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Owls (Y1/2)

Welcome to Owls

Hi and welcome to Owls. Our teacher is Mr McKay, who is accompanied by Mrs Collison, Miss Turnbull and Miss Carr and Mrs Wilson.

In Owls we love to have fun and learn lots of new and exciting things. We always try our best in everything we do.

Resources:

Must Reads KS1 master copy

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Important Information for Owls Parents

Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales

Choose one of the activities each week as a homework task.  You can choose any activity you want from the table and you can record it in your homework book.  Once you have completed the task, colour the box and add the date you completed it.  Homework books will be handed out on a Friday to be returned on the Wednesday.

Spellings

Spellings will be set each Friday and tested the following Friday. Each week, your child’s spellings will be stuck in their reading diary so please ensure it is in school on a Friday. A half termly overview can be found below. Please check carefully which set of spellings your child is learning.

Overview of Spellings Spring 1

P.E. – Tuesday

Children must come to school in their school P.E. kit of plain white t-shirt, black shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms and plain white or black trainers.

Please check ARBOR for regular updates and information.

Thanks

Mr McKay

Humpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall

Humpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall

This half term we have been learning about everyday materials in science. Our investigation was to decide which material would be best at protecting Humpty Dumpty. Investigation focus: comparative test Before the investigation we explored different materials and...

How Many Jelly Beans?

How Many Jelly Beans?

The pupils and staff had a fantastic time celebrating the 25th anniversary of Number Day. We based our maths activities around the story 'How Many Jelly Beans?' The day was filled with fun activities focused on exploring the world of statistics and numbers. The...

Achieving the Silver Artsmark Award!

Achieving the Silver Artsmark Award!

Our journey towards achieving the Artsmark award has been a success! We have been awarded the Silver Award! After 2 years of hard work, we have raised the profile of the arts within school. This award (accredited by Arts Council England) is the only creative quality...

Safer Internet Day 2025

Safer Internet Day 2025

This year, we marked Safer Internet Day (which was on Tuesday 11th February) with special assemblies in our phases and a range of activities in all of our classes. This year's theme was ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘. Children...

Windy Nook Prepares for World Book Day

Windy Nook Prepares for World Book Day

Plans are underway for a fantastic day of literary fun as the school prepares for World Book Day on Thursday 6 March 2025. Children should have come home from school with a letter, detailing all the important events. If you did not receive a letter, please let your...

KS1 Visit Hylton Castle

KS1 Visit Hylton Castle

KS1 headed off to Hylton Castle this week to learn more about castles for their topic 'King of the Castle'. We learned about the armour a knight would wear and had the chance to hold chainmail so we could see how heavy it was. Our tour around the castle showed us how...

Maths in KS1

Maths in KS1

This week in KS1 we have Maths magicians. Owls and Robins have been looking at addition and subtraction, creating our own number stories and reinforcing number bonds to 10. Nightingales have been multiplying by 10! Why not ask us a tricky question at home and let us...

Body percussion in KS1

Body percussion in KS1

In KS1 we have been exploring body percussions. We have been marching to the beat, recognising a change in tempo (speed) and clapping along to different rhythms including crochets and quavers.

Marvellous Materials in KS1

Marvellous Materials in KS1

In science this term we are learning about everyday materials and their properties. This week, we have been learning to identify the difference between an object and the material it is made from. We have been exploring different materials and discussing their...

Owls and Robins Journey to the South Pole!

Owls and Robins Journey to the South Pole!

Owls and Robins have been reading the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. They have been thinking about the characters and expanding their vocabulary with words to describe emotions. They have also acted out the journey the characters took on their journey to the...

La Tamborrada – Festival of Drums

La Tamborrada – Festival of Drums

In the 1800s, the city of San Sebastían (in Northern Spain) was under the occupation of ever-changing foreign armies. The people lacked freedom and, annoyed at the soldiers who marched with their drums every day outside the city walls, decided to fight back. To mock...