Asma created a fantastic Ninja potato.

Well done – you are a superstar !

 It’s Friday !

One more school day !

We will all be back on Monday 8th March.

We are all looking forward to seeing you again.

Our first week back will be  fun with lots of stories  and time to talk and play.

It is a shorter blog today.  Please enjoy your last day at home.

Remember to follow the Lent blog here.

(Below is from yesterday in case you missed it)

Phonics

Phase 5 ue blue

Maths games

Refresh your reading numbers skills . Click on the image below. ( The link is also below.)

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/early-math/number-words-fruit-splat-game/

Match numbers to twenty  with a new game :

Click on the image below. Try level 5.

https://gregtangmath.com/numtanga

Multi-faith week

Find out more about Hinduism . Click on the image below.

Afternoon activities

Science

Click on the image below and follow lesson 3.

Art

Many of you have requested drawing videos. Here is one by the wonderful Rob Biddulph.

Remember to use EPIC and Numbots to keep your learning skills sharp !

Enjoy your weekend and we will see you all on Monday. Yay !

Take care and stay safe.

Year 1 team.

Today is very special !

Today is World Book Day !

Today is about celebrating and enjoying books !

We have read over 600 books Year 1 – you are reading superstars !

Listen to Mrs Bell’s special assembly below.

No lessons on the blog today.

Start by putting on your  pyjamas !

Click below and read some stories of your choice.

You can also read books on EPIC.

Next explore the World Book Day site below:

Make a bookmark …

Listen out for your characters and names in the stories told by Steve Smallman.

These videos are especially for our school !

Lola  and Arashkai – did you see your ideas ?

Why not take a look at the ideas from the rest of the school. What an imaginative school we are !

Some more fantastic ideas below …

Time to get creative

If you have a potato or an apple why not try  to make  your favourite character.

You might need a grown up to help you.

You can use what you can find in your home. Have a go at telling your own potato story.

Here are some examples below.

Watch the video below for more ideas…

IAnother super video but the link will have to be pasted into your browser:  https://youtu.be/ZJrDpWLV4x4  )

Why not get the grown ups involved !

Share your reading fun with us. Take a photo of your potato character and of you reading your book, wearing your pyjamas, in a funny or unusual place of your home.

Send your photos in to Mrs Bell, so that we can share your fun on our school website.

j.bell@stvincnt.bham.sch.uk

Have fun everyone!

We hope that you have a wonderful day of reading and enjoying books.

Year 1 team

Good morning Year 1 

We are half way though the week!

Have you seen out countdown to Monday on our school website?

Check out our school Lenten blog here.

https://st-vincents-catholic-primary-school1.j2bloggy.com/Lent2021/?doing_wp_cron=1613466234.0803279876708984375000

Phonics

Phase 5 ie sound

Click on the link below and practice your phonics using a phase 4 or a phase 5 game.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/

Reading – Comprehension

Multi-Faith Week

Key aspects of the Hindu faith

Click on the image below to find out more.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh86n39/articles/zmpp92p

Maths 

Practice your mental maths . Watch the video below before you play.

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Remember to play Numbots too !

Have a lovely afternoon.

The year 1 team.

Good Morning Year 1 

Four more days online. We can do this! Keep going everybody!

Phonics

Phase 5 ir sound

Can you spot the ir words in our story today?

Reading

https://www.getepic.com/students 

Click on the link above to access our reading for this week. Please let us know if you would like to see anything in particular.

Our class code : nlx6712

Maths

Multi Faith Week -Hinduism 

Here is the Hindu creation story.

Story Time 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wo60LNAq9o

Hope you have all had a lovely Tuesday!

See you tomorrow 🙂

Year 1 Team

Maths answers:

 Hello Year 1 !

 Let’s start with a prayer

It’s Friday . Only six more school days till we are back in class !

Let’s continue with some music – you will need to listen carefully. I know you can do this lesson because we have done similar things in class . Enjoy !

( Please don’t skip this lesson – music helps children develop in many  important ways and it’s fun.)

Click here  or  on the image below.

