As we prepare to welcome the first groups of children back into school, we at Etherley Lane want to ensure that all of our children, whether they are continuing to learn at home or learning at school, continue to have the opportunity to access the same, high-quality learning experiences. We want to be as consistent as we possibly can be and, with this in mind, we are going to use Oak National Academy resources as our main tool for home and school learning. Oak National Academy is a collection of high-quality lessons and online resources, backed by the Government. Each online classroom on their website offers free access to video lessons, quizzes and worksheets.
From Monday 8th June, the Maths and English activities on each class page on our website that are usually uploaded will be replaced by the link to the relevant online classroom for your child’s year group. Each day, there will be a Maths and English activity provided that we would like your child to complete. Answers to activities will be provided during the activities and instant feedback is given after any given quizzes have been completed.
Where relevant, children may be also be asked to complete the Foundation activity each day. This could be linked to a particular topic or theme suitable for your child’s year group and these Foundation activities will replace the activity grids uploaded onto the class pages of the website every two weeks.
We feel that the introduction of Seesaw as a way of sharing learning and communicating with each other during this time has been extremely successful. We miss the children terribly and love that we are still able to be part of your children’s lives even though we cannot physically be with them. We will continue to use Seesaw the way that we do now; each week your child’s class teacher will set two activities for your child to complete. Your child’s class teacher will then give feedback on what they have done.
We really appreciate how hard you are all working during this time to support your children with their home learning and you are all doing an amazing job.
If you have any questions or queries regarding your child’s home learning, please do not hesitate to contact us using the main school email address.
Mrs. Jeavons and Mrs Jones 😊💜
Year 1 Activities- Week beginning 8th June
The online classroom to access activities for each day can be found by clicking here
MONDAY: Maths, English, PE
TUESDAY: Maths, English, PE
WEDNESDAY: Maths English, PE
THURSDAY: Maths, English, PE
FRIDAY: Maths, English
Home Learning Week 9 (01.06.2020)
Hi everyone we hope you’ve had a lovely half term holiday and have been able to enjoy the lovely sunshine we’ve been having. We have enjoyed seeing your messages and videos on Seesaw they really make us smile :-).
You will find below this weeks English and Maths activities, in Maths we are learning to measure the length of things and in English we are learning to write a poem. You can continue with the activities on the Creative Curriculum learning grid from before the holidays. :-). Don’t forget to scroll down to week 7 to find all the links to our Read, Write Inc Resources.
Take care and stay safe keep up the hard work we are super impressed with how hard you are working. A massive well done from us 🙂
Lots of love
Mrs Jeavons, Mrs Jones and all the Year 1 Team 🙂
Maths Lessons
Below you will find the daily maths lessons from the White Rose Maths (similar to what we would have completed in school). This weeks activities are all around measuring the length of things and introducing measuring weight and mass.
Lesson-1-Compare-lengths-and-heights-2019
Lesson-2-Measure-length-1-2019
Lesson-3-Measure-length-2-2019
Lesson-4-Introduce-weight-and-mass-2019
Creative Curriculum
Please find below the Creative Curriculum Grid for you complete activities from.
Year 1Creative Curriculum Grid Week 7,8,9
English
Below you will find a link to the Oak National Academy, if you click on week 6 (01.06.2020) and then follow the daily English Lessons. This week we are learning about a poem called ‘The Magic Wand’ and at the end of the week you will get the opportunity to write your own poem. We can’t wait to read them!!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1#schedule
Weekly spellings to practise:- first, bird, fur, nurse, teacher, faster, some, into (focus on different ways of making the ‘ir’ sound ‘ir’, ‘ur’, ‘er’)
Monday – To listen to the poem, then act it out and answer questions about it.
Tuesday – To identify rhyming words.
Wednesday – To identify onomatopoeia.
Thursday – To plan our poem.
Friday – To write our poem.
Home Learning Week 8 (25.05.2020)
Hi everyone in Class 2 and Class 3,
It is half term next week. We are so proud of how hard you have been working at home and thought you deserved a week off to safely enjoy the sunshine with your family. You can if you wish continue with the activities on curriculum grid we uploaded last week . We continue to be super impressed with the work you are sending through on Seesaw and especially love the tiger pictures and story maps!
Keep sending us little messages we just love to hear from you and really enjoy looking at your photos. They make us really happy when you are unable to be with you.
Make sure you enjoy your half-term holiday and make the most of this time with your family. We are both missing you all so much. Stay safe 🙂
Lots of love,
Mrs Mrs Jeavons, Mrs Jones and the Year 1 Team xx
Home Learning Week (18.05.2020)
Hello Year 1 🙂
I hope you’re all well and have had a fab week. We’ve been super impressed with all of your efforts with the activities we have been setting 😍. Every time we get a notification for Seesaw we get so excited to see what you’ve been up to! You all continue to amaze us even when we’re apart 🙂.
