We are Teresa Class
Learning with Jesus to be the best that we can be.
Our inspirational person is Mother Teresa.
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
The Year One Team:
Mrs Hache - Class Teacher on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Miss Harrison - Class Teacher on Thursdays and Fridays
Miss Hinchcliffe - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Miller - Teaching Assistant
Welcome to Year One
The classroom will be open at 8.50am.
Collection time is 3.20pm. Please do try to be on time. You may need to allow extra time for parking during busy times.
If children arrive late they will need to enter via the main reception/school office.
Home learning ideas
Phonics
See the list of websites below to access games. The children particularly enjoy the Phonics Play website. There are a number of free games that don't require a login.
Tricky words - Click here to view the different 'tricky words' songs. Test yourself by trying to read them aloud without the sound before trying to spell them correctly.
Handwriting
Do you have some playdough at home? If so, try out some of our dough disco routines
Here is another playdoh activity to help build the strength in your fingers. Then have a go at practising some of the letter formations with our Supersonic Handwriting Pals. Remember to follow the rhymes!
Maths
This half term we will be focusing on numbers 10-20.
Numberblocks episodes can be found on BBC iPlayer. Click here to access.
In our shape, space and measure lessons our new topic will be mass. This is looking at how heavy something is. We will be comparing if items are 'heavier' or 'lighter'. Can you find some items and compare them?
Draw some pictures and state which are heavier and lighter. You might be able to use things that you find at home. Make a list by drawing your items.
Spend some time practising your number formation. You can do this with your finger in the air as well as writing some. Make sure that you check you are writing them the correct way! Follow this video to help you.
English
In Year 1 we love the Julia Donaldson stories. Did you catch the new animation for her book 'Tiddler' over Christmas? Click here to access it.
In our English lessons we have been writing sentences that include the word 'and'. Could you practice writing some sentences about what happened to Tiddler?
Read the story Zog or watch the video here
Open up the worksheet to help improve my sentences.
Art
If you enjoy drawing and art, why not have a go at one of these draw-along videos.
RE
On Monday it was the Feast of the Epiphany. You can watch the Mark 10 Mission worship here to find out why it is a special day.
In our RE lessons we will be thinking about celebrations we share with our families.
Think about your own family and the kind things they do for you. Read through the information about why our families are so important to us.
Draw or paint a picture of someone who is special to you in your family. Write a sentence to explain why they are so special and what they do for you.
Science
Our ongoing topic is 'Seasonal Changes'. Use the current weather that we are experiencing to think about what Winter is now like.
Draw and label some pictures of clothes that we wear and activities that we might do in this new season. Think about how this is different to Autumn. For example, what do trees look like now.
These links might help you to think of ideas:
The British Winter - BBC Teach
Our new science topic is all about animals. Choose a favourite animal and create a mini-fact file about it. This could be a pet or a wild animal.
Where does it live? What does it eat? Does it lay eggs? Do parts of it's body play an important role?
Continuing on from yesterday when you chose an animal to create a fact file about, today we are learning a little about what a mammal is. Look at this information and watch the video to help you to understand which animals are mammals and how we can identify mammals.
Choose 3 different mammals - draw and label them.
Extension - Can you write down 3 facts about a mammal?
PE
Try out some Cosmic Yoga!
DT
Our new DT topic is 'Structures'. We will be designing and making our own model rockets. Spend a little time learning more about rockets by watching this video.
Draw your own rocket. Can you label some parts of the rocket?
PE
Our P.E. days are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please send your child to school in their P.E. kit. To view the school's uniform requirements for P.E. please click here.
Reading Books
Please remember to send in reading books and your child's reading record each day so we can read with and change books for the children.
School Milk
If you would like your child to have milk at school please register and order on www.coolmilk.com
Here are some examples of recent computing work:
Phonics
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School uses the Supersonic Phonics Friends scheme to promote rigorous synthetic phonic teaching for reading success.
The phonics screen for Year One children nationally will is administered in June of each year. Useful information and websites for practising phonics can be found below.
Phonicsplay Some resources require a subscription but there are many free games and resources
Mr. Thorne Videos of sounds plus many other reading resources