Class 1 Blog

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Once again; thank you all for a wonderful week this week!

In English this week the children’s work has continued to be influenced by; The Way Back Home; completing our unit by writing a sequenced character description using all of the skills learnt over the course of the unit. Next week will see us start our new unit based upon the book Pumpkin Soup!

In Maths we continue to expand our knowledge of Place Value; investigating numbers (more and less than given numbers). It was great to see so many of you on Tuesday morning! In History we spent time delving further into the Titanic, even finding the time to explore the inside of the ship and place the key events on a timeline. In Geography we have investigated the weather and continued our experiments in Science. In PE we had a trip to the beach in dance to show how waves break on the shore.

Homework:

Spelling

In school this week the children having been practising spelling using the ‘ee’ special friends. To support this learning, I have set up a game on PurpleMash for the children to play at home.

Maths and English activities can be found on Seesaw as usual.

Have a great weekend!

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Once again; thank you all for a wonderful week this week!

In English this week the children’s work has continued to be influenced by; The Way Back Home. We have used our senses to describe and explored how to join sentences with a conjunction. Next week, we will seek to apply our work on joining sentences using ‘and’. In maths we have continued our Place Value unit; exploring; representing objects, recognising numbers as words and counting on from a given number. In History we have introduced the Titanic and learnt briefly about the historical importance the vessel had. In science we have carried on with our investigations in to autumn (the impact of temperature change and change in sunlight hours). In PE we have danced to rain and managed to work in unison and to the beat.

Homework:

Spelling

In school this week the children having been practising spelling using the ‘ay’ and ‘oy’ special friends. To support this learning, I have set up a game on PurpleMash for the children to play at home.

Original message: Maths/English – Unfortunately I am having a few problems login onto Seesaw, in the manner in that I cannot see the children’s accounts. Therefore, I will endeavour to fix the problem later this evening. If I am unable to resolve the problem I will update you all on Monday. Sorry!

Updated: The maths and English homework can now be found on Seesaw, thank you for your patience.

RWI Oxford Owl login

In your child’s book bag I have included a copy of their login details for the online version of the book they are reading in school, to aid further reading at home. You will also find quizzes and games for the children to play too. If you have any problems accessing the resource do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a great weekend!

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Thank you all for a wonderful week this week!

In English this week the children have been using Oliver Jeffer’s animation; The Way Back Home to influence their work. We have been identifying adjectives to describe what the alien looks like; followed by writing expanded noun phrases. Next week, we will seek to use our senses to describe the alien; followed by using the conjunction ‘and’ to join two clauses. In maths we have commenced the place value unit and have explored sorting objects, counting objects and counting objects from a larger group. Next week, we will be representing objects, recognising numbers as words, counting on from a given number and 1 more than. In relation to foundation subjects we have explored historical language in history, investigated key features of the four seasons in Science, in PE we have partaken in games and dance, finally in IT we have practised login in to the computers.

Homework:

Homework this week will entail an IT related activity (well an activity that will support us in our IT lessons at school), Maths and English.

IT:

To log onto the computer system at school the children need to be able to type into the computer their surname. Therefore, it would be beneficial for the children to practise writing their surname at home, so that they are 100% sure as to how to spell their surname.

Spelling

In school this week the children having been practising spelling using the ‘ai’ special friend. To support this learning, I have set up a game on PurpleMash for the children to play at home.

English

In English this week we have had a really big push on including finger spaces between on words when writing a sentence; therefore to aid this I have placed an activity onto Seesaw for the children to have a go at. The children may need support in reading the document and it would be beneficial to discuss where the spaces need to go on the first two questions. The sentences writing activity can be completed on paper and than a photograph uploaded to Seesaw.

Maths

For maths I have uploaded a counting objects activity onto Seesaw.

Due date:

All homework is due for submission on Purple Mash or Seesaw by Thursday 22nd September.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Mallison.

Oh my gosh Class 1, how quick did that week go? If I would have blinked I would have missed it! However, as the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun!

It has been a very busy week, yet it has been filled with fun and laughter. The children have worked very hard and it has been lovely getting to know you all. Just a few house keeping bits and bobs:

Homework

I will set homework on a Friday using the class blog; starting from next week and the children will need to submit their work the following Thursday. Generally; the homework will be an activity that can be completed on Seesaw or submitted using Seesaw. I will send out login details next week. Spelling will also be sent as part of the homework package for practicing purposes; this will be set on Purple Mash (login details can be found inside reading records). It may seem like you need to check a variety of different platforms for homework; however the first point of call should be the blog where I will detail each step for that week.

PE

Hopefully, you will have received your newsletter via email today or a text message; if not, PE will take place on a Monday and Friday. Monday outdoor and Friday indoor, please send your child into school wearing their PE kit as per the school PE policy.

Have a great weekend!

Mr Mallison

I just wanted to start by saying how impressed I have been with homework submitted in the past couple of weeks. The content and explanations have been superb!