You’ll find below your new activity grid for the next few weeks – along with your Maths and English activities and also the answers to this weeks Maths activities. Please remember that you do not need to print out these activities. Simply look at them on screen and then complete them in your home learning book or on a piece of paper.️✏️📘
If you haven’t yet had chance to look at Seesaw we have also uploaded these activities onto there so you can access them from Seesaw if you find that easier. If we have had permission to add you, you should have received your log in details and be able to visit the site. You can get onto Seesaw by clicking here. Seesaw is proving to be a great way for us to be able to communicate with each other and for us to see the fab work you are producing and the fun you are having.
We miss you all so much.
Keep being amazing, stay safe and enjoy your weekend.🌈
Mrs Jeavons, Mrs Jones and all the Year 1 Team 💜
Answers to this weeks Maths Activities
Lesson-1-Answers-Find-and-make-number-bonds-2019
Lesson-2-Answers-Related-facts-2019
Lesson-3-Answers-Find-a-part-2019
Lesson-4-Answers-Add-by-counting-on-2019
Maths Lessons
Below you will find the daily maths sessions from the White Rose Maths website (similar to what we would have completed in school). You can complete one each day, we are this week working on Summer Term week 4, the answers will be uploaded next Friday for you to be able to mark your work. This weeks activities are all around addition and subtraction, which we are really good at.
Lesson-1-Add-by-making-10-2019
Lesson-2-Subtraction-crossing-10-1-2019
Lesson-3-Subtraction-crossing-10-2-2019
Lesson-4-Compare-number-sentences-2019
Creative Curriculum
Please find below the Creative Curriculum Grid for you complete activities from.
Year 1Creative Curriculum Grid Week 7,8,9
English
Below you will find a link to the Oak National Academy, if you click on week 4 (11.05.2020) and then follow the daily English Lessons. This weeks story is ‘The Tiger who came to tea’. All about a very hungry Tiger. It was one of our favourites when we were in reception can you remember?
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1#schedule
Weekly spellings to practise:- street, sweet, tea, treat, worry, mummy, all, one (focus on different ways of making the ‘ee’ sound ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘y’)
Monday – To listen to the story of ‘The Tiger who came to tea’.
Tuesday – To commit a story to memory and create a story map.
Wednesday – To understand how to identify and write questions.
Thursday – To start to write our story.
Friday – To write the end of our story.
Red, Write, Inc
If you look below you will find the links to the online resources and reading books linked to the Teachers Group you are in.
We have also this week added the Red words for your group to practise
You can also practise your alien words, don’t forget your Alien Faces 😉
Read, Write Inc – Electronic Reading Books
The link below will lead you to the Oxford Owl website which has a number of Read, Write Inc resources and activities that you will be able to use at home. If you ask your child which teacher’s group they are in and then click on the link below that teachers name, you will be taken to the page which contains electronic reading books for that group. This will enable your child to continue to access the approriate phonic matched reading books.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
If your child is in Mrs Graham’s Blue Group, here are links to some books that you can read with your child.
If your child is in Mrs Jones’ Yellow Group, here are links to some books that you can read with your child.
If your child is in Mrs Hendry’s Orange Group, here are links to some books that you can read with your child.
If your child is in Mrs Jeavons’ and Mrs Gregory’s Pink Group, here are links to some books that you can read with your child.
If your child is in Mrs Lonsdale’s Green Group, here are links to some books that you can read with your child.
If your child is in Mrs Walton’s Red Group, here are links to some books that you can read with your child.
Home Learning Week 6 (11.05.2020)
Hi everyone, we hope you are all well and have been enjoying the sunshine. Did you celebrate V.E. Day on Friday? We had a street party where we decorated our houses with bunting and flags, and then on Friday afternoon we all sat on the grass in our front gardens (at a safe distance) and had a picnic it was lots of fun. 🙂
This week it has been fab to see all your hard work on Seesaw, we love that we are able to communicate with you whilst you are at home. It has also been lovely to see photographs of the things that you are busy doing while being at home with your families. It makes us so happy to see what you’re doing when we can’t see each other.
If you haven’t yet had chance to look at Seesaw we have also uploaded these activities onto there so you can access them from Seesaw if you find that easier. If we have had permission to add you, you should have received your log in details and be able to visit the site. You can get onto Seesaw by clicking here. Seesaw is proving to be a great way for us to be able to communicate with each other and for us to see the fab work you are producing and the fun you are having. We miss you all so much, stay safe.
