Year 1 2022 - 2023

Welcome to Year 1

You can find the KS1 blog here. It features stories and photos from our exciting learning journey together.

Mrs Sharman and Miss Bailey would like to welcome all the children back after a very well-earned break! We hope you all managed to have a wonderful Christmas with your families, and are ready to do some fun learning in the new year!

This half term our topic is called Mary Anning and Fossils. Have you ever heard of Mary Anning? The children will be learning all about the wonderful discoveries she made whilst she was alive and the importance of her work for the scientific community.
In Science, we will continue to observe the weather and seasons by visiting the secret garden. You can help your child by talking about what they notice about the changes in seasons. This half term Cool Chloe will help us to learn about everyday materials, what they are used for and how we can group them according to their properties. We will also be carrying out a rather exciting experiment involving everyday items which are often thrown away.

In Art, the children will be learning how to use a variety of different pencil skills in order to recreate light and shade in their drawings. They will also make their own fossils using plaster of paris.

If you have any questions for either Mrs Roach or Mrs Smith, please email school at enquiries@marlcliffe.sheffield.sch.uk

Thank you for your support

Mrs Sharman and MIss Bailey

PE days

Y1SS - Monday and Wednesday

Y1CB - Monday and Wednesday

Please ensure your child has a PE kit in school for these days. PE kit is; black shorts, white t-shirt, pumps and jogging bottoms for outdoor PE. Please check that your child's name is in their kit.

Spellings

Please ask your child which group they are in for spellings before choosing which ones your child needs.

Blackbirds

Mrs Sharman

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 1 Week 1 Spelling test date: 5th January

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 1 Week 2 Spelling test date: 12th January

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 1 Week 3 Spelling test date: 19th January

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 1 Week 4 Spelling test date: 26 th January

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 1 Week 5 Spelling test date: 2nd February

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 1 Week 6 Spelling test date: 9 th February

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 2 Week 1 Spelling test date: 23rd February

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 2 Week 2 Spelling test date: 2nd March

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 2 Week 3 Spelling test date: 9 th March

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 2 Week 4 Spelling test date: 16 th March

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 2 Week 5 Spelling test date: 23rd March

Blackbirds. Spellings Spring 2 Week 6 Spelling test date: 30th March

Chaffinches

Miss Bailey

Robins, Sparrows, Goldfinches

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Autumn 2 Week 4

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Autumn 2 Week 5

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 1 Week 1

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 1 Week 2

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 1 Week 3

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 1 Week 4

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 1 Week 5

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 1 Week 6

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 2 Week 1

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 2 Week 2

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 2 Week 4

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 2 Week 5

Goldfinches, Robins and Sparrows Spring 2 Week 6

Phonics

In school we use a phoneme chart to help your child learn the spelling pattern for each phoneme. This can be used to support reading and writing. Please encourage your child to talk to you about this and keep it at home for your child to access.

Phase 2 - 5 phonics

Phase 2 phonics with cued articulation

Phase 3 phonics with cued articulation

Phase 5 phonics with cued articulation

To help you pronounce the phonemes correctly please look at Mr T's YouTube channel for videos and activities.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sW4j8p7k9D_qRRMUsGqyw

Useful websites.

Phonics:

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/DragonsDen.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/digital-flashcards