WELCOME TO YEAR 1 BUNTINGS
Buntings are a family of birds that includes the Cirl Bunting. This bird is very rare and can be found by the coast in South Devon. Just like us! Many Buntings are long distant migrants which means they travel many miles around the world every year. Just like we will be doing in our learning in this Term's theme!
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 Monday and Thursday 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 Walker) or alternatively please contact a team leader (Mrs. Ayling);
nwalker@white-rock-primary.torbay.sch.uk
bayling@whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk
hvine@whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk
ACADEMIC YEAR
2022/2023
Summer Term
Summer Term Curriculum Map
Monday 10th July - Art
This week we have been using our modeling skills to create our own Safari animal models.
Tuesday 4th 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.
Tuesday 4th July - 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.
Thursday 29th June- Zoo trip
Year 1 went on a fantastic school trip to the Zoo this week to learn more about African Savannah animals for our Writing and Science lessons. Everyone had a wonderful time and the children were so well behaved and enjoyed the day. Well done Year 1!
Friday 23rd June- Sports Day
Today, we took part in sports day with Reception and Year 2 all working together in our house teams to complete a selection of activities.
Although it was very hot outside, we all tried our best and cheered on our team friends. The photos below are a selection of all year groups due to the classes splitting into different groups!
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!
Continents video.MOV
Friday 30th May 2023- KS1 Sports Festival
This morning, we participated in a sports festival which our Year 5's led. We worked on a range of skills such as throwing and catching, hitting a ball using an underarm throw and most importantly, how to work as a team taking it in turns.
Everyone tried their best and cheered on their team when it was someone else's turn to have a go. The Year 5's also showed how brilliant they are at working as a team and were very caring and responsible with the younger children. Well done everyone!
Friday 16th May 2023- Science
For Science, we have been looking at how to identify the different trees and flowers that are growing in our school grounds. We went on a hunt around the school to find different trees and learnt how to look carefully at the details on the leaves in order to identify the tree by name.
Thursday 18th 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.
Thursday 20th April 2023 - Gymnastics
In our first ever Gymnastics lesson, we were learning how to do a bunny hop and frog leap. 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. Take a look at the photos of us in action.
Friday 31st March 2023- D&T
Today we designed and made our own boats. We had to think carefully about what materials would be most suitable for a boat. We then designed it, constructed it and tested them out in the tuff trays outside. We gathered back together again and evaluated our boats by saying how we would improve them if we made them again.
Thursday 30th 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- Art
This week amongst lots of other fabulous learning, we have been exploring artists who use collage to create their pictures. We looked at the work of John Piper and compared it with Matisses abstract collages. We then used different types of media to create our own abstract pieces of art.
Friday 17th March- PSHE
Today was Red Nose day and to celebrate this we came into school in red clothing. We had a special assembly led by Mr King and then we completed some activities with some of the Year 6 pupils. Thankyou to everyone who donated, your money will make a huge difference to those who need it most.
Friday 10th March- Science
This week is Science week and to celebrate this, we looked at using our observational skills to discover how our finger prints are unique. We took our prints and them compared them to our partner's fingerprints. We noticed that none of our prints were the same which is useful for security reasons and also for helping identify criminals.
Tuesday 7th March- Reading
Today, we celebrated World Book Day in school. We had a day full of reading activities and worked with clay in the afternoon to create our favourite book characters.
Thursday 9th March 2023 - Dance
In Dance, we have been learning dances linked to different countries. This week we have been creating a Chinese Dragon dance with our Learning Partners. We moved our bodies in different ways to show how a Chinese Dragon moves.
Friday 3rd March- PSHE
As part of our topic on Democracy and Living in the Wider World, we have discussed the importance of listening carefully to the people around us. We discussed what good listening looks like and decided how important it is that we are good listeners.
Monday 27th February- History and Writing
Today we had a Titanic 'hook into writing' day. We learned how Historians use photos, interviews and pictures to learn about the past. We learned about the different passengers on the boat and what went wrong, then we sequenced the events of the night the Titanic sunk.
During the day, we hot seated each other and learned about what life was like on board the Titanic by visiting each 'class' room (Buntings were 3rd class!).
Then, we discovered what went wrong with the Titanic and why it is important to study History in order to learn from past events.
We all had a fantastic day!
Friday 24th February 2023-R.E
This week, in R.E, we have been looking at Celebrations. We discussed what the word celebration means to us and also what it means to Christians. This sequence of lessons will look at Easter, birthdays and baptisms and how these celebrations affect us in our own lives.
Tuesday 7th February – Computing – Safer Internet Day assembly
Today is Safer Internet Day and we marked this by holding a whole school assembly.
