All posts by Ms S Chopra-Morris

Friday 29th January 2021

It’s Friday !

A BIG thank-you to all the parents  and children who have sent us pictures and comments.

It is very important that we know how you are getting on and it is a delight to see your work .

Let’s go ….

Write the date neatly in your books .

Watch the phonics below. Please watch the whole video and have a a go the sentences at the end.

Phonics

 

Activity – Complete the word 

 

Challenge – Complete the sentence 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPtYpqEwEHo

 

Maths

A quick message about the video :

Science

Did you watch the science video yesterday? Now it’s your turn! I hope that you managed to collect a small toy and some materials to investigate.

Watch the video below .

 

 

P.E.

You will need socks , lots of socks !

 

Story Time

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 1 team

Phonics Answers

Activity

Challenge 

 

 

Thursday 28th January 2021

 

Good morning Year 1 !

Let’ s start the day with some magic !

See if you can try out one trick on your family !

Now write the date neatly in your books . Remember your lead-ins please.

How many capital ( uppercase ) letters can you spot ?

Write a line of t’s . Make it beautiful !

https://youtu.be/c7iYprpOAxg

Phonics 

Adjacent consonants and short vowels

Activity – Can you read and match these words. 

Challenge! Can you read and match these captions. 

 

 

Phonics Bloom Logo

Click on the link below and play this phase 4 game!

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/alien-escape?phase=4

Maths

Watch the video .

Please make sure that you completed yesterday’s  follow up activity before you watch this video.

Quickfire Maths

Write the numbers 1 to 10 in your book like the picture below. Write down the answers ONLY to each question. Listen to the recording below for the questions.

( Answers at bottom of blog)

Challenge Quickfire:

Listen to and answer the next 10 questions . Remember to list the numbers 1 – 10 again.

( Answers at bottom of blog)

 

Reading

 

 

Science

Watch the video below. Tomorrow we will be investigating waterproof materials.

Can  you get ready for tomorrow by collecting:

  • three different materials to test  (for example , foil, tissue , plastic bag, paper)
  • a small toy
  • bowl of water

 

Story

This will make you smile and may make you hungry !

 

Reflection and Prayer

 Thank you for making me me.

Thank you that you know all about me and think I’m special.

Help me as I learn and help me as I grow.

As I think and as I play,

Help me love you more I pray.

Amen

 Enjoy the rest of your day.

Miss you all lots,

Year 1 team

 

Phonics answers 

Activity

Challenge

Maths  Quickfire answers:

  1. 5
  2. 10
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 6
  10. 3

Maths Challenge Quickfire answers:

  1. 17
  2. 19
  3. 10
  4. 6
  5. 13
  6. 13
  7. 11
  8. 20
  9. 18
  10. 22

 

 

 

Wednesday 27th January 2021

Good Morning Year 1 "</p

 

Music

The content of the videos is subject to copyright owned by The BIG Sing and as such may not be copied or shared with any other establishment without the express written permission of The BIG Sing”.

Handwriting

Start by putting your date into your books.

Here is the letter k, this is a tricky one so take your time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaYVqlpn1D4

Now have a go at these words to really practice.

king        kite       kitchen     kiwi

kettle      kid        key             kennel

 

Phonics

Adjacent consonants and short vowels

 Take a look at our picture below. Can you work out the missing words? 

Click on the link below and choose a phase 4 game to play.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

You may log in with the following details:

username: jan21

password: home

 

Take a Break from School This Summer | AcademicDegreesOnline.net

 

Maths

 

 

Have a go at the questions below .

 

ICT – Recap from last week

 

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Reading – Storyline Online

Click on the link below to find lots of lovely new books which you can listen to online.

Let me know your favourite story.

https://www.storylineonline.net/

 

RE

Luke 15 v. 11 – 32 – The Parable of the Prodigal Son 

Activity 

 

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90+ Prodigal Son ideas | prodigal son, prodigal, christian art    Free Prodigal Son Clipart, Download Free Clip Art, Free Clip Art on Clipart Library

 

 

Story Time

 

Hope you are having a great time learning at home, don’t forget to send us an email or comment with your learning. We love hearing from you.

See you tomorrow!

From the Year 1 Team 🙂

Tuesday 26th January 2021

Good Morning Year 1 "</p

We hope you had a fantastic snow day yesterday. We are enjoying looking at your pictures and hearing your snow stories. It looks like you have had lots of fun.

Let’s start our morning with a special prayer to Jesus.

