Year 1MT
Welcome to our Year 1MT class page!
Here you will be able to find out about what we're learning and see photos of what we have been doing each week.
In our class we are all unique and individual characters.
With support from Miss Thompson, Miss Chelmowska and Miss Allan, we will be...
Making new FRIENDS
Learning new IDEAS
Reading new BOOKS
Solving new PROBLEMS
Playing new GAMES
Reaching new GOALS
Making new MISTAKES
And having lots of FUN the whole year through!
Please keep popping back to our page each week to catch up with our Year 1 highlights.
There is also a section below where you can find links to excellent learning resources that you can use with your child at home.
Pupils of the week 11th October 2024
This week we have Esther and Bertram as our pupils of the week. Both children are new to Brighton Avenue and had an amazing first week at school. We are very proud of how well they have coped with the transition, making new friends and showing us how fantastic they are! Well done, we are so glad you are both part of Y1MT.
Week beginning 7th October 2024
Our unit in Science this half term is 'Plants' and this week the children explored real flowering plants to investigate their parts. They were so gentle and used brilliant observation skills to find the different parts.
In RE we continued our unit on Christianity, looking at how Christians believe that God created everyone to be unique. The children brought in baby photos and found that even when they were younger, they were unique and had some of the same features they had now - they then thought about how they have grown. We loved guessing who was in each photo!
Pupils of the week 4th October 2024
Well done to Conner and Sofia who have both been working their socks off in Year 1!
Conner is an amazing Year 1 role model and general superstar all day every day! He is kind and supportive to his friends, tries his best at absolutely everything he does and can always be relied upon to help out in the classroom. He has even been looking after our new children in class!
Sofia has started Year 1 with a burst of confidence and we are so proud of her for this! She has been putting her hand up during lessons to contribute to class discussions, working super hard in her lessons and is always kind to her friends.
Well done to both children, we are very proud of you!
Week beginning 30th September 2024
What a week it has been in Year 1! Some of our children had the chance to take part in the KS1 Athletics Festival at Gateshead Stadium this week and what a fantastic time they had! They represented our school superbly with their outstanding behaviour and each child tried their best at everything, well done!
On Friday we continued to work on our Gymnastics skills in PE, learning about using 'big' and 'small' body parts to balance. We have been working hard to become 'champion gymnasts'!
Pupils of the week 27th September 2024
A huge well done to Harper and Beren this week! Harper was chosen as she has been showing us how much she has matured over the summer break and has started year 1 ready to learn. She blows us away in her lessons, always contributing and helping her friends and teachers all day.
Beren was chosen this week as he has been doing an amazing job in Read, Write Inc. Beren has also been showing resilience in maths this week as at first he found this weeks' learning a little tricky, but he didn't give up and by the middle of the week he was flying and even needing more challenges!
Week beginning 23rd September 2024
We started our week with a wet and windy afternoon with Phil from Muddy Monsters. The weather didn't stop us having lot's of fun though!
On Thursday this week we celebrated European Languages Day by learning the numbers from 1 to 10 in Spanish! We did a fantastic job! You can see the video of us singing under 'Curriculum', 'MFL 2021 Onwards' section of the website.
In Geography this week we continued our 'What is the Geography of where I live?" unit by looking at where in the world we were born, and where we live now. We had some fantastic discussions around where some of our children's families are from and discovering parts of the world some of us had never heard of before.
Pupils of the week 20th September 2024
Well done to Ada and Akeisha this week! Both of our superstars have been demonstrating their resilience and strong work ethic this week, they are always ready for learning and try their best at everything they do. They are gorgeous, kind and caring friends to their peers and an asset to our class, well done!
Week beginning 16th September 2024
We have had another busy week in Year 1! The sunshine was on our side when we walked to Saltwell Park learning about our local area for this half terms' Geography unit. The children were fantastic at talking about what they could see and they were even better at staying safe when walking near busy roads. We were very proud of their behaviour so the children had a special treat and got to spend some time exploring in the play area, which was a massive hit!
This week has also been National First Aid week. We learned how to apply a plaster, what they are used for and thought about people who can help us if we are hurt. The children produced some wonderful drawings around people who help them and even created their own first aid kit!
At the end of the week we had a special visit from Mr Parkin. We started learning our Harvest Festival song and he even let us have a go at playing the keyboard!
Pupils of the week 13th September 2024
A huge well done to our first Year 1 pupil's of the week! Ishaan has been showing what it is to be a good role model. He always has the most amazing attitude towards everything he does. He has really impressed us with his good manners, kindness and positive attitude towards learning.
Timmy has been a superstar all week and we couldn't be prouder of how far he has come. He has coped with the transition to Year 1 amazingly and has worked his socks off in our Art lessons this week! Well done!
Week beginning 9th September 2024
We've had a busy week in Year 1 this week, completing our first Art unit "Making Marks". The children have worked hard to perfect their observation skills, using the artwork of Bridget Riley, famous for her use of lines to create op-art, as their inspiration. We are so proud of how well they have worked.
In computing we talked about what the internet is and how the children can stay safe when they are online. They were great at knowing that they need to tell a trusted grown up if anything worries them or seems unusual when they are online.
A huge well done to Aidan and Akeisha who are our Y1MT reading champions and will be helping to promote reading in our school.
Week beginning 2nd September 2024
Wow! What an incredible start we have had to our Year 1 journey this week! ALL of the children came to school raring to go and ready for Year 1, they have grown so much in so many ways over the summer! We have loved chatting and catching up with our friends, exploring our new classroom environment and seeing our amazing new school building. We particularly like the new library area and were super excited to take a new book home to read with our adults. We can't wait to see what this year brings in Year 1!
This week we also elected our Y1MT School Council representatives, well done to Nathan and Bluebell, we know you will both do a great job .
