Thomas Willingale School and Nursery
Autumn Term
6.12.24
This week we revised our maths skills and worked out addition and subtraction calculations. We used our reasoning skills to answer maths questions. In English we continued to read the book Snow by Sam Usher and used this to help us write sentences. In our reading lessons we have been reading a non-fiction text about tigers. We learnt some of the vocabulary in the text, we practised reading for fluency and we retrieved answers from the text. In Geography we learnt the names of the 5 oceans and located them on a map. We also had fun completing our Santa dash around the track!
Santa Dash!
29.11.24
This week in Maths we have been recognising and naming 3D shapes. We have also been sorting them. In English we continued to read the book 'Snow' by Sam Usher and used this to help us write sentences. In our Geography lesson we learnt about the 7 different continents and located them on a map. On Friday we wore our pyjamas to school and brought in bottles for the Christmas hampers.
Pyjama Day
22.11.24
This week in maths we have been learning how to subtract. We used a number line to help us subtract. For example, when calculating 12-5, we started on the 12 and jumped back 5 times. The number we landed on was the answer. In English we looked at different weather pictures and wrote sentences about them. We remembered to start our sentences with capital letters and end them with full stops. We also tried to use adjectives. In science we used a thermometer to measure the temperature outside. We first predicted what we thought the temperature would be and then we went outside and measured the temperature. We enjoyed using the thermometers!
Science investigation
15.11.24
In English, we have been weather reporters! We worked in groups, looked at a map of the UK and described what the weather was going to be like in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. We used our weather vocabulary! We then wrote sentences about the weather.
This week in Maths we have been learning how to add numbers by using a number line. We started on the biggest number and we showed our jumps.
On Monday we also had a two minutes silence for Remembrance Day to remember all the soldiers who fought and lost their lives for our country.
Remembrance Day
8.11.24
This week in Maths we have been adding numbers, using Numicon to help us. We also wrote the number sentences using the correct symbols. In English we have been learning about fiction and non-fiction books. We know that fiction books are story books and non-fiction books have facts in them. We learnt about the features of non-fiction books and looked at a variety of them in class. We also wrote our own non-fiction texts about rain and included a heading, picture, caption and labels.
On Thursday we had an outdoor learning day. In the morning we did maths and P.E. in the playground. In the afternoon we did lots of fun activities in the forest school area and the field. We went on a leaf hunt, made a wormery, made stick people, created mud pies and went on a mini-beast hunt.
Outdoor Learning Day
25.10.24
In English this week we continued to talk about harvest time. We wrote sentences about a harvest picture. In maths, we have been adding numbers by using Numicon to help us. We wrote the number sentences using the correct symbols. As part of Black History Month, we had an African drumming lesson. We learnt about the drum and the different ways to play it to make different sounds. In Geography, we located and labelled countries on a map. We also talked about the different climates around the world.
Have an amazing half term and we will see you after the break! 😀
African Drumming Lesson
18.10.24
This week in Maths we have been working systematically to find number bonds within 10. We used double sided counters and cubes to help us find all the number bonds. We also learnt about harvest time and why we celebrate it. We wrote about what happens at harvest time in our English lessons and we wrote about what we are thankful for. We used our sounds to build words and practised saying our sentence aloud before we wrote it. In our reading lessons we have been reading a weather poem. We explored the new vocabulary in the poem and answered retrieval questions about it. We also enjoyed visiting the book fair this week, we love reading in year 1! 
Book Fair
11.10.24
This month is Black History Month in class we learnt about Floella Benjamin and learnt that she was born in Trinidad and Tobago and travelled all the way to the UK on a boat. She did lots of amazing things in her life, including running 10 marathons for charity. We also created some fantastic African masks. In maths we have been using the part whole model to partition numbers. We then wrote fact family number sentences. Also we had a visit from Reverend Davies. He spoke to us about harvest and we thought about all the things we are thankful for.
Reverend Davies Harvest Assembly
4.10.24
This week in Maths we have been exploring the part-whole model. We have been partitioning numbers up to 10 using this model. In English this week, we have been continuing to read the book 'Storm' by Sam Usher. We drew a storm picture and labelled it using our sounds to build words. Then we wrote sentences about what we like to do outside when it is windy. In Science we have continued to learn about the four seasons. We sorted seasonal events into the correct season. In our Art lesson we created fantastic storm pictures using oil pastels!
Art Lesson - Creating Storm Pictures
27.9.24
This week in Maths we have been comparing and ordering numbers. We also learnt about ordinal numbers, for example 1st , 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th. In English we have been exploring rain vocabulary and we have been practising writing sentences using our sounds to build words. In science we learnt the names of the four seasons and we talked about their differences. Finally, in Art we practised our painting techniques using thin and thick paint brushes and painted brilliant weather pictures!
Art Lesson
20.9.24
This week in Maths we have been comparing objects and we learnt how to use the more than (>), less than (<) and equal (=) symbols to compare objects. In English this week we have enjoyed reading the book 'Rain' by Sam Usher. We have used this book to inspire us to write super simple sentences! In our reading lessons we are reading a fantastic book called Grandpa's Handkerchief, we spoke about the vocabulary, practised reading for fluency and we retrieved answers from the text. In science, we went on a walk around the school grounds and identified some wild plants.
Science learning walk
13.9.24
This week in Maths we have been practising counting forwards and backwards from any number. In English, we have been writing all about ourselves and we created lovely booklets! For example, we wrote about our family and what our favourite food is. We used our sounds to help us build words. In science, we went on a walk around the school grounds and identified some common garden plants and wild plants. Our new topic this term is 'Weather Watchers'. We discussed what we already know about weather and what we would like to know about weather. We identified different types of weather and labelled weather in our books.
Welcome to Year 1 
6.9.24
We hope you have all had a super summer!
This week the children have settled into year 1 wonderfully! They have adapted well to the knew routine and have been working hard. We have been practising our number formation and our speaking and listening skills.
In Maths we have also been learning to sort and count objects. We have enjoyed practising the alphabet in English and forming our letters correctly. In Art we looked at rainbow paintings by different artists and used water colours to paint our own rainbows.
We will continue to update you on all the wonderful things we do!
Counting objects in Maths
