Class Teacher Blog
Year 1 17.11.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 13.11.2023
This week we have been learning in
English - We have been planning, writing, editing our own version of a story.
Maths – We have been adding within 10.
History – We have been finding out about toys from the past.
Art - We have been experimenting with collage.
DT – We have been designing a toy with a slider mechanism.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 20.11.2023
Our topic this half term will be ‘Toys and Games’
English – We will be identifying the features of how to write to entertain, listening to and retelling a story using verbs, writing a caption for a scene in the story and hot seating a character.
Maths – We will be adding within 20.
History - We will be comparing similar toys from different times.
Art – We will be making a collage.
DT – We will be making a toy with a slider mechanism.
Class Teacher Awards – 17.11.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Mila and Diya in Kingfisher Class
Blake M and Jennifer in Robin Class
A letter has gone out about the year 1 trip to The Toy Museum on Wednesday 6th December. Please send back the permission slips by Monday 20th November.
You will now find a QR code on the spelling homework that is sent home. This will take you to a website where children can learn their spellings in a fun, interactive way as well as having the handwriting practise on the sheets. Children’s logins can be found in their purple reading records. If you child does not have this written in their books, please let their class teacher know and we can write it in for them.
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe.
Year 1 10.11.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 06.11.2023
This week we have been learning in
English - We have been exploring features of traditional tales, sequencing events form a story using role play, hot seating, and describe a setting.
Maths – We have been solving problems involving number bonds to 10 using addition and subtraction.
History – We have been finding out about toys today.
Art - We have been looking at different collages.
DT – We have been identifying and exploring lever and slider mechanisms in toys.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 13.11.2023
Our topic this half term will be ‘Toys and Games’
English – We will be planning, writing, editing our own version of a story.
Maths – We will be adding within 10.
History - We will be finding out about toys from the past.
Art – We will be experimenting with collage.
DT – We will be designing a toy with a slider mechanism,
Class Teacher Awards – 10.11.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Jack and Amelia in Kingfisher Class
Kartikeya and Sienna in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
The book fair is arriving back at Rushy Meadow from Friday 10th November – Thursday 16th November – come and visit us! There are lots of books to choose from, with 30% of prices under £5.
You will now find a QR code on the spelling homework that is sent home. This will take you to a website where children can learn their spellings in a fun, interactive way as well as having the handwriting practise on the sheets. Children’s logins can be found in their purple reading records. If you child does not have this written in their books, please let their class teacher know and we can write it in for them.
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe.
Year 1 20.10.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 13.10.2023
This week we have been learning in
English - We have been planning, writing and editing a senses poem and looking and listening to a story in Reading comprehension.
Maths – We have been been partitioning 10 into 5 and a bit, partition 10 into 2 parts and subtracting using partitioning.
Science – We have been describing how the weather changes across the seasons, observe and describe the weather in autumn and identify the signs of autumn.
Art/Computing – We will be creating a portrait using the paint programe.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 6.11.2023
Our topic this half term will be ‘Toys and Games’
English – We will be exploring features of traditional tales, sequencing events form a story using role play, hot seating, and describe a setting.
Maths – We will be solving problems involving number bonds to 10 using addition and subtraction.
History - We will be finding out about toys today.
Art – We will be looking at different collages.
DT – We will be identifying and exploring lever and slider mechanisms in toys.
Class Teacher Awards – 20.10.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Umaimah and Alfie F in Kingfisher Class
Maleeka and Logan in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
Children have worked so hard this half term – they deserve an amazing break! We hope you enjoy your two weeks off and look forward to seeing children back in school on Monday 6th November.
The book fair is arriving back at Rushy Meadow from Friday 10th November – Thursday 16th November – come and visit us! There are lots of books to choose from, with 30% of prices under £5.
You will now find a QR code on the spelling homework that is sent home. This will take you to a website where children can learn their spellings in a fun, interactive way as well as having the handwriting practise on the sheets. Children’s logins can be found in their purple reading records. If you child does not have this written in their books, please let their class teacher know and we can write it in for them.
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe.
Year 1 13.10.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 09.10.2023
This week we have been learning in
English - We went on an autumn walk and used our senses to describe autumn, wrote sentences about autumn, listened to and responded to poems, wrote and performed a line from a poem.
Maths – We have been partitioning 7 into 2 parts, identifying 8 as 5 and a bit, partition 8 into 2 parts, identifying 9 as 5 and a bit and partition 9 into 2 parts.
Geography – We have been following compass directions and beginning to recognise map symbols
Art – We have been creating a pop art portrait.
Science – We have been learning about which part of the body is associated with each sense
History - We have been writing about me as a baby.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 16.10.2023
English – We will be planning, writing and editing a senses poem and looking and listening to a story in Reading comprehension.
Maths – We will be partitioning 10 into 5 and a bit, partition 10 into 2 parts and subtract using partitioning.
Science - We will be describing how the weather changes across the seasons, observe and describe the weather in autumn and identify the signs of autumn.
