Melling Primary School
Year 1
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HOME LEARNING
Hello Year One (for the final week of the year!)
WELL DONE FOR GETTING THIS FAR WITH THE ACTIVITIES! This week, will be a week of transition activities, preparing you for your exciting new Year 2 Class! I hope you have managed to complete all the Education City Home Learning activities I have been setting - they really will help you be ready for your move to Y2. Enjoy your final week of learning activities and enjoy your reports when they are given out later on this week!
lots of love and hugs
Miss Roberts x
HOME LEARNING - FINAL WEEK
Check this out to help you think about your next class.
Find out about being brave with the Cautious Caterpillar
Show everyone how great you are with this About Me Activity!
Dear parents ***IMPORTANT***
This week (w/b 6th July) please log into Education City and ensure that you have completed all the tasks set (English, Maths and Science) alongside the lovely NHS project this week. If you have any scores less than 100%, have another go and see if you can improve on it!
MANY THANKS and SEE YOU ALL SOON
Week 16 - week beginning 6th July
Hello Y1 lovelies
This week is a very special week as the theme is our WONDERFUL NHS! Learn more about this great organisation and complete some of the exciting activities planned below. You could even write a thank you letter to someone you know who works for the NHS or send a letter to one of our local hospitals - I'm sure that would make someone very happy!
Have fun
Miss Roberts x
This week's planning - ENJOY THIS SPECIAL NHS THEME!
Find out about the wonderful NHS with this information pack
Find out about WONDERFUL PARAMEDICS with this information pack.
Write a THANK YOU LETTER to someone who works in the NHS
Make a THANK YOU CARD for the NHS.
Practise your reading and understanding skills with this activity.
Have some fun with this life-size MAKE A SKELETON game!
Week 15
Welcome to the week beginning 29th June 2020! Can you believe it's going to be July this week - Summer's definitely here...but not when you look out of the window at the weather! Let's hope you have some fun inside then, with these TRANSPORT themed activities, and the Education City activities set online. Good luck and have fun, as ever!
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK 15 HOME LEARNING
Take a trip around the world in different vehicles.
Design your own AMAZING vehicle.
Do you know what all the parts of a car are called?
Practise your subtraction skills with this activity.
Practise your addition with this activity.
WELCOME...to SPACE!
Sorry for the delay with this week's activities all, but it's definitely an exciting one this week. Have fun and reach for the stars!
Miss Roberts x
DEAR CHILDREN AND PARENTS
NEW EDUCATION CITY ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN SET THIS WEEK AND THEY WILL TAKE YOU UNTIL THE END OF TERM - Many thanks parents, for supporting your child complete these learning games! X
YEAR ONE WEEK 14 HOME LEARNING
Learn all about space with this SPACE POWERPOINT.
Have a go at some Maths activities with a SPACE theme.
Common reading words for Year One - you can print and practise!
Practise your cutting skills by making this astronaut.
Imagine you can go on a journey into space! What would you take with you...
Hola all Year One lovelies
It's going to be a noisy week this week with the theme of MUSIC. I'm sure there will be some activities that you are going to really enjoy in this week's work - best of luck with them and have fun! I'll pop on some fun colouring activities to do again this week - remember this sort of activity is great for relaxing and is a fun way to end a busy day - even us grown-ups like colouring in activities! I'll also pop on some cards you can print and complete for your lovely Dads - remember it's Father's Day at the weekend. So, have a fun week and remember to do something nice for your Dads on Sunday!
Lots of love and hugs
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK 13 HOME LEARNING
Print off some certificates to colour in for your Dad!
I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH Fathers Day card for all the lovely Dads!
Here's a great trophy to cut out and make for your Dad!
Have fun playing this guess the instrument game.
Pick an instrument to colour in and relax - you could get some relaxing music playing too for a real CHILL-OUT!
This is a great thing to look at to help you SOCIAL DISTANCE.
Have a look at this to help you stay happy and healthy!
Hello all and welcome back to our activities for the week!
This week, we will be travelling a bit - that's good since we can't have holidays right now - and seeing a bit of the world and a bit more of our very own United Kingdom! Have a go at finding out about our wonderful world by picking another country to learn about - and off you go, without even having to pack a suitcase! Have fun and don't forget to keep your basic skills sharp by completing a Phonics and Maths activity every day and a Science activity every week on Education City too.
Have fun travelling
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK TWELVE HOME LEARNING
HAVE A GO AT DESIGNING YOUR OWN PIRATE FLAG!
UNITED KINGDOM FLAGS TO COLOUR IN
INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM
Hello again and HAPPY SUMMER on the first day of Summer 2020!
