| 30/1/26 |
It's been a week of excitement in Year 1. A special picture was sent to us which we worked in partners to look at. From this picture we noted all the things we could see. Including a blue alien hiding in a window in the background! We look forward to finding out more about this picture and what it means. In Maths, we looked at near doubles, which means working out a double and adding 1 more, and we now begin to explore subtraction within 20. In art, we discussed the three primary colours and had fun mixing paint to create secondary colours. In History, we looked at the achievements and timeline of the significant astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Well done year 1s! |
| 23/1/26 |
This week in Year 1 we finished off our Power of Reading text ‘Beegu’. We drew pictures comparing what made Beegu feel happy throughout the story and what caused her to feel lonely and sad. We then wrote sentences sequencing the events of the story. In Maths, we continue with addition and subtraction to 20. We looked at making number bonds to 20 and working out doubles. In PSHE we have been focusing on our dreams and goals. We had a class discussion about what we want to be one day, why we would like to have this career and what qualities would be important for this career. It was so lovely to see the children dressed up for our career day! |
| 16/1/26 |
Well done Year 1 on a great week! In writing, we continued looking at our Power of Reading text ‘Beegu’. We discussed how Beegu might be feeling and what could help her. We decided to put these thoughts into a letter to Beegu, offering her a kind word. In Maths, we move onto addition and subtraction to 20. This week we focused on counting on adding ones using number bonds. In Science, we had fun spotting objects around us and discussing which materials are used to create each object. In Art, we took a look at our new artist Barbara Hepworth and shared our views on her work. |
| 9/1/26 |
We have had a super start to the term in Year 1! We started our new Power of Reading text ‘Beegu’ by making predictions about who Beegu is and what happened to her spaceship. We are excited to read on and find out if Beegu makes it home! In Maths we looked at place value to 20, using manipulatives to show all the ways we can build numbers 11-20. In science, we have started discovering different materials and how objects are made up of various materials. For history we discussed the amazing achievements of Neil Armstrong, I wonder who can remember what his famous quote was? |
| 19/12/25 |
Year 1 have had a fun and festive last week of term. There were lots of laughs as we finally found out Rabbit's bad habit in our Power of Reading text 'Rabbit and Bear'. The children have been writing lovely sentences relating to the text, trying their best to use adjectives and apply the correct punctuation. Our disco on Tuesday was a great hit! The children enjoyed showing off their fantastic dance moves. Well done on a successful term Year 1, we can't wait to welcome you back in the new term. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday! |
| 12/12/25 |
This week in writing we used the facts we had gathered about bears to write our non-chronological reports. We challenged ourselves to write a sentence about a bear's appearance, diet, habitat and an interesting fun fact! In Maths, we continue looking at numbers 11-20 focusing on tens and ones. Using place value cards, we were excited to see that '1 ten' stands for the number 10 found in the numbers 11 to 19. We also worked on identifying 1 more and 1 less to 20. In History, we discussed and compared toys from the Victorian ages. In PSHE, we shared ideas on what makes a good friend and how we can use these qualities to help ourselves make new friends or to help new friends settle into our school. We look forward to a busy week full of festive activities next week! |
| 5/12/25 |
It's been a week of great excitement in Year 1. The children performed beautifully during our Nativity concert on Tuesday and Wednesday! In writing, we continue with our reading text ‘Rabbit and Bear’. We are gathering facts about bears to use in a non-chronological report. In Maths, we move onto place value within 20. This week we focused on numbers 11-16 by building each number using ten and ones dienes and writing number names. In design and technology we have started making our own ball and cup toys. The children also had fun making a thaumatrope (optical illusion toy) of a bird in a cage. Well done Year 1s for all your hard work! |
| 28/11/25 |
This week we moved onto our new Power of Reading text ‘Rabbit and Bear’. Before introducing the book, the children were given a map to look at that links to the text. There was great excitement as we used this map to predict what we think our new book could be about. Then we looked at the front cover and discussed the appearance and personalities of the two main characters using a role on the wall activity. In maths, we continue to look at 2-D and 3-D shapes. We focused on sorting shapes according to how many sides they have, as well as creating patterns using shapes. In design and technology, we discussed what materials we would use to create our own ball and cup toy. We looked at the word ‘appealing’ and drew an appealing design of how our cup and ball is going to look. Year 1 have been hard at work preparing for the Nativity concert next week! |
| 21/11/25 |
It's been a fun week in Year 1. The children really enjoyed the Chertsey Museum workshop where they got to see and compare toys from the past and present. They were able to explore and play with many different toys, which was a highlight! In writing, the little mouse left us another letter saying she had been in our classroom looking at our fantastic writing. We decided we must write a letter back which we have been hard at work planning out. There's just so many questions we want to ask her. In Maths, we have started investing 2D and 3D shapes. We built towers to see which 3D shapes are able to stack, and we challenged ourselves to see how many 2D shapes we could build using sticks. In science, we focused on describing the weather for autumn and winter in the UK. It was wonderful when it actually snowed! What a great week of learning Year 1s! |
| 14/11/25 |