Mrs Jeavons, Mrs Jones and the Year 1 Team.
We have uploaded some new Maths, English, Phonics and Creative Curriculum activities for you to complete this week.
Maths Lessons
If you click on the link below it will take you to the White Rose Maths website where you will find daily Maths activities (similar to what we would have completed in school). You can complete one each day, we are this week working on Summer Term week 3 (04.05.2020), the answers are there for you to be able to mark your work. This weeks activities are all around our number bonds and one of our favourite things – part-whole models, which we are really good at.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Lesson 1 -Part-whole relationships number bonds
Lesson 2 – Fact families – linking addition and subtraction (1)
Lesson 3 – Add together and find the part
Lesson 4 – Add more and count on within 20
Lesson 5 – Friday Maths Challenge
White Rose Maths Ammended 11.05.2020 4pm
It was brought to my attention this morning that you were not able to access the Maths Activities from the link provided on both Seesaw and the school website. I have downloaded the activities and have uploaded them. I will upload the answer pages on Friday.
I will from now on download the activities and upload them in the way as they are below every week and hopefully we will not encounter anymore problems with this.
Thankyou for your patience whilst I’ve tried to resolve this issue.
Take care and stay safe.
Mrs Jeavons 🙂
Lesson-1-Find-and-make-number-bonds-2019
Lesson-4-Add-by-counting-on-2019
Creative Curriculum
Please find below the Creative Curriculum Grid for you complete activities from.
Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6 Creative Curriculum Grid
Useful Arts and Culture Websites Year 1 Week 6
English
Below you will find a link to the Oak National Academy, if you click on week 3 (04.05.2020) and then follow the daily English Lessons. This weeks story is ‘George and the Dragon’, it is all about a man called George who is the Patron Saint of our country, he fought a dragon and you are going to find out all about him.
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1#schedule
Weekly spellings to practise:- blow, yellow, throat, moat, nose, smoke, he, his (focus on different ways of making the ‘ow’ sound ‘ow’, ‘oa’, ‘o_e’)
Monday – To listen to the story of ‘George and the Dragon’
Tuesday – To commit a story to memory.
Wednesday – To describe the characters appearance.
Thursday – To describe a character’s personality.
Friday – To write a character description.
Home Learning Week 5 (04.05.2020)
Hi everyone, can you believe another week has passed already? We hope you are still all keeping safe and well at home and enjoying the activities we have set for you to complete. Remember some days you might complete more than others and that is absolutely fine, we want you to be happy and if having a little rest makes you happy that’s OK with us. 🙂
We now have Seesaw up and running! We have also uploaded these activities onto Seesaw so you can access them from there if you find that easier. If we have had permission to add you, you should have received your log in details and be able to visit the site. You can get onto Seesaw by clicking here. Seesaw is a great way for us to be able to communicate with each other and for us to see the fab work you are producing. We miss you all so much, stay safe.
We have uploaded some new Maths, English, Phonics and Creative Curriculum activities for you to complete this week.
Maths Lessons
If you click on the link below it will take you to the White Rose Maths website where you will find daily Maths activities (similar to what we would have completed in school). You can complete one each day, we are this week working on Summer Term week 2 (27.04.2020), the answers are there for you to be able to mark your work.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Lesson 1 -Find a half
Lesson 2 – Find a quarter
Lesson 3 – Find a quarter
Lesson 4 – Problem Solving
Lesson 5 – Friday Maths Challenge
Creative Curriculum
Please find below the Creative Curriculum Grid for you complete activities from.
Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6 Creative Curriculum Grid
Useful Arts and Culture Websites Year 1 Week 5
English
Below you will find a link to the Oak National Academy, if you click on week 2 (27.04.2020) and then follow the daily English Lessons linked to the text “Kate in London” by the end of the week you will be able to write a fabulous story.
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1#schedule
Weekly spellings to practise:- high, sigh, lie, pie, glide, ride, to, said (focus on different ways of making the ‘igh’ sound ‘igh’, ‘ie’, ‘i_e’)
Monday – Kate in London
Tuesday – To commit a story to memory.
Wednesday – To use capital letters from proper nouns.
Thursday – To begin to write a story.
Friday – To continue to write our story.
Home Learning Week 4 (27.04.2020)
Hi everyone we hope you are still all keeping safe and well at home. We have got some fun activities planned for you to complete next week. We have also uploaded these activities onto Seesaw so you can access them there when you get your access to the page. Its going to be a great way for us to be able to communicate with each. We miss you all so much.
