Round Diamond
Primary School
Year 1
Welcome to Year 1
Academic Year 2020-2021
The Year 1 Team
Mrs Brittany Jones
Miss Kirsty Lamont
Mrs Jan Figueiredo
We are so pleased to be welcoming the children into Year 1 and are looking forward to sharing lots of exciting learning with you over the coming term.
Important Days
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit including black/navy joggers, black/navy jumper and appropriate trainers at school
every day.
Key Information
Children will be read with once a week and books will be changed weekly/when finished. Please sign your child's reading record when you enjoy a book at home together.
MyMaths home learning will be set every Friday. The online learning will consolidate what we have been covering that week at school so please enjoy completing these activities when you can. Your child's login details can be found inside their reading record.
https://www.mymaths.co.uk/
Welly boots can be brought in and left at school so that the children can enjoy spending time outdoors, whatever the weather!
Curriculum Coverage
This term we will enjoy learning about seasonal changes in Science, colour mixing in Art, toys from the past in History and continents of the world in Geography. Keep an eye out on our class page for weekly updates!
Week beginning: 23.11.20
This week we enjoyed taking part in two Wizard of Oz Cross-Curricular days. We completed an assortment of exciting activities such as writing a magic spell for a potion, designing our own magic slippers and learning about extreme weather conditions. In science, we completed an experiment about melting ice. We thought about our own predictions, made observations and then came to a conclusion. We really enjoyed the cross-curricular learning.
Week beginning: 16.11.20
In Design and Technology this week, we started to learn about how to sew a running stitch. We are practising this technique in order to use it on a finished product at the end of this half term. First, we learnt how to thread a needle. Then we tried our best to sew a straight line using the running stitch technique. All of the children supported and encouraged each other throughout the process.
Week beginning: 09.11.20
Week beginning 02.11.20
In English, we have been learning about the text Handa's Surprise. To explore the text further, we taste tested the fruits from the story such as avocado, passion fruit and tangerines. This helped us to come up with adjectives to describe the different fruits. For example, the sour passion fruit and the squishy banana. We also used drama to help us to learn the story. We split into groups where we were all responsible for performing a small part of the story. Afterwards, we put all of the parts together to perform the entire story. We enjoyed watching everyone perform.
Week beginning 19.10.20
In art this half term we have been looking at mixing primary colours. This week we learnt that if you mix a primary colour with white, it will create a tint. We explored the artist Paul Klee and how he experimented with all different types of colours and then we had a go at creating our own using blue and white. We were all proud of our finished results and enjoyed learning another new skill in art!
Week beginning 12.10.20
In maths this week we have been learning about 2D shapes. We named and described the properties of 2D shapes. Using hula hoops to help us, we sorted shapes based on their properties. We enjoyed singing the song below to help us to practise the names of shapes. Enjoy singing it together at home.
Week beginning 05.10.20
In geography, we have been learning about the United Kingdom. We enjoyed working together in small groups to sort the flags and national flowers into the correct parts of the United Kingdom. Below is a link to a song that has been helping us to learn more information about the United Kingdom. Enjoy listening to it together at home.
Week beginning: 28.09.20
Week beginning 21.09.20 - Number Bonds to 10!
This week in Maths, we have been learning about number bonds to 10. We have learnt that finding number bonds means we are looking for two numbers that add together to make 10. We have used Numicon to practise making number bonds to 10, then wrote them out as number sentences.
The children enjoyed singing along to this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyK8iEO5-GI
Week Beginning 14.09.20
In Art, we replicated a piece of art done by our class artist. We enjoyed learning about a new art technique. Everyone was very proud of their finished result.
In Matisse class, we created a collage using curved and straight lines. We chose to use bright colours like Henri Matisse.
In Hockney class, we created a painting using water colour paint and oil pastels. We tried to make it look like the water was moving like in David Hockney's swimming pool paintings.
Week beginning 07.09.20
The children in Year 1 have settled beautifully into their new routines this week!
In English, we have been reminding ourselves of our Phonics learning and have used this knowledge to write labels. We’ve also enjoyed reading the book ‘Plenty of Love to go Around’.
The children have really impressed the teachers with their yellow highlighting to show learning they’re proud of, and their red pen to respond to written feedback.
Mrs Jones Welcomes Year 1.MP4
Miss Lamont Welcomes Year 1.MP4
If you have any questions regarding starting Year 1 in September please email: faqs@rounddiamond.herts.sch.uk
Goodbye From Year 1
Year 1
Academic Year 2019-2020
Welcome to Year 1!
We look forward to all the exciting learning we will be able to share with you over the coming term.
Year One Team
Teachers
Miss Ruth Cousins
Mrs Brittany Jones
Mrs Jackie Mulcahy
Teaching Assistants
Miss Sue Hardy
Mrs Ruth Lavery
Important Days
Our PE days are on a Tuesday and a Friday. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit, including black/navy jogging bottoms and a black/navy jumper, as well as appropriate trainers at school every day.
Resources
English
Phonics
Maths
Non Core Subject Resources
Thursday 2nd July 2020 - D&T
This week in D&T we have enjoyed building our own structures to resemble a home. We used straws, and joined them together using masking tape.
English
Phonics
Maths
Non Core Subject Resources
English
Phonics
Maths
Non Core Subject Resources
Cutting and Joining
English
Maths
Non Core Subject Resources
Monday 15th June 2020
In geography we have been learning about the continents of the world. We created our own continents booklets. We filled the booklets with interesting facts that we learned.
Home Learning Week Beginning 15.06.2020
English and Maths Resources
Non Core Subject Resources
Thursday 11th June 2020
This week in Maths we have been learning to tell the time on an analogue clock.
Thursday 4th June 2020
In English, we have been learning about traditional tale.
Today we sequenced the story of Little Red Riding Hood then we added some adverbs and speech bubbles to help us retell the story.
Here are some pictures of our story maps.
