We have talked about this quote a lot this week and how hard it can be to believe something that you have not seen with your own eyes. This is where the power of faith comes to play and how the disciples showed their love and faith in Jesus through their belief in the Resurrection. We have discussed why Thomas found is so hard to believe and which type of person we think we would have been - and which ones we would like to be in the future. Year 1 continue to grow in their faith journey and in their love of the Lord.
This week we have continued to think of ourselves as Easter People as we are still in Easteride and have heard many of the stories of when Jesus appeared to his disciples. In this story we are reminded of the need to have faith in the Lord and know that He will provide.
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. We have also been working on a story called The Dragon Machine in our imaginative writing this week - I am AMAZED with the children’s work!!
Maths - this week we have focusing in on compassion through the use of the equal to, greater than and less than signs. We have compared two calculations, solved them first and then compared them through the use of the correct sign. We have also moved on to solving words problems and working out which operation to use.
RE - this half term our focus topic is The Resurrection’ - this week we looked at how the Thomas reacted when he heard for the first time that Jesus had rose from the dead and how he behaved when he finally saw Jesus again.
Science - we have continued our new Plants topic by examining evergreen and deciduous trees - we have started to name a few common trees and tried to identify them through the shape of their leaves.
Topic - we have continued our UK study on London, this week focusing in on the physical and human features of the landscape., along with the Geography of the city.
Art - this week’s work was inspired by the work of Richard Long and his letter series series. This was all about ripping small pieces of paper and layering them them to form the shape of their initial letter.
Many congratulations to this week’s certificate winners……
Golden Award - Archer for super work on our Dragon Machine topic this week - great use of language form the story in your our writing!
Writing Award - Alicia for beautiful handwriting that makes Mrs Hollinghurst smile EVERY time!
Maths Award - George for excellent problem solving work this week.
Year 1 Phonics Screening takes place the week of Monday 6th June - please see previous posts for further details. All children have now had a practice run through a paper with me so they all know what to expect, although the term Phonic Screening HAS NOT been used by me when talking to the children. This is my pressure - not theirs!
Key Stage 1 will be holding a Teddy Bears’ Picnic on FRIDAY 20TH MAY 2022 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. On this day the children will be asked to wear red, white and blue clothes for the day and bring in their own teddy for our Teddy Bears’ picnic lunch which will be held with the rest of KS1 on the field that day. As Yr 1 all receive a free school lunch, their lunch for that day will be a picnic lunch box to enjoy outside with their friends. We are asking parents for a contribution to PFTA funds of £1 for each child. The rest of the afternoon will be spent engaged in playground games, craft and fun activities all relating the the Platinum Jubilee. Please keep your fingers crossed for lovely weather and keep an eye out for the PFTA letter which will be sent home soon with further details! 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.
Please do not come onto school grounds if you have tested positive for covid - if you need help getting your child to school you can park on the CHURCH car park, give through to the school office and a member of staff will come to collect your child from your car. Thank-you.
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. Year 1 Homework Expectations - SUMMER TERM — Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (ourladyassumption-sch.co.uk)
SPORTS DAY FOR KS1 WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY 28TH JUNE
And finally…have a lovely weekend and stay safe…..Mrs Hollinghurst and Mrs Veasey
Take a look at a few photographs of our week…..
