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Year 1 Class Blog 2020-2021

Monday 1st March 2021

1/3/2021

 
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Good Morning!

I hope that everyone had a lovely weekend.  Only 1 more week until we are back to school now, we cannot wait to see you all!

Some important information:
  • There is NO BOOK SWAP tomorrow
  • World Book Day - Whole School Challenge starts this week (more information below)
  • We will celebrate World Book Day by dressing up on Friday 12th March
  • Our PE day is now Monday, on March 8th please come to school in your PE kit​

Reminder - Intervention at 1pm today
Aiyla, Fatima, Ahmed
​Learning for today...

Phonics:

Whole Class Lesson @ 11am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready.
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English:
Whole Class Lesson @ 10am

​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

Task to complete AFTER lesson - Write 3 questions Beegu could be asking the stranger.  Use the question words below to help you and remember to use a question mark at the end of your sentence.

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Maths:
This week we are going to revise 3D shapes.  Click on the picture to begin your lesson.

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Challenge - 
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PE:
​Complete Andy's Wild Workout, he's in the Arctic today.
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We are going to celebrate World Book Day this year with a whole school Writing Challenge.

I would like you and your families to create your own mini booklets or posters all about yourselves.  The theme is 'All About Me'. 

You should include:
  • your name
  • a picture of yourself
  • information about you - your birthday, your likes and dislikes, your family, your strengths etc

Please email them to me by Thursday 4th March.  

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Here is another great story by Oliver Jeffers about the importance of being different, enjoy!

Friday 26th February 2021

26/2/2021

 
Reminder - Intervention at 1pm today
Aryana,Ayana, Aydin, Ayub, Ibrahim, Ilyas, Maizah, Sophia, Tamara, Yusuf, Zayn, Zaynab

Well done to Ibrahim, Ilyas, Zayn and Aryana for making some fantastic model homes!
  • Ibrahim made a chalet - which is a type of home people live in in places like Romania
  • Ilyas, I love that your houses have lots of fancy cars outside
  • Zayn made a tutor style home and lots of furniture too, it even had a thatched roof 
  • Aryana said the wheel turns to generate electricity for her house, what a great idea!
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Learning for today...

Phonics:


Whole Class Lesson @ 11am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready.
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English:
Today we are going to write captions - remember a caption is a sentence which describes a picture. 

Work your way through the slides below.  There is a word bank to help you also.
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Maths:
Today we are going to use our number bonds to help us with our addition.  Watch the video and answer the questions below.

Spr1.3.2 - Add by making 10 from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

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Challenge:
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Circle Time:

Whole Class Lesson @ 10am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​We hope that you all have a lovely weekend.  Well done for all of your hard work this week! 

Lydia, Eki and Sabreen :- )

Thursday 25th February 2021

25/2/2021

 
Reminder - Intervention at 1pm today
Aiyla, Fatima, Keyaan, Madiha, Umar


Learning for today...

Phonics:


Whole Class Daily Lesson @ 11am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready.
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English:
Whole Class Lesson @ 10am

​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

Task to complete AFTER lesson - Draw a picture of Beegu by the city.  L
abel some of the city sounds that Beegu may have heard.

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Maths:
Today we are going to revise compare number bonds.  

​Watch the video and then answer the questions below.  

Aut1.6.5 - Compare number bonds from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

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Topic:
Today we are exploring Homes Around the World.  Watch the short video below and read the photo book on Espresso (click the picture).

Choose one of the homes and make a model of it.  You could use junk modelling, play dough, lego or any other materials for your model - be creative!  I can't wait to see them all! 

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Wednesday 24th February 2021

24/2/2021

 
Morning all, 

Exciting news, we will be back in school on March 8th!! We can't wait to see you all!

Reminder - Intervention at 1pm today
Adam, Amaya, Ismail, Mia, Rayyan, Zaki, Zayan


Learning for today...
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Phonics:

NEW TIME!!
Whole Class Daily Lesson @ 11.00
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready.
English:
Work your way through the slides below.

TASK - Write a thought bubble for Beegu.  What is she thinking and feeling at this point in the story?

Maths:

​Whole Class Lesson @ 10am

​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

Task to complete AFTER the lesson -
​How many different ways can you make 10 using 2 numbers?  Can you draw it in lots of different ways?

Challenge - How could you make 10 using more than 2 numbers?

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Music:
WHOLE CLASS LIVE LESSON AT 2PM - PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM ​
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Here is a story from one of my favourite authors - Oliver Jeffers.  It is called 'The Way Back Home'.  Enjoy!

Tuesday 23rd February 2021

23/2/2021

 
**REMINDER - BOOK SWAP IS TODAY FROM 10AM-12PM**


​Learning for today...

Phonics:


Whole Class Daily Lesson @ 11.25
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready.
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English:

​Whole Class Lesson @ 10am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

Task to complete AFTER lesson - Write a speech bubble for Beegu.
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Maths:
Today we are going to revise number bonds to 10.  

​Watch the video and then answer the questions below.  



For the third question (identifying number bonds to 9), if you are unable to print this then please just write out the number bonds to 9.

Aut1.6.2 - Find number bonds for numbers within 10 from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

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​Challenge -
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Topic:
- Do you know your address?
- What is the address of our school?

