Well back to the Summer Term! I hope you have all had a Happy and Holy Easter. It is lovely to see the children so eager and keen to get back to work - it has been such a long time since I have seen them. Our Jesuit focus this term will be to be compassionate and loving as we work to be disciples of Christ.
This week we have been learning……
English - our focus has been our RWI lessons where we concentrate on phonics, spelling, reading and writing. In class we continue to work hard on our pre-cursive handwriting, spelling of the common exception words and our independent sentence construction.
Maths - this week we have focusing in on subtraction of a two digit number. We have done this through partitioning of the second number in the calculation so that we can subtract the 10 and then the ones - for example 19-12 = we would do as 19-10=9 and the 9-2=7. This is to ensure the children understand what has happened to the number once ten has been subtracted and to allow them to see that the ones number remains the same (ones number please NOT units!) This has proved a little challenging to follow the steps, but we are getting there! All about noticing what has happened to the numbers and spot patterns.
RE - this half term our focus topic is @The Resurrection’ - this week we looked at how the disciples reacted to the news that Jesus had risen, with a particular interest in Thomas.
Science - we have started our new Plants topic by planting our own sunflower seeds and looking at chitting seed potatoes ready to be planed next week!
Topic - we have started our new UK study topic by zoning in on London and the sights of the capital and its geography.
Art - the children have started their sculpture topic by examining the work of Andy Goldsworthy and using his style for the inspiration of their own work. Please see photos to explain more!
Many congratulations to this week’s certificate winners….
Golden Award- Frazer to his SUPER phonics work this week - we are VERY impressed with how hard you are working!
Writing Award - James for an improvement in pre-cursive handwriting - keep it up!
Maths Award - Sienna for super subtraction work this week
Thank-you so much for those of you who have already made your donation for our CAFOD ‘Walk for Hunger’ campaign in support of the children’s daily Lenten Challenge. We have already raised nearly £2000!! If you haven’t yet done so, please make your donation through your PARENT PAY account. Many thanks.
Despite the legal rules on Covid changing, we still ask parents NOT to send their child to school if they suspect they have covid or have any covid symptoms. We know that children are mildly affected by this virus, but that is not always the case for the adults who teach them and the virus remains highly contagious. We have a number of covid cases throughout school at present - so PLEASE do a test if you are not sure and keep your child at home. Many thanks
IF YOUR CHILD IS OFF SCHOOL WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE THEY MUST TAKE A COVID TEST BEFORE THEY CAN RETURN TO SCHOOL.
We ask you to remain mindful of this when considering whether your child is well enough for school. We must still do all we can to keep each other safe. Mrs Veasey and I will continue to wear visors in class and masks in shared spaces to do all we can to keep each other and your children safe - we ask that you do all you can to keep our class a safe space for everyone. Many thanks for your continued support with this matter.
WE ASK THAT PARENTS INFORM THE OFFICE IF THEIR CHILD, OR ANYONE WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID - PLEASE INFORM THE OFFICE AND NOT JUST THE CLASS TEACHER. It matters to how your child’s absence is recorded and also allows us in school to keep an eye out for symptoms in your child, or inform other parents that there has been a positive case within the class.
If your child is isolating from school due to Covid 19, or any other illness and they are well enough to work, you can find their work on the HOME LEARNING page of the Year 1 section of the website. I have been using Oak Academy units as they all contain a little video and a task for the children to complete that does not require you to print anything - your child just needs a piece of paper and a pencil!! And maybe some colours for the art activities! https://www.ourladyassumption-sch.co.uk/yr1-home-learning
Please DO NOT send the work into school with your child on their return, but send photos of it through Class Dojo and add work to your child’s profile. You will each get an invite to this through the email you gave to school when your child was in Reception.
If your child is off school, please inform the office and NOT the Year 1 email or Class Dojo. Many thanks
Any questions or queries either catch me or Mrs Veasey at the gate or email using year1@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk.
Things to note…
Children should have their water bottles each day. Water bottles must be taken home and washed daily. Children can only have plain water in their bottles, not juice or flavoured water.
PE is Monday and Friday
Earrings cannot be worn for PE
Nail varnish cannot be worn for school.
Earrings should only be small, plain, gold or silver studs
Children should have long hair tied back for school
School bags should just be the red book bags you were given in Reception
Please keep reading folders in the children’s school bags so that they have them on the right day - many thanks.
Homework Expectations for Year 1 can be found on the Homework page. https://www.ourladyassumption-sch.co.uk/yr1-homework/2022/1/3/year-1-homework-expectations-spring-term
Please take a look at the attached letter about the achievements of the Shakespeare Programme within school and the award we have received! Many congratulations to all those involved. Award Letter
And finally…have a lovely weekend and stay safe…..Mrs Hollinghurst and Mrs Veasey
Take a look at a few photographs of our week…..
