February in Year 1!

Wow – what a great few weeks we have had in Year 1. We are excited to share the children’s achievements with you!

Literacy

The teachers in Year 1 have been super impressed with the children’s reading skills this half term. Our target is to read all Set 3 Sounds at speed by Easter – lots of us are already there, keep practising at home using the Virtual Classroom videos that are sent out weekly. The children have also been improving their fluency skills, which in turn, has improved their understanding of texts. We love to see so many of you reading at home. The children have also been working hard at transferring these reading skills to their writing. They are getting much better at writing sentences that make sense; using with capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. The children have been learning to use connectives to add more detail to their writing.

The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit from the author Sarah Griffiths – we have used her book as a ‘Favourite Five’ text this half term.

Maths

Within Numbersense the children have continued to develop their understanding of number through ‘making and breaking numbers to 9’.

Alongside this, the children have enjoyed reading, writing and counting within numbers to 100 and looking at place value by representing amounts using dienes. The children have really impressed staff by learning how to count in groups of two and representing amounts in arrays, beginning to show a good understanding of multiplication.

Geography

The children are enjoying their on-going enquiries into the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. They are able to recall the 4 countries that make up the UK and can discuss the 7 continents of the world. More recently, the children have been exploring the seas and oceans that surround the UK and are looking forward to finding out more about the 5 oceans of the world. They have represented their findings through map work, collaborative building and drawing and writing.

Science

The children have gained new knowledge about animals, including humans within their science enquiries. During their science lessons, the children have investigated (both using the internet, non-fiction texts and exploring the outdoor areas) and found out new information about the anatomy of the human body and, in particular, the five senses. One child wondered if all human’s eat the same foods, which led us on to our current investigation into the diets of all animals, including humans. The children are now exploring the concepts herbivores, omnivores and carnivores and educators wonder if the children spot any similarities or differences between each of these groups? The children have represented their findings through scientific drawings, building, painting and through the use of Venn diagrams.

 

PE

In PE, the children are continuing to develop their fundamental movement skills and have enjoyed following the rules of outdoor sports games within their outdoor PE sessions

Music

In Music, the children have gained knowledge around a wider range of music genres and enjoyed listening to and appraising different songs.

Autumn 2 in Year One

Autumn 2 has been a busy one in Year 1!

The children have continued to work hard with their reading in their Phonics groups – the staff, and FRED, have been very impressed! In Spring 1, the children’s target is to recall all set 2 special friends sounds. Resources to support this will be sent home soon, in addition to the virtual classroom links. Parents – watch this space!

In Maths, the children have furthered their understanding of subtraction involving numbers up to 20 – using physical resources, a number line or jottings. They have also explored capacity using non-standard measures such as rice, water and sand. It got very messy!

In Geography, the children have furthered their understanding of human and physical features in their local area. In Spring 1, they will further this understanding again considering human and physical features in the UK and then Ghana!

In Science, the children have explored how day length varies throughout the seasons. They now know that in the winter the day is shorter than in the summer.

In Music, the children have continued to rehearse their recorder skills – learning notes A and B. The next challenge is to play them consecutively!

We are very much looking forward to Spring 1 in Year 1.

Reception News Autumn 2 Week 5

Wow, another busy and fabulous week in EYFS!

Here is information regarding key learning for next week.

 

Our focus story will be ‘One Snowy Night’ by Nick Butterworth 

 

 

Our focus song will be Songs from our Nativity, the link below will take you to a playlist of all the songs.

 

KEY VOCABULARY

Story – Park Keeper, cosy, miserable, plenty, shivering, promise, fierce, mole

Reception Project – Christmas, Festivals, Christians, Joseph, Mary, God, Jesus, Bethlehem, Angel, Star, Wise man, Egypt, King Herod.

Please share the song and story, along with key vocabulary to introduce your child to their learning. Remember you can find copies of our favourite five stories within our book corner – use as you please during Welcome Time with your child!

SOS STARS

Well done to the SOS winners this week – Jayson, Ruby J, Max and Oscar! We focused on ‘Trying New Things’ and were very impressed with how adventurous you’ve been. Well done to all of the other children too – you have all achieved amazing things, keep it up!

LEARNING JOURNEY SHARING

This week it was yellow group’s turn to take their books home to share with their friends and family over the weekend! Please have a look at the accompanying letter and discuss this with your child. Please ensure your return your child’s book on Monday. Happy sharing!

EYFS’ ‘A NOISY NATIVITY’ 2022

You have officially been invited to our 2022 EYFS nativity performance on Friday 9th November 2022! Please see the invite below for your child’s performance time. We can’t wait! Remember to please bring in your costumes by Monday 5th December. If you are having any issues with this, please speak to a member of the team.

Reception Information Autumn 2 Week 4

Hi everyone,

Here is key information to support your child’s learning next week.

