Year 1 have been learning all about kings and queens as part of our History topic this half term. For our topic day, we dressed up as knights, dragons, kings, queens, princes and princesses. Everyone looked fantastic! We spent the day doing lots of fun 'kings & queens' activities, including making and painting our very own castles!

In Science this half term we have been learning all about plants. We planted our own runner beans. For Science week, we did an experiment involving flowers. We put food colouring into the water and observed the flower's petals over time to see them change colour!

For our Art this half term, we went into the nature garden to do some bark and leaf rubbings.

Welcome to Year 1

Important information:

Physical Education

PE days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays and children will need to wear their PE kits on those days.

Reading Books
Please ensure that your child brings their reading book every Friday.

Books will be changed on Mondays but your child must have their reading diary signed to say they have read to an adult. Please try to listen to your child reading for at least 5-10 minutes each day.
Sharing a book at bedtime or reading a story to your child will help them develop a love for reading!

Spellings
Spelling Tests take place on Fridays and new spellings will be given for the following week. Your child’s score will be sent via Marvellous Me along with the following week’s spellings.

Reading Eggs and Mathletics websites
The school has paid for all Year 1 children to use these sites at school and at home.
Log in details and passwords have been sent home. If you have lost your child's details please ask for another copy.

and finally....

If you have any questions about Year 1 and the things we do, please come and talk to either Miss Webster (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday), Mrs Richards (Wednesdays) or Miss Boucher.

Advice for reading at home

Your child will have been sent their home reading book home. This book is colour coded according to their reading level. If you would like to access more books you can do so online.

In your pack from school you will find a login for 'OXFORD READING BUDDY' - https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk

When you log in, the books you can access are colour coded according to children's reading levels. Please check the colour of your child's home reading book, this will correspond with a number on the Oxford Reading Buddy website. If you are unsure of your child's reading level, please email me – Year1@quarrymountprimary.org.uk

In light of the current situation, some sites are also offering free access to books online if you create an account. Have a look here:

https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/#!/

I hope this helps you to continue enjoying reading whilst children are not able to access the resources in school. Thank you for your support!