On Thursday we marked the Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, 29th June, by learning about these two men and what their lives teach us about the love of God. We learnt that mistakes are always forgiven and nothing is impossible if we have faith in the Lord. Read more about these two men here. St Peter & St Paul.

English - we have continued on with our RWI lessons. During these sessions we all focus on phonics, reading, spelling and sentence development. We have also been working on our pre-cursive handwriting in which we focus on how to write our letters, starting on the line. We are continuing to work hard on our common exception words, reading them in class every day!

Maths - this week has been all about measuring. This week we have worked on measuring in non-standard measures, using cubes to measure height and length. We have all had great fun in the process!! We have used lots of mathematical language to express comparison between objects. A very practical week.

RE - this week has been all about the Miracles of Jesus. This week we have focused on the story of Jesus healing the blind man. We have listened to the story, reflected on how we would have felt, and how the faith of the people in the house and of the man himself, meant that Jesus was able to heal him.

Art - this week the children have continued with their work on printing - making their own templates for printing.

Science - the sunflowers we planted continue to grow well - exciting stuff. This week we made posters all about the birds, flowers and mammals we could see in summer, along with answers questions about what the different seasons are like.

Topic - our topic focus this half term is HISTORY and Explores. This week we continued with our work on the explorer Christopher Columbus, sporting the question Hero or villain? After collecting more evidence we wrote five key facts about the man. The children will make up their own minds about what they think about this man and what he did once they have all the evidence they need. A key historical skill.

ICT - this week we started our new topic on Rockets! This week the children used the laptops to create a list of all the items they would need to build a rocket.

Many congratulations to all of this week’s winners…

Golden Award - Jacob for showing respect through the use of lovely manners to everyone he speaks to

Writing Award - Demilade for a super retell of the story of Jesus healing the blind man.

Maths Award - Amelia for super measuring work this week using cubes.

PE will be on Monday and Friday so please send the children into class in the PE kits on those days. No earrings can be worn for PE so please ensure that they are taken out at home.

Water bottles - This will come home each night to be cleaned and re-filled. Please only use the school bottles and ensure your child brings theirs each day.
I will not be in class on a Thursday afternoon, as it is my release time. This will be covered by Mrs Veasey and Miss Sanderson and is also when the children will have Music with Mrs Watson
Homework Expectations - please see the Homework page for what I expect the children to do at home…..don’t worry, it’s mainly just reading!! Yr1 Homework — Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (squarespace.com)
PHONICS Support - take a look at Oxford Owl for information about how you can help your child at home with their phonics and reading. This is is a great site in general but the page linked has a super little video showing how the sounds should be pronounced. See how many sounds your child knows! How can I support my child with phonics? - Oxford Owl for Home
Earrings - please ensure these are only small gold/silver studs as stated in the uniform policy - some of the earrings in school are getting a bit too big. Many thanks
Nail Varnish - please ensure any nail varnish is removed for the pupils come into class. It should not be worn at school.
In this hot weather the children should come to school wearing sun cream, have a hat with them and have their water bottle each day. Please note the message sent during the week stating that children must wear shoes, and not sandals, to school for safety reasons. Many thanks.

Just a ‘heads up’ with a few useful dates…

5th July -MOVING UP AFTERNOON - a chance for the children to experience an afternoon in Year 2!

11th July - Year 1 trip to the beach - start praying now for sunshine!!!

14th July - KS1 SPORTS MORNING (Sport’s Day - but just the morning for KS1 - KS2 are in the pm) Please note that if it rains and we are unable to do sports day, our next date will be 17th July

17th July - Reports out to Parents

20th July - SCHOOLS CLOSES FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

YEAR 1 SCHOOL TRIP TO THE BEACH - TUESDAY 11TH JULY 2023!

Your child will have brought home a letter tonight about our little trip to the beach on Tuesday 11th July - please read letter and fill in slip to return to school by WEDNESDAY 5th JULY. Money should be paid through your parent pay account. Many thanks….fingers crossed for sunshine!!! Thanks SO much to the PFTA for their VERY kind and generous donation to help with the cost of the coach.

Trip Letter

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