It certainly feels like Summer right now, with all this lovely weather we've been having! Hopefully you are enjoying the sunshine - make sure you take time to have some fun outdoors - and hopefully you are enjoying the work I've been setting - lots of fun activities but lots of learning along the way too! Anyway, until next week, keep doing little bits of work every day - with lots of breaks and playing in between of course - take care and enjoy this lovely sunshine.
Big hugs
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK ELEVEN HOME LEARNING
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
MARY SEACOLE
THE HISTORY OF NURSING
COLOURING IN ACTIVITY SHEETS - ENJOY!
'Coming back to school in a bubble' book for returning back to school :D
Hi all in Year One
Here we are again at another Bank Holiday weekend. I hope you haven't been blown about too much in this windy weather and you are having some fun outside in the sunshine! I've set some more fun activities below for you all to complete but don't forget to log into EDUCATION CITY and keep up with the spellings, maths and science activities - they are really important and will help you getting ready for your return to school soon. Keep smiling guys, enjoy your time at home with your families and look forward to when we'll all be back together again very soon!
BIG HUGS
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK TEN HOME LEARNING
Don't forget these MATHS ACTIVITIES - dip in and pick your favourite activites from them!
REMEMBER, log into EDUCATION CITY for set activities: PHONICS, MATHS and SCIENCE
Hi all of our lovely Year One gang! I hope you enjoy doing the activities that have been set for this week - it's a great theme and I'm sure you guys will have fun with this one! Take care if you go out on the sunny days that are in the forecast for this week (fingers crossed!) but make sure you take the time to enjoy all the lovely trees and flowers that are in full bloom all around us right now.
Love and big hugs
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK NINE HOME LEARNING
REMEMBER, log into EDUCATION CITY for set activities: PHONICS, MATHS and SCIENCE
Please follow this link for e-safety activities for Week 9:
Please also check out the webpage thinkuknow.co.uk for online safety activities for children and parents.
Hello again Year One boys and girls
I hope you are all still enjoying the Spring sunshine and keeping busy at home with your families. I've set some more fun learning activities for you to get on with - the Education City Learning Games are still running of course - and you can also try any of the other Education City activities that take your fancy! Don't forget to keep practising writing out your full name and any other words you fancy to practise that neat handwriting. Also, ask your grown-ups to follow the links below for some wellbeing and e-safety activities to do and the main thing guys is - HAVE FUN DOING THEM!
YEAR ONE WEEK EIGHT HOME LEARNING
Please follow this link for e-safety activities for Week 8:
YEAR ONE WEEK SEVEN HOME LEARNING
CHILDREN AND PARENTS
New Education City activities have been added - ENJOY!
Hi everyone - hope you're all enjoying being at home with your families...and behaving well for them! OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE! Luckily the weather has been lovely, so that's nice and cheerful for everyone, and of course there's lots to keep everyone busy with the work we've been setting online. Enjoy week 6 activities and don't forget to spend time doing fun activities too - if you do any nice pictures or crafts, you can bring them into school when we're all back again and we'll have the BIGGEST EVER Show and Tell with it all!
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK SIX HOME LEARNING
Follow the link below to explore some mindfulness activities:
Hello again Year One children - hope you're all enjoying what the Easter Bunny brought for you this year! I also hope you are managing to enjoy some of this lovely weather too, in the garden or if you have a walk or bike ride! We'll all be back together again soon, but in the meantime, here are some fun activities for you all to be getting on with...GOOD LUCK!
Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK FIVE HOME LEARNING
Follow the link below to explore some mindfulness activities:
HAPPY EASTER YEAR ONE!
(Spot the cheeky smileys!)
Have a great Easter weekend everyone - don't forget to keep an eye out for the Easter Bunny! Next week's planning is on our page (below), along with some additional links for e-safety activities and phonics/reading activities on the Oxford Owl website. STAY SAFE AT HOME GUYS...SEE YOU ALL SOON Miss Roberts x
YEAR ONE WEEK FOUR HOME LEARNING
Sefton Recommended Curriculum websites and useful links:
Check out these e-safety resources:
PHONICS ACTIVITIES - Please go onto the Oxford Owl Website (oxfordowl.co.uk) for home phonics and reading activities.
Hello all, hope you are having fun with your home learning! Don't forget to read every day, practise your handwriting, practise your number bonds to 10 or 100 and do a Phonics/Literacy and a Maths activity every day. Also, two Science activities a week will help you with your learning about the world!
I'm missing you all but send a huge WELL DONE to all those children completing Education City activities - I've loved seeing how well you are doing on them!
