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Weekly Note to Parents

Hello Year 1, I hope you are all doing well and keeping healthy. As you may be aware, this week will be our last

week of term before the summer holidays. We have planned a range of relaxing activities to complete during the

week. Teachers are still around for the week so you can email us any questions or concerns that you may have. If

not, we wish you have an amazing summer. Remember to stay safe and take care of all your loved ones.

Year 1 team

English- My Favourite Parts of Year 1

QFL: What are my favourite parts of

year 1?

As this is our final English lesson, we would

like you to share your memories with us. You

have a template with sentence starters,

complete the sentences and share your

memories with us! We hope you have enjoyed

this year in school as much as we have.

Maths- Summer activity booklet

QFL: How can I use my prior learning to

complete a range of activities?

As this is our last week of home learning, we

will be working on a range of fun activities.

We will use what we have learnt throughout

the year to help us.

Note to parents:

Allow your child to take their time to complete the activities and encourage them use

their prior knowledge to help them solve problem solving questions. Also, if any of the

maths resources are too challenging, or not challenging enough for your child, please do

not hesitate to contact Mrs Mursal at year1@marlborough.harrow.sch.uk for additional

resources or support.

Science- Plants and sunlight experiment

QFL: What happens to plants when they do not receive light?

Success Criteria

I can carry out an experiment.

I can make a prediction.

Activity

For our final week of science

experiments, you are going to look

at plants in different conditions.

You will need two small pot plants

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I can reflect on what I found out from an experiment.

of the same kind. Stand each plant

in a saucer and water them. Place

one plant in a dark cupboard. Place

the other plant on a sunny window

sill.

What do you think will happen to

the plant in the cupboard? Write

down your ideas.

After 1 week compare the plants.

What do you observe about the

plant in the cupboard? Write down

your findings. Put the plant back in

the cupboard.

After 2 weeks, compare the plants

again. What do you observe is

happening now? Does this match

your ideas at the start of the

investigation? Write down your

findings.

In 2 weeks, complete the drawing

of the leaves of the two different

plants using the template in the

science appendix.

Science Note to Parents

Please use any two plants of the same kind available to you. As always, you are welcome to send

photos of your child’s findings to the year 1 email address. year1@marlborough.harrow.sch.uk

Geography- Make our own treasure map

QFL: How can I use my map skills to

design a treasure map?

I can create a birds eye view map of a

room in my house

I can include a key for the map

I can begin to use key words such as;

North, East, South and West

TASK: We will be using our map skills to

design our own treasure map!

Hide treasure somewhere in a room in your

house and create a treasure map to guide a

family member to find it!

Things to consider:

What do we need on a map?

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Birds eye view:

A birds eye view means you can see the

room from above, as if you were a bird

flying above the room looking down. Here

is an example;

- A key to tell us what the pictures

mean (for example, a square that may

be a piece of furniture should be

drawn on the map then identified in

the key. (Please see an example in the

Geography Appendix)

- Key language North, South,East and

West (adult support)

If you need any assistance or support please contact Miss Croft via email.

Vipers- Summer activity booklet

Vipers focus: Retrieve

TASK: Please see a playscript extract of

Jack and the Beanstalk in the Vipers

Appendix and answer the question.

Extension: Try acting out the playscript with

people at home.

How can you use your voice to make the play

sound exciting?

Can you use props?

Note to parents:

If you need any assistance or support please contact Miss Croft via email.

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English Appendix [Grab your reader’s attention with a great quote from the document or use this space to emphasize a key point. To place this text box anywhere on the page, just drag it.]

My favourite part of year 1 was

My favourite trip was

I am glad I made friends with

In year 1, I have learnt

In year 2, I would like to learn

My favourite part of this year was

My Memories of Year 1

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Maths appendix 1

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Science appendix

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Geography Appendix

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Vipers Appendix

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Art QFL: How can I illustrate my memories?

Draw all of your favourite memories below, you can draw, colour, make a collage, or use any skill we

have learnt this year in year 1 for art.