Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

Mrs Collins, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Parkin and everybody in class one would like to say a great big thank you to Hugh’s mummy who has joined us every Thursday to bake. We have enjoyed cherry scones, oaty bake, and apricot digger buns to name but a few! We enjoy our baking delights on a friday when we have our milk or water.

Yum Yum – Delicious!

Next term we are hoping to make breads to link with our castle theme!

Once again many thanks to Hugh’s mummy !

Our pirate topic this week helped us to improve our science skills. Early in the week we looked at the properties of materials and helped a mermaid to mend her torn tail. We then used the knowledge we had gained to build rafts and boats. Our challenge was not only to build a raft that floated but that could also carry pirates!! We had great fun selecting materials and trying out our ideas over at the testing station. We certainly were building our learning muscles as we tried to solve problems and work collaboratively.

Welcome back after a very busy term celebrating christmas. We would like to thank you for the gifts and cards we recieved at christmas and hope you all had a lovely time over the festive period. We would also like to take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy new year.

Please click the link to read our curriculum letter.Spring curriculum newsletter

Our topics this term are Pirates and Castles!

Reading is a skill for life!

At Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School, we encourage children to read every night. Each class has a Read Around map with a theme or class topic. At the beginning of each week your child’s reading record and journals are checked, if they have read to an adult 3 times a week or more your child will move 1 step along the map.

At the end of term children who have completed or moved the furthest will be rewarded for their hard work with a fun activity. Last year children were rewarded with a Technology Day, Sports and Games and a Board Games Day.

The Read Around reward for this term will be a Treasure Hunt. The children will have lots of fun reading clues and solving problems to find the treasure. The reward will be held on Tuesday 13^th December.

Please ask your child what their Read Around is?

FS2 will take part in the Read Around in the New Year.

Thank you for your continued support.

Our next topic in year one is Light and Dark and Space. We are looking forward to the Planetarium. Have you looked at the website yet? Its www.starlincs.co.uk

Enjoy the holiday!

from Mrs Goodwin and Mrs Collins

Year one had a wonderful morning today. With the help of lots of mummys and grandmas and even a grandad we were lucky enough to go on a walk around the village. We saw lots of different types of homes and even had a tour of the village hall thanks to Colin who is in charge of bookings. He told us about all the activities that are on and even about the pantomine that will be on soon. We got a sneaky peek at the stage! He also asked for our help with the pantomine – everyone in year one has to think of a name for the dog! Mrs Collins will choose three names out of a hat and send them to Colin for him to choose his favourite ! It sounds like it will be great fun! As we are thinking about being GREEN in year one this week we also looked for evidence of recycling and solar panels! We all enjoyed the walk so many thanks to everyone who helped.

Hopefully everyone has got a copy of our Year 1 newsletter but just incase the book bag worm ate it!!!!

Numeracy

Read and write numerals from 0 to 20, then beyond; use knowledge of place value to position these numbers on a number track and number line

Use the vocabulary related to addition and subtraction and symbols to describe and record  addition and subtraction number sentences

Visualise and name common 2-D shapes and 3-D solids and describe their features; use them to make patterns, pictures and models

Estimate, measure, weigh and compare objects, choosing and using suitable uniform non-standard or standard units and measuring instruments (e.g. a lever balance, metre stick or measuring jug)

Literacy

Literacy work will be centred around our Topic about Superheroes and Space

The children will be writing stories about themselves and everyday events. Making lists, writing instructions, and using their senses to create poems.

Our focus when writing will be encouraging the children to put finger spaces between words.

Using their Letters and Sounds knowledge to spell out words and knowing that sentences need full stops and capital letters.

Topic

Our Topics this term are All about Me and Destination Out of Space.

In Science the focus will on knowing parts of the body, knowing the 5 senses, and knowing how we grow and how humans differ. We will be looking at healthy foods and ways we can keep fit and healthy.

In our space topic we learn  that darkness is the absence of light – and investigate the best material for blackout glasses.

We explore and describe the way some everyday materials change when they are heated or cooled and identify different light sources, including the sun.

We are hoping to have a visit from a Planetarium – more details will follow!!! Check out www.starlincs.co.uk for a sneak preview.

In our ICT we will be using 2 simple to draw and label ourselves. We will also create an animation of a moving rocket!

Art sessions this term centre around portraits – we will be looking at work by Keith Haring and Picasso.

Possible ways to support your child’s learning

• Practise adding and subtracting
• Use everyday opportunities to reinforce problem solving in their head.
• Spend time reading/sharing a book with your child. 
• Join the local library to encourage reading and support topic work.
• Try not to impose teaching methods you experienced at school – ask the children to explain their methods to you.
• Encourage your child to talk about their learning
• Ensure that they have a quiet and suitable space for the completion of their homework.
• Encourage them to collect together the things they need for school, including their homework. This will help to develop their independence.