Year 1 | White Waltham C of E Academy

Welcome to Year 1

Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely half term! I am very excited for this half term as the children will be learning all about the body and how to lead a healthy lifestyle. I look forward to seeing their amazing work this half term!

Please note: PE is on Tuesday and Thursday.

Maths homework

Maths homework will be handed in on Monday.

Spellings this week are:

W/C 24^th February – Tested 28/2/20

Sound: a-e

make

cake

take

same

came

lake

what

where

was

her

Reading homework

The reading challenge. The children need to read at least four times a week for ten weeks to receive their reading certificate at the end of the term. Please record when you read in the Partnership book as then we know when to change the book.

Please ensure that your child is being questioned on what they are reading to encourage their comprehension skills. Children are also to encouraged to use expression while reading. If you would like to read books from home as extra reading with your child please do so!

Upcoming Dates:

Week beginning 24th February

Maths

This week Year 1 will be learning about capacity. They will be taking part in different activities to learn what capacity is.

English

Year 1 will be learning about the story 'Once there were Giants'. They will be using the style of this story to create their own. They will be using a variety of punctuation to develop their writing. I am excited to see their amazing ideas!

Spellings

When practising spellings Year 1 are encouraged to sound out the word. Can they spot the special friends? (two letters that make one sound, such as ay). Each week the spellings are linked to the sounds they have learnt.

Fun activities to learn spellings:

Use shaving foam
Use sand
Air writing - spell the word in the air and someone says what word they are spelling.
Making the words out of playdough, blue tac or pasta.