Bishopton RedmarshallClass 1 - Autumn Term 2020
Autumn 2
Welcome to a new half-term in Class 1! Let's pick up where we left off and continue the fabulous learning for the rest of 2020!
Our Key Stories for this half-term are:
If you don't have access to these books at home you can listen to them on YouTube for free!
Click on the image below to access some home learning tasks for your child this half-term.
Bug Club!
Click on the image below to access this fun and engaging reading scheme to help support your child's reading. Keep reading as often as you can.
Matthew, Jude, Felix and Maja formed a band! They performed some nursery rhymes on their stage in front of the class. Future rockstars!
Monday 14th December
It's the last week of term and the last week of school in 2020! It's going to be a busy week filled with lots of Christmas cheer! On Wednesday we will have our Christmas Party and Thursday will be Christmas Jumper Day!
Last week we got dressed up in our Nativity costumes and acted out parts of the Nativity Story in our own class bubble. This week we will continue with the Nativity theme and thinking about the reasons why Christmas is a special time of the year. We will also be making lots of Christmas crafts and having lots of fun!
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Here is a wintry story to read this week:
Christmas Themed Maths Activities
Click the picture below to access some Santa and his Elves colouring sheets.
Phonics: No new sounds to learn this week. Recap the previous sounds taught so far and if you are confident, try to write some independent sentences. You could write about Christmas!
Enjoy this Christmas themed yoga session!
Friday 11th December
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Felix and Alba!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 7th December
We had a great start to December last week. Some frosty mornings allowed for us to explore even more seasonal changes as we progress into winter.
We have been very busy making Christmas crafts for the Christmas Fair and learning about why this time of year is so special for Christians. We've explored the Nativity Story and practiced singing some Christmas songs too! More Christmas themed activities to come.
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
The Christmas Story:
Watch this short video to learn about The Nativity Story. You could follow up by drawing/painting some nativity scenes or learning some Christmas carols.
Maths: Follow the links below for some maths activities to support your child this week.
Phonics: This week we will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be continuing Phase 2 of our Read, Write, Inc. scheme and learning ('oo' and 'ar'). We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read words.
Practice writing a short sentence with some of your new words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning task.
Reading: Keep exploring the books on Bug Club. Once you have finished reading your assigned books, be sure to click on 'my library' to revisit all of the books set so far. Repetition is key when learning to read. Try to read as often as you can with your child and have fun in the process!
Christmas Crafts
Have a go at making some paper-chain garlands to decorate your home this Christmas. Follow the video tutorial below to find out how.
Friday 4th December
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Serenity and Ruby!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 30th November
We had a great week last week, further exploring hibernation, using our programming skills to program bee-bots and enjoying our weekly yoga session too! This week we will be exploring the story 'The Fox in The Dark' Keep up the great learning - it's fabulous to see your confidence growing with reading, writing and maths each week!
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the links below for some maths activities to support your child this week.
Phonics: This week we will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be continuing Phase 2 of our Read, Write, Inc. scheme and learning 2 new sounds... (ow and oo). We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for phonics this week.
Reading: Keep exploring the books on Bug Club. Once you have finished reading your assigned books, be sure to click on 'my library' to revisit all of the books set so far. Repetition is key when learning to read. Try to read as often as you can with your child and have fun in the process!
Yoga: Have a go at this Frozen themed Yoga routine by Cosmic Kids Yoga! Relax and enjoy!
Friday 27th November
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Maja and Summer!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 23rd November
Well done for completing another positive week in Class 1! We explored our key stories 'We've Going on a bear Hunt' and 'Don't Hog the Hedge'. You all impressed me with your knowledge of hibernating animals! We even made some nests and a brilliant Autumn Collage. Well done everyone. Keep up the hard work with your phonics, maths and reading!
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link below for some maths home-learning tasks for this week.
/A4_Reception_Maths.docx
Phonics: This week we will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be beginning Phase 2 of our Read, Write, Inc. scheme and learning 3 new sounds... (ay, ee, igh). We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for phonics this week.
