Langar Church of England Primary School
Class 1’s Newsletter Summer Term 1
19th April 2024
Dear Parents / Carers,
We have had a busy first week back. We have revisited our school values and expected behaviour in the classroom.
In English we have introduced our new book titled ‘Hermelin’. It is about a mouse detective. On Monday a suitcase arrived with things inside such as a magifying glass, binoculars, a note book and pen, map, encyclopedia and an empty cheese bag. We thought about who it might belong to and reasons why. We looked at pictures from the book, and then finally we introduced the books and enjoyed reading it. We thought about how Heremlin might be feelings at different points in the story, and questions we might want to ask him.
In Maths, Year 1’s have been measuring the length and height of objects using non-standard measures and using a ruler measuring in centimetres. We talked about measuring to the closest centimetre. Reception have been looking at ways to make the number 9 and 10 (known as number bonds). eg 5+4=9 7+2=9 6+4=10 2+8=10
In art we looked at Earth Art and different animal patterns. We painted our own patterns or animals on rocks.
In Geography, we have started our work about the 7 continents. We looked at the holiday photos you sent in (thank you) and talked about where we had been on holiday, and looked at where the country is in the world using our world map, and named the continent. We then went to discover France with Buddy Bee. We learned about famous landmarks, food, and currency.
In History we have started to learn about Christopher Columbus.
What is happening week beginning 22.4.24 – - Amazing Earth
Monday – PE please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.
2pm - 2.45pm Connect and Reflect afternoon.
Tuesday – celebrating St George’s day - come to school wearing something red / white.
Visit from Mrs Scarborough to talk about plants. (our new science topic is all about plants!)
Wednesday – Mrs Nicholson is teaching all day with Mrs Petchell.
Thursday –
Friday - Reading books will be sent home along with any flashcards of new sounds or words taught during the phonics sessions this week. Please ensure your child has their reading folder in their bag.
Finally, please can long hair be tied up for school.
Thank you as always for your continued support.
Kind regards, Mrs Richardson, Mrs Petchell and Mrs Nicholson
Broken and old toys - we need your help!
If you have any old cameras, phones, mobile phones, binoculars, keys that you no longer need, we would love them in class 1 please to replenish our baskets!