Weekly News! 12.01.24
We've had another super week in Year 1, take a look...
Read, Write Inc.
This week we moved into our new Read, Write, Inc groups and wowed our new teachers! We have been practising spotting our sounds and then using fred talk to read words. We have also been continuing to use our fred fingers to help us write the words in our books, but not for the red words, because we all know you can't fred a red! We have been working hard on our writing and making sure all our letters are formed correctly. In your child’s reading folders, you will find some set 1,2 and 3 sounds and also some red words. Any practice with these would be wonderful! In Term 3 some of us will be changing groups, we are very excited.
Reading
Reading at 3 - Every Friday at 3 our doors will be open for you to come in and read with your child, please note, this will be for the full 15 minutes and children should not leave any earlier. Their books will be set up and ready for you to come in and enjoy listening to their wonderful reading.
Reading folders - All children will bring home two books, one being a RWI home book. Children are expected to try and read this three times during the week to ensure they are building on their reading fluency. The RWI home books will be changed, by an adult, every Friday.
The other book (with the coloured sticker) should be changed independently by the child themselves - first thing in the morning is a great time to do this!
Please ensure that the reading folders are being placed in the reading-coloured trays, so we can read with your children and ensure books get changed. Thank you for your support with this!
Please listen to your child read as much as possible at home and record this in their reading records. Every week, one child from each class will receive a reading certificate in our Chilton Heroes assembly.
Maths
This week we have been looking at making ten, counting on and exchanging. First, we used objects from around the room to make groups of then then count on. Next, we were introduced to Base 10 for the first time and discovered that ten ones is equal to one ten stick! We practised regrouping individual ones into tens sticks and then did an amazing job of building teen numbers. Some of us even made numbers in the twenties! We also used Tens Frames to add numbers together, focussing on visualising the counters in our mind to help us develop our mental maths skills.
Thematic curriculum
We kicked off our new topic, I Care About Me, this week! We started with Science and learning about different body parts and what they enable us to do, before moving onto the 5 senses.
Next week we will be learning all about healthy eating practised in Design Technology.
