As mentioned, reading is part of this year’s homework along with weekly spellings which will both help with the end of year phonics screen check. Children will need to practise spellings weekly. Your child has a spelling book with their spellings listed and the quiz date will be on a Tuesday. Please do not use the book to practise in. Your child will also have a login card to a website called Spelling Shed which years 1-6 use. There are various games on there to help your child learn in an alternative way if you prefer. If your child gets most of the spellings correct, they will receive 1 house point.

 If you require further homework, our class page will have objectives listed in the homework section which will provide some ideas of things you can do with your child at home to help cover skills taught in the classroom. Practical games, interaction/talking with adults and practising skills using the ideas given on the class page benefit children in Year 1, therefore worksheets will not be given out as part of homework. 

Skills in English

- Read and write tricky words from the word mat

- Think of own ideas for a picture and write these as sentences using 'and', 'so', 'but' and 'because'.

- Remember word order when writing sentences

- Know when to use a capital letter and where to put a full stop

- Write questions using question words and a question mark

- Write exclamation sentences using a capital letter and exclamation mark at the end

- Blend and segment sounds when reading and writing

- Write a sequence of sentences to form a small paragraph of writing with capital letters and full stops in the correct places

Skills in Maths

- Compare volume

- Compare capacity

- Measure capacity

- Count in 2s, 5s and 10s confidently 

- Recognise and make equal groups

- Add equal groups 

- Make arrays

- Make doubles

- Make equal groups by grouping and sharing

- Recognise and find a half of an object and shape

- Recognise and find a quarter of an object and shape

- Recognise and find a half of an amount

- Recognise and find a quarter of an amount 

Learning from other areas of the Curriculum:

- Name and identify the seas around the UK

- Name and locate all 5 oceans

- Understand which ocean is the smallest and which is the largest

- Begin understanding the different layers of the ocean and the types of animals which live there

- Discuss and explore why oceans are so important 

- Discuss and explore the problem with plastic 

- Design and make a windmill at home

- Identify what plants need in order to grow

- Identify and label different parts of a plant

- Explore how plants transport water 

- Explore ways in which plants spread their seeds 

- Understand and identify deciduous and evergreen trees

If your child wants to share with the class what they have been working on at home, we are more than happy to show this when we have a few spare minutes. They can bring the work into school and we can put it in our basket ready to show others! Please note we do not show toys brought into school - these should be kept at home.