We have uploaded some new Maths, English, Phonics and Creative Curriculum activities for you to complete this week.
Maths Lessons
If you click on the link below it will take you to the White Rose Maths website where you will find daily Maths activities (similar to what we would have completed in school). You can complete one each day, we are this week working on Summer Term week 1 (20.04.2020), the answers are there for you to be able to mark your work.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Lesson 1 -Make doubles
Lesson 2 – Make equal groups (grouping)
Lesson 3 – Make equal groups (sharing)
Lesson 4 – Find a half (1)
Lesson 5 – Friday Maths Challenge
Creative Curriculum
Please find below the Creative Curriculum Grid for you complete activities from.
Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6 Creative Curriculum Grid
Useful Arts and Culture Websites Year 1 Week 4
English
Below you will find a link to the Oak National Academy, if you click on week 1 (20.04.2020) and then follow the daily English Lessons linked to the text “Sam’s Sandwich” you will be able to write a set of instructions.
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1/#schedule
Monday – Sam’s Sandwich – reading story, focusing on vocabulary in the story. Introducing weekly spelling variation on “ay” sound.
Tuesday – Instructions: to commit a set of instructions to memory.
Wednesday – Instructions: to use the conjunction ‘and’.
Thursday – Instruction: to write a set of instructions.
Friday – Instruction: to write a set of instructions.
Home Learning Week 3 (20.04.2020)
Hi everyone we hope you are still all keeping safe and well at home and have enjoyed the Easter holidays. Did you eat lots of yummy chocolate, we certainly did 🙂
We have uploaded some new Maths, Phonics and Creative Curriculum activities for you to complete this week.
Maths Lessons
If you click on the link below it will take you to the White Rose Maths website where you will find daily Maths activities (similar to what we would have completed in school). You can complete one each day, if you continue with week 2, the answers are there for you to be able to mark your work.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Lesson 1 -Compare Capacity
Lesson 2 – Count in 10’s
Lesson 3 – Make equal groups
Lesson 4 – Add equal groups
Lesson 5 – Make array
Creative Curriculum
Please find below the Creative Curriculum Grid for you yo complete activities from.
Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6 Creative Curriculum Grid
Useful Websites
Music
You can access free nursery rhyme songs at
BBC Teach, Nursery Rhymes
and you can find lots of songs at
https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home
Reading
David Walliams audiobooks
Listen to David Walliams read his books to you using the link below:
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
There are free online reading resources at
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
myOn (thousands of free online books to read)
Maths
Carol Vorderman has opened up the maths factor for free. This is a great maths resource.
https://www.themathsfactor.com/
Science
There are some great science activities at
https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate
Dance
Oti Mabuse has free children’s dance sessions https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58aowNEXHHnflR_5YTtP4g
Virtual Tours and Trips
Since we cannot take you on any educational visits to explore and deepen your understanding of the world at the moment, let us bring some new and interesting places to you! Below you will find links to a range of interesting national and global places that you can explore without leaving your home. Enjoy!
Virtual Tour Day at Chester Zoo
We hope this keeps you busy this week. Stay safe, we miss you all.
Mrs Jeavons, Mrs Jones, Mrs Graham and Mrs Gregory
Easter Holidays!!!
Hello everyone!!! We hope you are all okay and are staying safe at home. It’s lovely to spend so much time at home with our families but we are missing you all lots!!!!
As the next two weeks would have been the Easter holidays, we are not setting you any home learning challenges. We want you to enjoy this time and have some fun maybe have an Easter Egg hunt, or make some Easter egg nests, or decorate an egg, anything that you enjoy doing. You could enjoy the sunshine in your garden or backyard safely!!
Take care of yourselves and your families, remember the happy birthday song when washing your hands and most importantly, enjoy this time with your families and special people.
We shall be in touch soon.
Mrs Jeavons and Mrs Jones
Home Learning from 30.03.2020 Week 2
Hi everyone, we hope you’re keeping well and adjusting to these strange circumstances, we are missing you all and missing the fun we have at school together. We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine and are enjoying the activities on your grid (see below). You can continue with these activities for the next week as well.
Maths Lessons
If you click on the link below it will take you to the White Rose Maths website where you will find daily Maths activities (similar to what we would have completed in school). You can complete one each day, if you start with week 1 – Weight and Capacity.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Leson 1 -Introduce weight and mass
Lesson 2 – Measure mass
Lesson 3 – Compare mass
Lesson 4 – Introduce capacity and volume
Lesson 5 – Measure capacity
(The answers are located on the page too, Have fun and enjoy!!!!)
