Welcome to Year 1B!
Class teacher: Ms Healy
Support staff: Mrs Nyako & Miss Shippey.
Welcome to our class page! here you will find pictures updating you on what we are up to in Year 1 as well as key class dates and homework.
Please click on the link below to access Reading Eggs and Mathletics.
Wednesday Word homework is sent out on Wednesdays.
English and Maths homework is given out on Fridays. Please return by Monday.
School Twitter- @BlessedDomSch
Have a look at our Twitter Page to keep up to date with what the children are learning in class.
Dear Year 1 Parents,
We will be setting home learning tasks daily as well as some projects and practical activities for your child to complete at home. Children may find it challenging to complete work when surrounded by their toys, books and games so it is important that their activities are done in short bursts.
Maths ideas
Numberblocks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b08bzfnh
Supermovers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-collection/zbr4scw
Topmark games: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=Year%201%20maths
Phonics ideas
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Please find below a list of websites that support physical activity and ‘brain breaks’ at home.
Joe Wicks/The Body Coach will be doing live PE sessions every morning (Monday-Friday) at 9am on his YouTube channel.
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-collection/zbr4scw
We look forward to seeing you all soon,
Take Care,
The Year 1 Team
Home Learning
Week Beginning Monday 18th May 2020
Important- Please Read
Hello all, hope you are well, we have now set up class email addresses if you have any questions about home learning or you would like to show me some of your wonderful work. Our class email address is 1b@blesseddominic.barnet.sch.uk.
It has been so lovely to speak to lots of you this week and thank you for emailing me some examples of your wonderful work, you are all such doing a great job, well done!
Friday 22nd May 2020
Well done for all your fantastic work this week. I have really enjoyed reading all of your emails and seeing the fantastic work that you have been doing. I hope you have a lovely half term. Take care, Ms Healy 🙂
Please find the work for today below:
Phonics:
Lions and Tigers- Please complete page 22 of your new English booklet.
Zebras and Giraffes- ‘ew’
English:
L.O: To retrieve information from a text (Resilient Reader).
This week’s resilient reader is based on the story ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ by Julia Donaldson.
Go through the slides and complete the activity below.
Tasks:
Blue Challenge
Yellow, Orange and Green Challenge
Feel free to watch the whole story here: The Gruffalo’s Child
Maths
LO: To share equally.
Today we will be learning about division and sharing. When you share equally, it means that everyone has the same amount, take a look at the powerpoint and video below:
Tasks:
PSHE:
LO: To understand how we earn money.
This week we are continuing to think about how we can earn money and why it is useful.
Please find the task and powerpoint below:
Thursday 21st May 2020
Phonics: Please watch the video assigned for your group and there will be a written exercise on it tomorrow.
Tigers and Lions: ‘ur’
Giraffes and Zebras: ‘ew’
English:
L.O: To compose a book review on your favourite book.
Today we will be writing a book review based on your favourite book.
If you can’t think of one to write about you can use one of the ones we have read in school already such as:
Traction Man
The Little Red Hen
The Day the Crayons Quit!
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Jolly Postman
If you need some help planning, you can use the plan template from Tuesday’s lesson to help.
Tasks:
Maths:
LO: To make equal groups (grouping)
Today we will be putting objects into equal groups.
Please watch this video for more information: https://vimeo.com/403212205
Tasks:
Spanish
LO: To know the parts of our face in Spanish.
Please watch the video below to see Ms Heras teach us the names for the parts of our face in Spanish.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfy7j5ioc3jhsek/La%20cara%20Y1.mp4?dl=0
Task 1: Can you follow these instructions to create your own monster?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jn9148klzwo3ge6/crea%20tu%20monstruo.pdf?dl=0
Task 2 : Can you create different faces with play dough using this mat?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiy40j0i7v2p3ou/playdough.pdf?dl=0
Wednesday 20th May 2020
Phonics:
Please watch the phonics lessons below;
Lions and Tigers: or
Giraffes and Zebras: ue
English:
L.O: To compose a book review on The Gruffalo.
Please use your plan from yesterday to help you write the book review today. Use the template provided to create it. Remember to use your word mats and work from previous days to help you.
Use capital letters and full stops in your sentences and see can you use some interesting adjectives throughout your writing!!
Blue Challenge
Orange Challenge
Green and Yellow Challenge
Maths:
LO: To make doubles.
Please watch this video about doubling numbers and practise using the tasks on the powerpoint.
Tasks:
Creative Learning:
L.O: To investigate the desert as a habitat
Use the videos and power-point below to investigate the Sahara Desert and the animals and plants that live there. Once you’ve done that you can complete the fact file for your group about deserts.
Tasks:
Fun Activity:
Watch the Go Jetters visit The Sahara Desert!!
Tuesday 19th May 2020
Phonics: Please complete the task assigned to your group.
Tigers and Lions- Complete page 23 of your new English Booklet
Giraffes and Zebras- o_e
English:
L.O: To create a plan for a book review.
Please go through the Power-point to read about what we will be doing today.
Power-Point
Word Mat 1
Word Mat 2
Tasks:
Yellow, Orange and Green Challenge
Maths:
LO; To create arrays
Today we are learning about arrays.
An array is where objects are put into columns and rows so we can add or multiply them easily.
Work through the tasks on the powerpoint first:
Tasks:
IF you would like to complete some additional learning about arrays in the Power Maths(these were distributed at school last week) books please complete the section on arrays starting at page 84.
Science:
LO; To group animals based on their characteristics.
Today we will be thinking about why we can put animals into different groups. This lesson recaps over what we have been learning about different groups of animals such as mammals and reptiles.