Our focus story will be ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson

 

Our focus song will be Songs from our Nativity, the link below will take you to a playlist of all the songs – please get practising!

 

 

KEY VOCABULARY

Story – wakes, jog, fetch, freed, twirl, floating, weave, drifts, foam, knight, doze

Please share the song and story, along with key vocabulary to introduce your child to their learning.

BEDTIME STORIES

Don’t forget it is our Bedtime Stories session after school on Monday. If you signed for your child to attend then pick up time is 4.30 please. We will read a selection of stories in front of a warm, cosy fire (on the interactive whiteboard!) and the children can enjoy a cup of hot chocolate with a biscuit if they wish. They can also bring a cuddly toy to snuggle up to.

SOS STARS

Well done to the SOS winners this week – Tommy-Lee, Ren, Poppy and Soglo ! We focused on ‘Working Hard’ and were very impressed with your hard work. Well done to all of the other children too – you have all achieved amazing things, keep it up!

LEARNING JOURNEY SHARING

This week it was green group’s turn to take their books home to share with their friends and family over the weekend! Please have a look at the accompanying letter and discuss this with your child. Please ensure your return your child’s book on Monday. Happy sharing!

EYFS’ ‘A NOISY NATIVITY’ 2022

You have officially been invited to our 2022 EYFS nativity performance on Friday 9th November 2022! Please see the invite below for your child’s performance time. We can’t wait! Remember to please bring in your costumes by Monday 5th December. If you are having any issues with this, please speak to a member of the team.

Please find below our most recent Autumn 2 Curriculum Overview – this will inform you of what we are getting up to over the next few weeks!

Curriculum overview Reception Autumn 2

Reception Weekly News – Autumn 2 Week 3

Hello all!

Here is key information to support your child’s learning next week.

Our focus story will be ‘Our House’ by Michael Rosen

 

Our focus song will be ‘I’ve Got a Body’

 

Key VOcabulary

Story – belong, our, swings, small, twin/s, mend, crashed, plane, plan, noisy, tunnel

Reception Project – Healthy, exercise, move, dance, ball, throw, catch, balance, run, walk, climb

Maths  – We are learning to identify and name the 2D shapes circle and triangle

  • Same          – Repeating         – properties
  • Sort            – Match                – accurately
  • number      – more                  – less
  • shape        – sides                  – corners
  • circle         – triangle

Please share the song and story, along with key vocabulary to introduce your child to their learning.

 

 

Phonics at home!

As always, please practise reading your phonics book at home as much as you can. In addition to this, we are providing you with a set of QR codes for you to revise speed sounds with your child. Please see the letter that was sent home with your child today. If you have any questions, please come and ask a member of the team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EYFS’ ‘A Noisy Nativity’ 2022

You have officially been invited to our 2022 EYFS nativity performance on Friday 9th November 2022! Please see the invite below for your child’s performance time. We can’t wait!

 

 

 

The world cup 2022

To celebrate England’s 1st game in the football World Cup 2022, the children are invited to come to school wearing anything sporty on Monday 21st November. Come on England!

Reception News Autumn 2 Week 2

Maths Stay and Learn

Thank you to all parents and carers that were able to attend the maths stay and learn session this week. It was great to be able to give you an insight into how maths is being taught and to give your more strategies to support your child’s mathematical thinking at home.

FOcus Story and Nursery Rhyme

Our focus story will be ‘Peace at Last’ by Jill Murphy

A link to the story is below to share with your child. Don’t forget that a copy of the favourite 5 stories are always located within our book corner if you would like to share these with your child during Welcome Time.

Our focus song will be ‘One Finger, One Thumb, Keep Moving’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-one-finger-one-thumb-keep-moving/zbtj47h

 

World Nursery Rhyme Week

In order to celebrate and take part in World Nursery Rhyme week (WB: 14.11.22), the children within EYFS performed their weekly nursery rhyme to the Year 1 and Year 2 children today! They were so confident and learnt all the vocabulary and actions excellently!

Key Vocabulary

Story – Aeroplane, snore, hedgehog, owl, birds, clock, alarm, drip, snuffle, noisy, exhausted, alarm, pillow, playing

Reception Project – Healthy, exercise, food, drink, fruit, vegetables, clean, sleep, eat, doctor, dentist, care

Maths –

  • Same             – add              – amount
  • How many? – numeral        – count
  • Sort              – Match           – accurately

 

LEarning Journey Sharing

This week it was red group’s turn to take their books home to share with their friends and family over the weekend! Please have a look at the accompanying letter and discuss this with your child. Please ensure your return your child’s book by Monday. Happy sharing!

 

 

 

Reception Information Autumn 2 Week 1

Hello all!

Please find below key links to learning that will take place in Reception next week. As always, we appreciate your support and involvement in your child’s learning journey so, where possible, please could you introduce these key concepts and vocabulary before we begin our learning on Monday.

