Happy Holidays!

We are very proud of the fantastic learning the children have done and the progress they have made this term, thank you for your support.  If you are celebrating Eid, we send you best wishes to you and your families.

Happy Easter and enjoy the break!

Wheelie Disco

For our token treat we had a wheelie disco on the playground. The children loved navigating the courses we set up whilst singing to music.

Gymnastics

Yesterday the children enjoyed their first lesson using the gymnastics apparatus. They had the opportunity to explore all the stations and practise previously taught shapes, rolls and moves.

Wheelie Disco

On Wednesday 27^th March we will be holding a 'Wheelie Disco' as a token treat for year one children. Your child is invited to bring to school their bike, scooter, buggy, roller blades, skateboard anything with wheels.  

We will have music and games on the playground during the disco.  Feel free to send helmets, knee pads etc if you have them.  

Robin class must put their 'wheels' in the bike shed on the Reception playground.

Goldfinch and Starling class must carefully bring their 'wheels' into school and they will be stored in our outdoor area. 

Art

In Art with Fiona the children have studied three artists who draw pictures about Spring flowers.  These three artists were David Hockney, Brie Harrison and Brian de Graft.  Following this the children did observation drawings of fresh flowers, they copied Brian de Graft's painted flowers and then made 2D flowers into 3D flower pots.  They will be bringing them home soon for you to enjoy!

Outdoor Learning Sessions for Goldfinch Class

Goldfinch class will be starting four garden sessions beginning Tuesday 19th March. Please wear old/warm outdoor clothing with a waterproof coat.

British Science Week 11th - 15th March

Year 1 planned their own investigation based on the Great Science Share for Schools resources, with the theme the ‘Great Sports Share’.  The children came up with the question, “Do different surfaces affect how fast we run?”.  We then planned our investigation, made predictions, recorded our results and wrote our own conclusions. We are Scientists!

⚽️Let Girls Play!⚽️

On Friday 8th March we celebrated International women’s day and #LetGirlsPlay a nationwide event to promote the female game and to address inequality in the game. Most girls took part in a football session with Joe Quigley and had to count how many lionesses they could find in school.

World Book Day - 7th March

Please remember to bring in your favourite book to share with children in your class.  We will spend time talking about our favourite stories!

Robins trip with GRIP Adventure 6.3.24

Robin class have their trip with GRIP Adventure this Wednesday 28th February. Children will need a packed lunch - no fizzy drinks, cans or glass bottles please. They will also need warm, outdoor clothing with a waterproof coat with hood.

We will enjoy a ride on a barge and put our mapping skills to test, alongside lots of other exciting activities.

LIBRARY BOOKS

Please don't forget to bring library books back in every Monday so your child can get a new one.

Thank you. 

Goldfinches trip with GRIP Adventure 28.02.24

Goldfinch class have their trip with GRIP Adventure this Wednesday 28th February. Children will need a packed lunch - no fizzy drinks, cans or glass bottles please. They will also need warm, outdoor clothing with a waterproof coat with hood.

We will enjoy a ride on a barge and put our mapping skills to test, alongside lots of other exciting activities.

Tuesday Outdoor Learning

Robin are currently taking part in Tuesday outdoor learning sessions.  Robin's last one is on the 12th March.  Goldfinch will then begin their sessions on 19th March.

Starling Grip Adventure Trip Wednesday 21st February 2024

Starling are on their Grip Adventure trip tomorrow.  Please ensure your child brings a packed lunch in a disposable bag and they come in appropriate clothing.

We will be adventuring on a narrow boat on the canal and exploring different mapping activities in the cave linked to our geography topic. 

We are looking forward to it.  Thank you for your continued support. 

Goldfinches Class Assembly - Wednesday 6th March at 2.30pm

The children have been sent home with words to learn for our assembly today.  All children who are narrators will need to wear purple/green/gold (a combination or just one colour) own clothes or party clothes, which they can wear to school on the day to save getting changed in school.  If your child has a fairytale character part, please do not buy a costume, we will try and provide one from school or borrow from another child or class.

Half Term

We break up from school for one week on Friday 9th February until Monday 19th February.  The children have worked hard and stepped up their learning this half term - we are very proud of them.  Please enjoy a safe, happy and restful half term.

After half term, Robin Class will begin the outdoor learning sessions once again on Tuesdays.  Please wear warm/old clothes suitable for outdoors.