Use Google Maps (click on the map to take you there) to find your house 
and our school on a map.  You can 'Search' using the white box in the top left corner of the screen.
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Challenge - Write a postcard or letter to me and send it to me at school, using the correct address.
PE:
It is important to keep our bodies fit and healthy.  Complete this workout with  Joe Wicks.

Monday 22nd February 2021

22/2/2021

 
Good Morning Year 1!

I hope that you all had a lovely half term and enjoyed the lovely weather we had this weekend.  Spring has officially begun!

We will be continuing with our home learning for now, but there have been a few changes.  Parents/Carers please check your emails for further information.

Please keep sending me your work too.

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Learning for today...

Phonics:


Whole Class Daily Lesson @ 11.25-11.50am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

​Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready.
English:

​Whole Class Lesson @ 10am
​PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM

Task to complete AFTER lesson - 
  • Look at the front cover and write a prediction - what do you think will happen in the story?
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Maths:
This week we are going to explore fact families and revise number bonds.  

​Watch the video and then answer the questions below.

Aut1.6.1 - Fact families - addition facts from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

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Challenge -

​Create your own different fact families.
Topic:
Our new topic is Houses and Homes.  Here is our Topic Map.
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TASK -
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1) Draw a picture of where you live. 
2) Label the picture - what colours, shapes, materials can you see?

Friday 12th February 2021

12/2/2021

 
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Woohoo it's Friday and it is the last day of this half term!!

Well done to all of you for showing real resilience throughout this term.  You have all worked incredibly hard and have kept trying to be the best you can be, which has been fantastic to see!

We hope that you have a lovely, restful week off.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe,

                                                                                           Lydia, Eki and Sabreen

REMINDER!
Maths Group Work @ 2.30pm - Ibrahim, Ayub, Yusuf, Zaynab, Tamara, Sophia, Ilyas, Maizah, Ayana


​Learning for today...



Reading:

​Read through these sight words
  • Can you read them all? 
  • Which ones do you need to learn?
  • Make a list of the words you need to learn and keep practising them throughout the week. 
  • If you can read them all then learn how to spell all of the words correctly.​
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English:
Today is Chinese New Year and this year is the Year of the Ox.  Watch the video to learn more.

​Answer these questions in full sentences:
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  • Which colours are associated with Chinese New Year?  What do they mean?
  • Why are lanterns are lit?
Maths:
Click the picture to begin your lesson.

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Challenge - 
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Circle Time:

WHOLE CLASS SESSION-10AM

Please bring along anything you would like to show the class or to share with us.

Before the session, have a think about something you are grateful for.
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Thursday 11th February 2021

11/2/2021

 
Fantastic work on your paper and wool weaving.  Here are Aiyla, Tamara, Amaya, Keyaan, Reina, Zayn, Madiha and Sophia's finished pieces.  They look great!
Learning for today...

Phonics:

​LIVE LESSON - PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM
Please have your whiteboards/paper and pens ready
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GROUP 1: 10-10.30PM
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GROUP 2: 12-12.30PM
English:
Write a diary entry about yesterday.  Tell me what happened in your day and how you felt.  

Here is my diary entry...can you spot any mistakes I have made?

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​REMEMBER!!
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Maths:
Click on the picture to start your lesson.
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​Challenge - 
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Computing Unplugged:

Practise your computational thinking skills by completing this activity.

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Storytime with Eki - The Fly by Petr Horacek 

Wednesday 10th February 2021

10/2/2021

 
Good Morning Year 1!

We are nearly at the end of this half term and I know it has been a challenging one for all of us. 

Just keep going, you can do this! Only a few more days until half term. 

We are so impressed with how hard everyone has been working at home!

​Lydia, Eki and Sabreen

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​Learning for today...

Reading:
Watch 'Winter Garden' and answer the comprehension questions by clicking on the picture.
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English:
Today we are going to write some short descriptive sentences. 

Look outside of your window today, what can you see and hear? Write 3 sentences to describe it.  Watch my video below to explain more.

Here is the view from my window...
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Maths:
Click on the picture to start your lesson.
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Challenge - 
What is the largest number that you can add to 15 so that the answer is still a 2 digit number?
Art:
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LIVE LESSON - PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM
Please have your wool and lollipop sticks ready from your art pack
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GROUP 1: 10-10.30PM
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GROUP 2: 12-12.30PM









​Before the lesson, please tie a piece of wool to your lollipop sticks with a double knot, like this
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Music:
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WHOLE CLASS LIVE LESSON AT 2PM - PLEASE LOG IN VIA ZOOM ​

Tuesday 9th February 2021

9/2/2021

 
**REMINDER - BOOK SWAP IS TODAY FROM 10AM-12PM**


Children's Mental Health Week was a great success! Emily has put together all of the amazing work from the week on her ELSA blog, go and take a look. 

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Learning for today...

Reading:
I have set some 2Dos on Purple Mash, please log in to complete.  If you need your log in details, please let me know.


1)  Read Chapter 1 of 'Class One and the Winter Walk', click on the pages to turn them (if the reading is too tricky, ask someone at home to read it out loud to you)
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2) 
Complete the Quiz and other activities
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English:
This week we are going to focus on punctuation and grammar, starting with some sentence work.

Click on the picture to start your lesson.
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Maths:
Click on the picture to start your lesson.
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PSHE:

WHOLE CLASS SESSION @ 10am - with special guest teacher Phoebe 

We will be focusing on the Zones of Regulation.  Complete the sheet below AFTER the lesson.
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