Sandal Magna Community Academy

Year 1

Welcome to a new school year on the Year One blog page.

When the children first arrive in Year One, we strive to adhere to the familiar routines of their previous Reception Class. This is because we understand that children learn best when they feel safe and secure, and they need time to settle in to their new classroom with their new teachers. Our timetable includes daily maths, English and phonics lessons. The children are encouraged to use IT confidently and safely from an early age and they also enjoy lots of physical and creative experiences including PE, music appreciation, art & DT. We encourage the children to learn through exciting and challenging activities with lots of practical and fun experiences.

We have high expectations of your child’s achievements so please help us maintain this by giving us your full support. This means regular reading with your child, encouraging and assisting them with any homework and encouraging them to have a go and try their best.

P.E. lessons in Year One are currently on Friday. Please ensure your child comes in their P.E. kit on this day. If you have any concerns about your child, educationally or otherwise please do not hesitate to ring the school office, to arrange a time where I can talk to you in a safe environment to discuss your concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to read this introduction to our blog. Our class Twitter page will be updated regularly, so please look at it often to view photographs and read about the many exciting things that your child is experiencing in Year One.

What a spooky week!!

Date: 03/11/2017

We have had great fun this week getting into the spirit of Halloween. We were busy making Halloween baskets to take 'Trick or Treating'. The finished products looked amazing! We also had our oranges for…

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Welcome Back!!

Date: 10/09/2017

What a busy week we have had in Year1! It has been lovely getting to know all of the new Year 1 children and we have had lots of fun this week. We have been getting used to the new classroom routine with…

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What a fabulous day at the seaside!!

Date: 09/07/2017

On Thursday, Year 1 went on our final trip of the year to Bridlington seafront. We could not have asked for a more perfect trip to end the school year with; the weather was beautiful, we had the beach…

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Easter Fun!

Date: 07/04/2017

We have had a really busy last week of term this week. On Tuesday morning, we had lots of fun making Easter baskets for the Easter Basket Competition with our mums and dads. The finished baskets look amazing…

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Canon Hall Farm

Date: 21/03/2017

On Wednesday last week, Year 1 went on a fabulous trip to Canon Hall Farm as part of our topic 'Animals and Us'. We had a great time playing on all of the indoor and outdoor play equipment and we bought…

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World Book Day

Date: 03/03/2017

We had a fabulous day yesterday in Year 1 for World Book Day! Everyone looked amazing in their costumes and we had fun taking part in all of the different activities. We had the Year 6 children helping…

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What a fabulous end to the term!

Date: 10/02/2017

All the children in Year 1 have been absolute superstars this week. They have all worked extremely hard. We have performed our poem 'On the Ning Nang Nong' in English to Mrs Sennett, Mrs Akram, Miss Grindle…

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A lovely last week!

Date: 16/12/2016

It has been a very busy week this week in school. All of the KS1 children started the week with an absolutely fabulous performance of 'Little Angel Gets her Wings' and they all did themselves proud. We…

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Ilkley Toy Museum

Date: 01/12/2016

On Tuesday, Year 1 went on a trip to Ilkley Toy Museum to learn about lots of old fashioned toys. We travelled to the museum on a coach and we even got to watch films on the way there! We learned about…

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Another busy week!

Date: 11/11/2016

It has been a really busy week in Year 1 and we have all had lots of fun in school. On Wednesday, we had some of our Maths lesson outside in the snow! We drew shapes in the snow and practiced cutting them…

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