Here are some activities for those children self-isolating today.

We have done two assessments today. One was a grammar test and the other a maths booklet. Your child will have chance to do these when they return to school. This afternoon, we did some handwriting, listened to the Nativity story and practised the Christmas play.

Maths

Have a go at solving these word problems. Do you need to add or subtract? It will help you to use some equipment such as buttons or dried pasta shapes to work out the answers. y1_add_sub_word_problems

English

Practise some of our tricky words using this spelling game. Make sure you choose ‘year 1’ and then click and drag the letters into the space to spell out each word. Little Bird Spelling

Phonics

Today we have learnt the split digraph ‘i-e’. Watch the video from Mr Thorne: i-e grapheme and sound out the words you see. How many i-e words can you find in the postcard? You may need an adult to read it to you. i-e phoneme spotter

Remember to keep reading your reading book too!

Enjoy your day, everyone! x

It’s Children in Need day tomorrow as well as being PE! Can children please come to school wearing their own clothes but have trainers on/with them for PE in the afternoon?

Thank you.

During last week’s history lesson, the children were given booklets in which they wrote questions for a grown-up to answer about the toys they used to play with. Thank you to everyone who has brought these back into school; the responses have helped the children to draw comparisons between modern toys and those from a few (!) decades ago.

If your child has not yet returned their booklet, then please can you send it in as soon as possible? They will need the booklets to be stuck into their history books here at school as evidence of their learning.

Many thanks.

Here are today’s home learning activities for those of you self-isolating.

As it is assessment week, the day looks a little different to the usual! In addition, we have also been practising the nativity performance. Don’t worry if your child has missed an assessment as they will have chance to do this when they return.

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The children started with a nativity practice first thing this morning. What can you remember about this story? It is the first story in the New Testament and tells us all about Baby Jesus being born. Enjoy listening to the story: Nativity story

Can you remember the ‘characters’ in the story? Who are the most important people?

History

Today we were comparing today’s toys with the toys that parents and grandparents used to play with. If you haven’t got the answers to the questions you wrote in your booklet already (this is in your reading wallet), can you ask an adult them today and write down what they tell you?

Watch the clip 100 years of toys with an adult. Which of the toys do they remember?! Can you sort the pictures of toys into those that you would play with, those a parent would have played with and those a grandparent would have played with? You may want to use the timeline to put the toys in order. At the start of the timeline, please write ‘Grandparents’, in the middle write ‘Parents’ and at the end (on the right hand side) write ‘me’! toys timeline

Maths

This afternoon, the children have completed a maths assessment. The focus of this assessment was addition and subtraction. Use this online game to practise your adding: addition to 10 and this one to practise subtraction: subtraction to 10

Have a great day everyone. x

Hi everyone,

Here are the activities for those of you needing to self-isolate. This week is assessment week in school so our timetable will look a little different from usual. The children did a reading assessment today. Don’t worry, your child will be able to do this upon their return to school.

All of the Year 1 children have a line to say in the nativity. If you would like to know what your child’s line is so that you can get practising, please email me! Helen.Vincent@ppce.co.uk

We had an author visit us today. Her name is Sarah Griffiths and you can find out more about her by clicking here: https://sarahgriffithsauthor.co.uk/

Who is your favourite author and why? Maybe you particularly like books by Julia Donaldson. She has written a LOT! Can you find out three interesting facts about your favourite author and write them down in full sentences? Remember that an adult needs to be with you when you are googling on the internet.

PSHE

This afternoon is PSHE. The children will be talking about special people in their lives. Can you draw a picture of a person who is special to you and either label the picture or write about it. Who is your picture of? Why are they special to you?

PE

The children have their PE session with Crossbar this afternoon. Have fun joining in with this dance routine as best you can! BBC Autumn dance

Don’t forget to read your reading book and practise your spellings. Here is a reminder of the words:

yellow spellings: thin, bath, path, moth, three, do

green spellings: pie, lie, tie, cried, tried, one

blue spellings: tried, spied, cried, replied, denied, one

Have a lovely day. x

Here are Thursday’s activities for those of you self-isolating.

Maths

Today, we have been learning to count in twos. Join in with this fun song: counting in 2s 

Try counting in 2s up to 20 and back. Do this a few times until you are feeling quite confident. You may need the numbers written down for you as you say them.

Now, have a go at filling in the missing numbers in these patterns: t-t-2544388a-winter-path-missing-numbers-counting-in-2s-to-20-activity-sheet-black-and-white

English

We were writing some sentences about the owl lady’s visit. Can you remember a fun trip you went on? Maybe you saw some fireworks last weekend. Can you write a recount of your trip to tell other people all about it? You may want to use words like ‘first’, ‘then’, ‘after that’ and ‘finally’. Don’t forget to use capital letters and full stops.

Remembrance Service

We went into the hall for a special assembly for Remembrance Day. Can you find out more about Remembrance Day? Who are we remembering and why? Why do people wear poppies? You may like to watch this animation from CBeebies to help you understand it better: Poppies animation

Phonics

Today we were learning the ‘ew’ grapheme. Watch the Mr Thorne clip and join in sounding out the words: ew grapheme

Can you write some of these words if an adult dictates them to you?

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We were discussing why the Bible is so important for Christians today, and looking at how it is split into the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Nativity is the first story in the New Testament. What happens in this story? Who is born?! Have fun making your own nativity scene and then see if you can retell the story to an adult: make-your-own-nativity-scene-a4-_ver_1

Remember that it’s spelling test day tomorrow so keep practising!

Here are the activities for those needing to self-isolate.

First, practise your spellings and read some of your reading book.

Forest School/ Outdoor Maths

Today in Forest School we did some measuring in the woods using our handspans and talked about how different people may find different measurements because all of our hands are slightly different sizes! We decided it would be better to use a ruler to measure in centimetres. This is called a standard unit of measure. When we measure with a ruler, it is very important to make sure we place the ruler at the start of the thing we want to measure so our results are accurate. If you have a ruler at home, look at the numbers on it. What is the highest number? If it is a 30cm ruler, have a look around your house for things that may be the same width, length or height as the ruler. When you have done that, can you find something that is less than 30cm?

History/English

Today we were writing questions for our parents and grandparents to find out what sorts of toys and games they played with when they were little. What does a question end in? Can you write three questions? Remember to use a capital letter to start your questions.

Now ask an adult your questions. Can you write down what they say? You could have fun googling (with an adult) these toys to see what they looked like!

Art

Today, the children were using clay to make models. This is very tricky to do at home! You may have designed something to make last week. If you have playdough or clay, you may want to try and make your model. Here is a recipe for making playdough if you want to! playdough

Alternatively, you may want to make an autumn collage using natural materials like leaves and pine cones. You could also have fun with junk modelling materials and make an autumn sculpture.

Have a super day! x