Phonics and Reading
If you can continue with the phonics pack you were sent home practising your sounds and reading the real and alien words (don’t forget to “Fred in your head”). You can also continue with the reading activities which were included in the pack.
Please click here to view our Reading and Phonics page, which will provide information and support on how you can help your child continue to practise their reading skills during this period of closure.
We have added a link to RWI website which offers parents advice and activities you can complete at home.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
We hope you have fun completing these activities next week. Remember to be good and listen to your parents and carers. Take care and stay safe, we miss you. 🙂
Mrs Jeavons, 😉 Mrs Jones, 😉 Mrs Graham, 🙂 Mrs Gregory 🙂 and Mrs Walton 🙂
Home Learning from 23.03.2020 Week 1
Children have received a Home Learning Pack from school which contains English, Maths and Foundation Subject activities for your child to complete at home whilst off school. The grid below also contains activities, some linked to the pack for children to complete. Some activities will require adult support. Thankyou for your cooperation at this difficult time.
Useful websites
www.topmarks.co.uk (Interactive Maths and English Games)
Watching Numberblocks and Alphablocks episodes
oxford Owl website for free Read, Write Inc resources
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
Here in Year 1 everyday is a learning day with so many opportunities to discover new things, develop new skills and lots of exciting challenges.
Our Year 1 teachers are Mrs Jones and Mrs Jeavons, supported by Mrs Gregory, Mrs Graham and Mrs Walton.
Class 2
Mrs Jones
Hello, I am Mrs Jones and I am so happy to be part of your child’s learning journey. I love being part of the the Year 1 “family” and I am so proud of everyone here at Etherley Lane.
I have had various roles in my time at Etherley Lane School and I am currently the Art and Design/Design and Technology Co-ordinator. I have studied for a PGCE course and a Diploma in Art and Design to support my role.
Sharing the excitement when children learn new things and watching them develop new interests is the best job in the world! Every day is a learning day for us all- discovering new things and working on new challenges.
Outside of school, I love reading all sorts of books and I am passionate about all aspects of art and design and architecture. I love to visit galleries and new places. I like visiting local nature reserves linked to Durham Wildlife Trust and supporting the RSPB by feeding the birds that visit my garden. I’m so excited when I see a new bird visiting! I have two children and I follow their chosen sports with great enthusiasm even when it’s tough.
Mrs Gregory
Hello, I’m Mrs Gregory and I joined the Etherley Lane in 2016 during this time I have worked in Key Stage 1. I currently support in Year 2 (Class 5)and deliver RWI in Early Years and Year 1. Also, I deliver RWI interventions to develop children’s phonics and reading skills, I love watching the children progress and becoming more confident with reading. I have a passion for supporting children to help them reach their full potential.
Outside of school I have 3 children Daniel, Owen and Thea. I love spending time with my family, going out for walks and trips to the park – especially when we have a picnic!
Class 3
Mrs Jeavons
Hi I’m Mrs Jeavons! I started teaching in 2002 and have been at Etherley Lane ever since. I have had many different roles within our school having had the opportunity to teach across Early Years, Key Stage 1 and 2. Currently as well as being one of our Year 1 teachers I am also EYFS Leader, Maths Lead and Assistant Head teacher. I love to come to school every day as it is such an enjoyable and exciting place to be. No two days are ever the same and there is always something new and exciting happening.
Outside of school, I love to spend time with my family. I am married with two children Sam and Martha. We love to be active and enjoy keeping fit and having fun together outdoors. I love music and am often caught singing along to songs.
Mrs Graham
Hi I’m Mrs Graham! I am a teaching assistant Year 1. I have worked across both Key Stage 1 and 2 helping and supporting children in our school. I love creating and making things, I especially love helping the children develop their ideas and skills.
Outside of school, I like to spend time with my family. I am married with two boys Ben and Charlie. We love to be active and enjoy walking our family dog Sam. We love animals as well as a dog we also have 2 pet lizards.
Our Curriculum
Please visit the curriculum section of our website to view our Key Stage 1 Curriculum and term plans for this school year.
Class News
Please select the links below to view further information.
2019/2020
We have been giving directions in mathematics and computing.
We have been learning about animals in Science.
Class 4 have been learning about volume and capacity in Maths.
We have been learning about plants in Science.
We have been planting seeds and caring for them. Watch this space to see how they grow!
Our seeds are starting to grow.
Class 4 Rock Stars
2017/18
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- Drama
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- Heritage Week – Miners Tea
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- Heritage Week – Traditional School Games
2016/17
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- Science Curriculum
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- Computing Curriculum
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- Hamish – Class 3’s Rights Respecting Bear
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- Ben – Class 4’s Rights Respecting Bear
