Our topic this term has now changed and the children are learning all about ‘Antarctica’.
On Thursday this week we want to take the children on a walk around the school grounds, whilst pretending that we’re all going on an expedition! The children will need to bring in their hats, gloves, scarves and a warm coat if possible. We want to bring our topic work to life!
Just a quick reminder…
Please make sure that your child is accessing their weekly E-book and Book bag book during the week as this helps greatly with their fluency. The children will receive new reading homework every Friday and will then be expected to bring their books back on a Wednesday morning all completed with a short comment in their reading diaries. Thank you to all those who are already supporting us with this. Just to let you know, the children won’t be receiving a book bag book this week but the E-book and quiz will be set as normal.
Lots of our Year One children are now accessing our Maths App ‘Numbots’ which helps to consolidate what we learn in class. This is super! If your child hasn’t yet gone onto ‘Numbots’ their logging in details can be found in their reading diaries (1st page)
We are now checking their progress and it looks like we have lots of super mathematicians! Well done!
Spellings
Spellings are now in full flow and your child should have received a weekly spelling list from the teacher. As we come to the end of our first half term new spellings will be sent home for your child to learn.
The children have all worked so hard this first half term and we would like to say a big thankyou for all of your support so far. It was lovely to meet so many parents last week and look forward to the lead up to Christmas! We wish you all a great half term break.
Many thanks
Year 1 Team
The children are all doing well in their new phonics groups! Please make sure that your child brings in their reading books and diaries on a daily basis. The children will come home with a new book every Friday and will also be able to access their E-book and quiz through Oxford Owl (Log in details are in your child’s reading diary) Thank you for your support!
Year 1 Team
Year 1 will be heading out to Twycross Zoo this coming Friday and it’s always a great trip! Lets hope we have some sunshine! Please make sure that your child is fully prepared for the day and has suitable shoes and a raincoat just in case!
Many thanks!
The children have made a great start to the year so far! We’ll be using the blog to post weekly news and keep you up to date with what’s going on!
They have started in their new phonics groups and we have been impressed with how many children have completed their online homework. Please encourage your child to do the reading and complete the quizzes each week as this supports their learning in class and the progress that they make. Their log in details can be found at the front of their reading diaries. The phonics teachers can also check who has completed the homework and the children will receive extra dojos for doing their homework.
The children are adapting well to their new classrooms and have been very busy over the past couple of weeks. They have enjoyed learning all about Julia Donaldson our author study and have had daily story times!
If you need to contact us then please the following class emails:
1AS@coundon.coventry.sch.uk
1BD@coundon.coventry.sch.uk
Many thanks!
Year One team
This will be our last blog before the Summer holidays .
In Maths, over the next two weeks we will be doing position and direction. We will learn how to describe turns and use directions such as left, right, forwards, backwards, above and below.
In Read, Write, Inc, the children will assessed this week ready to start new phonics groups in September. There will be online books set on Friday but no reading books will be sent home as we will be collecting all the books in ready for September. Please return any books you have at home including any Library books.
In Topic/ Design and Technology we will be making hot air balloons and designing and making our own paper aeroplanes. These projects will take up most of our afternoon work over the next two weeks.
In PSHE we will be completing our ‘changing me’ topic.
Thank you for all your support with you child’s learning this year. Have a fantastic Summer!
The Year One Team
On Monday morning we have sport’s day. Please remember to come to school in P.E kit, bring a water bottle and wear sun cream.
On Wednesday it is our trip to the beach , don’t forget your towel, hat, sun cream and packed lunch!
In Maths, we will be learning how to tell the time to the hour and half past the hour.
In PSHE, we will be continuing with learning about changes as we grow older.
In RE, we will be learning why a Mosque is an important place of worship to Muslims.
We will also be completing an artist study on the artist Robert Bradford and completing a piece of art work based on his art.
Have a great week.
The Year One Team
This week we will be having a Science week and learning all about plants. We will learn about deciduous and evergreen trees, the parts of a tree and a flowering plant and what jobs those different parts do. We will be going on a walk around the school to identify the different trees looking closely at their leaves.
In Maths, we will be learning about time , before and after, days of the week, months of the year and hours, minutes and seconds.
In Phonics and English, we will be continuing to learn our sounds, improve our grammar, punctuation and reading and writing skills. Please continue to do the online work and practise the reading book sent home.
Important Dates; 1st July is year one and two’s sports day, 3rd July is the beach day trip, 4th July is transition day.
Have a great week.
The Year one Team
This week, is local history week and we will be learning all about how Coventry has changed over the years and learning about the story of Lady Godiva. We will be doing history every afternoon this week instead of our other foundation subjects.
Last week, the children completed the phonics screening test and we were very impressed with the amazing progress the children have made. Well done to the children and parents and carers for all your support in their home learning. Please continue to read the online books, complete the quiz and read the books sent home.
In Maths, we will be continuing to learn about money and how to count coins.
This week, is also assessment week and the children will be assessed on Reading, Grammar, Spelling and Maths to see what they have learnt in year one.
On Tuesday, it is the sponsored assault course please send your child to school in PE kit that day.
Have a great week.
The Year One Team
In the run up to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic games, 62 Coventry primary, secondary and special educational needs schools will be participating in a torch relay, the Flame of Friendship, leaving Coventry Cathedral on Thursday 22nd February and finishing on the University of Warwick campus on Monday 8th July. https://warwick.ac.uk/wie/flame_of_friendship/
The torch is bespoke to this event, designed especially for this event, designed as part of a competition in which more than 2000 Coventry pupils took part. The winning design was submitted by a pupil from Finham Park School and has subsequently been redeveloped at WMG, on the University of Warwick campus.
Flame of Friendship takes Olympic word to schools https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2v49170xn1o#:~:text=An%20Olympic%2Dstyle%20torch%20is,to%20the%20Paris%202024%20games.
On Wednesday 12th June, it was Coundon Primary’s turn to receive the Flame of Friendship. Sherbourne Fields travelled to our school to deliver it to us. They were greeted by the whole of Coundon during a warm and welcoming lap of the school grounds, where we clapped, cheered and waved scarves, flags or banners for them. The children really enjoyed themselves.
Then on Thursday 13th June, we had the honour of delivering the Flame of Friendship onto Allesley Primary School. The children that took place in the delivery of the torch showed great pride in being chosen and were great representatives for our school. A special thanks needs to go to Miss Mower and Miss Ferris, for agreeing to walk with them all the way!
This week the children will be doing their phonics screening tests. The final QR codes are below.
In Science, we will be learning about the seasonal changes as we move from Spring to Summer and learning how to stay safe in the sun.
In Topic, we will be learning about the Montgolfier brothers and how they invented the hot air balloon. We will be designing our our balloons, drawing and painting them as part of our Art topic.
In R.E we will be learning about why a synagogue is important to Jewish people.
In PSHE we will be starting our changing me unit of work.
In Maths, we will be learning about money, how to recognise coins and notes and how to count coins.
Have a great week.
The Year one Team
