Year 1
INTRODUCING THE TEAM
| Mrs Rebecca Harbord | Class Teacher | Year 1 |
| Mrs Ruth Pearson | Teacher Assistant - AM | Year 1 |
| Mrs Helen Scott | Teaching Assistant - PM | Year 1 |
What happens in Year 1 at Crondall
In Year 1 we support the children through the transition from The Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1. We gradually increase the children’s exposure to more structured, whole class learning and longer lesson times. Whilst ‘lone learning time’ is gradually reduced, the children still engage in lots of practical, hands on activities, using a range of resources to develop different concepts, for example using objects to support addition and subtraction in Mathematics.
Year 1 have their PE Days on Monday and Fridays - All children to come into school in their PE Kits on these days.
All class blogs are now on Twitter @CrondallYr1_24
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YEAR 1 2022-2023
Thursday 15th December
We've come to the end of a very busy half-term...'Oh no we haven't', 'Oh yes we have!'
We had a magical Chritmassy day yesterday at the panto. Much fun was had and it was lovely seeing the smiles of wonder and delight on the children's faces.
'It was great. I loved the flying pig!' - Thomas
'It was amazing!' - Henry
'I liked the ponies' - Lola
'I loved seeing the children dancing' - Ava
'I liked it when the pumpkin changed into a carriage' - Iris
In English over the last few weeks, the children have been learning about writing instructions. They watched a demonstration on how to build a Tudor house and then had to make their own house and write the instructions. I think you'll agree, they look great.
Thank you for all your support in helping the children learn their lines for the Nativity. The children worked really hard and put on an impressive performance. I really think we have some budding stars in our midst!
Wednesday 30th November
We have been learning about instructions and their features. We tried to get ready for lunchtime by following instructions but they weren't in chronological order so we found them hard to follow. We then tried to follow instructions on how to draw a picture but our pictures all looked different! We realised this was because the instructions weren't precise enough! We sequenced pictures about hand washing, into chronological order and followed our sequence to make sure they made sense. We also sorted different texts into instructional texts and non-instructional texts.
On Friday we celebrated the children's finished Tudor houses art work. They took inspiration from their Tudor house sketches and paintings of the period, to create their own mixed media pieces. I think you'll agree, they look fantastic.
The children have been working extremely hard to learn their lines and songs for next weeks nativity production and we look forward to welcoming you into school next week, to share their wonderful performance with you.
Wednesday 9th November
Last week saw the return of the children from their half-term break and what a week we had!
We enjoyed a busy Woodland Wednesday and had the pleasure of sharing this with our new community governor, Ed Haigh. We learned how to tie over hand knots and we put our new skills to good use by making nature mobiles.
In the afternoon we learned about Diwali and made Rangoli patterns.
On Thursday, we went on our school trip with Year 2 to the Weald and Downland Museum. We learned about baking bread, just like Thomas Farriner, and practised creating a spark for a fire. We had a great day.
Wednesday 17th October
Today, was Year 1's first Woodland Wednesday. First we learned our left from our right and then we learned how to orienteer a map correctly in order. We looked at the positions of key places on our maps and then created our own map of the school from nature.
In the afternoon, we became artists and created nature pictures.
Wednesday 5th October
This week we have listened to the story of Vlad and the Great Fire of London. We learned all about Vlad the flea and his friend Boxton the rat! On Tuesday, we learned about question words and how to use them to ask questions. Boxton even came to visit us so that we could ask him our questions! The next day, we used what we had learned to write question sentences.
In Art we have been learning about primary and secondary colours. We mixed paints to make warm colours and then we practised outlining and infilling to create flames based on the Great Fire of London. We can't wait to show you our final pieces of art.
Monday 12th September
What a great week back we have had!
The children enjoyed their Woodland outdoor learning on our first day back and we are looking forward to continuing this during our Woodland Wednesdays.
Today saw the introduction of our new new topic for this term, What a Disaster! For our Stunning Start the children paired up with Year 2 and used their teamwork skills to be history detectives. With maps in hand the children spent the morning outside looking for picture clues to help them deduce what our topic was about.
In house teams, they then raced to extinguish fires (pretend), by carrying cups of water across the playground. Tactics were discussed, speed or accuracy and one child even commented "slow and steady wins the race"! The children had great fun. We discussed how firefighters put out fires in the olden days and how tiring this must have been.
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YEAR 2021-2022
Wednesday 8th June
Welcome back to the last part of Year 1! I can't believe how quickly the year has flown.
