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Design Technology (DT) - Moving Pictures 

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Design Technology (DT) - Moving Pictures 

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In DT we have been been creating moving mechanisms such as sliding mechanisms, levers and wheel mechanisms.

The wheel mechanism was divided into the 4 seasons which we then made into calendars ,bought by many families at the Christmas Fayre!

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Thank you so much to our spaghetti hoops and bean eaters. We've got 20 tins but that still leaves us 40 short . We're hoping that the children can use them as baking tins for individual Christmas cakes.

Toilet roll tubes also never go amiss( Christmas crackers).

Thank you for all of your support!

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This week, it's:

oi, er

or,ur

air, oo (as in boots)

ow (as in owl)

We'll be focusing upon longer words

(such as marching, waiting, garden) and our tricky words to read and spell are they, all, by, my, are, pure, sure.

The children are really doing well and it's been lovely to watch expressions and smiles when things 'click'.

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For our Chris-Maths this week ( sorry, couldn't resist), we will be continuing our work on subtraction using a number line. When using the number line, ask questions such as :

What number do we start with?

How many jumps back do we need to take?

Which number do we count back from ?

Have a lovely weekend. Lots of decorations going up I'm sure!

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Comparing different texts by the same author.

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Comparing different texts by the same author.

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We have already started to enjoy a variety of texts by the author Sam Usher. There are so many opportunities for discussion and observation within these stories. Many of the stories can be listened to on Youtube.

Free by Sam Usher has been this weeks focus and will be continued next week too. Our learning focus is to write letters to Sam the author about his work, ask him a question and inform him which story each child likes the best and why?

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27th November will be an exciting day at Emscote because we have booked a special golf experience day through the Central Warwickshire School Sports Partnership.

Each class will receive 40 mins of golf engagement playing on Ignite Golf's custom built 6 hole course.

It's really important for the children to be exposed to playing new sports from an early age and you never know, the next Lee Westwood might be discovered at Emscote!

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Many of the year 1 children have a real love for junk modelling! Please can you help us to keep our recycling resource boxes replenished daily. Lots of interesting shapes and materials please and nothing too large as smaller 'junk' is much easier for the children to create and build with...

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We're now collecting small, empty, tins. If we can collect enough (60 at least), we'd love to make little Christmas cakes with the children. Start eating beans and spaghetti hoops 😁

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Our graphemes are:

ur, igh

oa, ow (as in towel)

oo (as in zoom), ai

ar, ear

We will look at some compound words e.g. roof/top, farm/yard and at words ending in ing. He, be, me, we, was, you, they, all , are this week's tricky words.

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We will be continuing our work on fact families e.g.

9=4+5
4 + 5 = 9
5 + 4 = 9
9 = 5 + 4

9 – 4 = 5
9 – 5 = 4
4 = 9 – 5
5 = 9 – 4

This will then be followed by subtraction, using the words take away and we will be crossing out objects. When the children have grasped this concept, we will begin to record their own number sentences using the - symbol.

Thank you for your support !

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Christmas play parts & costumes information

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Christmas play parts & costumes information

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Our Christmas nativity this year will be Whoops-A-Daisy Angel!

All children will have a costume letter in their book bags/homework books tomorrow, 13th November, to help parents understand their child's chosen role in the play and how best to provide a suitable costume.

Deadline for costumes is Friday 28th November please. This will then allow teachers a few days to check costumes fit and that all children have one. In addition, the children can then have a few rehearsals wearing their chosen outfit so that they feel probably in 'role' and comfortable on the stage.

Thank you in advance for your support and creative ideas!

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A few tweaks to our weekly timetable for this half term.

PE days are still Wednesdays & Fridays.

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We will be introducing the children to the symbol for subtraction and recording the number sentences using the part, part whole model, asking questions such as

If the whole is __, what are the parts?
What is the other part?

This will be developed by consolidating fact families e.g.

5 – 3 = 2
2 = 5 – 3

Some of the vocabulary we will be using is ; total, altogether, first, then, now, subtract, equals, take away, minus, part, whole.

Have a lovely weekend - hopefully it won't be too wet!

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I can't believe it's week 3 already!

We're revisiting and reviewing:

ar , ee

oo ( as in book) , air

ow (as in powder), or

oo (as in room)

Our tricky words will be no, of, to, into, she, he, we.

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Please remember to send your child into school wearing appropriate PE kit on a Wednesday and a Friday. They now need tracksuit bottoms/ leggings and their school jumpers/ cardigans. Thank you

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Diwali card designs

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Seasons learning

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Sorting materials

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Materials and their properties focus

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Warm up exercises

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Diwali celebrated with chapatti making and tasting! 

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Diwali celebrated with chapatti making and tasting! 

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The fire service will be visiting Year 1 on 13th November to give a safety talk. The presentation will be delivered by firefighters and community safety officers and the children will learn about how to call the fire and rescue service, the importance of smoke alarms, the safety code for matches and lighters and most importantly they will practise the 'Stop, Drop and Roll' technique together.

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Our History focus for this half term is centred around Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. The children have already been super interested in the story and remembering some of the key facts.

