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Year 1

Welcome to Year 1!

 

Our Class Teacher is Mrs Burtt

Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Cooke, Miss Layman & Mrs Hale.

 

 

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Year 1 Non Negotiables for Writing, Reading and Maths

Half Termly Curriculum Letters.

Welcome to Year 1.

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Welcome Meeting.

Well done for receiving your certificates this week and the Wonka bar.

In Art, we went outside to do observational drawings of plants.

Well done to the children who received their certificates this week and for winning the Wonka.

Today the weather was so nice so we completed our maths outside. We had to find 2-digit numbers, write numbers, use rulers and cubes to measure objects, puzzles and capacity.

In maths, we have been learning about capacity. We had to find empty, half-full and full. We also made magic potions and had to see how many millilitres each potion was.

Well done to the children who received their certificates this week for reading, handwriting, CHAMP and 100 house points.

In English, we re-wrote the Tiger Who came Tea. In Maths, we made sandwiches to show half and quarter.

We decided to have a go at writing our own version of the Tiger Who Came to Tea at home. We had a penguin, dragon and rabbit instead of a tiger.

We enjoyed having our tea party. We ate our sandwiches, we had cakes and biscuits.

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Well done to children who received their certificates this week.

We had great fun making our pizzas today and are looking forward to eating them. We talked about the ingredients and where they came from.

In English, we wrote a shopping list and a set of instructions for our pizzas.

In Maths, we have been learning to identify different coins.

In DT, we learnt about levers and pivots. We drew and beanstalk and made the giant or Jack look like they were coming down the beanstalk.

In Geography, we went on a walk to look at our local area. We drew what we could see. We also talked about if it was a physical or human feature.

Well done to the children for receiving their certificates this week.

In DT, we are learning about moving pictures. We drew the scenery and the characters. We then used a lollipop stick to move our character along.

Well done to the children who received their certificates this week.

In Art, we have been learning about the artist Lowry. We mixed white and black together to make grey. We then painted the background on fabric.

In English, we re-wrote the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We made our story into a beanstalk.

Well done to the children for receiving certificates for handwriting, CHAMP and reading.

Today we started our KS1 gardening project! You may remember that we were inspired to improve an area of our school grounds after reading the story ‘The Secret Sky Garden’. We bought some plants and compost with the money you kindly donated. We can’t wait to see them grow!

To celebrate Earth Day, each child at Gade Valley has planted a sunflower seed. In Year 1, we also made Earth chimes, made mud cakes, did some digging and made camps.

In Science, we are growing runner beans.

We learnt about road safety. We listened to a story and learnt the Green Cross Code.

We went outside to practise how to keep safe near to a road.

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STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

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In PSHCE, we drew a picture of our friend. We then wrote words that describe what qualities they have.

Well done to the children who received certificates for CHAMP of the week, handwriting and reading

In English, we have been learning to sequence the days of the week. We also used words to show past tense.

In PSHCE, we are learning about different families. We drew who were in our family and then wrote about how being in a family makes us feel.

In Geography, we were learning about different types of homes. We drew what our homes look like and wrote some facts about them.

Spring Term 2

Look who received a certificate this week!

In History, we have been learning about inspirational woman. We looked at Mae Jemison, Mary Anning and Amelia Earhart.

Well done for receiving CHAMP of the week, Handwriting and Reading certificates.

In DT, we have been designing and then flying our kites because in the book the ‘Secret Sky Garden,’ Funni and Zoo like flying their kites

Lets Go Fly Our Kites!

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In English, we have been reading the ‘Secret Sky Garden.’ Funni has a special place so we wrote where our special place is.

In PSHE, we have been learning about the importance of being healthy and what we can do to help ourselves.

Spring Term 2. 
It has been a productive first week back and we have had lots of fun learning about our environment. 

Reading certificates.

Look who received their certificates.

We made a persuasive video to encourage people to pick up litter.

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In English, we made persuasive posters to explain why it is important to pick up litter.

Merry Christmas from Year 1.

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In PE, the children received certificates for taking part in DSSN cross country and mini Olympic festivals. The girls came first for cross country and received some lovely medals.

Look has received CHAMP of the week, handwriting, the Wonka bar and 100 read certificates.

Well done to the children who have received a certificate for 100% attendance.

In RE, we have been learning about why Christians celebrate Christmas.

In Art, we have been learning how to apply colour using different tools. We first used a paint brush and water colours. Next, we used cotton buds to show the different colours of the seasons and finally, we used pencils to draw a tree, cut it out using scissors and then stuck it on to the piece of paper using glue. The end result was our season picture.

Look who received this weeks certificates for reading, handwriting and CHAMP.

In English, we read the story ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes.’ We discussed how he would have felt, we wrote questions to find out his favourite colour, season and pattern, we wrote a list to show the clothes we have designed him. Finally, we wrote him a letter to explain how we helped him.

Well done to the children who received this weeks certificates for reading, handwriting and CHAMP.

We have been getting ready for Christmas.

Well done to the children who received a certificate for handwriting, CHAMP of the Week and reading 50 reads.

In Geography, we have been using the iPads to find facts about the North Pole.

In English, we have been writing our letters to Santa.

