Class 1 Blog

Today in Class 1, the Big Bad Wolf has been on trial. First, the children came up with arguments for and against letting him back into the forest. Next, the children weighed up the arguments and had time to discuss their opinions…the children decided to let him back in.

This afternoon in Class 1 the children have investigated different houses. The children explored the houses of significant people, matching them to the houses they live in. They also compared the houses looking at what was similar and what was different.Tomorrow we are going to be drawing our own houses.

Good Morning Class 1.

I hope you are all very well today.

I have posted two pieces of homework onto Seesaw for you to have a go at this week, to be completed by Wednesday 19th January. If you have any questions about your homework, please come and see me.

Lastly, next week I will be popping a piece of written English homework in a homework book for you, I will still post onto the blog to highlight what homework you have as I may not issue a piece of English homework every week.

Thank you,

Mr Mallison

Today in IT the children have been using Purple Mash to learn about coding. They have been actions to objects, in our case that was instructing fish to move using coding blocks.

This morning the children have enjoyed using their acting skills to retell the story of Little Red Riding Hood in English.

Challenge: Can you retell the story to your adult at home?

Welcome back! I hope that you all have had a lovely Christmas break and I would like to wish you all a happy new year.

We have an exciting term ahead with our theme, ‘Best of British’

So far this week the children have shown great interest and have many questions that they would like to find out the answer to. As set out in the newsletter, we will explore Everyday materials in Science as well as child-led discovery of Britain in the last 50 years (homes and toys). Our Art work will be influenced by Hepworth and Moore and the children will be sculpting.

Homework

Homework will officially start next week, however I have a mini-challenge for the children to complete. I would like the children to bring in any photographs, leaflets, postcards etc that are linked to any of the nations of the UK. For example if you have visited Wales and have any photos that we could put on display that would be fantastic.

Additionally, if you have any old toys (both the children, adults and grandparents) that you are able to loan to us, it would really help with the children’s research into toys from the past.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Mr Mallison

Good Afternoon Class 1!

After a very busy week practicing for our amazing Christmas Play, writing about the pirates next door, learning about the Good Samaritan and continuing with our tricky work on addition; I’m sure that you are all ready for a well deserved break over the weekend.

For your homework I would like you to:

Task 1:

Continue to practise your lines for the play (parents and adults at home you are in for a treat! The children have been fabulous in their rehearsals). It might be helpful if your adult at home could read the line before yours so that you are 100% ready to say your piece.

Task 2:

I have set a 2do on Purple Mash that links to the phonics work that we have been completing in class this week (the children might need a couple of prompts as they choose the letters).

Task 3:

I have also set a spelling game on Purple Mash too.

Good Evening Class 1,

I hope you have all had a lovely afternoon practising the play with Mrs Atkinson and Mrs Platten.

This week for your homework I would like you to continue to practise your lines for the play (task 1).

As well as practising your lines I have popped a phonics activity onto Seesaw too for you to complete (it’s a very fun treasure hunt that that whole family can join in with!) (task 2).

Good Evening Class 1!

I hope I find you all well? What a wonderful first week back after the half-term break! We have had a wonderful week exploring bonfire night, finishing off our Kenyan huts, part-whole models in maths, exploring difference in RE and dare I say it…starting rehearsals for the Christmas production!

This week for our homework, I would like the children to initially access Purple Mash to play the spelling game that I have set as a 2do. We will not be testing the children in school I would just like the children to practice their spellings. You may wish to encourage the children to use the words from the game in conversations with you and then practice writing the words down and then in sentences, should you wish to push them a little further.

Secondly, I would like the children to practice using part-whole models (set as a 2do on Purple Mash). You may need to support the children in clicking on the pop up screen, although we have used Purple Mash alot in school and they are very good at using it!

Finally, in phonics this week we have introduced the children to ou and ay. I have set a further game on Purple Mash for the children to have a go at, please encourage the children to sound out the phoneme grapheme correspondence to decode the word, before submitting their answers.

Summary:

Spelling Game on Purple Mash.

Part-Whole Models on Purple Mash.

Phonics Game

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend (remember your homework is not due in until next Friday).

Take care

Mr Mallison

Good Afternoon Class 1,

Congratulations on such an amazing week of learning!

My personal highlights include our trip to the IT suite (we are slowly becoming IT experts), our wonderful ocean crafting and your superb acting in English. Also our recorded guided reading predictions were pretty impressive too!

I can’t wait for Sam’s Safari in the morning too! I’m sure that it’s going to be lots and lots of fun!

I have posted two activities onto Seesaw for your homework this week.

Task 1: Comparing numbers using < = > .

Task 2: Capital letters and full stops.