Below are a few photographs of some of the fun things we did before half-term.
Balance Ability
Science Day - Biscuit Investigation
Science - Plants
Jubilee
Wednesday 6th April
The children then got the chance to visit the other classrooms to share in their learning. It was lovely to see the delight on their faces as they discovered what the rest of the school had been learning about.
Below are some of the comments from Year 1 about the other classes:
Y2 – “Their work is amazing!”
Y3 – “I love the video on plastic pollution.”
Y4 – “We love the descriptive writing.”
Y5 – “The cam toys are great fun.”
Y6 – “The Banksy art is brilliant.”
Below is a short video of the Year 1 class exhibition:
Wednesday 16th March
In maths this week we have been learning to add and subtract numbers within 20, crossing ten. We used lots of different resources to support our learning.
In science we have continued our learning on Animals and learned about the different parts of the body and our senses. The children had fun drawing around a friend and labelling the body parts.
On Friday, the children enjoyed sharing their homework projects with Year 2. We were so impressed with the variety of different landmarks and the creative way they were made from recycled materials.
Wednesday 9th March
This week in Year 1 we have been learning about traditional poetry. The children read and discussed the features of traditional poetry, learned the nursery rhyme ‘London’s Burning’ and used the pattern of sounds from this poem to compose their own version.
On Tuesday the sun was shining down on us for the school trip to Marwell Zoo. The children learned lots of new facts about different African animals and impressed the Marwell staff with their science knowledge!
Wednesday 16th February
What an exciting day for both adults and children yesterday. In a soggy and cold top secret mission, the children were taken to Hook Meadow. They tried their hardest to guess why we were there but not one of them could guess what we had in store for them until the Chinook actually landed in front of them! I’m not sure who screamed with delight, more!
It was lovely to meet 18 Squadron and take a look around the Chinook.
Friday 11th February
This week the children have enjoyed taking part in Health and Safety week. We started the week with a visit from the police to talk about stranger danger and then we discussed, in class, ways we could keep ourselves safe online too.
We learned, through the NSPCC and their friend Buddy, that children have the right to speak out and stay and we also enjoyed learning about road safety from our very own Junior Road Safety Officers.
Today we took part in a Yoga session and learned about keeping our bodies and minds healthy. We particularly liked breathing along with the breathing ball.
Monday 7th February 2022
Over the last few weeks the children have been learning how to retell a familiar story using their own words. They wrote the ending of their story during a Write Away session with calming music playing in the background, shoes off and candles on the table.
The following day we visited the editing stations, Punctuation Place, Spelling Street and Vocabulary Valley, to make our writing even better!
Here are some examples of our writing:
Wednesday 12th January 2022
Happy New Year and welcome back to Year 1.We began the week with our Stunning Start. We listened to the sounds of African music and images from the African continent. The children were introduced to Atlases and found Africa on the map. They identified the Kenyan flag and looked at photographs of traditional Kenyan necklaces. The children then created their own necklaces based on these designs and colours.
The children were then introduced to a modern class story, based on a girl called Handa, from the Luo tribe in Kenya. The children have been practising the story by using a story map and actions. Why not ask your child to retell you the story?
In geography we have been learning to name the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world. You may have heard them singing all about it at home! QR codes have been added to our class map so the children can find out more about the continents.
Tuesday 14th December
What a busy and fantastic few weeks it’s been!
We are so proud of the children and the amazing performance they put on for you all last week. They worked extremely hard to learn their lines, the songs and actions and on projecting their voices across the hall. Thank you for supporting your child in learning their lines.
In English, over the last couple of weeks, we have been learning how to write instructions. We learned about some of the features of instructions and identified them in different texts. We then watched a demonstration of a jam sandwich being made and created a plan to make our own. We had great fun making our sandwiches and finding our whether our instructions made sense!
Friday 19th November
Children In Need
The children arrived at school today looking absolutely fantastic. From spots and stripes to superhero costumes! Well done Year 1.
This week, during our Anti-Bullying discussions, we thought about ‘One Kind word’ and what that meant. We realised that the word wasn’t a specific word, but something that is said to make a positive impact on someone’s life. We thought about something nice to say to our friends and created a wave of kindness across the classroom.
Today the children presented their train station projects to their friends. The children were asked to think of one kind word to give as feedback. It was so lovely to hear the positive comments and the smiles on everyone’s faces. The creativeness of the projects has been amazing!
