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Year 1

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    Welcome to our class page! We hope you enjoy reading about our wonderful learning, see examples of the exciting activities we get up to and join us in celebrating our amazing achievements. Please keep visiting to find out important information about the latest things that are happening in Year 1!

    In light of the current global situation regarding Coronavirus, please feel free to share this Coronavirus Social Story with your child to help them try to make sense and feel empowered in these difficult times.

    Please keep in touch with me during school closures on our class email: class1@thorngrove.stockport.sch.uk

    – Miss Freebairn

    STAR OF THE WEEK – 27.03.20

    Everybody!
    for your impressive efforts during our first week of home learning tasks. It has not been easy for anyone to adjust to these new expectations, but I am incredibly grateful for all parents and children for working so hard to try and complete some of the activities I have set.

    Well done!

    THIS WEEK’S SHOW STOPPER

    This week’s Showstopper is: Arabella! 

    Click here to read Arabella’s writing completed for one of her home-learning tasks this week. Using videos from Chester Zoo’s social media pages, Arabella has written the next paragraph of my Katie’s Day Out story. A fantastic effort with a super drawing to go with it. [See the instructions for this task on our Week 2 Home Learning tab below, and send me your own pieces of writing on our class email.]

    HOMEWORK

    School Closure Home Learning - Week 1

    School Closure Home Learning - Week 1

    Here are this week’s tasks. If you have any questions, please message me on the Class 1 email: class1@thorngrove.stockport.sch.uk
    Miss Freebairn

    MATHS

    • Please see the learning I have set on MyMaths. Follow the lesson before having a go at the homework task.
    • Have a go at playing the ‘Hit the Button‘ game on TopMarks – Work on Number Bonds to 20 and Halves to 10.
    • Print-at-home Maths task worksheets based on our last two weeks of learning: Division by Sharing and Simple Fractions

    ENGLISH
    Phonics

    • Complete the Phase 5 worksheet. What is the word shown in the picture? Can you think of another word using that sound? Extra challenge: Write a sentence containing your new word.
    • If you can, print the Phase 4 Phonics Booklet. Complete a little bit each day until you have finished it.

    Writing – The past few weeks we have been learning the story of Handa’s Surprise. We have innovated it as a class, changing the characters and fruits. I would like you to show what you know by writing your very own invented version of Handa’s Surprise. Perhaps instead of Handa, you could use your own name! Don’t forget that you must use:

    • Capital letters
    • Full stops, question marks or exclamation marks ( . ? ! )
    • Adjectives to describe the food items and characters.

    Parents, you could photograph and email me the finished stories on our Class 1 email address.

    Reading:

    • Select and read a book from your Bug Club login. Read and complete the bug questions, so I can see how you are doing and help where I can.
    • Read daily for at least 15 minutes: from one of your school reading books, a book you have at home.
    • Log every time you read in your reading journal.
    • Talk to someone about the book you have read – what was your favourite part? What might have happened differently to change the ending?
    • You could log onto your MicroLibrarian account to browse the online school library catalogue and add a book review.

    Reading Comprehension: Read the Seren’s Seasons text. Read through and answer the questions underneath. Note for parents: Children should read independently where possible but may need support to decode some words. There are 3 ‘levels’ of comprehension questions – start with the easiest and work through up to Level 3 if you feel your child is able to. Answers are included.

    Grammar: Follow the lesson powerpoint on -ed endings on how to make verbs past tense. Once you have been through the lesson, the worksheets below can be completed. If you cannot print the worksheets, the words and sentences can be written out on paper.

    SCIENCE, HISTORY AND FOUNDATION SUBJECTS
    Click here to view the Year 1 Topic Activity Map for tasks to complete at home.

    School Closure Home Learning - Week 2

    School Closure Home Learning - Week 2

    Here are this week’s tasks. If you have any questions, please message me on the Class 1 email: class1@thorngrove.stockport.sch.uk
    Miss Freebairn

    MATHS

    1. Please see the learning I have set on MyMaths. Follow the lesson before having a go at the homework task. This week your tasks will be about:

    • Addition and subtraction by counting on and back.
    • Introducing 3D shapes.
    • Odd, even and multiple numbers.
    • Time: Sequencing events.

    2. Have a go at playing the ‘Subtraction Grids‘ game on TopMarks – Start with numbers up to 10 before moving on to numbers up to 20. How many questions can you get right before the timer runs out?

    3. Print-at-home Maths worksheets:

    ENGLISH
    Phonics
    1. Have a go at playing the Dragon’s Den Game on PhonicsPlay. Select Phase 4 and click ‘Revise all phase 4’. Decide if the word is a real word or a nonsense word and feed it to the correct dragon. What’s the highest score you can get to? Try Phase 5 if the words are too easy.