To learn about mammals please watch this video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zt3jv9q
To learn about reptiles please watch this clip: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zcvwy4j
Tasks:
Mastery Challenge:
Can you create a fact file of your favourite animal.?
Using some key words that we have learned in this topic such as;
Mammal, reptile, amphibian, carnivore and herbivore can you tell me all about your animal. You might also tell me about the habitat that your animal live in.
I would love to see some pictures of your finished fact files 🙂
Monday 18th May 2020
Phonics: Please watch the video for our group. There will be a written exercise on this tomorrow.
Lions and Tigers- ‘ar’
Giraffes and Zebras- ‘o_e’
English:
L.O: To add the suffixes ‘er’ or ‘est’ to adjectives.
Please go through the power-points for today’s lessons and complete the task for your group.
Tasks:
Maths
LO; To add equal groups
Today we will be learning about adding equalgroups. This is also called repeated addition.
Tasks:
Blue Group Please complete 17 of your CGP maths booklet.
RE
LO: To recognise the story of Pentecost.
To learn about this story please read this powerpoint:
Tasks:
Friday 15th May 2020
Phonics:
Tigers and Lions- ‘oo’
Giraffes and Zebras- ‘i_e’
English:
L.O: To understand how to change nouns from singular to plural
Please go through the power-point and use the information to complete the worksheet into your copy.
Tasks:
Orange and Blue
Green and Yellow
Maths:
LO: To create equal groups
Tasks:
PSHE:
LO: To understand how to keep money safe.
As part of our PSHE Curriculum we learn all about how to save and look after our money.
Please work through this powerpoint and complete the task below.
Challenge: Can you design your own piggy bank or money box to keep your money safe?
Thursday 14th May 2020
Phonics: Please watch the video for today’s phonics lesson. There will be a written activity for your group tomorrow.
Tigers and Lions- ‘oo’
Giraffes and Zebras- ‘i_e’
English:
L.O: To retrieve information from a set of instructions
Please go through the power-point and complete the activity for your group.
Power-point
Instructions for a bird feeder
Tasks:
Blue Challenge
Orange Challenge
Green and Yellow Challenge
Maths:
LO: To count in steps of ten.
Over the next few lessons, we will be learning all about multiplication and division.
Practise counting in tens using this powerpoint: Counting in tens
Tasks:
Blue Group: Please complete page 16 of your CGP maths booklet.
Creative Learning:
L.O: To investigate the rainforest as a habitat
This week we will be looking at the rainforest as a habitat for different animals and plants. Please watch the videos and go through the power-point and complete the task for your group.
Tasks:
Blue Challenge
Orange Challenge
Green and Yellow Challenge
Phonics:
Lions and Tigers: ar sound
Zebras and Giraffes:o sound
English:
L.O: To compose a set of instructions in the correct sequence
The Three Bears need your help.
Please go through the power-point and complete the task for your group.
Tasks:
Maths:
LO: To count in coins.
Today we will recap on counting coins. Have a go at the powerpoint below before starting your task.
Tasks:
Blue Group: please complete page 27 in your maths workbook.
Spanish:
Tuesday 12th May 2020
Phonics: Complete the worksheet for your group based on yesterday’s phonics lesson.
Zebras and Giraffes: ‘ie’
Lions and Tigers: ‘oo’
English:
L.O: To use ‘bossy verbs’ to write a set of instructions.
This week we will be looking at writing instructions. Can you remember what a ‘bossy verb’ is?
Go through the power-points to help you remember why and how we write instructions. Then complete the task for your group.
Instructions Power-point
‘Bossy Verbs’ Power-point
Video for Instruction Writing
Tasks:
Blue Challenge
Orange Challenge
Green and Yellow Challenge
Maths
LO: To recognise coins
Today we will be continuing to learn about money by recognising coins.
Please work through this powerpoint before completing the task:
Tasks:
Blue Group please complete page 26 in your maths workbook.
Science
LO; To recognise animals that are carnivores and herbivores.
Please work through this youtube powerpoint all about carnivores and omnivores:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BWC4sxt0vU
Tasks;
Monday 11th May 2020
Phonics: Please watch the video for your group for today’s phonics lesson. There will be a written activity based on the video tomorrow.
Tigers and Lions- Phonics Lesson (oo)
Giraffes and Zebras- Phonics Lesson (ie)
English:
L.O: To retrieve information from a text (Resilient Reader)
Go through the power-point and use the information to answer the questions on your sheet. Make sure you try the small word challenge that is in the power-point as well.
Tasks:
Green, Orange and Yellow Challenge
Maths
LO: To investigate problems involving money.
Blue Group: Please complete Page 25 in your maths booklet.
Orange, Yellow and Green groups: can you read through this problems and find as many ways to solve it as possible?
Remember when solving these problems try and work in an order to make sure you find all the answers.
RE
LO: To recognise the story of the ascension.
Soon, we will be celebrating the Feast of the Ascension, where Jesus returned to Heaven to be with his father.
Please read the powerpoint below and complete the activities.
Tasks:
Use this word mat to help you: wordmat
Please find below some useful websites that may support your child’s home learning:
KS1 BBC Bitesize– https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
Phonics Play – https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Crickweb-http://www.crickweb.co.uk/
Topmarks- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
This week we have been learning all about 2D and 3D shapes.
We created a beautiful Collective worship about God’s Creation to share with our parents. We all reflected on ways that we could care for God’s world.
We spent the morning baking cakes for our grandparents to enjoy at our Afternoon tea.