Reading: Keep exploring the books on Bug Club. Once you have finished reading your assigned books, be sure to click on 'my library' to revisit all of the books set so far. Repetition is key when learning to read. Try to read as often as you can with your child and have fun in the process!
Friday 20th November
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Jude and Violette!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 16th November
We had a very busy week last week completing lots of activities for Remembrance Day, Children In Need as well as starting our weekly yoga lessons. Keep up the great effort Class 1.
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link below for some maths home-learning tasks for this week.
Phonics: We have finished Phase 1 of our phonics scheme, so this week we will be revisiting all previously learned sounds, practicing reading and writing CVC words and extending into writing short sentences.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for phonics this week.
Reading: Keep exploring the books on Bug Club. Have you managed to collect lots of coins by completing the quizzes? New books will be assigned once all allocated books have been read. Try to read as often as you can with your child.
Friday 13th November
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Daisy and Ava!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Children In Need 2020
Thank you to all of our children for taking part in Children In Need activities today and giving their generous donations. Lots of fabulous outfits too!
Wednesday 11th November
At 11am today, we went outside along with the rest of the school to take part in a 2-minute silence to remember the brave men and women who lost their lives fighting for our country.
Monday 9th November
Well done on settling back into the new half-term so positively last week! We had lots of fun learning about Bonfire Night and completing bonfire Night related activities! This week we will be exploring Remembrance Day as well as reading our Key Story: We're Going on a bear hunt!
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link below for some maths home-learning tasks for this week.
A2_Reception_Maths.docx
Phonics: We will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be introducing 3 new sounds this week
(x, ng, nk). We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read CVC words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for phonics this week.
Reading:
Keep reading at home with Bug Club. I am regularly checking to see who has been reading the books that have been set so that new ones can be added. I will allocate more books to those children who have completed the the books and quizzes. Please check your child's understanding of the story before moving on to a new book.
Click on the link below to access your online reading programme:
Monday 2nd November
Welcome back to school after the half-term break. I hope you all had a lovely week off school and are feeling ready to continue your learning journey for the rest of 2020! New home learning tasks and key-story information will be found towards the top of this page.
As usual, I will post home learning tasks each week reflecting the activities that we complete in class. Home-learning tasks are provided for if your child is isolating at home, however I would strongly encourage you to complete the phonics and reading tasks each week to support your child's learning in class.
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link below for some maths home-learning tasks for this week.
A1_Reception_Maths.docx
Phonics: We will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be introducing 4 new sounds this week
(th, z, ch and q (qu). We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read CVC words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for phonics this week.
Reading: Your child has been assigned reading books on Bug Club. Each child has a unique username and password that was sent home in a letter. I would encourage you to support your child's reading through Bug Club as an alternative to reading books being sent home. Encourage your child to sound out the letters in words, then blend them together to read the full word. Don't forget to complete the bug quizzes in order to earn rewards!
Autumn 1
Our Key Stories for this half-term are:
If you don't have access to these books at home you can listen to them on YouTube for free!
Click on the image below to access some home learning ideas for your child this half-term.
Friday 23rd October
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Matthew and Grace!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 19th October
We've had another brilliant week last week and as we approach half-term, I can say with pride that each and every one of you have adapted so well to the current situation and settled into the Autumn term with ease. You are all showing high levels of confidence when completing activities and are making excellent progress with reading and writing. Keep up the effort this week!
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link below for some maths home-learning tasks for this week.
Phonics: We will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be introducing 2 new sounds this week (y and w). We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read CVC words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for phonics this week.
Friday 16th October
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Felix and Hunter!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 12th October
What a superb week we had last week! We explored lots of harvest fruits and vegetables, re-enacted The Enormous Turnip story (with a real turnip) and we even created our own model of The Enormous Turnip! I've also been very impressed with Reception for learning so many of their phase 1 phonics sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read and write words. Well done everyone!
