Leicestershire

Dear Children 

Teachers have chosen a theme from your key text for Term 1 for you to explore over the summer. This is an opportunity for you to be creative and widen your knowledge about our wonderful world so you can use your new knowledge throughout Term 1 to support yours and your classmates learning.

If you want to create anything in addition to your task or bring in photos, artwork etc. which link to your theme, your new teachers would be delighted! We will be using and displaying your work throughout the term.

Please bring your learning into school on Tuesday 3rd September to share with your new teacher and classmates.

For term 6, PE is on Tuesday and Thursday.

Please send your child's PE kit in on Monday, it will be sent home each Friday. Please make sure your child's clothing and shoes are named. Please provide socks for PE if your child wears tights. 

Week Beginning Monday 24th June - This week in Leicestershire 1

This week has been a busy (and very hot!) week but we have been very proud of the hard work and enthusiasm displayed. Our school trip was enjoyed by all, from the moment we sat on the coach all the way to the woodland trail at Penshurst Place. We learnt a lot about historical toys from the Georgian Era all the way up to current day and even made our own thaumatrope toys! Thank you to everybody involved and again a huge well done to all the children for their exemplary behaviour. 

In Maths, the children have been diligently learning about the concept of time. We have been using words such as "before" and "after" to understand sequences of events. Additionally, we explored through lots of games and activities the days of the week and the months of the year, enhancing our understanding of how we measure and organise time.

Our English lessons have been full of creativity and excitement. Through imaginative role play, we pictured the excitement of people in New York City when hummingbirds came to visit. After this, we wrote letters in character to 'Granny' in Central America, sharing the exciting news about the hummingbirds. This activity not only sparked our creativity but also helped improve our letter writing skills and ability to express emotions and events vividly.

In Science, we’ve been exploring the amazing world of animals. The children have been grouping animals based on their unique features and classifying them into the six main animal groups: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. This exploration has given us a deeper understanding of  the features that define different animal species.

Our History lessons have been just as exciting. We have begun to write detailed recounts of our memorable school trip to Penshurst Place. We focused on the historical artefacts we saw and discussed what these artefacts teach us about the past. This activity helped us to learn how to observe and describe historical evidence.

We also had a fantastic sports day walk-through and are even more excited now for Sports Day 2024! Thank you for your ongoing support and involvement in our school and your child's learning.

Home learning

Reading

Children should read everyday and this should be recorded on Boom Reader at least once a week. Reading books will be sent home on a Friday, please return your child's book on the following Wednesday.

Here are some links to help your children to learn their Read Write Inc sounds:

Set 3 reading - i-e

Set 3 reading - o-e

Set 3 reading - u-e

Spelling

Wednesday 27th June: A focus on Year 1 common exception words

1. ask
2. come
3. where
4. there
5. your
6. friend

Please also find linked below the list of spellings Year 1 will be practising throughout the year. Strategies to practise spellings can be found on the Oxford Owl website, here.

Times Tables Rockstars/Numbots! 

To use Numbots, for games to support number knowledge, confidence and fluency go to https://play.numbots.com/

To keep practising your multiplication, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Challenge yourself to beat your score, build your knowledge and watch your confidence sore, as you become a Rockstar!

Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.

A typical week in Leicestershire 1...