Year 1
Thursday 25th June 2026
Well done if you have managed to complete the activities so far. 😊
Today we are thinking about the days of the week. Can you write down each day and something that you like to do on those days. What do you do on Monday? What do you do on Saturday? What day comes after Thursday?
In History we have been talking about famous explorers and their achievements. Have a think about somewhere you would like to visit and explore. Where would you go? How would you travel there? What would you take with you? You might want to visit the moon like Neil Armstrong. If you went to the moon who would you go with, what would you pack in your bag and why?
Have a lovely afternoon and we will see you all back in school tomorrow for a fabulous Friday morning! 😊
Wednesday 24th June 2026
We hope you are all continuing to stay safe in this warm weather 😊 Well done to the children who completed yesterday’s activities! We will be changing reading books regularly this week to ensure children have a new book to read at home during the afternoons.
In Maths today we have been looking at months of the year. Can you have a go at writing down events or celebrations that happen in certain months of the year?
In Art, we are continuing to explore primary and secondary colours. Please see the colour word search to see if you can find all the colours. If you could also complete a Colour Poster, identifying the primary and secondary colours we would love to display these in the classroom.
In Computing, we have been exploring the BeeBots.
On this website https://beebot.terrapinlogo.com/ you can navigate the Beebot to spell out different words. See if you can direct the Beebot to spell your name, the day of the week and month of the year 😊
We would love to see any work the children complete at home in the afternoons this week 😊
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
We hope you are all staying safe in this very warm weather! We have some activities for you to complete whilst you are staying cool at home! 
In Maths we are thinking about time. We would like you to use the vocabulary, 'before', 'after', 'first', 'next' and 'finally'. Can you think about all the things that you do in the morning and draw a timetable to explain your routine or talk about your routines to a grown up. What do you do first, what do you do after, what do you do next, what do you do before that and what do you do finally? Then think about your afternoon and your evening.
First I wake up, after that I have a shower, next I get dressed...
In Science this week we are thinking about animal shelters, could you collect some natural materials and see if you can make a shelter to keep a small plastic animal safe, comfortable and shaded from the sunshine. What will your shelter look like? If you are able to make a shelter we would love to see a photograph of this. If you can't make a shelter do not worry, you could draw a picture of what your shelter would look like, label it and think about what materials you would use.
Stay cool, drink lots of water and we'll see you all tomorrow. 
Set 3 Sounds
Copy and paste the links below into your web browser, for access to Set 3 Speed Sound Lessons!
ea
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/SF3oWPEq/2qmMBmJU
oi
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/hNuuYOHz/xbNpceFT
a-e
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ycF517cg/VWFAyQAS
i-e
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Oach62Pv/Nc2gi7pR
o-e
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Ej2BfQjf/jYvnF0HI
u-e
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/TL9w4HLz/qaJU1QeE
aw
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/4scpUIUY/9hY1jz03
are
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/4scpUIUY/9hY1jz03
ur
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/a6JCf9Ez/ZU77RXA4
er
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/PP76HdIa/QwAOs9sU
ow
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Rqo4zEYA/mSMsVvN8
ai
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/rNnY7Zfg/4kR7mnuM
oa
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/KnwRagqA/XygDTSoT
ew
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/PTNR1wSJ/3xmy6yZV
ire
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/pKLFGjlj/HGU6YmsV
ear
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/esMCoOaZ/LfGjG5sa
ire
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/dGqoMfWm/IZ13nqXS
ear
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/XROAVVoP/6kebbouA
Snow Day
Friday 9th January 2026
We'd love to see some pictures of you all enjoying the snow this morning!
Snow is a fantastic resource! We can play in it and learn lots from it!
Building a snowman is a great way of working our core skills like we do in OTTO club! Rolling and squeezing the the snow helps to work our smaller muscles in our hand and is a great fine motor skill activity.
You could write some instructions on how to build a snowman, using your super neat handwriting.
If you need to warm up inside there's only 1 phonics sound we can do today, it has to be:
ow - blow the snow!
Here's the video link:
http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/356Eby82/BGO6UBnt
We hope you have a happy and safe snow day! :)
School Closure - Wednesday 7th January 2026
We will be giving out lots of green points to the children who complete today's work and bring in any work to show us when we're back in school! :)
Phonics
Have a go at watching and joining in with these Set 3 sound videos - can you have a go at spelling some of the words containing Set 3 sounds?
ea http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/iCqEXZja/sGBNCz3B
oi http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/v1pzU926/qhaXAN1w
a-e http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/pAYSthPm/gGaFc8sI
i-e http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ev1ed956/rbOpllSH
o-e http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ZKfgUNA3/o8WqBWxV
u-e http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/5AozikGu/ah7o57cT
Maths - Numbots
Log into Numbots and see how many levels you can complete- the next round of certificates will be printed at the end of this week!
RSW - Hermelin
Our text in Ready Steady Write this half term is Hermelin the detective mouse- Listen to the story! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4YzaHyoWJQ
Can you make a lost poster will all the lost items on it?
DT
In DT this half term we will be making smoothies, can write down some similarities and difference about fruit and vegetables? Which have seeds? Which grow underground? Do we have to peel all fruit and vegetables?
Our Autumn 2 Homework Project is due in Monday 15th December
Autumn 2 Homework- Year 1
Reading- 20 minutes per day at least 4 times a week
Maths- Numbots/White Rose 1 Minute Maths App
We are asking children to complete a project of their choice around one of the subjects they have been learning about this half term. Children can bring their projects in from Monday 15th December and we will share them in class.
Children can choose how to present their homework; some ideas are:
- A Poster
- A piece of art work
- A story/poem/report
- Photographs (from an activity at home, a walk, local visit or day trip)
- A 3D model
This half term we are learning about:
English Text- Rapunzel
Maths- Adding and Subtracting numbers to 10
Science – Seasonal Change (Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter)
Art/DT- Drawing: Make your mark (Experimenting drawing with different pencils/pastels/crayons in different ways lines/waves)
History/Geography- How am I making history? (Children’s milestones and timelines)
Music- Christmas Song (Using chime bars)
PE- Dance
A big well done to those that completed homework projects last half term – it was great to see how creative the children had been.
We are very excited to celebrate the homework from our children at the end of this half term.
Set 2 Special Friends Videos to watch at home!
ay - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/BC2iNxIo/0Y4Zabtq
ee - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/91JdJCby/Ozlba1nP
igh - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/0Wyqj97F/kKGL0WL1
ow - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/cA0IeIIj/Q8VqiC12
oo (zoo) - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Pmw6LSjP/Abnuh5GD
oo (look) - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/bAIUNR5l/6goULarr
ar - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/HH7YWYln/VLmaGexR
or - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/eVzmrK4A/vQMQmiQB
air - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/FD7l3Pmo/mw7CD3hk
ir - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/PN7BmCmx/D0h1zBIJ
ou - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/GNb0kpEX/H7fxUoOX
oy - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/jb0tiul7/8S7424BF
Let's learn!
Set 1 Special Friends Videos to watch at home
Why not watch these phonics videos at home to practise reading words with Set 1 Special Friends
'sh' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/a6lIslwN/RQTtpdNa
'qu' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/GIsQWRvR/zz5CiYEY
'th' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/E3lo6dqe/IzAp0m3W
'ng' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/B1k31qOC/GF35Rdab
'ch' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/B1k31qOC/GF35Rdab
'nk' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/NkTIc25E/FQVWxIUB
'ck' http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/m2TNuVWM/m6EIqnCG