To our families celebrating Lunar New Year this weekend, enjoy the festivities and Kung Hei Fat Choi! There are a number of activities organised in Manchester over the weekend to celebrate Lunar New Year, please see the link below.

Best wishes,

The Year 1 Team
 

Year 1 Library Time

All children in Year 1 have visited the school library ‘World of Words’ with Mrs Carroll today and have brought a book home. Mondays will be our library day. Please send your child’s library book into school each Monday in their book bag.  Due to the time constraints of our busy timetable, we will be unable to change your child’s book on a different day.

Goldfinches Class Assembly - Wednesday 6th March at 2.30pm

We will start to practise soon and will send home words, etc. to learn.

HOMEWORK

The homework sheet was to encourage children to talk about their own personal timeline.  The sheet itself is quite small for writing on - please do not feel you have to complete the writing on the sheet, use pictures, photos.  You could even create a bigger one and make your own.    See the examples below.  

Take a photo and send it to Year1@springfieldprimary.net

Thank you for your continued support. 

Starling Class Assembly

Starling class assembly is on Wednesday 24th January at 2.30pm.  Please arrive before 2.30pm via the playground, latecomers cannot be admitted. 

Please send children to school in blue and green clothes on Wednesday, not their usual school uniform.  There are two children who are wearing different clothes but we have spoken to their parents.  

Starling class

Our class assembly is at 2.30pm on Wednesday 24th January. Please learn your words off by heart so we can continue practising, use the link below to practise the song too. 

Many Thanks!

In Maths we have been learning to read, write and recognise numbers 11-20. We practised writing our numbers in a variety of ways.

Welcome back and Happy New Year!  2024!!  Here we go...

Reminders for Week 1.

Starling class have Outdoor Learning session every Tuesday for the next 4 weeks from tomorrow.  Pleas send your children into school in their own outdoor clothing and appropriate footwear for the weather. Thank you. 

P.E. days continue to be Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please come in wearing PE kit unless told otherwise. 

Reading books are back in book bags.  Read, read, read to build confidence and fluency when reading.  Thank you. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thank you for all your support in your child's first term in Year 1.  Thank you for all your kind words, cards and gifts - they are much appreciated!

Have a happy and restful holiday and we look forward to seeing you in 2024!

The Year 1 Team

Starlings Token Treat

For Starlings token treat we took all the children’s ideas and had a really fun morning. We played sporty Christmas games in the hall using ideas from ‘Trafford’s Ten Days of Christmas’ had a game of football then following a vote we watched ‘Highway Rat’ whilst eating some yummy treats.
Merry Christmas!

Year 1 Christmas Party - Wednesday 20th December

Please send your child into school in their party clothes on this day.

Santa Dash - Friday 15th December

Year 1 children will be taking part in a Santa Dash on Friday 15th during the school day, using the running track in school.  Children may wear a Santa hat or Christmas headband!

Design Technology

In DT we have looked at different Christmas cards and the designs on them. We also looked at cards and books with moving parts.
We then practised making a simple slider that moves up and down and side to side. We also practised and made a lever using a split pin.

Using all this as inspiration we designed on recyclable paper a Christmas card with a lever or a slider.
We then made our Christmas card.

Below is a sneaky peek for you…

Animals Take Over!
Year 1 had a fabulous visit from Lyndsey and her animal friends from ‘Animals Take Over’. We met at least one animal from each of the animal groups we had learned about in our animal classification in Science.  We  got to ask and answer lots of questions and got to touch or hold the animals! The children showed their knowledge of what they had learned very well!

Friday 1st December - Goldfinches and Robins token treat! As well as our visit from 'Animals Take Over' Goldfinches and Robins may bring in one animal soft toy or animal small world toy for a token treat session during the day to go with our animal theme!

VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR OPENS WEDNESDAY 29TH November.

Please see instructions below for ordering from Books for Bugs during our virtual book fair:

Our Books for Bugs Book Fair has begun! Gain access to hundreds of discounted books this week with free delivery to school! 

How to order- 

•  Visit www.booksforbugs.co.uk 
•  Choose your books and add them to the basket- if you are not sure where to start why not checkout our new Quick Shop feature with the top 100 for each key stage. 

At the checkout stage add your billing details as normal and for shipping put 

Your Child’s Name 

Your Child’s Class  (Or ‘School Office‘ if it’s a gift you don’t want the child to see) 

Name of School: Springfield Primary School

Address:  Sale, Cheshire

And most importantly M33 7XS the school's postcode. 

