 3)
i (match to igh phase 3 and ie phase 5)
a (match to ai phase 3 and ay phase 5)
e (match to ee phase 3 and ea phase 5)
Ask your child to:
Decodable words: (this week our focus has been introducing four phase 5 digraphs)
no, so, go, open, most, post
child, tiger, spider, find, wild, kind
paper, later, chasing, basic, baking, acorn
me, we, she, be, fever, secret, being
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Add the sound buttons (dots and dashes).
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling it.
Tricky words:
Mr, Mrs, Ms, ask
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Circle the tricky part.
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling, thinking carefully about the tricky bit.
Additional dictation:
I can open the most post boasted the otter.
I found a spider in my post!
The wild tiger was chasing an acorn.
She likes to read in secret.
Challenge your child to apply their phonic knowledge in short dictated sentences.
Model and check the correct spelling of the sentence together.
Handwriting
Please continue to practise handwriting at home. We will be practising this daily in school, with a focus on keeping letters on the line and ensuring consistent letter size. The handwriting rhymes can be found in the phonics section of the school website. When forming capital letters and numbers, we are placing particular emphasis on starting at the top.
This week we have focussed on:
or (both same size letters and start from the top)
ur (both same size letters and start from the top)
er (both same size letters)
Maths Task
Basic Skills:
👉 Doubles and Halves (focus for this half term)
This can be practised verbally with your child.
Short, regular practice works best (e.g. 5 minutes, 3–4 times per week).
Please concentrate on doubles to 12 and halves to 24. We are looking for rapid recall for this.
If your child is confident with this please move onto near doubles e.g. if 6 + 6 = 12 I know 6 + 7 = 13 or if 7 + 7 = 14 I know 7 + 8 = 15. We encourage children to double the smaller number and add one for near doubles.
👉 Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
For number bonds to and within 10, we are aiming for automatic recall (no fingers!)
We are aiming for children to not be using their fingers when trying to work out the answer
Children also need to do the relating subtraction facts e.g. 3 + 4 = 7 so 7 - 3 = 4
You can do this verbally by asking:
“4 and what makes 8?”
“7 subtract what makes 4?”
We will also be practising these in lessons, so the children should be familiar.
If you are confident your child knows their number bonds to and within 10 with automatic recall including subtraction facts then please move onto number bonds to 20
If your child is now confident with number bonds to 20 (including subtraction facts) please move onto adding 10 to numbers within 100.
CHALLENGE SECTION: Please can you complete as much of the challenge section as possible as this fills each child's heatmap. Any part of the challenge section will help support with filling in the heatmap. Thank you!
Any questions about homework please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Writing Task
For the writing task on Wednesday 11th February children will be writing about the winter which is what we have been learning about in science. Children can compare winter to autumn as well which is the season we have covered so far this year. Children will have a word mat available to them during the write.
Some key areas we have covered are:
The winter months are December, January and February.
The amount of daylight is at its least.
Decidious trees lose their leaves but evergreen leaves keep them.
Typical weather in winter might be stormy, snowy, rainy, frosty.
People wear coats, hats, scarfs, gloves to keep warm.
People might put on the heating or their fire or a blanket to keep warm in their houses.
Some animals hibernate, birds migrate and some animals grow thicker fur to help survive the cold weather.
Some events in winter are Christmas and New Year.
The 5 key areas we will be looking at are:
We have also been looking at as extra:
Phonics
Repeated practice of spelling helps children move their new learning into long-term memory. In Year 1 especially, it’s important to find time to practise and embed spelling outside of phonics lessons. Please keep sessions short and fun!
WE HAVE NOW MOVED TO PHASE 5 FOR PHONICS.
Graphemes:
NEW PHASE 5 graphemes (check your child is confident with them).
ir (match to ur and er phase 3)
ie (match to igh phase 3)
ue (match to oo phase 3)
u (match to oo phase 3 and ue phase 5)
Ask your child to:
Decodable words: (this week our focus has been introducing four phase 5 digraphs)
bird, skirt, girl, first, shirt, third
lie, tie, pie, cried, tried, fried
blue, clue, true, glue, rescue, argue
unicorn, music, unit, human, tuna, stupid
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Add the sound buttons (dots and dashes).
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling it.
Tricky words:
their (please explain difference to there which we have already learnt), people, oh, your
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Circle the tricky part.
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling, thinking carefully about the tricky bit.
Additional dictation:
The girl has some birds on her skirt.
I looked at the pie and tried not to eat it!
The clue led us to the blue bench.
We spied unicorn tracks in the mud.
Challenge your child to apply their phonic knowledge in short dictated sentences.
Model and check the correct spelling of the sentence together.
