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Teaching & Learning Weekly Summary

Below you will find our weekly teaching and learning summary to find out how we develop and enrich your child's teaching and learning whilst they are with us.

Week ending

What we have been learning about
16/10/26 What a busy and successful week Year 1 have had! This week, we welcomed families into school for our Stay and Play sessions. It was such a lovely opportunity for families to explore the Year 1 provision and see their child’s learning environment. Thank you to everyone who joined us — it was wonderful to have you with us. The children have also been building on their knowledge of lions, linking their learning to our Power of Reading text, One Day on Our Blue Planet: In the Savannah. The children selected key vocabulary and used this to write their own facts about lions. We then brought all of their fantastic learning together to create a class fact file for our book corner. We are so proud of all the children who have achieved this half term. Wishing all of our Year 1 families a restful and enjoyable half-term break!
9/10/26 It’s been another super exciting week in Year 1! The children have loved exploring addition and subtraction in Maths. We have been practising using a range of manipulatives to create number sentences and represent them using part-part-whole models. It has been wonderful to see the children becoming increasingly confident mathematicians. In our Phonics lessons, we have been learning the ‘ea’ and ‘oy’ digraphs and practising reading and writing words containing these sounds. Next week, we are excited to welcome our families into school on Tuesday and Wednesday for our Year 1 Stay and Play sessions. We are really looking forward to sharing some of our learning with you!
1/10/26 In Year 1, we have explored a new book this week called One Day in the Blue World… in the Savannah. The children have really enjoyed focusing on the character of the lion cub and using a range of adjectives to describe him. We have also been developing our oral rehearsal skills, encouraging the children to say their sentences aloud first to make sure they make sense before writing them down. In Maths, we have started learning about addition and subtraction, which has been super exciting! The children have loved exploring the idea of parts and wholes and using the part-part-whole model to help them understand how numbers can be made into parts. I hope everyone enjoys the extended weekend. 
25/9/26 It has been a wonderful week in Year 1! The children wowed us all with their amazing writing as they created their own instructions for making a fruit salad, linking beautifully to our text, Handa’s Surprise.In Geography, we have been learning about maps and how they are used. The children enjoyed putting their learning into practice by creating their own classroom maps.
We also became animal detectives, carefully looking at different animals and the patterns we could spot. The children explored using shading techniques to create their own interesting patterns and textures.We are so proud of all their hard work and enthusiasm this week. Have a lovely weekend, everyone!
18/9/26

It has been a lovely week in Year 1, and the children have thoroughly enjoyed all of our learning experiences.

This week, Year 1 were the first class to begin their outdoor enrichment sessions in the Nature Nook. The children absolutely loved taking part, and it was wonderful to see their enthusiasm and excitement.
In our writing lessons, we have been learning how to use question marks correctly. The children enjoyed thinking of questions they could ask Handa and using these questions when writing a letter to her.

In PE, we have been developing our sending and returning skills, with a particular focus on rolling and throwing.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
11/9/26

It’s been another very positive week in Year 1, and the children have had a wonderful time learning together!
In Writing, we have been learning about adjectives and using them to describe the setting from Handa’s Surprise. It was so lovely to hear all the children’s amazing ideas and to see them remembering to use the finger spacers that we made last week. We are very proud of the care they are beginning to take with their writing! On Wednesday, the children thoroughly enjoyed our Art lesson, where we explored the work of artist Deborah Roberts. We discussed her artwork and then explored her college skills. The children were really enthusiastic and enjoyed getting creative with their own ideas.

It has been a lovely week, and we hope everyone has a wonderful and restful weekend!
4/9/26 It has been a wonderful few days settling into life in Year 1! The children have really enjoyed getting to know their new environment and exploring everything it has to offer. They were especially excited to discover the new construction and potion stations outside. In our writing, we have been learning all about finger spaces. The children even made their own finger spaces to help them remember to leave spaces between their words! I hope everyone has a restful and enjoyable weekend. I look forward to lots more adventures and learning together next week! 
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