 

Handwriting

Start by writing your date neatly into your books. Today we are going to practice the letter a. You are getting very good at remembering your finger spaces, well done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1nnOO2OFVI

Now can you write these following words into your books. Remember your lead in and lead outs!

snow         snowman        cold       ice       

sledge         gloves            snow angel  

 

Phonics

Adjacent consonants and short vowels

Phase 4 –  Tricky Words 

Take a Break from School This Summer | AcademicDegreesOnline.net

Maths

Please make sure that you complete the practice activity at the end of the video.

 

English – The Snail and the Whale

Take another look over the section of the story when the Whale gets trapped on the beach.

Activity – Instructions on how to save a whale. 

 

 

Lunch time banner tea icon cute character concept Vector Image

 

Reading (Book Trust)

Here is a fun new website called Book Trust. Click on the link below to find lots of fun new online story books and reading games.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

I recommend the story called ‘Oh No George.’ 

 

RE

Luke 15 v. 11 – 32 – The Parable of the Prodigal Son 

Listen to this weeks parable then follow the activity below.

Activity

Answer these questions into your book.

  1. Which characters do something wrong?
  2. What do they do?
  3. Are they both sorry for what they did?

Look at the following pictures of the story. I would like you to decide what is happening out of these three things.

 

Making a bad decision                                                                                                                                        Says sorry                                                                                                                                                        Shows forgiveness

Challenge!

 

 

Story Time

Hope you are having a great time learning at home, don’t forget to send us an email or comment with your learning. We love hearing from you.

See you tomorrow!

From the Year 1 Team 🙂

 

Monday 25th January 2021

Good Morning Year 1 "</p

We hope you have had a fantastic time at home this weekend and you managed to enjoy the snow. Send us in your snow pictures and they might feature on our blog.

Read MLK's childhood letter about throwing snowballs and making snowmen - Vox

 

Wake Up Shake Up

 

Snow Day Recount

Write the date neatly in your book.

 

At the weekend I had lots of fun playing in the snow with my family. 

We made a huge snowman and had a massive snowball fight. It was very cold. 

After we had played in the snow we came inside and had a hot drink to warm us up. 

This made me feel really happy. 

 

Snow Poem

Listen to our snow poem below and then have a go at writing your own short poem into your writing books. You could even perform your poem and send it to us!

What Could It Be 

Activity 

Read over the poem again. Can you spot the rhyming words?

Now have a go at writing your own short poem. Here is some wintry vocab to help you.

Take a Break from School This Summer | AcademicDegreesOnline.net

 

Maths

Watch the video below for your follow up activity.

 

Extension activities will be e-mailed.

Snow Mark Making

Encouraging Mark-Making: a parents guide… – Mummy Est.2014

Marvellous Mark Making | Children's Place Day Nurseries      Snow, Sun and World Book Day Fun! - St James' Primary School, Wetherby     Writing text on the snow stock image. Image of cool, winter - 7602749

 

Lunch time banner tea icon cute character concept Vector Image

 

Reading 

Smith's Wood Primary Academy - E-Books from Oxford Owl

Oxford Owl- Click here for reading books

username:     stvincentrec
password :    reading

Science – Winter 

 

Activity 

Write three new facts about the season of Winter. This could be from the video you have just watched or what you have observed on your daily walks.

 

Story Time 

 

We hope you have had a lovely day and have enjoyed the snow today.

From the Year 1 Team 🙂

 

 

 

Friday 22nd January 2021

 Good morning !

We ‘ re having a few changes today . Instead of handwriting, we will be having a keyboard skills lesson with a  short follow up  computing activity.

 

 Keyboard / Computing  Skills

 

 

Phonics

Longer Words 

Activity :

Write the date in your book first.

 Change these sentences:

Example:

Carl sat down on the carpet.                                                                                                                         changes to                                                                                                                                                              Carl sat down on the chair.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbtfInZnmKg

 

 

Maths

Watch the video below.

It’s a longer video today so here is a shorter follow up activity:

(Answers at the end of the  blog)

Fill in the missing numbers

Fill in the missing numbers on the cherry and bar  models:

Extension activities have been e-mailed .

Reading

Click on the image below and choose a book from Oxford Owl. Record the book in your planner please.

Username: stvincentrec

Password:reading

Smith's Wood Primary Academy - E-Books from Oxford Owl

 

 

P.E.

Click on the image below for a fun PE session.

 

Friday Fun  – Choose a game to play

Click on the pictures and learn as you play !