This week in Year 1 we continued with our Power of Reading text ‘A new house for mouse’. We learnt about writing a character description and wrote our own descriptions of a mouse using different adjectives. In Maths, we worked on subtraction to 10 using the method of crossing out and jumping backwards on a number line. In Design and Technology, we have been looking at the ‘cup and ball’ toy. We are excited to plan, design and create this toy by the end of autumn 2. This week we decided who we would like to make this toy for and why. For History we got to see some toys from the past, including a toy that is almost 100 years old. We look forward to our Chertsey Museum workshop next week to learn more about this topic! |
| 7/11/25 |
Year 1 had an exciting start to the term! A little mouse came to visit, leaving a trail of crumbs and a letter asking us to help it find a new house. The children wrote some lovely ideas about where the mouse could live. Soon after the little mouse left us our new Power of Reading text ‘A new house for mouse’. We have started identifying nouns and adjectives in the text and the children got to role play being a mouse looking for a new house. In Maths, we are now working on solving subtraction to 10 and building fact families. In Science we have started looking at the four seasons, identifying the differences and changes that occur from season to season. In History, we are learning about toys from the past. This week we focused on our favourite toys, what they are made of and how they work. Well done Year 1! |
| 23/10/25 |
This week in Year 1 we finish off with our Power of Reading text, Handa's Surprise, by looking at adjectives. We enjoyed coming up with exciting words to describe the animals and fruit from our story. In Maths, we continue with addition to 10 looking at additional problems. For Science, we finish off our theme by looking at the sense of taste and comparing humans senses to animals senses. In Art, we finish off looking at our artist Deborah Roberts by creating an art piece focusing on using vibrant colours and patterns against a simple background. Its been a fantastic first term in year 1, I can't wait to see what's next in Autumn 2. Have a lovely, safe half term break! |
| 17/10/25 |
Its been a busy week in Year 1. For Writing, we continued with our Power of Reading text 'Handa's Surprise'. We worked on writing sentences using vocabulary from the story. We continue to focus on the importance of punctuation, using capital letters and fullstops, to create a well structured sentence. In Maths, we are looking at fact families and bonds to 10. For Science, we moved on to out sense of touch and went on an exciting nature walk in our school grounds to find different textures to touch and feel! In Geography, we looked at how a compass works - we decided we can remember the directions North, East, South and West by saying 'Naughty Elephants Squirt Water'. In Computers, we discussed the importance of computer safety and what rules we can apply when working with technology. |
| 10/10/25 |
This week we continued with our Power of Reading text 'Handa's Suprise'. We learnt about common nouns and proper nouns, which we then applied in our writing. In Maths, we have started working with the 'part-whole' model as we begin to look at addition. For Science, we focused on the sense of smell. I wonder if the children can remember what the hairs in our nose do? For Geography, we continued looking at map symbols and even designed some of our own map symbols! For Art, we have started discussing the artist Deborah Roberts and how she produces artwork using mixed media, collages and portraits. |
| 3/10/25 |
This week we started our new Power of Reading text 'Handa's surprise'. We had a discussion around what our new book could be about and where the setting might be. We then wrote a sentence about our favourite fruit and why it is our favourite. In Maths, we continued with Place Value looking at comparing numbers, ordering objects and numbers, and working with a number line to 10. In Science, we had an interesting lesson about our sense of hearing! We had a look at the three main parts of our ear and what they are called, as well as how sounds and vibrations travel through our ears. In Geography, we compared different symbols on maps and what these symbols stand for. What a busy week in Year 1! |
| 26/9/25 |
This week in Year 1 we finished off with our first Power of Reading text 'One Day on Our Blue Planet'. We looked at what makes a good sentence - using a capital letter, finger spaces and full stop. We also worked on unscrambling sentences. In Maths, we have been comparing groups by matching and by using the terms fewer, more and the same. We had a very exciting science lesson where we focused on our sense of sight. We played a few rounds of I spy and then learnt how our pupils react to light as well as the purpose of our eyelashes. We have been working on our skills of passing a ball in PE which has been great fun! |
| 19/9/25 |
This week in Year 1 we continued with our Power of Reading book 'One Day on our Blue Planet'. We worked on writing a sentence relating to the text, focusing on starting our sentence with a capital letter, remembering our finger spaces and ending with a full stop. In Maths, we looked at counting on from any number to 10, as well as solving 1 more, using 10 frames and number lines. In Science, we continued with the topic 'our body' by looking at our 5 senses. We had to have a think what we could see, hear, smell and feel around us. Luckily we had just had lunch so we could discuss what we tasted too! Building on from our Geography lesson last week where we plotted out our classroom, we now moved onto to looking at a map of our whole school. We then used our maps to take us on a tour to see all the classrooms. What a great week in Year 1! |
| 12/9/25 |
It's been a great first full week for Year 1! The children have settled in well and are enjoying exploring their new classroom.This week we started our first Power of Reading text 'One Day on Our Blue Planet.. In the Savannah'. We took a look at the Savannah biome and all the different wild animals we would find there. In our Maths lessons, we have been learning to put objects into groups according to various properties such as shape or colour. For science we have started discussing our body and what our different body parts are important for. In our Art lesson, we learnt what a collage is and created our own collages using a variety of different materials. Well done Year 1! |