We walked to the postbox. We heard the jingle of the bell as we posted our letters.

Look who received the Handwriting and CHAMP certificate this week and have read 50 times. Well done to you all.

In Geography, we have been learning about our wonderful weather. We have been comparing the differences between a hot and cold country. We are looking at the Arctic and Jamaica.

In Science, we having been investigating the changes that occur to our environment during the season of autumn.

In PSHE, we have been talking about the importance of being kind. We said we need to listen, be helpful, play nicely and take turns. Finally, we drew ourselves in the I to show we are the I in KIND.

We have been writing sentences using our spellings.

Look at our display with our lovely books we made.

In English, we read the story ‘ Lost and Found.’ We re-wrote the story, we made front covers and were illustrators.

Well done to the children who received certificates for reading 50 times, handwriting, CHAMP of the week and the Wonka bar.

In Phonics, we have been learning about vowels and consonants. We have been writing CVC and CCVC words. We have been using chalk and large pieces of paper with pens.

In Maths, we have been learning about time. We made clocks and we played “What’s the Time Mr Wolf.’

Friday 6th November: Well done to the children who received certificates for reading 50 times, handwriting, CHAMP of the week and the Wonka bar for reading 5 times at home.

English: Our fantastic work on fireworks.

Maths: We have been learning about 2D shapes. We made pictures using the different shapes.

A lovely message from one of the children.

In English, we have been reading Oliver’s Vegetables. We learnt about bossy words and used them to help us write instructions for vegetable soup. We then made our own soup.

Friday 23rd October: Look who received the certificate for handwriting, CHAMP of the week, 50 Reads and the Wonka bar.

In Art, we have been learning about Henri Matisse. He drew a portrait of a ‘Women in a Hat’ so we decided to draw ‘Mrs Burtt in a Hat.’ We used pastels to add colour, just like Henri Matisse.

Look at our fantastic artwork. I hope you can see the likeness.

Friday 16th October: Congratulations to the children who received CHAMP of the week certificate and the handwriting certificate.

Having fun at our disco.

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We have had lots of fun learning this week. In Science, we made glasses. In English, we used the iPads to help with our spelling,. In Art, we mixed colours to show primary and secondary colours and finally we completed lots of activities when the sports people came.

Our Class Assembly.

Please watch the 5 different clips to see what we have been learning in our class. 

English and History.

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Art.

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Maths.

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PE.

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Brain Break.

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Friday 9th October: Congratulations to the children for receiving the handwriting certificate and CHAMP of the week for being perseverant.

In English and History we have been learning about old and new toys.

We made new bunting for our houses: Squirrels, Red Kites, Badgers, Hedgehogs and Foxes.

Friday 2nd October: Well done to the children for receiving the handwriting certificate, CHAMP certificate for being motivated and for winning the Wonka bar.

In art we have been learning about the artist ‘Henri Matisse.’ We created our own pieces of artwork.

Look at our fantastic sentences. We have remembered capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

We have been using different equipment to practise our numbers, shapes and patterns.

Friday 25th September: Well done for receiving Handwriting certificate, CHAMP of the week, the Wonka bar and reading bingo certificate.

Congratulations for receiving CHAMP of the week. the Handwriting certificate and the Wonka bar.

Today we practised our spellings and wrote a sentence using one of the words.

We have been learning to share our toys, use our imagination, make rockets using different materials, write and draw pictures to our family and friends.

We have been having lots of fun with numbers this week.

                 Our Learning Journey 2019/2020

We have been learning the ‘Waggle dance.’ Bees do this to show other bees where the best flowers are.

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PE: Rhythmic dance, using ribbons.

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In Maths, we used 2D shapes to make our mummy’s, flowers and bumble bees.

In Art, we painted pictures of our amazing mummy’s.

We made homes to attract bees into our garden.

In Maths, we have been learning about money. We went to Pruden’s Bakery to buy either a gingerbread man or a teddy bear biscuit. We had to use different coins to pay for them.

We have been making bumblebees using wool - linked to English and Science.

We had fun guessing each others characters on World Book Day.

In History, we have been learning about who invented the traffic lights.

In Science and outside learning we made a bug house in the Year 1 garden. Over the weeks we are going to observe how many different bugs it attracts.

In maths, we have been practising adding and subtracting, number bonds, repeating patterns and sequencing numbers.

In English, we have been practising our spellings, writing sentences, reading books, completing puzzles and practising our phonics.

In history, we have been learning about the Wright brothers. We made and tested our aeroplanes, some flew better than others.

Big Birdwatch Day.

Big Birdwatch Day: We enjoyed the cross-curricular learning that took place throughout the day.

In English we have been using the book The Room on the Broom to make rhyming sentences and magic spells. To end the week, we went to the Radlett Centre to watch the show.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Day: We made our own sweet and chocolate machines.

In PSHE, we have identified our dreams and goals.

In Maths, we have been ordering numbers, understanding the value of a number and partitioning numbers.

Thank you to Tony and his family for bringing in a lucky red envelope for each of the children. We would like to wish you a Happy New Year.

In History and DT, we learnt about Leonardo Da Vinci, he invented the parachute. We designed our parachute, made it and then tested it.