Year 1 kicked off our new 'Splendid Skies' topic on Tuesday with a trip to the common. The children loved looking at the clouds and sketching the different shapes that they saw. They also enjoyed investigating the natural materials that they found and making twig letters with their finds.
We also made journey sticks to remind us of our memorable day.
This week, we have focused on phonics rather than doing reading groups in readiness for next week's Phonics Screening. Please continue to practice sounds and blending with your child.
In maths, we did a whole-school task to allow the children to show their reasoning skills. It was lovely to see them using their knowledge of addition to find solutions to the task.
In English, we have started our new Power of Reading book and discussed images from the book and specifically looking at different types of skies.
Reminders
Please remember your child needs to have a hat and a water bottle in school every day.
To encourage the children to become more independent, we would now like you to drop them off at the blue, outside door rather than coming into school with them - thank you.
Thank you
The Year 1 team