Focus Story – Binny’s Diwali

 

Focus Song – ‘I Hear Thunder’

 

Key vocabulary

Reception Project – Seasons, Rain, Wind, Frost, Snow, Sun, Grow, Change, Bud, Leaf, Sapling, Tree, Plant, Seed, Bulb

Maths – Set, Group, Same, Different, Count, Amount, How many? Number names, Sort, Match, more less, compare.

 

Oral Hygiene with the School Nurse

Today, the children in EYFS had a visit to learn the benefits of good oral hygiene. They shared their ideas part of a group as they learnt about the functions of our teeth, how to brush our teeth and healthy eating.

“Brush our teeth!”Belle            “Sparkly, we clean our tongue!” – Ava

“He is not brushing his teeth! No sugar…no!” – Ashton

“They are dirty look….eating cake!” – Ivy-Mae

 “Keeping healthy…drinking milk!” – Tulip

We’d love to hear about how the children are working hard to keep their teeth clean at home!

 

Maths Stay and Learn

Don’t forget that next week we have a maths stay and learn session for you to come along to. Please see the invite on your child’s class dojo page.

 

SOS Stars

Well done to the SOS winners this week – Jayson, Ryan, Amelia and Jaden! We focused on ‘improve’ and were very impressed with your hard work. Well done to all of the other children too – you have all achieved amazing things, keep it up!

As always, thank you for your continued support

 

 

 

 

Reception InformationWeek 7

Hello all!

We have completed the first half term here in Early Years and it has been a busy last week! Thanks to you all for your ongoing support.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

We have had both our school trip to Attingham Park and our Autumn Stay and Learn this week.

ATTINGHAM PARK

The children in EYFS, their parents, carers and educators visited Attingham Park on Tuesday.

We noticed cows and deer. We searched holes for bears and rabbits and collected evidence in nature of the changing seasons around us.

Children walked and walked, then explored the park areas. Relationships were strengthened as part of this shared experience between children, their families and school.

This trip supported children to develop their ideas and knowledge about their environment and also the effect of the weather on the changing seasons. Children shared their ideas with each other and adults as they explored the environment around them.

AUTUMN STAY AND LEARN

On Thursday, the children in EYFS, their parents and educators took part their Autumn Stay and Learn.  We enjoyed making spooky pictures using natural materials, decorating biscuits, carving pumpkins and making tea light holders out of clay.

Good fun was had by all and this further developed relationships between parents, children and their educators.

KEY INFORMATION FOR AUTUMN 2, WEEK 1

Our focus story is ‘Binny’s Diwali’ by Thirty Umrigar.

Here is a link so you can share the story with your child:

Our focus song will be ‘Brush your teeth’

Here’s a link to the song –

During maths this week, we will be focusing on matching and grouping. For our nursery project learning, we will be continuing to explore our forest school area; looking at developing our ecological identities.

Key maths vocabulary: Set, Group, Same, Different, Count, Amount, How many? Number names, Sort, Match.

Well done to our SOS winners this week – Karson and Haleema. We have been focusing on ‘Push yourself’. All the children have shown us they have pushed themselves this week during our project learning sessions. Well done!

HOLIDAY HOORAYS!

Please remember to keep capturing your child’s achievements at home and let us know all about them by writing a Holiday Hoorays slip! As always, we really value your input into the beginning of their school journey here at Woodlands.

Don’t forget to practice writing your names with the name cards we sent out today.

Have a fantastic Half Term!!!!

Reception Information Week 6

As we head into our final week of our 1st half term in Reception, we would like to say well done to all of the children for how well they have settled into school routines at Woodlands.

Key Information for Week 7

Our focus story will be ‘Room on the Broom’ by Julia Donaldson 

Here is a link to the story to share with your child

Our focus song will be ‘When You Want to Make A Spell’

Here’s a link to the song –

 

The concept within our Reception Project work has moved onto the changing seasons and how the weather has begun changing the physical features of our school environment that we looked closely at this week! This links nicely with our upcoming trip to Attingham Park.

 

Key Vocabulary

Story – Howl, growl, shriek, croak, wand, cauldron, wailed, ginger, plait, bounded, keen, moor, bog, thundering.

Reception Project – Summer, Autumn, seasons, cold, weather, warm, hot, leaf, tree, seed, sapling, crunchy, rustling, branch, stick

 

Autumn Stay and Learn – Thursday 20th October 2022

Please see the invite to our annual stay and learn. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

We would usually invite children to wear spooky clothes to school on the day of our autumn stay and learn. However, this year the school photos are on the same day so decided against this! We are instead asking children to bring a spooky hat, mask, cloak etc to wear for the event, which is easily removable for school photographs.

Well done to our SOS Winners this week – we have focused on ‘Imagine’.

 

Wow Moments!

Please remember to keep capturing your child’s achievements at home and let us know all about them by writing a Wow Moments slip! As always, we really value your input into the beginning of their school journey here at Woodlands.