Year 1 Iveson Blog

I n Guided Reading this week, can you read the book   Stuck by Oliver Jeffers.    Before watching the video, discuss what you think this book will be about. Who do you think the characters will be? Where do you think the story is set? Who is the aut hor? Have we read any books by this author before?      Link:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipx6HJs4XQ         Can you spot the WOW words in the book?   Swinging                 curious                          hurled                     delighted             ...

Can you go onto Phonics Play and play  Buried Treasure ?  Can you sort the real and alien words?   Click on the link:   https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure Buried Treasure Buried Treasure blending game. To give you the best possible experience this site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. new.phonicsplay.co.uk Useful to know that Phonics Play is currently free without having to subscribe:

This half term the children have been practising using different materials to sketch castle s . So   far ,   we have practised our sketching skills using pencils, we have used watercolours and oil pastels.     Can you look at these images of   castle?   What can you see?   What do you like about the picture? What do you dislike about the picture? What do you think the artist has used?       Can you create one of these pictures.  Challenge: You could create a picture in the style of Georges   Seuret   using   pointilism   to create your picture of the castle.   Who was Georges Seurat:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDW4wSTm-V4  

In Maths children have counted, ordered and compared numbers to 50.  Today lets practice by completing these missing number tracks in our books.

In English this week we will be reading the story,   Monstersaurus . Each day, could you listen to the story the   Monstersaurus   on   Youtube ?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bh2QY9ph5A     What is Monty doing in this picture ?   Examples:   Monty   is putting in a stinky sock.   Monty is holding his nose.      Challenge:   Can you think of some WOW words to add?  

Just to let you all know, Chester Zoo (Miss Heszelgraves' favourite Zoo) has a virtual tour day today. See details below:   As you can't come to the zoo right now, we'll bring the zoo to you! Join us LIVE on our Facebook page from 10am when we'll be throwing open our 'virtual gates.' So, break up the boredom of being at home and, for the first time ever, enjoy a whole day of animal antics, live from your sofa! 🙌 We'll be featuring many of your favourites... 10:00 👉 Red pandas 🐼 11:00 👉 Rothschild's giraffes 🦒 12:00 👉 Asian elephants 🐘 13:00 👉 Butterflies 🦋 14:00 👉 Sun bears 🐻 14:30 👉 Sumatran tigers 🐅 14:45 👉 Humboldt penguins 🐧 16:00 👉 Aquarium* 🐠 Come and join the fun. The animals are waiting... (*Running order may be subject to ever so slight changes... and there may be more surprises throughout the day!)

What fantastic examples of information texts on Purple Mash! Well done to Ranya, Finley and Ava.