Handwriting
Please continue to practise handwriting at home. We will be practising this daily in school, with a focus on keeping letters on the line and ensuring consistent letter size. The handwriting rhymes can be found in the phonics section of the school website. When forming capital letters and numbers, we are placing particular emphasis on starting at the top.
This week we have focussed on:
igh (g under the line and h tall)
oa (both letters the same size and start at the top for both letters)
oo (both letters the same size and start at the top for both letters)
ar (both letters the same size and start at the top for both letters)
Maths Task
Basic Skills:
👉 Doubles and Halves (focus for this half term)
This can be practised verbally with your child.
Short, regular practice works best (e.g. 5 minutes, 3–4 times per week).
Please concentrate on doubles to 12 and halves to 24. We are looking for rapid recall for this.
If your child is confident with this please move onto near doubles e.g. if 6 + 6 = 12 I know 6 + 7 = 13 or if 7 + 7 = 14 I know 7 + 8 = 15. We encourage children to double the smaller number and add one for near doubles.
👉 Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
For number bonds to and within 10, we are aiming for automatic recall (no fingers!)
We are aiming for children to not be using their fingers when trying to work out the answer
Children also need to do the relating subtraction facts e.g. 3 + 4 = 7 so 7 - 3 = 4
You can do this verbally by asking:
“4 and what makes 8?”
“7 subtract what makes 4?”
We will also be practising these in lessons, so the children should be familiar.
If you are confident your child knows their number bonds to and within 10 with automatic recall including subtraction facts then please move onto number bonds to 20
If your child is now confident with number bonds to 20 (including subtraction factos) please move onto adding 10 to numbers within 100.
CHALLENGE SECTION: Please can you complete as much of the challenge section as possible as this fills each child's heatmap. Any part of the challenge section will help support with filling in the heatmap. Thank you!
Any questions about homework please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
*The week commencing 2nd February will be assessment week. We will keep this as normal as possible for the children and make sure they are not working for any longer than usual. This will be the first time children will see more formal papers but again this will be handled in an appropriate way - we actually find the majority of children quite like it anyway! The writing assessment and maths paper 1 will be on Monday. Maths paper 2 will be on Tuesday and then the 2 Reading papers will be split across Thursday and Friday. Any questions please just ask.*
Writing Task
For the writing task on Monday 2nd February children will be retelling the story of 'The Three Little Pigs' which is one of our core books. This will be the second pieced of assessed writing after retelling this story already in Autumn 1. We will be reading the story in class. Children will have sequencing pictures available to them during the write. If you have the book at home please could you read the story with your child and ensure they are familar with the sequence. If you do not have the book you can find the story read aloud online if you wish.
The 5 key areas we will be looking at are:
We have also been looking at as extra:
Phonics
Repeated practice of spelling helps children move their new learning into long-term memory. In Year 1 especially, it’s important to find time to practise and embed spelling outside of phonics lessons. Please keep sessions short and fun!
WE HAVE NOW MOVED TO PHASE 5 FOR PHONICS.
Graphemes:
NEW PHASE 5 graphemes (check your child is confident with them).
ay (match to ai phase 3)
ou (match to ow phase 3)
oy (match to oi phase 3)
ea (match to ee phase 3)
Ask your child to:
Decodable words: (this week our focus has been introducing four phase 5 digraphs)
day, say, play, spray, may, crayon
cloud, sound, about, proud, found
boy, toy, joy, enjoy, annoy, destroy
sea, read, heap, treat, least, each
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Add the sound buttons (dots and dashes).
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling it.
Tricky words:
said, you, like, push
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Circle the tricky part.
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling, thinking carefully about the tricky bit.
Additional dictation:
May I play with the crayon?
The thunder booms in the clouds.
The boy smears crayons on the carpet.
I like to treat myself and read cartoons.
Challenge your child to apply their phonic knowledge in short dictated sentences.
Model and check the correct spelling of the sentence together.
Handwriting
Please continue to practise handwriting at home. We will be practising this daily in school, with a focus on keeping letters on the line and ensuring consistent letter size. The handwriting rhymes can be found in the phonics section of the school website. When forming capital letters and numbers, we are placing particular emphasis on starting at the top.
This week we have focussed on:
ng (g under the line)
nk (the flicks on the k the same size as the n)
ai (both letters same size)
ee (both letters same size)
Maths Task
Basic Skills:
👉 Doubles and Halves (focus for this half term)
This can be practised verbally with your child.
Short, regular practice works best (e.g. 5 minutes, 3–4 times per week).
Please concentrate on doubles to 12 and halves to 24. We are looking for rapid recall for this.
If your child is confident with this please move onto near doubles e.g. if 6 + 6 = 12 I know 6 + 7 = 13 or if 7 + 7 = 14 I know 7 + 8 = 15. We encourage children to double the smaller number and add one for near doubles.