Handwriting 

Write the name neatly in your book. Form your letters correctly please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu_-1EiJNRg

Here are your last letters and words for the week….keep going!

Phonics

Phase 5 – ea sound

Maths

Watch the video and complete the activity below.

English

Did you think about your favourite animal ?

Today we will write an acrostic poem about our favourite animals.

An acrostic poem is a where the first letter of each line spells a word. Click here

for an example.

Here are some more animal acrostic poems to give you an idea :

Now have a go at writing your own . Use the ideas below or your favourite animal.

Science

Please click on the image below and follow lesson 2. You will need your book and a pencil.

P.E.

Exciting news !

Next week is multi-faith week . Each year group will learn about a different religion.

Also,it is  World Book Day on Thursday 4th March and author, Steve Smallman,  will be making some videos for our school.

Listen to a story by Steve Smallman.

https://youtu.be/YOWTFjNQz9w

Have a lovely weekend .

Stay safe and happy .

Year 1 team.

Maths answers:

Exciting news !

Author Steve Smallman will be working  with our school next week.

He needs your ideas !

Can you think about a potato character.  ( Imagine a potato came to life )

What do they look like ? What are they like ? How do they talk ? What do they like doing ? Who are their friends/family  ? What are they scared of ? What do they love? Do they like to wear hats/ glasses / scarves ? etc

Email your ideas to Ms Bell TODAY please. Remember to include your name and class.

j.bell@stvincnt.bham.sch.uk

Good Luck !

Good Morning !

Only seven more school days till we are back in class together !

Is there anything special that you would like to do when you return to school ?

Leave a comment and let us know.

Let ‘s start with our morning prayer.

Remember to follow the school Lent  blog here.

Handwriting

Write the date neatly in your book .

Watch the video and complete the activity below.

https://youtu.be/Www-EkGuQ5c

Phonics -oy sound

Example:

oy grapheme :      Troy , royal , ……., ………,  ………

oi grapheme :   spoil, noise, ……..,……. , ………..

(Answers at end of blog)

Maths

Watch the video and complete the activity below.

You will  learn a new strategy today – counting  back to 10 first .

(Answers at end of blog- look carefully at the jumps on the number line. Did you count back to 10 first ?)

Theme -Animals

Let’s start with a non-fiction (information) book about pet animals.

Watch this video of me sharing  a book :

If you want to read this yourself later , click here .

The user name is  stvincentrec.

The password is reading.

Read and Think

• What animal would you like as a pet ?
• Complete the sentence :

I would like a ………………………… because ……………………………………………………………. .

• Can you list two pros and cons of having this animal as a pet ? See below for example.
• 

Now let’s listen to a lovely story about pets .

Have a think about your favourite animal before tomorrow please. It might be a farm animal, a wild animal , a sea creature or a pet.

Science – The Animal Kingdom

Click on the image below and follow lesson 1. You will need your book and a pencil.

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Take care and see  you soon.

Year 1 team

Phonics answers:

oy grapheme :      Troy ,toy , enjoy, annoy, joy , cowboy,royal

oi grapheme :   Moira,  spoil, boil, noise

Maths answers:

1.   15-6=9
2. 13-7 = 6
3. a)Ron has counted back in ones. Eva counted back to 10 first and used two jumps.

3b)

3c)

3d)

4.)

Good Morning Year 1

We are very much looking forward to seeing you back in school on the 8th March! Not long to go. Keep up the good work at home. You are doing amazingly!

Let’s start off our morning with a prayer.

Handwriting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUg1p-pk_CE

Now have a go at these! We can’t wait to see your beautiful handwriting when we are back in school.

Phonics

Phase 5 ou sound 

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=5

Maths

Epic Reading

Click on the link below and take a look at some of the new story books we have chosen for you.

We are up to 417 books. Well done!

https://www.getepic.com/students

RE- Lent

Story Time 

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

We hope you have had a lovely day!

See you very soon,

Year 1 Team 

Maths answers:

1. 8

2a)8         b)7        c)5

3a) 7       b)  7       c) 3

4. 8 toys