Message from the teachers

Dear Year 1 families,

It was lovely to see so much support at the mini-marathon a couple of weeks ago. The children should be so proud of their efforts, it was wonderful to see them try so hard and having a good time while doing so! We also have another sporting event happening today with our Key Stage 1 Sports Day. We hope you enjoy cheering on the children and we are excited to see the children try their best and work as teams in their houses.

Phonics Screening Check

As mentioned previously, please find attached some information about the phonics screening check outlining what is involved. We have now started practising alien words in class which will form part of the screening check. The home learning sheets continue to be a great way of practising the sounds we have been revising this week. The phonics screening check will be administered the week of the 8^th of June.

parent psc info.pdf

Trip Update

On the Friday 22^nd May, we will be taking the children on a trip to Chessington Zoo. Children will be required to bring a packed lunch (nut-free and no fizzy drinks). It would also be great if they could be provided with a small snack, a water bottle and ideally a small rucksack to carry these items. Depending on the weather, please send them with a light coat and/or apply suncream before they come to school. Although it is a Friday, children should were school uniform as they will not be doing PE, but they are allowed to wear trainers instead of school shoes for comfort.

From the Year 1 team

An update from the classroom and the teaching and learning taking place

Literacy Update

In Literacy, we have started looking at the short film ‘The Blue Umbrella’ as our next text. The children will be working towards creating a storyboard for their own film based on this short film. We are continuing to practise all our basic Year 1 skills like capital letters, full stops and letter formation, as well as adding the suffix ‘-ing’ to the end of words. We can’t wait to see the children show off their creativity in their writing!

Maths Update

In Maths we have started looking at the topic of Multiplication and Division. We have been practising basic skills such as counting in 2s, 5s and 10s in addition to grouping and sharing objects. You can practise this at home by counting household objects in 2s and 5s or putting items into equal groups. In addition, please can you practise counting backwards in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

Coming up over the next few weeks…

Literacy – Text: The Blue Umbrella

Maths – Multiplication and Division

Phonics – Phonics Screening Check Revision – i (igh) , a (ai) , ow (oa), u (yoo)

History – How Have Explorers Changed the World?

RE – Places of Worship

PSHE – Citizenship

Music – Pitch

Art – Sculpture and 3D

Standing information

Hollymount Entitlement  

Trip to Chessington Zoo - Friday 22nd May

Fairy tale curriculum day - date TBC

PE Days (wear PE kit to school) – Wednesday and Friday

Website information

Remember to check out our website page for more information https://www.hollymount.org/Year-1/   

Our website also includes all curriculum information so you can find out what your child is learning https://www.hollymount.org/Our-Curriculum/  and has advice for support positive mental health https://www.hollymount.org/Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing/