Whiteley Year one

Friday 18th October We have used our own senses to explore activities in the outdoor classroom.  We identified food stuffs using our sense of smell and learnt how our sense of smell protects us from eating foods that have gone bad.  Phonics This week at school we have continued learning our new Phase 5 sounds and tricky words.  Please can we ask that you make sure that you read the allocated Bug Club book this week with your child to practise the new digraphs "ay", "a_e", "eigh", "ey" and "ei" and new tricky words 'Mr' and 'Mrs'.  This makes such a difference to how your child remembers and applies this new learning in class.  Thank you! We have also allocated some games on Bug Club to practise reading and spelling words with these sounds. If you fancy an extra read to practise the alternative "ai" graphemes above, we have allocated the books below; I will amaze you, Dave's Big Day and The Runaway train. Th...

Friday 17th October How animals use their sense to survive This week we really enjoyed our visit from Zoo Lab. We had a chance to hold and stroke some of the animals and learnt some interesting facts about how they use their senses. The animals that visited us were :- Giant African Snail Madagascan Hissing Cockroach Tree Frog Corn Snake Rose Tarantula Science/English You might like to ask your child what facts they can remember about the animals? In English we have been writing sentences about how these animals use their senses to survive.  E.g. The corn snake smells with its tongue and feels with its skin. Reading Please continue to read 3 times the allocated book for your child on Bug Club. You may like to also read together How animals smell,taste and touch . We looked at this book together to find out some more interesting information about how animals use their senses to survive.  We have now started phase 5 phonics. This week the children have learnt 'ph and wh'.  W...

Friday 10th October  In Science this week we have been learning how animals use movement to survive.  We discussed how animals move to find food and avoid predators.  We went for a walk in the woods to find animals and observe how they move.  We drew careful pictures of the animals that we collected. Maths This week in Maths  we have been investigating different ways of partitioning numbers and recording our findings.  We tried hard to work systematically to find all of the possible ways to make a given number - see above. You might like to play this game to practice your number bonds. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/robot-more-or-less Next week we will have Zoolab in to share animals. If your child has any allergies we might not be aware of please let your child's teacher know. Phonics workshop 21st or 22nd October. 

  Friday 3rd October Maths This week in Maths we have been learning to represent groups using  whole/part models and number sentences - see image above.  We have worked on solving simple problems e.g. There are 2 birds in the tree, how many more birds do we need to make 5? Try the games below 1 more game adding to 10 game Phonics In Phonics this week we have spent this week consolidating Phase 4 Phonics - words with adjacent consonants and phase 4 tricky words. Thank you for working on the reading challenge at home with your child.  We are noticing such a difference in the confidence of the children who are reading each day at home. We have had a delivery of bronze rocket badges so when your child completes their bronze reading challenge please let us know. P.E. We have been doing a great job learning to participate in team games in P.E.  These practise the skills of changing speed and direction.  We were really pleased with the children's resilience and te...

  Friday 26th September Thank you for ensuring that your child is arriving promptly at school.  It has made such a difference  in each class  to the start of the school day. In science this week we have been learning that animals need food to survive, and that food gives them energy to move and material to grow. The children have learnt that all animals are different and so eat different foods. Some only eat plants (herbivores), some eat other animals (carnivores) and some eat both (omnivores).  A predator is an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals. Prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.    The children have used this information and vocabulary to make a simple food chain.  You might like to watch the food chain video below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3c2xnb   We have allocated the book "Rabbits" to share together on Bug Club to practise the language introduced above. Next week we will be fin...

  Friday 19th September This week we have started our 'Feathered Friends' learning journey.  We have allocated 'Hungry Birds' to your child on Bug Club to share at home together and find out some facts and information about birds.   This week we have been visited by Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre.  We had an amazing class talk with the birds' keeper, then experienced a flying session in the hall.  The children were very excited to see such incredible birds up close.  This visit was to develop the children's science learning in relation to animals and how animals move, feed and sense their environment to survive. Phonics We have allocated a book for your child to read at home on Bug Club this week.  It is really important for your child to read this book at home as it practises the phonic sounds and tricky words that we have learnt at school and builds your child's fluency and confidence.  You will find a sticker in your child's reading l...