The BBC Bitesize link below was shared at story time:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6qhtrd#:~:text=The%20Gunpowder%20Plot%20was%20a%20plot%20by,under%20Parliament%20*%20Guy%20Fawkes%20being%20arrested

We would love for the children to extend their interest and have further discussions at home. Any extra learning completed, please share with us at school. We were really pleased with how much information the children have retained- its clearly an exciting topic!

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Our English learning next week will focus on vocabulary linked to celebrating Remembrance Day and what we would like to ask a veteran soldier if the opportunity arose. Question words have been introduced so it is an excellent way of consolidating this learning and finding out about real life experiences from our past.

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We'd like to give each child the opportunity to have a traditional sparkler to celebrate Bonfire Night on 5th November. We've discussed firework and sparkler safety with the children both in class and assembly. The children will be supervised at all times. Please could you send your children into school with gloves so they can participate in this fun, traditional activity. We plan to do this on Wednesday 5th November.

Thank you!

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They've all returned to school full of beans and refreshed. Lovely.

The children will progress from counting all to counting on; we'll ask questions such as How many did we start with? How many have we added? How many now?

They will be given simple addition problems and then be taught how to use their knowledge of simple addition problems to find a missing part, for example If one part is 3 the other part is 7.

3 + ?=7

Thanks again!

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Our lesson focus will be

er, air

double letters (tt, zz, ff, mm, gg - as in Tigger, couldn't resist)

longer words (chatter, rubbish )

The tricky words will be full, push, and, go, no, of.

Thank you all. We really value your support.

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Emscote Infant School Half Term Reading Challenge Event!

We are in the process of updating our library in school. To coincide with this and to encourage young readers, we have a half term competition to win prizes!

All you need to do is to go down to your local library – you can take part in one of their events or borrow a book. It’s that easy and will cost you nothing!

On Monday 27th October at 10.30-11.30 Warwick Library are having a Green Halloween Event!  Also, every Saturday the library has a Lego Club from 10-12 for 4-11 years olds.

Please take a photo of you at the library with the subject line ‘Reading Challenge’ and send it to:

admin2332@we-learn.com

We look forward to seeing your photos!

Click this link for more information about events at your local library.

https://library.warwickshire.gov.uk/library-events

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After half term, we will be teaching:

Systematic number bonds e.g. 5 + 0 = 5, 4 + 1 = 5, 3 + 2 = 5, etc.

Number bonds to 10 (the children children will represent this in a number sentence e.g. 6 + 4 = 10 and 10 = 6 + 4)

Exploring addition together, reminding them that 2 parts make a whole.

There are lots of fun activities you can do on walks during the break, such as counting , sorting, spotting patterns and making patterns with acorns, conkers, different leaves etc.

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When the children return from their half term break , we will be focusing on 3 graphemes each session;

ai, ee, igh,

oa, oo (as in boot), ar,

or, ur, oo (as in took)

ow (as in down), oi, ear)

Have a brilliant week with your children. They've all done so well this half term. Thank you for supporting them (and us).

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Please bring in a favourite book from home to share in 'Book Buddy' time on Friday (24.10.25). The children from Year 5 at All Saints and our Year 1 children are thoroughly enjoying this opportunity to share books together. Thanks to Miss Rushall for organising this lovely activity.

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We will be writing number sentences and introducing the different synonyms for add: plus, altogether,combined, in total, join, sum, total, etc.

The children will also be introduced to fact families (addition). For example:
4 + 1 = 5
1 + 4 = 5,
5 = 4 + 1
5 = 1 + 4

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Fact families - KS1 Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize

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In this Maths article, find out about number facts and the connection between addition and subtraction.

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We were really pleased with the children's effort and phonics' knowledge . During the assessment , we noticed that some children found oi (as in point), er (as in hammer), ch (as in chin) and sh (as in ship) tricky to recognise within words. Our focus will be revisiting those sounds this week.

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Diwali Celebration – Mehndi (Henna) Activity w/c 20.10.25

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Diwali Celebration – Mehndi (Henna) Activity w/c 20.10.25

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As part of our Diwali learning and celebrations, the children will have the opportunity to have a very simple mehndi (henna) pattern applied to their hand using natural henna paste. This is a traditional and fun part of Diwali in many cultures.

If you do not wish your child to take part in this activity, please let the school know as soon as possible.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

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Next week on Tuesday, we have our Harvest assembly at Church at 9am. Mother Sharon will talk to the children about Harvest time. Parents are all invited. We ask that children please bring a donation from the list attached here. These are donations for Warwick District Foodbank. Children will carry their item to Church. Thank you.

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Introducing Oak class School Council and Eco Club representatives 

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Introducing Oak class School Council and Eco Club representatives 

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Introducing Chestnut Class School Council and Eco Club representatives 

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Introducing Chestnut Class School Council and Eco Club representatives 

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The Eco Club members are already hard at work writing to the local Green Party MP to ask him to visit our school so that we can learn how to make our space more green!