Have fun at home guys and see you all soon - Miss Roberts x
**Parents, please note that we are unable to offer printing or additional learning packs as there are not enough staff in school to be able to do so. Thank you for understanding.**
YEAR ONE WEEK THREE HOME LEARNING
YEAR ONE WEEK TWO HOME LEARNING
YEAR ONE WEEK ONE HOME LEARNING
Welcome to the Y1 classroom. Have a look around...
Take a virtual tour around the Y1 classroom.
Spring 2020
Welcome back! It's Spring again and we are already looking forward to the warmer weather, to getting out in our outdoor play area more and to planting our seeds and making our Y1 Garden Centre look colourful again! PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO READ THE SPRING CLASS NEWSLETTER BELOW:
Year One Homework Expectations - children in Year One are expected to read AT LEAST three times a week, preferably EVERY DAY. Homework will be sent home alternative Fridays in two week blocks and will consist of online Literacy, Maths and Science activities to complete. Many thanks for your support with this.
HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY MIND WEEK
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Exercising our bodies and minds in yoga...
Learning about five a day...
Making fruit kebabs, mmm...
Art Attack!
We had great fun during Art Attack days, exploring colour and getting inspired by the artist Wassily Kandinsky. We created our own original paintings using Kandinsky's concentric circles as our inspiration...
WORLD BOOK DAY 2020
Meet some of our potato characters...
You REALLY must click on the top middle picture to check out those lashes!!!
What a FABULOUS, FUN day we had!
We have been enjoying learning about the United Kingdom. (Click on the maps to see the detail)
Science Week - 2020
We did a great experiment with water and a glass - finding a way to put paper in the water WITHOUT it getting wet!
We found out about animal classification and about what makes different animal groups...
We made drinks cup gliders that could spin through the air...
We did an experiment to make lava lamp volcanoes with water, cooking oil, food colouring and fizzy tablets...
We made cardboard cannons to fire a ping pong ball across the class, using a crisps tube, a plastic water bottle, elastic bands and a pencil...
"Gung hay fat choy!"
We practised our pencil control by carefully colouring these Chinese Dragon masks.
Can you tell which animals we are in our Winter themed dance lessons?
Spot the geese flying from colder places and the hedgehogs getting ready to hibernate.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Here are a few of our New Year's Resolutions...
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Autumn 2019
Find all the information for the Autumn Term in the following Y1 class newsletter.
Enjoy looking through our Autumn term section below to find out what we got up to in 2019...
Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming...
It's Christmas Eve and the reindeer are fed up - all they want is a night off for a change! Off they go on their holidays to Tenerife, leaving Santa to deliver the presents in his shiny, new snowmobile. But hang on, the snowmobile just won't start...there's gonna be TROUBLE!
Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot!
We learnt about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. We were amazed that it happened over 400 years ago and that Guy Fawkes had 36 barrels of gunpowder! We carefully created colourful firework pictures using chalk pastels.
Learning to Code in Year One
with Purple Mash
We are learning about algorithms and about debugging with Purple Mash. We had fun making the undersea creatures move about in different ways!
Getting confident on the large apparatus...
We've had fun using the large apparatus, travelling onto and along the benches. We've also been practising different rolls, like forward rolls and backward rolls, on the mats.
Windmill Farm
We had a brilliant day down at the farm! We fed the animals, learnt all about animals and their babies and how to look after farm animals. We even got to hold a snake, to stroke a tortoise and to see the tarantulas in the critters zone...COOL!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Cup Winners from September and October
ART ATTACK Autumn 2019
We followed on from our self portraits with a study of the artist Paul Klee. We used oil pastels to draw abstract CRAZY FACES using Paul Klee's Senecio as our inspiration.
Tales and Toast
We had a lovely start to the day, reading books and eating toast with our parents...
Meet the Teacher Sessions
Many thanks to all parents who came to these sessions. If you didn't attend, you should already have received your pack for the year from me. If you haven't got yours yet, please see me A.S.A.P. Miss Roberts
Getting to grips with sh and ch...
Strike a Pose!
In gymnastics we have been working on mats and on the floor. Once we've mastered this, we'll be onto the apparatus, so watch this space!
Heads and shoulders, knees and toes
We've been labeling the bodies to check that we know the names of all the body parts...
We LOVE Maths!
We have been learning about place value and using it to help us with our additions. Check out these neat numbers all set out carefully in the boxes in our Maths books!
Self-portraits - Can you tell who they are?
Such a good-looking class!
Getting to know our new class and settling in to some work on our first day back...
Year One National Curriculum Expectations for the Whole Year:
Year One Homework Expectations - children in Year One are expected to read AT LEAST three times a week, preferably EVERY DAY. Homework will be sent home alternative Fridays in two week blocks and will consist of online Literacy, Maths and Science activities to complete. Many thanks for your support with this.