Keyboard Skills – Scroll down to level 1 game 1

 

 

Maths games

 

English games

 

 

 Story Time

I know that Jahmari will  enjoy this story read by our very own Ms. Brookes . Let us know what you like to see on the blog.

 

Have a lovely weekend year 1.

We miss you a lot.

Take care and stay safe.

Year 1 team

 

 

Phonics Answers 

Carl sat down on the chair.

The goats are in the farmyard.

I can see a car on the road.

She has lots of fish or books.

They might meet in the farmyard. 

Maths Answers

Ten  frames

5+ 5 =10              1+ 9= 10

3 + 7 =10             4 + 6 = 10 

8 + 2 = 10            9 + 1 = 10

2 + 8 = 10          various 

Cherry model  missing numbers

3                        6

Bar model missing numbers

10                      9

 

Thursday 21st January 2021

 

The timetable is a guide only.  Please change the times to suit your day.

Good morning !

It’s a day to celebrate ….

Yesterday was a very important  day . Do you know why?

The woman in the photo is Kamala Harris. She is the first woman , and the first  Black American (Jamaican) and Indian – American to be vice president of the United States of America. Find out more by watching the video .

It was also a special day for young African -American  poet  Amanda Gorman. She is only 22 years old but had the very special job of writing a poem for the new president. What an amazing achievement . Maybe you could find out more about Amanda.Would like to be a poet when you grow up ?

Ok, let’ s get started …
Finger gym

Have a go at these exercises. See if you can spot Ms. Wakeling’s favourite rhyme (clue: open and …… them ) .

You know what to do superstars !

Practice the letter u . Write  ten  letters (u)  in your book .

https://youtu.be/2TXb8uoSXsU

Phonics

Longer Words 

Can you blend, read and then decide if your word is a real word or an alien word.

Click on the link below and play Obb and Bob.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/picnic-on-pluto

You may log in with the following details:

username: jan21

password: home

 

 

Maths

Watch the next video for your follow up questions.

 

 

 

English

Have another listen to our story The Snail and the Whale.  Listen carefully as there will be an activity for you to complete afterwards.

Activity – Look at the pictures and write an interesting sentence to describe what is happening. 

Here are some sentence  starters to help you:

The tiny snail…………….                                                    Later, a whale ………………

  1.  2.  3. 4.

Extension – Answer these questions in your book. 

Think about the Whales song.

  1. Why is he singing to the snail?
  2. What does he sing about?

Here is what an actual Whale’s song sounds like!

3) How would you describe it? What does it sound like?

 

Science

Click on the image below for lesson 6. You will  need all your science knowledge next week for a special task. Make sure you listen carefully and think about waterproof materials.

Story Time

Let’s end our day with a prayer about the special people in our life .

Another busy day Year 1 !

Relax and have a good afternoon.

Year 1 team

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Good Morning Year 1 "</p

Let’s start the morning with a  prayer.

Handwriting

Write the date neatly in your book.

 

Today I would like you to practice the letter f. This is a tricky letter so take your time and practice over and over until you are happy and confident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPfsUHgWrgY

Phonics

Review Lesson 

Activity

Look at the picture and find the correct ear, air or ure words.

Take a Break from School This Summer | AcademicDegreesOnline.net

Maths

This video includes practice  activities and is much longer than usual .There are no extra written follow up activities today but there is a game to enjoy.

(Extension activities were  e-mailed on Monday)

 

Addition Scale

 

Reading Comprehension

Read this very short Winter Wonderland story and then answer the questions underneath. Write the answers into your English books.

 

Lunch time banner tea icon cute character concept Vector Image

 

Reading – Oxford Owl  Smith's Wood Primary Academy - E-Books from Oxford Owl

Here is a quick reminder video to show you how you can access online books.

Oxford Owl- Click here for reading books

username:     stvincentrec
password :    reading

Science – Materials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsqUl_52PL8

Click on the links below to follow lesson 5.

Introductory Quiz

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which-materials-are-absorbent-6tk3er

Lesson Video 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which-materials-are-absorbent-6tk3er?activity=video&step=2&view=1

Activity

You will need a bowl of water or even your bath tub for this activity!

Construction – by Sally Sutton

We hope you have had a great day of learning. If you want to see something in particular please send us an email.

Mrs Brookes will be back reading a story tomorrow.

See you soon,

From the Year 1 Team 🙂 Funny Emoticons | funny smileys faces , Text Symbol Smiley Faces - Download Emoticons | Crazy smiley face, Smiley face, Smiley

 

Phonics Answers 

Reading Comprehension Answers 

Science Answers