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:
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html
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
Online Homework and Information
Resources
Phonics websites for games to help support your child with phonics.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm
For more information about helping your child with phonics please refer to the following websites.
P.E.
KS1 Science Week
This week has been Science Week and KS1 have loved all of the activities. We have been chemists and physicists; exploring how different chemicals react and making predictions. The children took part in a hands on experiment using acids, alkalis and indicators. Using...
Good Samaritans in KS1
We were delighted to welcome Lynn and Ken from St Albans Church to our school this week. They spent time with the children, helping them explore what it means to be a Christian in today’s world. Through engaging discussions and interactive activities, Lynn and Ken...
A Journey Around the Attic in KS1
Robins have been using Grandad's Island to develop their vocabulary. We went on an imaginary journey around Grandad's attic using our senses as we listened to lots of adjectives to describe what we could see. We have some fabulous actors! Then we worked in partners to...
KS1 Visit to St Alban’s Church
This week KS1 went to visit St Alban's Church. Reverend Danie gave us a huge welcome when we arrived. We learned about the features of a Christian church and had lots of time to explore. Before we left we enjoyed singing and dancing to a new song 'My Lighthouse'!...
Musical Fun in KS1
In KS1 we have been learning about beat, pitch, pulse and rhythm in Music lessons. We were really good at the clapping game 'Hi Lo Chickalo' and we loved taking different roles with the song 'We will Rock You'! We had to really concentrate to get it right but it was a...
KS1 Investigate Terrific Trees
Key Question: Can I identify trees found in our school grounds? (Identifying, Classifying and Grouping) This week, we used our knowledge of deciduous and evergreen trees to try to identify the trees in our school grounds. We explored our school grounds with a leaf...
Exploring Poetry in KS1
Robins and Owls have been exploring a poem called 'He She' by Clare Bevan. They have been looking at the vocabulary she uses and practising their expression. This week they took turns to act out the roles of the two children in the poem thinking about their different...
Owls and Robins line up!
This week Owls and Robins have been manipulating numbers up to 100. They have been using Base 10 to partition 2 digit numbers and they have also been exploring number lines. Everyone was fantastic at estimating where their number would go on the number line. Well...
Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – Information for Parents
Please find attached a PDF of the information for parents about the phonics screening check. Phonics Screening Check. Information for parents. Below are the previous years Phonics Screening Check Booklets. Please download one per week and practice. Remember for...
The Last Supper in KS1
The children in KS1 have been finding out why Christians have bread and wine at church. They did role play as the disciples, breaking bread and drinking red juice. They thought about how shocked and furious they would have been when Judas betrayed Jesus during the...
Science Week in KS1
This week has been Science Week and this years theme has been Change and Adapt. We have been lucky enough to watch multiple live lessons and also conducted an investigation around ice. We were comparing which material would help melt an ice cube faster. Children were...
World Book Day Celebrations
Windy Nook celebrated a fun-packed World Book Day last Thursday, with the entire school taking part in a wide range of activities to cheer-on everything reading. All children received free books thanks to Mr. Atkinson from WHSmith, who kindly supplied these for us. In...