As we come to the end of this academic year, we would like to say thank you for the way you have adapted to online learning and for making it a success!  We have loved reading your emails and finding out what you have been up to at home.

Thank you for being such a fantastic year group. We wish you all a wonderful summer break and a brilliant start to Year Two!

Year 1 Team.

Goal Setting

Read or listen to the story ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ here. Talk about how Gerald the giraffe showed determination when trying to achieve his goals.

Discuss with your child what they would like to achieve next year. For example, to improve my handwriting, to be able to count in tens or to show more kindness to others.

Choose 3 things and work together to create a vision board. This can be done by cutting out pictures that represent the goals, gluing onto card and decorating. They could add personal qualities to their vision board too.

This week we will use the White Rose Maths resources to help us tell the time.

Today’s lesson focuses on telling the time to the hour. Watch the video below and complete the accompanying worksheet.

Lesson 1- Time to the hour

Additional activities 

Use this cut-out clock face template to make their own interactive clock face with moving hands.

Make a Clock Face Activity

Telling the time is tricky concept for children to understand. The best way for children to really practice is at home and in the real world. Involve your child whenever you’re consulting a clock and they will quickly learn to tell time naturally. 

This week’s activities will focus on supporting your child with transitioning to their new class.

It will give them the opportunity to reflect on their time in their current class whilst also considering their hopes and dreams for the next academic year.

Memories

Over the last year, your child will have created many school memories that they will cherish forever. Capture these memories in a fun way by creating a ‘Memory Jar’.

Using coloured paper ask your child to draw or write down their favourite memories. They can use different colours to show different categories of memory e.g. blue for friendship, yellow for teachers, red for favourite lessons, green for school trips.

Use a jam jar or a plastic bottle to collect their memories; they could even personalise their jar with decoration.

Join the Museum of London on Monday 6th July at 2pm LIVE on Facebook – you must ask parents to log in for you as you shouldn’t have your own Facebook account!

See details below for all the information!

Session description

Our KS1 favourite is back! With a twist: this time, we’re streaming to schools and families over three consecutive weeks.

Each week you’ll take an interactive tour through part of our Fire! Fire! exhibition – an exciting display that marked the event’s 350th anniversary – learning key facts and seeing a mix of real and replica objects that tell the story of the blaze.

You’ll then have the chance to ask questions about what you’ve learned to our museum expert – who’ll answer some live! – without needing to leave your school or home.

Here are the dates, times and topics:

Monday 6 July, 2-2.30pm – Part 1: How the fire began
Monday 13 July, 2-2.30pm – Part 2: How the fire was stopped
Monday 20 July, 2-2.30pm – Part 3: How the fire changed London

Thank you to everyone that has submitted an entry for the ‘Artist in a Box’ competition.

We will announce a winner and two runners up on Monday morning.

Good luck! 😊