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link below for some maths home-learning tasks for this week.
5_Reception_Maths.docx
Phonics: We will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be introducing new sounds this week in the following order: sh, r, j, v. We will be revisiting previous sounds and practicing blending sounds together to read CVC words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for the phonics sounds taught this week, as well as a link to the Read and Race game, designed to help your child blend sounds together and read CVC words.
Read_and_Race_phonics_game.pdf
Friday 9th October
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Maja and Otis!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 5th October
Hello everyone! Last week we continued to learn new phonics sounds and practiced blending sounds together to make words. We explored our key story 'The Enormous Turnip!' Some children decided to paint their own turnips and colour-mix their paints to create 'turnip colours'. There will be more turnip-related fun this week, so keep posted for more exciting pictures! We also had great fun during our Music and PE lessons, as well as learning about Harvest.
Home Learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link to access the maths activities that we will be exploring in class this week.
4_Reception_Maths.docx
Phonics: We will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be introducing new sounds this week in the following order: f, e, l, h. We will be revisiting the previous sounds from last week and practicing blending sounds together to create CVC words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for each sound.
Friday 2nd October
Star Of The Week!
Today we had our 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship. Congratulations to our Reception and Nursery Stars Of The Week, Jude and Ruby!
Also, congratulations to all of the other Stars from the other classes! Keep up the great learning!
Monday 28th September
What a great week we've had! As the weeks progress, there are more and more seasonal changes happening. We have really enjoyed exploring nature with our senses and observing the changes in our natural world.
Home learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link to access the maths activities that we will be exploring in class this week.
3_Reception_Maths.docxPhonics: We will be continuing our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills. We will be introducing new sounds this week in the following order: c, k, u, b. We will be revisiting the previous sounds from last week and practicing blending sounds together to create CVC words.
Click on the image below to access the home learning tasks for each sound.
Reading: Your child will soon be assigned a reading book which would normally be sent home daily. However, we cannot send reading books home at the moment so I will share information on how to access books online through
The Oxford Owl website as soon as your child has been assigned a book and level.
Friday 25th September
Star Of The Week!
Today we held our first 'virtual' Star Of The Week collective worship of the school year! It was great seeing all the boys and girls from each class, via video.
A huge well done to our Reception and Nursery stars, Serenity and Lucas! Keep up the great work!
Monday 21st September
We had another positive week in Class 1 last week! We started learning to read and write our first sounds during phonics lessons! A brilliant effort by everyone, keep up the hard work!
Home learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link to access the maths activities that we will be exploring in class this week.
2_Reception_Maths.docxPhonics: Last week we started our daily phonics lessons to help develop reading and writing skills . Each day this week we are introducing new sounds in the following order: i, n, p, g, o. We will be revisiting the previous sounds from last week too.
Click on the images below to access the home learning tasks for each sound.
Reading: Your child will soon be assigned a reading book which would normally be sent home daily. However, we cannot send reading books home at the moment so I will share information on how to access books online through
The Oxford Owl website as soon as your child has been assigned a book and level.
Monday 14th September
I would like to say a huge WELL DONE to Class 1 for settling into the Autumn Term so positively! You have all adapted extremely well to the current situation and have shown huge amounts of resilience! AMAZING!
Home learning for this week (Reception)
Maths: Follow the link to access the maths activities that we will be exploring in class this week.
Reception_Maths_1.docx
Phonics: This week we are starting our daily phonics lessons to help develop your child's reading and writing skills . Each day this week we are introducing a new sound in the following order: m, a, s, d, t. Click on the images below to access the home learning tasks for each sound.
Reading: Your child will soon be assigned a reading book which would normally be sent home daily. However, we cannot send reading books home at the moment so I will share information on how to access books online through
The Oxford Owl website as soon as your child has been assigned a book and level.
Home-Learning Gallery.
Nursery, Reception and Year 1.
March 2020 - July 2020
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