👉 Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
For number bonds to and within 10, we are aiming for automatic recall (no fingers!)
We are aiming for children to not be using their fingers when trying to work out the answer
Children also need to do the relating subtraction facts e.g. 3 + 4 = 7 so 7 - 3 = 4
You can do this verbally by asking:
“4 and what makes 8?”
“7 subtract what makes 4?”
We will also be practising these in lessons, so the children should be familiar.
If you are confident your child knows their number bonds to and within 10 with automatic recall including subtraction facts then please move onto number bonds to 20
If your child is now confident with number bonds to 20 (including subtraction factos) please move onto adding 10 to numbers within 100.
Wow! Super effort with Numbots last week Year 1!!!
CHALLENGE SECTION: Please can you complete any of the subtraction challenges. I will be checking :).
Any questions about homework please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Writing Task
For the writing task on Monday 22nd January children will be retelling the story of Peace at Last which is one of our core books. We will be reading the story in class. Children will have sequencing pictures available to them during the write. If you have the book at home please could you read the story with your child and ensure they are familar with the sequence. If you do not have the book you can find the story read aloud online if you wish.
The 5 key areas we will be looking at are:
We have also been looking at as extra:
Phonics
Repeated practice of spelling helps children move their new learning into long-term memory. In Year 1 especially, it’s important to find time to practise and embed spelling outside of phonics lessons. Please keep sessions short and fun! This will be our last week of Phase 4 before we move onto Phase 5 next week.
Graphemes:
All phase 3 graphemes (check your child is confident with them). PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THIS. Please include the set 2 digraphs as well (sh, th, ng, nk, ch, qu, ck)
Ask your child to:
Decodable words: (this week our focus has been words ending in -er and -est)
printer, buzzer, helper, plumpest, softest, strongest
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Add the sound buttons (dots and dashes).
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling it.
Tricky words:
are, today, they, out
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Circle the tricky part.
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling, thinking carefully about the tricky bit.
Additional dictation:
My cat is the sweetest, plumpest cat!
The cat appears and frightens the dog.
You are the brightest star!
Challenge your child to apply their phonic knowledge in short dictated sentences.
Model and check the correct spelling of the sentence together.
Handwriting
Please continue to practise handwriting at home. We will be practising this daily in school, with a focus on keeping letters on the line and ensuring consistent letter size. The handwriting rhymes can be found in the phonics section of the school website. When forming capital letters and numbers, we are placing particular emphasis on starting at the top.
Maths Task
Basic Skills:
👉 Doubles and Halves (focus for this half term)
This can be practised verbally with your child.
Short, regular practice works best (e.g. 5 minutes, 3–4 times per week).
Please concentrate on doubles to 12 and halves to 24. We are looking for rapid recall for this.
If your child is confident with this please move onto near doubles e.g. if 6 + 6 = 12 I know 6 + 7 = 13 or if 7 + 7 = 14 I know 7 + 8 = 15. We encourage children to double the smaller number and add one for near doubles.
👉 Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
For number bonds to and within 10, we are aiming for automatic recall.
We are aiming for children to not be using their fingers when trying to work out the answer
Children also need to do the relating subtraction facts e.g. 3 + 4 = 7 so 7 - 3 = 4
You can do this verbally by asking:
“4 and what makes 8?”
“7 subtract what makes 4?”
We will also be practising these in lessons, so the children should be familiar.
If you are confident your child knows their number bonds to and within 10 with automatic recall including subtraction facts then please move onto number bonds to 20
If your child is now confident with number bonds to 20 (including subtraction factos) please move onto adding 10 to numbers within 100.
CHALLENGE SECTION: Please can you complete the doubles challenge on the add tab. If you would like to have a go at near doubles please do this as well. Please carry on with this as this is linked to what we are doing in class.
Any questions about homework please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Writing Task
For the writing task on Monday 19th January children will be retelling the story of Elmer. We will be reading the story in class. Children will have sequencing pictures available to them during the write. If you have the book at home please could you read the story with your child and ensure they are familar with the sequence. If you do not have the book you can find the story read aloud online if you wish.
The 5 key areas we will be looking at are:
We have also been looking at as extra:
Phonics
Repeated practice of spelling helps children move their new learning into long-term memory. In Year 1 especially, it’s important to find time to practise and embed spelling outside of phonics lessons. Please keep sessions short and fun!
Graphemes:
All phase 3 graphemes (check your child is confident with them). PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THIS. Please include the set 2 digraphs as well (sh, th, ng, nk, ch, qu, ck)
Ask your child to:
Decodable words: (this week our focus has been words ending in -ing and -ed)
creeping, painting, smearing, splashed, croaked, screeched, floated, crowded, started, speared, cleared, stormed
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Add the sound buttons (dots and dashes).
