Friday 16th October 2026

In Maths, we have continued looking at addition. We looked again at number bonds to 10, looking at counting on from a number to help with our addition and then looked at some different addition word problems. We have been using tens frames and counters to help us. 

In English, we have been looking at the story 'Toys in Space' by Mini Grey. We have looked at the different characters and what they might be saying in speech bubbles, using our sounds carefully to sound out what we wanted to say. We also designed and described our own aliens that the toys might have met, using adjectives well to describe.

The children loved having the opportunity to visit the allotment in science this week. We talked about Autumn and the changes that we could see there due to this. We collected different autumnal items and took photographs of the changes we saw. We also looked at some of the other allotments and were excited to see pumpkins!

  

  

Friday 9th October 2026

In English, our focus has been on a non-fiction text about toys and games in the past, linked with our history learning. We looked at answering questions linked to a text and had a go at reordering sentences that had been mixed up. We then looked at teddy bears and how these have changed over time. We wrote descriptions of the old and new teddy bears, thinking about adjectives that can be used to describe them. 

In Maths, we have focussed on number bonds. We have looked at different ways to make 5 using part-part- whole models. We have looked at making other numbers up to 10 and worked hard to sort different calculations based on their answers. We then moved on to look at number bonds to 10, something that we will work on learning off by heart. 

In Computing, we used the laptops again and looked at the different tools in a paint programme. We used these along with our mouse skills to draw pictures of ourselves. We then had a go at writing our names by using the keyboard to find the different letters. 

Friday 2nd October 2026

What a busy week it has been in Year 1! In English, we have been looking at the book 'Lost in the Toy Museum' by David Lucas. We looked at making a prediction about where the toys had run off to, ordering the main events of the story and then having a go at writing our own adventures about where the toys could have gone. The class all shared very adventurous ideas!

In Maths, we began our topic of 'addition and subtraction' by looking at part and part whole models. We checked our understanding of 'part' and 'whole' and then looked at writing a number sentence to show what a part whole model was showing. We then moved on to looking at addition fact families. 

In Science, we went around the edge of the school field looking for evidence of different animals. We found or saw some different insects, including spiders, ladybirds and butterflies. We found leaves with holes in that we thought might have been eaten by a caterpillar, and we also found lots of feathers that we decided were from a bird. Back in the classroom, we looked at some of the clips from the night vision camera and discovered that foxes, badgers and rabbits also like our school field, but not when we are at school!

  

  

Friday 25th September 2026

The time really is flying by in Year 1. This week, in English, we have been looking at Miss Cooke's favourite story 'Dogger'.  We made predictions from the front cover about what we thought the book would be about and spoke and wrote about our favourite parts. We then went on to look at Dogger more closely and write sentences to describe him. 

In Maths, we were introduced to the greater than and less than symbols. We found these a little tricky at first, but with practice and lots of resilience, we got there! We used them to compare sets of objects and different numbers. We have also looked at ordering numbers and placing them on a number line too. 

In our history lesson, we enjoyed looking at the toys from Chesham Museum. We talked about the different materials that they were made from and about which was our favourite. Some of the children even decided that they would prefer to have the old toys over their own toys! 

      

Friday 18th September 2026

It has been a busy week in Year 1 with lots of learning going on! In English, we read the story of 'That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown'. We looked at the character Stanley in closer detail using adjectives to describe him. We then put our ideas into sentences. As Stanley was Emily's favourite toy, we then looked at describing our own toys. 

In Maths, we have been looking at finding one more and one less than a number as well as counting back from different numbers within 10. We have looked at the vocabulary of more and less and checked that we understand what it means. 

In Computing, the children were all excited to have a go on the laptops. We looked at how we needed to use the mouse to move the cursor and had a go at clicking and moving the cakes to feed the bear each time. We discovered it was easier when we used two hands! 

  

 

Friday 11th September 2026

Welcome to Year 1. The children have settled in well and are getting used to the new classroom routines. It has been lovely getting to know them all! 

In English, we have been looking at labels and captions and how they are used. We labelled a toy box to show which toys were in it. We also wrote our own captions for different images of toys. We have been working hard to use our sounds to write our words. 

In Maths, we have been looking at counting on from different numbers up to 10. We have looked at how numbers can be written as words and how they can be represented in different ways. 

In Science, we began learning all about animals, including humans. We went outside and drew an outline around some different children. We then worked in our groups to label the different body parts that we could see.