Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Wednesday:

Phonics: Have a go at reading some sentences with the new tricky word 'friend'. Then, write 3 sentences with the tricky word 'friend'. Extra challenge: Can you write a short story with the word 'friend'? 

English: Retell the story 'Eco Apes Grow Food'. You can draw 11 boxes for each scene and write a little sentence underneath each box.

Maths: Cut out number cards 1-10 or 11-20 if you're feeling brave. Then, put those numbers facing down so that you cannot see what the numbers are. Then, choose 3 cards randomly and write an addition for those numbers. For example: 3+5+8=16. Think about the ways you are working them out. Use your number facts knowledge: number bonds, doubles, halves, counting on and back. Extra challenge: Complete P11 of Y1 WB3. 

I will do an introduction for all activities during our group lesson at 9am.

Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Tuesday:

Phonics: Have a go at reading some words with the split digraph 'e-e' sound. Then, have a go at finding real and fake words using 'Phase 5 Real and Nonsense words for e-e'. You will need 2 different coloured pencils. One for real words and one for fake words. Extra challenge: Can you write your own sentences with the words with the e-e sound?

English: Look at the front cover of the stimulus text 'Eco Apes Grow Food'. What do you think the book will be about? Write a sentence for your prediction. Then, read the book to see whether your prediction was correct. Extra challenge: What do you think Eco Apes should grow next?

Maths: Write number bonds to 13 and 14. What two numbers make 13 and 14. How many are there? Extra challenge: Complete P10 of Y1 WB3.

I will do an introduction for each activity during our group lesson at 9am.

Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Monday:

English: Design your own poster to inform everyone of how they can save water using PCM 1.7.5. Extra challenge: Challenge yourself and add extra information to inform everyone of how they can save water. You can even transfer your poster to a big piece of paper and add your information there.

Maths: On a white piece of paper or square-paper you are going to write number bonds to 10, 11 and 12. How many pairs can you make which equal to 10, 11 and 12? Extra challenge: Complete P9 Y1 WB3.

Phonics: Read sentences with the new tricky word 'once'. Write three sentences with the new tricky word 'once'. Extra challenge: Write a sentence with each of the previous tricky words 'called', 'Mr' and 'their'.

I will do an introduction for each activity during our group lesson at 9am.
Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Friday:

English: Sequence the 'Eco Apes Save Water' story by putting the sentences in order on PCM 1.7.2. Extra challenge: Retell the story to your parents/siblings. You can even use props such as a cup,  an umbrella and a bucket to make the story even more exciting.

Maths: Complete P8 of Y1 WB3. Extra challenge: challenge yourself to make subtractions by taking away 10 from the first number in the following way:
97-2=95
87-2=85
77-2=75
Science: Using the 'animal clock', starting at the top (animal 12) compare each animal to the one next to it (moving in a clockwise direction) and write your comparisons on paper. Compare at least 3 animals.

I will do an introduction for each activity during our group lesson at 10am.

Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Thursday:

English: Add suffixes to the words on PCM 1.7.4. I will do an introduction on these during our group lesson in the morning. Extra challenge: Can you think of your own root words and add suffixes to them?

Phonics: Have a go at reading some words with the new sound 'ie'. Complete Unit 16 'ie' worksheet. Extra challenge: Can you write your own sentences with words with the 'ie' sound? I will do an introduction during our group lesson in the morning.

Maths: Create your own number sentences with the following numbers: 2,3,4 and 5. Adding 10 to the first number each time you write a new number sentence. For example: 3+4=7, 13+4=17, 23+4=27.

Keep adding 10 until you read 100 or almost 100 not crossing 100. Use a hundred-square grid to help you with counting. Extra challenge: Complete Y1 Workbook 3 P7. I will do an introduction for this during our group lesson in the morning.

Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Wednesday:

Phonics: Have a got at reading sentences with new irregular words 'looked', 'called' and 'asked'. Complete Unit 15 language worksheet. Extra challenge: Can you write your own sentences with the words 'looked', 'called' and 'asked'.


English: Look at the front cover of the stimulus text 'Eco Apes Save Water'. What do you think the book will be about? Write your prediction in the following way:

I think the book will be about...
Then, read the book to find out whether your prediction was correct.


Maths: Look at your hundred-square grid. Use the '100-square pattern finder' worksheet to look for patterns in a 100-square grid. Extra challenge: Complete P3 of Year 1 Workbook 3.


Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Tuesday:

English: Using PCM 1.6.22 or PCM 1.6.23 (I will let you know which one you need to use).  Remember to only include few words in your labels. Now you can put your report together on a big piece of paper (A4/A3). Cut out your sentences including the headline from your completed report. Then, stick them on a nice piece of paper. Finally, stick a picture of your labelled panda.
Well done! You have now made your own report about pandas!

Phonics: Have a go at reading some words with the ‘ie’, ‘ey’ and ‘y’ sounds.  Complete Unit 15 ‘ie’, ‘ey’ and ‘y’ worksheet.  Extra challenge: Can you write one sentence for each of the ‘ie’, ‘ey’ and ‘y’ sound?

Maths: Using a hundred-square grid pick any 2-digit number and find out what is 1 more, 1 less, 10 more and 10 less. Record your answers in the following way:
1 more than_ is_
1 less than_ is_
10 more than_ is_
10 less than_ is_

Complete page 2 of Y1 Workbook 3.

Extra challenges in the plans.

Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher

Dear parents and students,

Here is the organization for Monday:

English: Write a full report about pandas using PCM 1.6.19 or PCM 1.6.20 (I will let you know which one you need to use). Then, check your report for any mistakes. Did you use punctuation correctly? (capital letters, finger spaces and fulls stops)
Extra challenge: Add more facts about pandas to your report. Remember to rehearse your sentences orally to make sure that they make sense. Look at this video for inspiration:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNxx8jVEm3I
Phonics: Have a go at reading some sentences with the 'ea' sound. Complete 'find the ee and ea' worksheet. Extra challenge: Can you think of your own words with the 'ee' and 'ea' sound? You can write them in your phonics book.

Maths:On a white piece of paper or a squared-paper you are going to write numbers sentences using a 100-square grid. The same as in the previous adding 10 lesson. You are going to put a small toy on the number you choose and another small toy to subtract 10. Then you will write your number sentence.
For example: 52-10=
Extra challenge: Complete the 'missing numbers beginning' worksheet.

I will also do some reading with children during our individual lessons.

Kind regards,
Miss Aneta Kowalska
P1/1 Form Teacher