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling it.
Tricky words:
come, said, have, you
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Circle the tricky part.
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling, thinking carefully about the tricky bit.
Additional dictation:
I love to see the children squelching the paint.
We scooped up the mud and then we splashed.
I like toasted buns with butter and jam.
The fighting children stormed out of the room.
Challenge your child to apply their phonic knowledge in short dictated sentences.
Model and check the correct spelling of the sentence together.
Handwriting
Please continue to practise handwriting at home. We will be practising this daily in school, with a focus on keeping letters on the line and ensuring consistent letter size. The handwriting rhymes can be found in the phonics section of the school website. When forming capital letters and numbers, we are placing particular emphasis on starting at the top.
Maths Task
Basic Skills:
👉 Doubles and Halves
This can be practised verbally with your child.
Short, regular practice works best (e.g. 5 minutes, 3–4 times per week).
Please concentrate on doubles to 12 and halves to 24. We are looking for rapid recall for this.
If your child is confident with this please move onto near doubles e.g. if 6 + 6 = 12 I know 6 + 7 = 13 or if 7 + 7 = 14 I know 7 + 8 = 15. We encourage children to double the smaller number and add one for near doubles.
👉 Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
For number bonds to and within 10, we are aiming for automatic recall.
We are aiming for children to not be using their fingers when trying to work out the answer
Children also need to do the relating subtraction facts e.g. 3 + 4 = 7 so 7 - 3 = 4
You can do this verbally by asking:
“4 and what makes 8?”
“7 subtract what makes 4?”
We will also be practising these in lessons, so the children should be familiar.
If you are confident your child knows their number bonds to and within 10 with automatic recall including subtraction facts then please move onto number bonds to 20
If your child is now confident with number bonds to 20 (including subtraction factos) please move onto adding 10 to numbers within 100.
CHALLENGE SECTION: Please can you complete the doubles challenge on the add tab. If you would like to have a go at near doubles please do this as well. Please carry on with this.
Any questions about homework please ask a member of the Year 1 team.
Writing Task
There will be no writing task next week due to a whole school music workshop on Monday morning.
Phonics
Repeated practice of spelling helps children move their new learning into long-term memory. In Year 1 especially, it’s important to find time to practise and embed spelling outside of phonics lessons. Please keep sessions short and fun!
Graphemes:
All phase 3 graphemes (check your child is confident with them). PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THIS. Please include the set 2 digraphs as well (sh, th, ng, nk, ch, qu, ck)
Ask your child to:
Decodable words: (this week our focus has been suffixes s and es as well as longer words)
floats, sports, starts, crowds, groans, trains, crunches, screeches, splashes, balloon, portrait, frighten
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Add the sound buttons (dots and dashes).
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling it.
Tricky words:
says, like, love, some
Ask your child to:
Read the words.
Circle the tricky part.
Write the words.
Remember to sound out and segment each word before spelling, thinking carefully about the tricky bit.
Additional dictation:
She floats as she jumpd into the pool.
The crowd groans as the train gets stuck on the track.
She scrunches up her dress in the rain.
The balloon floats up to the stars.
Challenge your child to apply their phonic knowledge in short dictated sentences.
Model and check the correct spelling of the sentence together.
Handwriting
Please continue to practise handwriting at home. We will be practising this daily in school, with a focus on keeping letters on the line and ensuring consistent letter size. The handwriting rhymes can be found in the phonics section of the school website. When forming capital letters and numbers, we are placing particular emphasis on starting at the top.
Maths Task
Basic Skills:
👉 Doubles and Halves
This can be practised verbally with your child.
Short, regular practice works best (e.g. 5 minutes, 3–4 times per week).
Please concentrate on doubles to 12 and halves to 24. We are looking for rapid recall for this.
If your child is confident with this please move onto near doubles e.g. if 6 + 6 = 12 I know 6 + 7 = 13 or if 7 + 7 = 14 I know 7 + 8 = 15. We encourage children to double the smaller number and add one for near doubles.
👉 Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
For number bonds to and within 10, we are aiming for automatic recall.
We are aiming for children to not be using their fingers when trying to work out the answer
Children also need to do the relating subtraction facts e.g. 3 + 4 = 7 so 7 - 3 = 4
You can do this verbally by asking:
“4 and what makes 8?”
“7 subtract what makes 4?”
We will also be practising these in lessons, so the children should be familiar.
If you are confident your child knows their number bonds to and within 10 with automatic recall including subtraction facts then please move onto number bonds to 20
If your child is now confident with number bonds to 20 please move onto adding 10 to numbers within 100.
CHALLENGE SECTION: Please can you complete the doubles challenge on the add tab. If you would like to have a go at near doubles please do this as well.
Any questions about homework please ask a member of the Year 1 team.