WELCOME TO YEAR 1 BRAMBLINGS
The Brambling can be found most commonly in the British Isles during the cold winter months, the rest of the year it explores other regions of the world. They travel in large groups (usually in the thousands!) and we will take this characteristic of this bird and use it in our classroom to ensure that there is a sense of teamwork to encourage all children to work together and support each other in their learning journey!
THIS TERMS THEME
'Explore More'
This term we will…
compare and contest our local area, Paignton, with Mombasa in Kenya. We will be inquisitive Scientists and explore the world of animals and plants. This will all cumulate in an exciting learning outcome to share with our parents.
P.E AND DANCE DAYS
P.E/Dance Days are Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Please ensure that your child has the correct kit in school all week. We will ensure that they are sent home at the end of every half term.
HOME LEARNING DAYS
Home Learning will be handed out on a Friday and collected in on a Wednesday. This will give you the opportunity to explore aspects of your child's learning if you wish.
UPCOMING DATES
18.04 - First day back
27.04 Teachers STRIKE day
1.05 Bank holiday
01.05 - National Gardening day
02.05 - Teachers STRIKE day
08.05 - bank holiday Kings coronation
26.05 Last day of term
June - Pride month
12.06 - Phonics screening week Y1
20.06 - Sports day
26.06 - RSHE week
29.06 - Y1 trip to Paignton zoo
06.07 - Transition day
07.07 - Summer Fayre 2pm
13.07 Annual Reports out to parents
17.07 - Year 1 Learning Celebration 2:30pm
25.07 - Last day of term
MEET THE TEAM
Contact Details
If there are any issues or concerns, please contact your class teacher (Mrs Ayling/Mrs White) or alternatively please contact a team leader (Mrs. Ayling);
nwalker@white-rock-primary.torbay.sch.uk
bayling@whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk
hvine@whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk
vwhite@white-rock-primary.co.uk
ACADEMIC YEAR
2022/2023
Summer Term
Summer Term Curriculum Map
Friday 7th July - Art
Today we used are practised skills to create our final Safari animal models. We used extra resources to help us make marks and did lots of pinching to create texture.
Wednesday 5th July - Computing
In Computing this week, Year 1 have been exploring music software in Purple Mash. They have found out that when we are trying out new software and testing what it can do - we call that tinkering.
They were also looking for familiar controls in Purple Mash. The work below was completed by one of the children. You could ask them what all the tools do.
Thursday 29th June
English and Science - We had great fun at Paignton Zoo today. We have enjoyed finding and researching safari animals for our writing. We also discussed which groups the different animals belong to. We all made it across the wobbly bridge which was a particular highlight.
Wednesday 28th June - Dance
In Dance, Year 1 have been reading 'Giraffes can't Dance'. We have danced like Gerald the Giraffe when he finds the music he loves, waltzed like the warthogs at the Jungle Dance and then this week we have danced an elegant tango like the lions. We have been really enjoying trying out these different dances as you can see from the photos below.
Friday 9th June 2023- Geography
Today all 3 Year 1 classes came together to see our 'hook' into our Geography learning. We are starting a series of Geography lessons on the similarities and differences between Paignton and Mombasa in Kenya. We listened to African music, watched savannah animals on the interactive whiteboard and looked at lots of artefacts special to people in African countries. We also remembered that Africa is a continent not a country and that African countries are all different and full of cities and technology. We are hoping to show that not all places in Africa are deserts with people living in huts!
Wednesday 17th May 2023 - Computing
In Computing this week Year 1 have continued to create their own e-books in Purple Mash. Most children were animating their pages and some, who have finished this, were adding sounds. If you are a parent and would like to see their learning, you could get them to log onto Purple Mash in order to show you. They are very proud of what they have completed so far.
Friday 12th May 2023- Music
For Music this week, we have been looking at tempo which means a quick or slow beat. We then watched videos of different African animals and decided if they would need a quick or slow tempo to represent their movements. We then chose an instrument to represent an animal and composed our own music with either a quick or slow tempo.
Friday 5th May 2023- The King's Coronation celebration
This week, we have been learning all about the King's coronation! We listened to an assembly by Mrs Holloway on Wednesday and she told us that there are 444 jewels on the King's crown!
We all made flags to take into our whole school assembly and we have been practising 2 songs to celebrate the coronation.
Friday 28th April 2023- Equal groups
For Maths, we have been looking at how to arrange objects into equal groups. This helps us to think about multiplication (by adding the same amount) and division (by grouping equally).
We enjoyed working with our learning partners to create arrays and write the repeated addition calculation to match the groups.
20th April - Science
Today we have been out exploring the school grounds. We have had a discussion about what has changed and we have stated to look at growing plants.
Wednesday 19th April 2023 - Gymnastics
In our first ever Gymnastics lesson, we were learning how to do a bunny hop, frog leap and egg roll. When we do a bunny hop, we are in a tuck position and when we do a frog leap, we start in tuck and then are in a straight position when jumping. An egg roll uses lots of control to stay in a tuck position the whole time. Take a look at the photos of us in action.
Friday 31st March 2023 - D.T
Today we designed, made, tested and evaluated boat designs. We learnt about the history of boat, considered materials for the job and then started to plan. Look at what we have created.
Wednesday 29th March 2023 - Computing
This week in Computing Year 1 have been becoming more familiar with letter placement on the keyboard. Their task was to find all the letters as quickly as possible and keep track of their own scores. They learned about the home row and the bumps on the F and J keys.
Friday 24th march 2023 - Art
In art we have been comparing the art work of John Piper and John Matisse. We then created a collage using a variety of resources.
