We hope you have enjoyed your summer holidays. We have been busy changing our classroom and we are excited to welcome you back on Monday. We are looking forward to starting our journey together in Year 1.

Important reminders:

Our PE days are Mondays and Fridays please come in PE kit on Monday 4th September as we will start our first PE session with Mr Nay.
Art is on Tuesday, I have your T-shirts from reception.
A reminder that all uniform should be clearly labelled, as well as your water bottle.

Our snack tray will be stocked each day with a choice of two fruits or vegetables, however you are most welcome to bring your own healthy snack for our morning breaktimes.
We kindly ask that you bring in sun cream (labelled) for your child to apply themselves.
You are all invited to our Induction evening on Wednesday 13th September. This will start at 3:30 and finishing at 5:00. We would love for your child to show you around their new classroom, and for you to become more familiar with our school. You will also be able discover more about the exciting opportunities and topics that they will be learning during their time in Year 1. We will be in the classroom to answer any questions you may have! More information, such as important forms that will need completing will be available soon so please do keep checking the Year 1 page.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at:
d.drummond@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Have a lovely weekend
Miss Drummond, Mrs Carragher and Mrs Davis

Year 1 Weekly Blog 20.7.23 'How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard'

July 20, 2023 Danielle Drummond

‘How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard’

A.A. Milne

Gosh I don’t even know where to start, I have loved joining the Our Ladys family this year and you have been so welcoming and supportive.

First of all thank you for the effort you all put in to make that incredible video, I have watched it many times and cried! The lovely words from you all have also made me cry and I am grateful that I have been lucky enough to teach your amazing children this year. I am very proud of them and I love them all. Finally thank you for all the presents I have been spoilt.

This week we have enjoyed making butterflies, watching Year 6s brilliant performance of Charlie and the choclate factory, watching Matilda and so much more.

Let’s Celebrate:

Well done to our awardees, this week the children voted and gave wonderfull reasons why auch as you are kind and compassionate, you play with everyone and you are a good friend.

Henry has loved going home with everyone and is looking foward to meeting the new Year 1s :).

Reading Challenge: So many certficate winners this week, thank you for all the effort you put in at home it really did make a huge different and I am so pleased that I can finally say we ALL passed our phonics screening, this is a huge achievement! Well done :)

Have a lovely summer holiday.

Love from

Miss Drummond, Miss Johnson and Mrs Carragher

Year 1 Weekly Blog 14.7.23 'Stand tall and be proud, be yourself, you are amazing!'

July 14, 2023 Danielle Drummond

‘Stand tall and be proud, be yourself, you are amazing!’

Anon

As we approach the end of term I want to tell you how proud I am of everyone and to say a big thank you to yourselves and your children, for working so hard together to make such great progress. It has been such an amazing first year at Our Ladys.

Maths: This week we have been writing addition and subtraction equations, using a cherry part-part-whole digram, ensuring that the parts and the whole are in the right place.

Our train day out

On Tuesday we had our train trip, we were so lucky with the weather and enjoyed watching the train arrive at St Annes station. We had a ride on the minature railway, followed by an ice cream and a play in the park, what a treat! We then wrote a recount of our trip in English.

History: On Thursday we had a visit from Lytham Fire Brigade. This is linked to our topic the Great Fire of London. We enjoyed sitting in the fire engine and even got to use the hose. We started to learn about what London looked like in 1666, then discovered there was a fire, we have enjoyed watching different videos with magic Grandad being a class favourite.

Today we had a great fire of London day and did lots of great activities. We compared fire engines now and then, started to make wattle and daub panels and rebuilt the city of London in a way that would prevent the fire happening again.

Castle: On Thursday we opened Castle Hodges we listened to a story in it and enjoyed playing in there at break times.

Let’s Celebrate:

Well done to our awardees, two Sadie Spiders for their determination with their handwriting and for super spellings.

Henry is going home with these children for both having a great week and for excellent work in Maths and English, well done.

Reading Challenge: I am really sorry I didn’t get chance to sort out certificates today. It is our last week of certificates, Wednesday will be the last day to recieve a certificate as Thursday will be a very busy day.

Reminders:

Don’t forgot to bring in a coat just incase it rains, we try to get outside as much as possible.
Mass for Year 6 and Mrs Hodges: On Wednesday we will be walking to church to celebrate our fantastic Year 6’s and our caring, wonderful Mrs Hodges! Please make sure you have a waterproof with you just in case!
Please send in a large plastic bag on Monday as we will be preparing the children’s work, wellingtons and any belongings in their trays ready to take home on Tuesday. This will give us plenty of time to make sure all items have been returned! Thank you
We break up on Thursday 20th July at 2pm

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Drummond, Miss Johnson and Mrs Carragher