Art/Computing – We will be creating a portrait using the paint programe.
Class Teacher Awards – 13.10.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Jeanie and Abdur-Rahim in Kingfisher Class
Rukmini and Tire in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
Letters have gone out about parent consultation evening. Please make sure to sign up to a slot via Arbor. If you are unable to do this, please speak to us or the school office and we will be happy to book an appointment for you.
Our harvest performances are on Tuesday 17th October at 2.30pm or Wednesday 18th October at 9am. Please only come to the performance you have signed up for due to space in the school hall
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe.
Year 1 06.10.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 02.10.2023
This week we have been learning in
English - We have been gathering vocabulary, writing a set of instructions, editing my instructions and looking and listening to a story.
Maths – We have been combining two parts to make 5, partition 5 into 2 parts, identify 6 as 5 and a bit, partition 6 into 2 parts, and identify 7 as 5 and a bit.
Geography – We have been understanding the route we take to school.
Art – We have been creating a line drawing.
DT – We have been evaluating our smoothies.
Science - We were able to say what the five senses are.
History - We have been sequencing events in chronological order
Next Week’s Learning – wb 09.10.2023
English – We will be going on an autumn walk and using our senses to describe autumn, write sentences about autumn, listen to and respond to poems, write and perform a line from a poem.
Maths – We will be partitioning 7 into 2 parts, identifying 8 as 5 and a bit, partition 8 into 2 parts, identifying 9 as 5 and a bit and partition 9 into 2 parts.
Geography – We will be following compass directions and begin to recognise map symbols.
Art – We will be creating a pop art portrait.
Science - We will be learning about which part of the body is associated with each sense.
History – We will be writing about me as a baby.
Class Teacher Awards – 06.10.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Dolly Bow and Reuben in Kingfisher Class
Darcie and Myla in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
Letters have gone out about parent consultation evening. Please make sure to sign up to a slot via Arbor. If you are unable to do this, please speak to us or the school office and we will be happy to book an appointment for you.
Next Tuesday 10th October, it is mental health day! We will be spending the afternoon doing some mindful activities that are good for our mental health, including running, colouring, origami and more!
Our harvest performances are on Tuesday 17th October at 2.30pm or Wednesday 18th October at 9am. Please only come to the performance you have signed up for due to space in the school hall
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe
Year 1 29.09.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 25.09.2023
This week we have been learning in
English - We have been following instructions, identifying features of a set of instructions using bossy verbs, sequencing instructions and talking about how we made our smoothies.
Maths – We have been finding one more and one less than a number within 10
Geography – We have been observing he school environment and making a simple map.
Art – We have been using water colours to create a background.
DT – We have been evaluating our smoothies.
Science - We will investigate the human body.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 2.10.2023
English – We will gather vocabulary, write a set of instructions, edit my instructions and look and listen to a story.
Maths – We will combine two parts to make 5, partition 5 into 2 parts, identify 6 as 5 and a bit, partition 6 into 2 parts, and identify 7 as 5 and a bit.
Geography – We will understand the route we take to school.
Art – We will create a line drawing.
History - We will sequence events in chronological order.
Science - We will say what the five senses are.
Class Teacher Awards – 29.09.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Brody and Max in Kingfisher Class
Sophia and Finlay in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
You should have received a letter about our KS1 performance on Tuesday 17th October at 2.30pm and 18th October 9am. Please remember to return the slip indicating which day you would like to attend. If you have lost this letter, please ask one of the Year 1 teachers or you can find the letter via the link below.
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe
Year 1 15.09.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 18.09.2022
This week we have been learning in
English - We have been gathering vocabulary from the story ‘Funny bones’ writing and editing our stories. We will look and listen to a story in Reading comprehension.
Maths – We have been using < < and = to compare two sets of objects.
Geography – We have been locating our school in our local area.
Art – We have been using collage material to make an abstract portrait.
DT – We have been selecting ingredients to make a smoothie
Next Week’s Learning – wb 25.09.2023
English - We will be following instructions, identifying features of a set of instructions using bossy verbs, sequencing instructions and talking about how we made our smoothies.
Maths – We will be finding one more and one less than a number within 10.
Geography – We will be observing he school environment and making a simple map.
Art – We will be using water colours to create a background.
DT – We will be evaluating our smoothies.
Science - We will investigate the human body.
Class Teacher Awards – 22.09.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Bonnie and Alfie in Kingfisher Class
Lola and Louie in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
You should have received a letter about our KS1 performance on Tuesday 17th October at 2.30pm and 18th October 9am. Please remember to return the slip indicating which day you would like to attend. If you have lost this letter, please ask one of the Year 1 teachers or you can find the letter via the link below.
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe
Year 1 teaching staff
Class Teachers for Year 1 Classes:
Mrs B Pari (Kingfisher)
Mrs C Hayes (Robins)
Miss W McDonaugh (Robins)
Teaching Assistants for Year 1 Classes:
Mrs N Searle (Kingfisher)
Online Safety
Please take the time to have a look at our new online safety parent cards. These cards are written for parents and clearly & simply explain how to set up parental controls, block users, age restrictions and more. We hope that they will be very supportive for your all.
