Emerald Class
Welcome to Year 1
Our names are Miss Routledge and Miss Redpath. We will be your class teachers this year.
Mrs Finnigan will also be in class to help us each day!
Autumn 1
Week Beginning 22.09.25
Today the school nurse came into school to talk to the children about the importance of hand washing. They discussed when it was important to wash their hands and observed effective handwashing!
The children have really impressed me with their maths skills today. We were comparing numbers and identifying which number is greater than or less than another number and then using symbols between these. We discussed the importance of reading the numbers from the left first, as we do when we read and then choosing the appropriate symbol to sit between them! We used the language of "greater than" / "less than" and "equal to".
Week beginning 15.09.25
The children have had a fantastic week this week!
Within English we have been looking at matching upper and lower case letters, as well as naming capital letters. We sing the alphabet daily using the song shared on dojo.
The children have been continuing their work on "The Three Little Pigs" and have been beginning to write simple captions. Next week they will work on retelling the story through oral rehearsal initially and then furthering their work on pictures and captions.
The children have worked hard in PE! They are currently working on their fitness levels through the use of pirate stories! Ask them to remember some of the exercises they had to follow in order to locate the missing treasure from the naughty pirates!
Within Art, we have been exploring lines. We have considered how to make thick lines and thin lines and looked at artists such as Matisse to investigate these further. We have looked at patterns/lines within Art such as wiggly lines, wavy lines, loopy lines, straight lines and zig zag lines. Ask your child to practise these at home - it will in turn help their handwriting!
Thank you for a wonderful week Year 1!
Monday 15th September
Today the children have been continuing their work on 'The Three Little Pigs'. They are working towards retelling the story through pictures and captions. In order to support this, the children have today been sequencing images from the text. They will use these later in the week in order to support their oral rehearsal of the story with their peers.
Well done Year 1!
Week 1 - 08.09.25
Welcome back to school everyone!
The children had a fantastic first day back. They participated in lessons beautifully and were all very keen talkers which we love to see!
Please see some photos below.
