Dear Parents,

Thank you for all your support during the first half term. We are so proud of how the children have settled into Year 1 and wish them all a well-deserved break!

The homework for after half-term is as follows:

Spellings

To be tested on Monday 3rd November:

girl, bird, tried, blue, human

Tricky Words

This week's focus tricky words are:

their, people, oh, your

Please help your children to practise reading these throughout the week.

Maths

Where possible, we would like the children to practise their number facts at home! They can use the following platforms to do so:

Hit the Button - This can be found here and is also available on to download on App Store or Google Play.

White Rose: 1 Minute Maths - This can be downloaded on both the App Store or Google Play.

On Hit the Button, we would like the children to strive towards fluency in the following areas:

• Number bonds → Up to 10 → Make 10 or Addition within 10
• Doubles → Doubles to 10
• Halves → Halves to 10

On 1 Minute Maths, we would like the children to practise the following objectives:

• 1 to 6 from the Addition section
• 1 to 6 from the Subtraction section

We would like you to encourage your children to access these platforms on a regular basis.

Reading books

Beginning next week, the children will bring a new reading book home that they will focus on in school. Please ensure you are reading regularly with your child at home to support their learning. We would appreciate it if you could write a brief comment in their reading record each time a home reading session has been completed.

PE lessons

Please note that the children's PE lessons will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays during the Autumn term.

The children will get changed into their PE kit in school and will come home wearing it. Please ensure that their kit is sent back into school by the following PE lesson day.

Purple Mash

We will be using Purple Mash for specific class based and homework activities throughout the year. At home, the children are more than welcome to explore this platform now they have received their log in details.

Other notices

Could we please politely request that all uniform is labelled with your child's name. This will make the process of returning misplaced items much easier.

Please note that the Year 1 Maths workshop will take place on Wednesday 19th November at 9:05am. This will involve the opportunity for you to participate in a 'lesson' with your child.

During the first week back after half term, we will be finalising the children's Christmas production parts. We will then hand out information about costumes.

Best wishes,

Mr Storer and Mrs Johnston