    2. Printables:

    Writing – Chester Zoo have been posting lots of videos of their animals over on their Facebook Page. I have written the first part of a story about Katie’s Day Out to Chester Zoo. It is your job to write the rest of the story, using the sentence openers I have given you. For this task, I suggest writing in your yellow workbooks so that you have enough space and can write neatly on the lines. Don’t forget that you must use:

    • Capital letters.
    • Full stops, question marks or exclamation marks ( . ? ! )
    • Speech marks if you feel like you know how to.
    • Adjectives to describe. My adjectives are written in green.

    Parents, you could photograph and email me the finished stories on our Class 1 email address.

    Reading:

    • Select and read a book from your Bug Club login. Read and complete the bug questions, so I can see how you are doing and help where I can.
    • Read daily for at least 15 minutes: from one of your school reading books, a book you have at home.
    • Log every time you read in your reading journal.
    • Talk to someone about the book you have read – what was your favourite part? What might have happened differently to change the ending?
    • You could log onto your MicroLibrarian account to browse the online school library catalogue and add a book review.

    Reading Comprehension: Read The Zoo Vet text. Read through and answer the questions underneath. Note for parents: Children should read independently where possible but may need support to decode some words. There are 3 ‘levels’ of comprehension questions – start with the easiest and work through up to Level 3 if you feel your child is able to. Answers are included.

    Grammar: Follow the lesson powerpoint on using question marks. Once you have been through the lesson, the worksheets below can be completed. If you cannot print the worksheets, the words and sentences can be written out on paper.

    SCIENCE, HISTORY AND FOUNDATION SUBJECTS
    Continue to work on tasks from the Year 1 Topic Activity Map.

    OTHER LEARNING LINKS
    Take a look at our Thorn Grove Home Learning Links – an extensive list of websites, YouTubes channels and other activities to help keep your children occupied. The list includes curriculum-based activities like maths, english and science as well as more creative activities such as dance, music, art and languages.

    Home Learning Week 3 & 4 - Easter Break

    Home Learning Week 3 & 4 - Easter Break

    Hello Year 1! Happy Easter.

    I hope you are all doing okay! I am so impressed with the photos that some of your parents have been sending me of the work that you have been doing. I am keeping an eye on who has been reading on Bug Club and doing their tasks on MyMaths too.

    Parents, don’t worry about not managing to complete everything. Find a balance that works for you!

    I have added a few challenges and activities to the page for the next couple of weeks during what would have been our ‘Easter Holiday’. Bare in mind that these things are optional – there is no expectation for you to do ‘work’, but I will provide some useful things if you choose to use them. If you need anything, just get in touch as I will still be monitoring our class email: class1@thorngrove.stockport.sch.uk

    EASTER ACTIVITIES – Don’t forget to send me photos!

    STAY-AT-HOME SCAVENGER HUNTS

    EASTER MATHS TASKS

    EASTER ENGLISH AND PHONICS

    R.E.
    Read The Easter Story with your child. Cut out the sequencing cards (before reading the story together). Can your child put the cards in the correct order?

    Spellings – Your child’s latest spellings can be found in their Homework books. Continue to practise them using the strategies found below. Note for parents: Test your child on their word list each week. Once they can confidently spell all of the words on their current list, move onto the next.

    Phonics – Please find below links to the speed sounds chart which shows the alternative spellings for the sounds that the children learn throughout Ks1, plus the past 3 years’ worth of words used in the Summer Phonics Screening Checks if you want to practise some word decoding. Please also find below printable work booklets for Phase 3, 4 and 5 phonics. You choose which booklet is suited to your child’s capability. Perhaps start with Phase 3 and work your way through to Phase 5.

    PE and Movement: 

    • Joe Wicks, The Body Coach, will be delivering a LIVE P.E. lesson at 9am every day Monday-Friday on his YouTube channel to encourage children to stay active during school closures.
    • Practise mindfulness with the Cosmic Kids Yoga YouTube channel. Video clips ranging from 15 – 45 minutes.

    TV Time!

    Recommended TV shows for your children:

    • Numberblocks – CBeebies, Monday – Friday at 7:00am and 1:15pm
    • Bedtime Stories – CBeebies, every day at 6:50pm
    • Newsround – CBBC, Monday – Friday at 7:40am, 8:15am and 4:00pm

    I hope you have fun completing the tasks and remember to stay safe and healthy outside school.
    I will try to contact all families at least once a week to see how things are progressing. Remember, if you need any assistance with any of the learning activities please contact me on the Class 1 email address.

    Access to the School Library 

    Use this link to access our school Library:

    https://u011309.microlibrarian.net/

     

    Miss Freebairn

    This half term’s newsletter:

    UPDATES FOR PARENTS

    Our P.E sessions for the Spring 2 half-term are as follows:
    Indoor P.E – Tuesday
    Outdoor P.E – Thursday

    Your child should have their P.E kit in school at all times and these will be sent home at the end of each half-term to be washed during the holidays.

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