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08/08/20

Our 41st school and 11th brand new school since 2013 - our 9th brand new primary school. This time in Banbury. Less than a month to go!! https://t.co/MlVFJkhr8M

08/08/20

Retweeted From Lynne O'Reilly

Great opportunity : Chief Financial Officer job with GLF SCHOOLS | Guardian Jobs https://t.co/rmzukzDm6d

08/08/20

Retweeted From Lynne O'Reilly

An opportunity to join the trust board of one of the largest MATs in the country. ⁦⁦⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ https://t.co/jkgWNSOYTz

06/08/20

Retweeted From School Business Leadership Jobs

Here's a nice meaty one for a fabulous SBL looking to take on a CFO role. https://t.co/xP1ZW4N7PT

06/08/20

Retweeted From Ben Wakefield

Another great opportunity with https://t.co/bk3kzun8mW

22/07/20

The last of the remaining 14 schools finish their academic year today. Enjoy the break and we’ll see you in 3 weeks for A level and GCSE results days and the “return to school” planning. Stay safe; stay alert; take care. https://t.co/DzueQEuZ8E

21/07/20

Retweeted From Esther Brooks

Wonderful opportunity for our NQTs https://t.co/QEZfQNiYdS

18/07/20

Retweeted From GLF Schools’ Careers

Do you have a passion for people and all things HR? Our cluster of schools are looking for an experienced People Administrator to oversee Southgate, Kilnwood Vale and Forge Wood Primary schools. We are happy to discuss flexible working hours for this role. https://t.co/moIlprKiCS

18/07/20

Well done to all at . https://t.co/1qjJcK31Kh

18/07/20

Retweeted From de Stafford PE

Congratulations to Team Canada 🇨🇦 on a fantastic win today! Well done to all students who took part in the various challenges over this half term, showing character & perseverance! Have a great summer! ☀️🏖🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇦 https://t.co/OOaKptfvEz

18/07/20

Retweeted From The Vale Primary School

What a lovely last day of term. Mrs Leyland and I have been overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness of pupils; parents and staff. A huge thank you to everyone. We very much look forward to seeing you all back in September. https://t.co/pCQKQyen1S

18/07/20

Retweeted From Salfords Primary School

The end of a remarkable school year is upon us . Well done to our school community who have risen to the challenges and changes presented to us! Good luck to Y6 as they move on 🎉. Thank you for our gifts and cards too🎁💐. Happy summer holidays 🌞😎. https://t.co/17gwGWImhc

18/07/20

Retweeted From STEMYMissBanda

Hi there My name is Thandi Banda and I am taking part in this year’s I have made a little video to show you guys how easy it is to make bottle gardens at home using old glass bottles and a range of plants! Hope you are enjoying the show so far! https://t.co/V7oVA9jXeh

18/07/20

Retweeted From GLF Schools

26 of our 40 schools have now closed for the summer break...the remaining 14 finish on Tuesday and Wednesday. We wish you all a safe and healthy summer holiday. Take care, stay safe.

18/07/20

Retweeted From Kilnwood Vale Primary

Wishing all our families a safe and happy holiday. https://t.co/4du6gytnYt

18/07/20

Retweeted From Forge Wood Primary

Wishing all our families a safe and happy holiday. We can’t wait to have you all back in September!

18/07/20

Retweeted From The Beacon School

Amazing local charity releases a single. https://t.co/AiN4m9t95n

18/07/20

Retweeted From Jon Chaloner

“Some inflation in national grades for one year is a small price to pay.” And from the comments section: “...there will be some huge issues for teachers to resolve on results day.” Give the benefit of doubt and let their ‘ability’ be tested at a later date - ie Y11 in 2 years?? https://t.co/KNjZPyqGru

18/07/20

Retweeted From Meridian High School

Fantastic News from Team Meridian! We have been awarded “we’ve embraced thrive” status!! Great achievement and we are very proud to have embraced Thrive as an approach in our school. If you would like to know more get in touch! https://t.co/tQ03M9Gpgz

18/07/20

Retweeted From Clare Graham

Where does the time go? Last day of primary school thank you so much for everything, a total of 7 years at this great school comes to an end! 😢 https://t.co/RMCI4SCNOH

Learning from Home - Year 1

Learning from Home - May 2020

  • Daily learning for everyone daily reading - this could be your reading book (which you can re-read), your own books, newspapers, comics, recipes, anything you have in the house!
  • Number bond practice - start with bonds to 5, then move onto 10, 20, 50, 100, 1000 etc.
  • Times tables practice - this could be on Hit the Button https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
  • Phonic sound practice or spelling practice looking at Year 1 common exception words.
  • Keep a daily diary - this could be in pictures or writing.  Why not create it as a comic book or try writing it in the style of another author.

Year 1 Specific Learning

Daily Phonics Practice

Handwriting Practice

Maths

Maths w/c 4th May 2020
Maths w/c 27th April 2020
Maths w/c 20th April 2020
Maths w/c 30th March 2020
Maths w/c 23rd March 2020

English 

  • Plan and write your own story based on any class books we have read or your favourite book, focusing on using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.
  • Go on The Literacy Shed https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html, choose a picture or video and complete some of the suggested tasks from it.
  • Maths Consolidate your understanding of numbers to 40 - reading, recognising and writing them correctly, practising place value (splitting each number into tens and ones) and addition and subtraction within 40.
  • Skip counting in 2s, 5s and 10s - first to 20, then to 50, then to 100.
  • Number bonds to 10 and 20.
  • Money - recognising coins, adding amounts together, giving change.
  • Time - knowing the time to the hour and half past.
  • One step number problems.

Geography

Use an atlas/globe/google maps to explore the World around us.  Can you find the United Kingdom?  Can you find each country that makes up the United Kingdom?  Can you find where you live?  What is your surrounding area like?  What are the key features?

Reading

Please follow the link to the Year 1 Guided Reading Grid.