Friday 17th March 2023 - PSHE
Today we have been celebrating red nose day by raising money in a variety of ways. We came in in non school uniform, wore our red noses and learnt about where our donated money goes and how it helps others.
Thursday 9th March 2023 - P.S.H.E
This week in P.S.H.E we have been thinking about why we need to have good listening ears. We came up with lots of ideas and we acted out showing each other good listening.
Wednesday 8th March 2023 - Dance
In Dance, we have been learning dances linked to different countries. This week we have been creating a Chinese Dragon dance in groups. We moved our bodies in different ways to show how a Chinese Dragon moves. As our warm up, we were being different animals to get ourselves ready to be Chinese Dragons.
Tuesday 7th March - Reading
Today we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book character. The children all looked great and their costumes were amazing. We had lots of exciting activities to join in with throughout the day such as a draw along with a famous illustrator, Sheena Dempsey, and creating our favourite book character out of clay.
Monday 28th February - History Titanic Day
Today we have been on a Titanic adventure. We have explored the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class areas of the boat, drank tea, played cards and practised our ballroom dancing. We have learnt about its history, its crew, passengers and its fate.
Thursday 24th February - R.E.
Today in R.E we have been looking at celebrations. We talked about times that were special to us and discussed how we celebrated. We then started to plan a Birthday party.
Wednesday 8th February 2023 - Computing
This week in Computing Bramblings have been exploring the inputs on a Bee-Bot. They found out that before a new set of instructions is put in they need to clear the memory. Also, that knowing your left and right is useful when trying to control a floor robot and get it to a particular spot!
Tuesday 7th February - Art
This week we have been using clay to make pinch pots. We experimented with a range of tools to make different marks and patterns. We are looking forward to painting them later in the week.
Friday 3rd February - Science
In Science we have been exploring and looking at the properties of materials. We really enjoyed the feely bag game and searching for objects made from specific materials.
Monday 23rd January - Writing
This week we have been changing the story of Don't Spill the Milk. We set up an obstacle course outside and had to try to not spill the water. Our class has decided to write about a character called Blue who goes on a journey past some cheeky monkeys. He then travels on a speedy scooter and goes through a gushing waterfall to get some water to his dad. Unfortunately, a coconut falls into the water and it spills but Blue still gets a hug from dad.
WB: 16th January
We have been looking at a new adventure story this week called Don't Spill The Milk. We reenacted part of the story by trying to not drop the book from our heads. In Dance we have started to look at African dance movements and in Geography we have been looking at the continents of the world.
WB: 9th January 2023
This week we have been learning about how many tens and ones are in teen numbers in Maths. In Literacy we have started to think about writing our own stories based on a picture. the children have used their imaginations to think about what might happen at the beginning, middle and the end. To improve our sentences we have been adding adjectives and ly words too. In Phonics we have continued to spot phase 5 sounds in words and then reading the words.
WB:05.12.22
We have been practising our dances and songs for the Christmas performance. We have all done a great job at remembering al of the actions and lines that we needed to remember.
WB: 28.11.22
This week we have been looking at 2D and 3D shapes and pattern. We have also been practicing forming our one arm robot capital letters. We have also been busy practising our Christmas songs and performance.
WB 21/11/22
This week we have started learning about a new text 'Snow in the Garden'. We have been looking at the features of poetry and practised performing a poem called 'Hoping'.
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WB:13.11.22
This week we went on a walk around the school to look at the signs of spring. We looked at the different variety of leaves that had fallen from the trees around us. We have also started to practise our lines, dance and songs for the Christmas play. In maths we have been solving subtraction problems using a number line and the crossing off method. We have been practising our letter formation and we also helped the schools Eco Committee to plant herbs in the raised planters on the playground. We also help to raise lots of money for Children in Need. Take a look at our Pudsey designs.
WB: 7.11.22
This week we have been practising saying instructions out loud to make a rain catcher. Mrs Ayling also sent us all a video asking us if we could design and bake some gingerbread for her and then write the instructions so that she too can have a go at making them. We all had a go at measuring, sifting, mixing, rolling, cutting and decorating to make our gingerbread men. Take a look. Don't they look delicious. Next week we will be writing the instructions so that Mrs Ayling can make them too.
WB: 1/11/22
This week we have started to look at instructional writing. To do this we have all made a rain catcher and will be using them to measure how much rain falls. We will be starting to learn our Nativity songs and will be bringing home our lines to practise at home. In Phonics we will be learning new sounds and in Maths we will be looking at the part-part whole model to help us with adding.
This weeks learning
WB: 3/10/22
This week we have learnt new alternative graphemes ea, oy, ou and ay. We have been practising spotting them in words in our reading area and on Phonics Play. We also had some special visitors, the fire service, in to teach us about how to keep safe.
WB: 26.9.22
We have been having great fun in dance learning how to move our bodies in different ways. Why not ask us to show you at home what we have been learning. We have also been very busy thinking of adjectives to describe the fox to make a wanted poster to find him.
Our Learning
WB: 19.9.22
We have been thinking deeply about the number ten and all of the ways we can sort and count objects. We spent time working in groups sorting objects in different ways and finding one more and one less than any number up to 10.
Our Learning
WB: 12.9.22
We are starting a new writing journey and as a stimulus for discussion we staged a Gingerbread Man break out! The children enjoyed thinking of adjectives to describe the GBM and will be using them in their writing over the next few weeks.
WB: 9/9/22
We have had a great first week back. The children have settled in really well and are all keen to share their learning with the class. We have been ordering and writing numbers to 10. Writing short sentences and drawing and discussing our feelings. We will have our first P.E and dance lessons next week so watch this space for photos of what we get up to in the following weeks.