In maths this week the children have completed a mix of both multiplication and division. All of the children should be super proud of all of their achievements. For their homework I have uploaded a division activity to Seesaw.

In our English sessions we have explored imperative verbs in preparation for writing instructions. Therefore for homework this week I have uploaded a verb activity to Seesaw.

Furthermore, to support learning of multiplication children, don’t forget to check out the games on:

Have a great weekend!!!!!

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Oh my gosh, I cannot believe that we are now in the second half of the summer term! It only feels like yesterday that you were all starting your first half-term with me.

This week you have all worked really hard, particularly in Maths and English. Adults at home – the children have worked on plurals in English (leading into our work on writing instructions) and multiplication in maths. Some of us, found a few of the activities a little bit tricky, therefore I thought it would be a really good idea to have a practice at both of these skills as part of this weeks homework.

Both, the Maths and English tasks have been uploaded to Seesaw.

Submission: 17th June.

Furthermore, to support learning of multiplication children, don’t forget to check out the games on:

Next week for our homework will see a return to utilising the principles of talk for write.

Have a great weekend!!!!!

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Another fantastic week of learning fun was had by all!

Maths Homework

This week in maths we have been learning about volume and capacity. On Seesaw I have uploaded the following worksheet for you to have a go at!

English

This week, we’ve had a really big push on full stops as well as first person pronouns. Although we could do with a bit of a recap on word classes. Therefore, over the next few weeks I’m going to be posting activities linked to word classes onto Seesaw. Feel free to complete on Seesaw using text boxes or the interactive pen or print and send into school. This week your focus is verb which is a doing word.

Also don’t forget about

Have a a great weekend!

Good Afternoon Class 1!

I want to say a massive thank you for this afternoon the taste test for Design and Technology was a great success. Also I am very proud of you all for trying everything, even when you were a little bit unsure as to whether or not you would like it or not. Check out Seesaw for pictures.

Maths Homework

This week in maths we have been learning about weight and mass. On Seesaw I have uploaded the following worksheet for you to have a go at!

English

Next week we are going to be having a big push on punctuation, therefore I want us to have a little practice with full stops. Once again on Seesaw I will be posting the following activity:

Q6 asks you to write the sentence correctly on the line. I am more than happy for you to ask your child to write the sentence on a separate piece of paper and then for you to upload it to Seesaw.

Have a great weekend!

Good Evening Class 1,

I hope I find you well on this glorious sunny afternoon! What an amazing first week of the summer term, the children have worked extremely hard and should be rightly proud of themselves. Hopefully the class 1 newsletter has found its way to you this week with email. Just a quick reminder of two items on the newsletter; hats and sun protection. As we move through the summer term we will be spending more time outside and it is paramount that the children have a suitable hat in school to wear when we go outside. Additionally, you may wish to apply sun protection prior to school, when we are expecting particularly sunny days, as in previous years you can send sun protection into school so long as your child is able to apply it and that the container is labelled.

Maths

All children have been supplied with login details for Times Tables Rockstars. Please continue to use this platform to practice your times tables. If you are unable to get logged in, please do not hesitate to speak with me and I will provide you with passwords etc.

English

Task 1:

Can you improve these sentences?

the unicorn ate cake

OuR class book is the Squirrells wHo squabbled

Can you improve the start of these sentences?

gold fish in the pond.

my favourite food is salmon.

Can you improve this sentence?

eye sore a gr8 big aeroplane

Challenge Task:

Can you write a short story about Bruce and Cyril?

Your writing should include:

1. Capital letters
2. and
3. adjectives
4. question marks
5. exclamation marks

Submitting work: Please could you take images of your child’s writing/record videos of your child saying the sentence and upload onto Seesaw?

Have a great weekend, Mr Mallison

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Congratulations on another fantastic week in year 1, I can’t believe that we only have one week left of the Spring term!

Maths

In your book bag you have a login for Times Tables Rock stars. Over the next week I would like you to login in and have a go at practicing your times tables. Remember children, the questions that you receive are generated by the website based upon the answers you provide and the speed of your correct answers.

Note for parents:

I have introduced the children to times table rock stars today, we have completed the initial assessment. At this initial stage I would advise that they only access garage mode. Within garage mode the website will generate suitable questions for the children to answers based upon their responses, for example the more confident they become the harder the questions will become. To begin with, the majority of the class will receive questions based around 1×10 through to 4 x10. We have spent time in school discussing multiplication, although we are in the infancy of this.

English

Can you improve these sentences?

the cat was on the fence

i saw a aple in the three

Can you improve the start of these sentences?

I went to the seaside.

Cardfiff in the capital of Wales

Scafell Pike is the tallest mountain in England.

Can you improve this sentence?

on Saturdai I plaid golph

Submitting work: Please could you take images of your child’s writing/record videos of your child saying the sentence and upload onto Seesaw?

Have a great weekend, Mr Mallison