During the assembly each year group shared their own online safety song or poem with the rest of the school. They had all worked really hard to learn their pieces and this level of effort was clear to see in their confident performances.
The Digital Leaders had written their own poem, which will appear on the school website once they have filmed and edited it into a video.
Thursday 2nd February 2023 - Computing
This week in Computing Buntings 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!
Wednesday 25th January 2023-Maths
This week we have been using our knowledge of number bonds to 10 to help us find our number bonds to 20. We used a STEM: If I know that 4 + 6 = 10, Then 14 + 6 = 20.
WB:16.1.23- Year 5 reading buddies
Year One have paired up with the Year 5 classes and will read with one another once a week. As you can see from the photos both year groups are encouraged to read and the Year 5's were very supportive and helpful whilst listening to our children. They have all been very excited about reading their books to the Y5's and we hope that this will continue to develop a love of reading in everyone.
WB:9.1.23-Geography Can I name the 7 continents of the World?
This week, among lots of other learning, we have been looking at the Seven Continents of the World. We have identified them on a map and sung a very popular continents song (link attached below if you wish to sing along at home). Our topic this term is 'Around the World in 80 days' and understanding the continents and countries of the UK will be a key focus for us in Year One.
Our First Week back after Christmas!
We were back in school for 3 days this week and everyone settled back into their learning really well. I am very proud of you all well done Buntings class!
Below are some photos of our Maths learning, we are currently exploring the idea that the teen numbers are ten plus something e.g. "14 is ten plus 4".
Final week of the Autumn Term!
Wow! What a week we have had in Year 1 to finish off the first part of the academic year.
Monday was Polar express day, Wednesday poetry day, Thursday Christmas dinner day and Friday was a morning of Art and watching a Christmassy film!
Well done Buntings for completing a third of the year already you are all superstars 
WB: 5.12.22- Nativity!!!!!
What a wonderful experience it was being able to perform a nativity to the parents for the first time in 3 academic years!
The children were truly amazing and we are very proud of them. Well done Year 1!
WB: 28.11.22- Maths 2D and 3D shape
This week, we have been learning about shape. We have identified shapes by their properties such as sides, corners and faces. We played a fun feely bag game and guessed the shape in the bag based on the clues we told each other.
WB: 21.11.22: Writing- Can I orally rehearse a poem?
This week, we have been learning all about poetry. We acted out the poem Hoping by Shirley Hughes. We also performed it out loud as a class and filmed it and will find a way to somehow get it onto this page for you to watch!
WB:14.11.21- Science, seasons
As part of our Science learning, we have started our observational study. We will be watching how one of the trees on our school grounds changes over a period of time.
WB-7.11.22- All things Gingerbread Man!
As part of our Writing journey, we have been learning how to give verbal instructions and make gingerbread men. We then spent some time in our DT lessons designing the pattern and decorations on our biscuits.
WB- 31.10.22: Our first week back!
We have had a very busy week working in the Buntings class! Below are some photos of the activities we have been taking part in during the day.
WB 17.10.11: Developing our speaking and listening skills (Oracy)
We are very fortunate in the Buntings class to be part of a special project to encourage our pupils to use storytelling as a way to develop our speech and language skills.
We thought up our own stories and then brought them to life in 'the story square'. The children were fascinated with the story machine and it contained some wonderful stories which we listened to.
WB: 10.10.22- Teamwork makes the dreamwork!
At White Rock Primary School, we love to encourage our pupils to work together to solve problems in their learning. We compared numbers and then used the correct symbols. We all worked so well together well done Buntings!
WB: 3.10.22 Writing- Can I sequence the beginning, middle and end of a story?
For our Writing journey, we have been looking at the story of The Gingerbread Man. Silly Mrs Ayling dropped the book and all of the pages fell out! We worked in groups to put the story back into the correct order. Well done everyone you did a fabulous job!
WB: 26.9.22 Key Stage One- Fire Safety Talk
This week, we were visited by the local firefighting team who showed us how to stay safe in and out of school.
They demonstrated putting on their protective clothing and asked us questions to test our fire safety knowledge.
We had a brilliant time listening to their fun, interactive talk. Thank you to the fabulous Fire Service for coming to see us.
Wb: 19.9.22- Maths, number and place value
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.
W.b: 12.9.22- New writing 'hook' for The Gingerbread Man
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: 5.9.22- Our first week in our new classes!
We have had the most amazing first week in our new class and everyone has settled in so beautifully well done!
We have explored the activities inside and outside the classroom and spent lots of time choosing our learning effectively.
We also had a Dance and Computing session which we all enjoyed very much. Please see the photos below to see how we got on!