It is the postcode that will activate the free shipping option called ‘Virtual Book Fair only".

• You can then pay by debit/credit card or Paypal 
  
  If you are unsure here is a handy video guide  https://booksforbugs.co.uk/virtual-book-fair-info-for-parents/ 

You can order up until midnight on Tuesday 5th December

Orders are dispatched within a few days of the fair ending so never long to wait! 

Any book priced £2.99 or over purchased through the virtual book fair will also benefit school as we will receive a free book for every 5 purchased, every book counts!

Happy shopping! 

For your information - due to Christmas rehearsals we will be restarting gymnastics lessons after Christmas.  The children still need to be in their P.E. kit on Wednesdays as we are trying to complete our 'Daily mile'.  Thank you.

We have the exciting 'Animals Take Over' session on Friday, if you can, please don't forget to donate!

Goldfinches outdoor learning session

We made popcorn on the fire and added toppings. We voted for our favourite!

Identifying, Group and Classifying Animals

We have started a new topic all about animals - we have been naming and grouping animals.

Geography and Science

Your children have probably been talking to you about the weather as we have been learning all about it in school! We have been checking the weather each day and recording the weather symbols in our books. We are also using a rain gauge to check for rainfall each day, using our scientific enquiry strands 'observation over time' and 'pattern seeking'.

If you would like to make a rain gauge with your child at home, we have attached some simple instructions below:

Reminder 

Please don’t forget to send in a grandparent photograph in so we can draw a portrait in art.  They can be emailed if necessary to year group email. Thank you for your support. 

Maths

Knowing that numbers are made up of other numbers using the ‘part part whole’ model.

History - learning about the past…

Each class prepared their own questions to ask a grandparent about what life was like when they were children. Super questions asked by the children and thanks to our visitors for giving up their time!

Homework this weekend - please try and read again as much as possible. Little and often is best. Some of the books may be longer, but keep encouraging. A couple of pages a night if it is tricky. Their Read Write Inc book and quiz is also available on Oxford Owl. Please write in the reading record to share reading progress. Thank you for continued support. 
Check out Reading star above for further info. 

Week 3!

Our learning through ‘Cool Time’ continued this week. The children are exploring all areas of the inside and outside classroom well and some children are completing our weekly challenges (you may of seen their shiny stickers to celebrate their hard work). Another super week in year one.

On Wednesday the year 1 children explored balances on their hands and feet. They then began to create a sequence using those balances and the different ways of travelling we have practised. They did this on high and low levels. 

Many of the children are still struggling to take their jumpers on and off along with their socks and shoes. Please practise this at home.

Forest Garden Adventures tomorrow for Starling Class.

Children need to wear their own suitable, weather appropriate clothing for forest schools session tomorrow. Tuesday 19th September.

Homework this weekend.

Read Read Read!

Please read with your child this weekend. Enjoy their new reading book and don’t forget to log on to Oxford Owl to read their Read Write Inc reading book and have fun doing the quiz. 

See the Reading star above for for more information. Thank you for your continued support. 

What a wonderful week so far!!

The children have settled so well and are all enjoying year 1.

Our curriculum overview can be viewed by clicking the link below. 

Reading Books

We will be listening to your child read next week and they will bring their reading book home on Friday 15th.  See the reading star at the top for further information and support. 

Next week - Week 2- reminders:

P.E. is on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please wear P.E. kit into school.

If you would like to send your treasure box into school to share please do.

P.E.

P.E. lessons for Year 1 will start next week, week beginning 11th September.  Our P.E days will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Treasure Boxes

We hope you have had lots of fun over the summer and look forward to seeing your treasure boxes in class.  Please feel free to bring them into school over the first two weeks of term.

Year 1 Goldfinches have enjoyed their first day back!

Year 1 Robins have enjoyed their first day back!

Welcome back!

We are looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow.
 

The School Day

Children will enter school through the main door on the reception playground. A member of the Year 1 team will be there each morning to take any quick messages.  The children can walk in through the door as soon as it is open and they will then make their way in to the Year 1 classrooms.

On the first day the reception teachers will also be there to help guide children in. 

The doors will open at 8:40 and will close promptly at 8:50 for registration at 8:50 and lessons will begin at 9am. 

Any urgent messages can be passed either to the teacher on the door or through the main office and your class teacher will get back to you if needed as soon as possible.