Y1 Friday 14th November 2025– Looking Back & Forth
Y1 Friday 14th November 2025– Looking Back & Forth
Looking back:
We have had a busy and productive week this week in Year 1!
In Maths we have begun to look fact families and how to record them systematically to check we have found them all- we have used part whole models and tens frames with counters and recorded formal number sentences.
In English we have analysed the story of ‘Rapunzel’, generated time openers, looked at features we could use in our writing and continued to learn the story by following the story map.
In Geography we have chosen a place we have visited and what we saw there. We have also identified what a; town, village, city and coastline are like and begun to look at human and physical features we would find there.
Year 1 – Pupils’ Highlights:
√ Identifying features within the story of Rapunzel.
√ Writing time openers to make our story more interesting.
√ Drawing a place we have visited and what we saw there.
√ Using part whole models to help us when adding.
√ Thinking different ways to make pairs up to 10.
√ Looking at photos of towns, villages, cities and coastlines to identify their features.
√ Learning what ‘human’ and ‘physical’ features are.
√ Singing along to our Nativity songs.
√ Beginning to look at the Christmas Story in RE.
√ Rolling balls with precision in PE.
√ Understanding why we wear a poppy on Remembrance Day.
√ Repeating days of the week in French.
Family discussion questions:
- Can you spot features of places you visit this weekend? Are they made by someone?
- What are the numbers bonds to 7? Start with 7+0 = 7. Should they go in an order?
- What time openers could you use in your story? EG- On Monday, later that day.
Looking forward:
Next week we will begin to plan the story of Rapunzel before using this to help us to write the story.
In Maths we will begin to look at number bonds to 10.
In Geography we will continue to look at the human and physical features of a town, village, city and coastline.
Reminders:
I’ve sent home a laminated Phase 3 sound mat for the children to use. They can look at it and practise saying the sounds. If your child finds it tricky to spot sounds in the words they are reading or writing, the sound mat can be used as a helpful reference. It’s there to support them with any reading or writing they do at home.
Book change on Thursday.
Please continue to read every night and practise the sound cards. If this could be recorded in reading diaries so I can track progress for our 14 day Reading Challenge. I am so impressed with how many children have achieved the Reading Challenge so far.
Reminders
Thursday 20th November- free dress day for Chocolate Tombola contributions.
Friday 21st November- Beetle Drive in the Village Hall.
Tuesday 25th November- Fluenz
Wb 8th December- Christmas Shop- please send money in a named envelope/purse on Monday 8th as we will be shopping early in the week.
Nativity
Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th December 9:30am in the Village Hall.
If you have any questions please ask
Thank you for your continued support
Mrs Carew