Monday 15th November
As part of Anti-Bullying week the children celebrated their uniqueness by wearing odd socks. We discussed what makes us unique and decided how boring life would be if we were all the same! We learned the chorus to the 2021 Anti-Bullying Week song, ‘One Kind Word’, and the children were curious about what that word might be. More on that tomorrow!
Wednesday 13th October 2021
During our RE lessons, over the last few weeks, we have been learning about Special places. We discussed questions such as; What makes places special? Why is the church a special place for Christians?
We visited Revered Tara in her special place and learned about what Christians do in church and why. She even let us play the church organ! Who knew we had such budding musicians.
In maths we have been learning to use the vocabulary greater than, less than and equal to so that we can compare amounts. We also learned about inequality symbols today!
Wednesday 29th September 2021
As part of our English lessons we have been thinking about the order of events during our school trip. We acted out the different events and learned about time conjunctions and how these words help us to put events into the correct order. We then used these words to write a recount of our trip. Can you guess what we did?
Democracy Day
Last week we enjoyed learning about Democracy and how decisions are made. The children put forward their reasons why they would be a good school council representative or eco-warrior and the class then voted later in the day using our very own voting stations. We also held our own debates and even debated on whether we should have a teacher in the class. Thankfully the aye’s won. Phew!!
Friday 10th September 2021
Welcome back! It was a real pleasure to greet the children on Monday morning and see their happy smiley faces. They’ve started the new school year with great confidence and have settled in well. It has been a busy week getting to know each other even better and learning the new routines in Year 1.
Today we each received a golden ticket to jump on board the Watercress Line as part of our Stunning Start. We took a ride on a steam train from Ropley to Alton and even got to eat our lunch on the train! We learned about the history of the station and looked at some of the parts used to build trains. What a great way to end a great week!
YEAR 1 2020-2021
Wednesday 7th July 2021
Watch out Great British Sewing Bee … here come Year One! Last Friday, we spent the day making our own teddy bear puppets. First we designed them, then we chose the coloured felt and thread ready to sew. The children all persevered and learnt to thread their own needle (at least once) before spending a lovely afternoon learning running stitch. Then, following their designs, the children decorated their creations with googly eyes, buttons and glittery sequins … here are just a few hanging on our washing line while we carry on with our learning. We can’t wait to show them to Year 2 at a socially distanced puppet performance outside later in the week (weather permitting).
After all that rain, it was a lovely treat to see the sunshine today for Year One’s (and mine) first Crondall Sports Day! The children were very excited when they arrived in the morning wearing their PE kit and sporting their House colours. The day events started with Young Voices singing and signing Bill Wither’s Lovely Day which was very touching to hear. All of the children took part in at least 2 races (as well as the Beanbag Throw in the afternoon). They have really taken on board one of our Star Values and demonstrated super teamwork throughout, showering their friends and Houses’ with positivity throughout. During the afternoon we watched Crondall’s Got Talent and of course finished the day with a delicious ice cream. Well done Year One, I am super proud of you all.
Wednesday 23rd June 2021
If you go down into the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise! Yes, Year 1 along with Year 2, celebrated our return to school with a Teddy Bears Picnic. The children were very excited to be joined by their cuddly toys whilst having a healthy snack in the glorious sunshine. The children introduced their animals to everyone, before sharing their super information leaflets about sunflowers. Then it really was time to go into the woods to find some clues for the next book that we are going to read (I think we still have 5 more to find!). To end our Marvellous Middle, we all joined in with some singing – a great time was had by all!
Wednesday 9th June 2021
Wow, we have been busy in Year 1 these past few weeks! We found a wild girl who was a bit naughty and made a mess of our classroom a few times – we think she was feral (one of our Wow words). We have also been learning about parts of our body: we drew around each other so that we had some life sized pictures and then we labelled some of the parts that we knew (occasionally we got our shoulders and elbows mixed up, but we think we can remember which is which now). Finally to finish off our learning about special books, we read some Bible stories and then made our own Torah (a special book for Jewish people). Busy, busy, busy!
Wednesday 12th May 2021
A huge welcome back to you all after our Easter Break. It was so lovely to see all your smiling faces again and even more wonderful to see you running around on the field in the sunshine (although not today). We have been learning about our senses to write a poem and I was so proud of how you used your sense of hearing to listen to Sadie, from Feathers and Fur, and her friends for our Stunning Start. We have also been sharing our special books with each other as well as planting sunflower seeds! Let’s hope the rain stops tomorrow so that we can find the missing girl …