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This week is our phonics assessment week. We will assess each child on the graphemes covered so far this term .Our teaching will be consolidating air (as in hair), ear (as in hear), oa (as in goat), oo (as in foot) and oo (as in pool). Mrs Stephenson visited some phonics' sessions this week and was thrilled with the children's enthusiasm.

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Please could all library books be returned this week. The library stock is being audited so that listings for new titles can be produced. Thanks for your cooperation !

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We will be continuing our work with number lines and also introducing part whole to the children. The children are a pleasure to teach; they're so enthusiastic!

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Our lesson focus this week will be longer words , whilst reviewing previous weeks' phonemes. Examples of these words are carpet, rooftop, higher.

We will also be revisiting the tricky words are, sure, pure, into, she, push, he, we, me, be, of (recognising and finding them in texts).

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This week, we will be continuing our work comparing numbers using the vocabulary and symbols for greater than, less than and equal to, ordering numbers and objects and using a number line to identify where numbers will be placed. We've been really impressed with their enthusiasm ! Thank you for your support.

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Celebrate the theme ‘Play’ on Thursday with reading a few poems together with your child.

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Friday fun together on the playground developing our gross motor skills.

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Here is a classic poem for year 1 children to enjoy!

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Caterpillar by Christina Rossetti - Animated Children's Poem & Butterfly Life Cycle

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Our English focus this week is poetry. This will involve engaging children with rhythm, rhyme and relatable topics such as Autumn. We want the children to develop a love for language and build on their vocabulary. Why don’t you share some of your favourite poems together at home, making it a fun experience!

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Matching the correct tree to the correct season

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Don't forget to check your child's homework book for their fabulous card design!

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Our focus this week will be air, er and the double letters (dd, mm, tt, bb, rr, gg, pp, ff, tt) . Our tricky words will be are, sure and pure.

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This week, the children will be comparing numbers, using the vocabulary and symbols for greater than, less than and equals to, ordering objects and numbers, and using a number line to identify where numbers will be placed.

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Our main focus for this half term is understanding similarities and differences between each of the four seasons. Lots of noticing skills and discussions required for the children to develop their knowledge.

Click on link below if you would like to do extra learning at home.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3kbydm

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September 23rd Understanding Children's Behaviour

October 21st Boundaries and Rules

November 25th  Routines ( flier yet to be released)

All 10.00 - 12.00 in All Saints Church.  Everyone welcome

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Last week in assembly we discussed our school councils. In Key Stage One each class will have two representatives for our Eco Council and our School Council. This year Mrs Hutchin and Miss Lowe are leading the Eco Council and Mrs Nicol and Mr Queralt will work with the School Council. If your child would like to nominate themselves they should prepare a small presentation or short speech explaining why they think they would do a good job. Each class will then vote for their members during the week beginning 22/9/25.

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school council image for an infant school with a burgundy uniform

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Don't forget to check the dates at the top of the menu to work out which week we're on!

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Thank you to everyone who attended this afternoons' Welcome meeting. It was lovely to meet you all! We've attached a copy of the PowerPoint presentation so you can digest all of the information at your leisure and use for future reference. The PowerPoints were the same for both classes so we have just attached one.

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Yr1 welcome meeting for parents 25-26 Oak

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Our focused sounds for this week are: ur, ow as in owl, oi and ear. The children will use the words digraphs and trigraph to identify these sounds. Tricky words to recognise and find in texts this week will be: was, you, they ,into, my, by and all.

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This week the children will be counting 1 less than, comparing groups by matching and will be using vocabulary such as fewer, less, more, greater, same and equal to.

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This week, the children will be matching numerals and words, counting on from a given number and counting backwards! Busy, busy, busy!

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Our focus this week will be oo as in moon, oo as in book, ar as in dark, and or as in horn.

Our tricky words are was, you and they.

Thank you for your support!

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Please help your child with choosing their food option at lunch.

We are enjoying week 1 lunch choices this week.

Mrs V loves the cheese and potato pasty and Mrs M always opts for a roast!

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Welcome back to everybody! We hope you have enjoyed a relaxing and exciting Summer holidays with your family and friends!

Welcome to Year One.

We have lots of fun things planned this year and this PADLET will be where you find Year group updates, diary dates and curriculum information. Remember to check back regularly.

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Don't forget, your children can do extra Maths on Mathletics!

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Mathletics United Kingdom | Empowering Maths Learning Online

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Mathletics is the award-winning online maths programme to help students learn maths. Engaging, fun, and aligned to the curricula across the UK.

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Would you like to join us on a school trip?

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Would you like to join us on a school trip?

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If so, please let the school office know and they can arrange for you to have a DBS check so you are able to join us on our Year One trip adventures!

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Oak Class have P.E. on Wednesday and Friday

Chestnut Class have P.E. on Wednesday and Friday

The children need to wear trainers that they can take on and off by themselves and be wearing socks not tights on these days.

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Children are not allowed to bring in toys from home. We have lots of toys at school and we don’t want your child to be upset if their own toys get lost at school.

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Please try to hear your child read every day and note down this reading on the green bookmark in their book. Please make sure these packets are in your child’s bookbag every day, ready to read with us at any time.