If you have any questions about these or any element of online safety, please do not hesitate to contact your child's class teacher or you can email our Digital Learning Leader: Mrs Briggs, at rushyict@rushymeadow.sutton.sch.uk
Year 1 15.09.23
This Week’s Learning – wb 11.09.2022
This week we have been learning in
English - we have been listening and responding to a story, sequencing a story writing a caption for a picture, using repetitive phrase, and creating prints using body parts.
Maths we have been learning to match numerals to quantities and order within 20, order and match within 20 using cluster cards, and order and match within 20 where objects are not organised, comparing sets of objects, and comparing two sets of objects using a number track.
Science – saying what my body parts do.
Art – Using colours to portray emotions in a portrait.
DT – Designing a smoothie
Next Week’s Learning – wb 18.09.2023
English - We will be gathering vocabulary from the story ‘Funny bones’ write and edit our stories. We will loo and listen to a story in Reading comprehension.
Maths – We will be using < < and = to compare two sets of objects.
Geography – We will be locating our school in our local area.
Art – We will be using collage material to make an abstract portrait.
DT – We will be selecting ingredients to make a smoothie.
Class Teacher Awards – 15.09.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Ned and Zayna in Kingfisher Class
Elouise and Blake W in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe
Year 1 08.09.23
Welcome to Year 1, we are really looking forward to getting to know your children this week. We have some settling in activities to start the week and will swiftly move onto our Year 1 learning.
Welcome back to Year 1, we cannot wait to get started. During the week we will complete PSHE and back to school activities to help settle your child into Year 1
This Week’s Learning – wb 05.09.2023
This week we have been looking at our new topic ‘Amazing Me
English - We have written about our summer holidays, written about ourselves, labelled body parts and investigated about the human body. Learnt how to use capital letters to start our sentences.
Maths - we have been counting to ten and matching objects to 10 and ordering and matching within 20.
Science – Labelling body parts
Geography – Understanding where we live in the local area.
Art – drawing a self-portrait.
DT – Comparing what different food taste like
Next Week’s Learning – wb 11.09.2023
English - we will be listening and responding to a story, sequencing a story writing a caption for a picture, using repetitive phrase, and creating prints using body parts.
Maths we will be learning to match numerals to quantities and order within 20, order and match within 20 using cluster cards, and order and match within 20 where objects are not organised, comparing sets of objects, and comparing two sets of objects using a number track.
Science – say what my body parts do.
Art – Use colours to portray emotions in a portrait.
DT – Design a smoothie
Class Teacher Awards – 08.09.2023
Each week we will choose 2 children who have really impressed us. These children will be our stars of the week and will get a special certificate to go home!
This week we have chosen in
Fox and Darcy in Kingfisher Class
Elena and Gabriel in Robin Class
Messages for Parents
We are so pleased with how children have settled in this week and can’t wait to continue getting to know them more as the weeks go on!
A reminder that PE days and Mondays (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor
Please note your child should come to school in their kit on these days. Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed. Your child may where a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black leggings/jogging bottoms. They should wear their school jumper/cardigan – no other sports top. They can wear trainers or plimsoles.
Thank you
Don’t forget about logging into Numberbots
Please ensure that your child is reading everyday (this can be a home book, magazine, comic or from the online Oxford Owl website) and recording their reading in their reading books. The more exposure to the written word the better their writing becomes. They can read any book; it doesn’t always have to be a school given book. We want your child/children to develop a love of books and enjoy reading for pleasure. Try to make time to share a book together as part of your evening routine. Snuggle up in bed or on the sofa, if you have a great place to read then why not read with your child in their favourite place!
Please ensure you have completed at least 3 boxes in your reading diary every week, that you have read with an adult at home everyday and that it is signed by an adult at home at the end of the week, to ensure you are entered into the weekly reading car race.
Find out more about the Rushy Meadow PTA
Come along to meet us at 8.45am on Monday 11 September!
As we begin the new school year the PTA are beginning to plan the events for this year following on from some great successes last year - including End of Term Discos, a Summer Picnic and a mufti day.
We’d like to give you the chance to come along and find out more about the PTA, who we are and how you could get involved (if you wanted to!). By coming along we promise you are not committing yourself to anything although we - and the school community - are grateful for any support you can offer!
As such we’d like to invite you along to a meeting on Monday 11 September at 8.45am (directly after drop off) at the school. Entry to the meeting will be via the office where you will be asked to sign in.
I appreciate this time may not work for everyone - please do let us know if this is the case via our PTA email (rushymeadowPTA@gmail.com) - and we can share more details directly.
We look forward to meeting you next week!
Thanks,
Kerry
Chair & Treasurer - RMPA PTA
Please use the class emails to speak with us about any issues
We will try our best to reply by the end of the working day.
kingfisherclass @CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com robinclass@CirrusTrust.onmicrosoft.com
Stay safe