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Welcome to Cuckoo Class - Year 1 at The Round House Primary Academy
Welcome to Cuckoo class page.
Class Teachers: Mrs Pritchard (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Passan (Thursday and Friday)
Class Teaching Assistant: Mrs Stockley
Our PE day is on a Monday afternoon - please ensure children have their full PE kit in school on a Monday. We also ask that children have a pair of wellington boots to be kept in school for the children's outdoor learning sessions. All children need to bring a water bottle into school everyday.
Children should be accessing weekly spellings on Spelling Shed and can practice their Maths on Numbots - please ask if you need help with this. Logins for these websites can be found in your child's reading record.
Spelling Shed: https://www.edshed.com/en-us/login
Numbots: https://play.numbots.com/#/intro
Reading five days a week. Please update your child's reading diary daily, as we count their reads and move them up on our class reading chart. This year it is Monster Inc themed.
Thank you!
Mrs Pritchard
Letter-Join Handwriting
Little Wandle Phonics - Grow the Code
13.11.2025
In Science today, the children were learning to understand the difference between an object and a material. We learnt that materials are what objects are made from such as wood, metal and plastic and that an object is something we can use, that is made from one or a combination of these materials. We went into the playground to search for objects and materials and then came back to sort the ones on our sheet. The children did a great job, but some extra discussion was required with some. It might be nice to look for different objects at home this weekend and discuss the materials they are made from to help consolidate this concept further.
13.11.2025
In English today, we read the book Owl Babies and the children explored the feelings of the characters in the story and came up with a collection of words to describe their emotions. Some excellent drawings of owls too! 😊 Well done Cuckoo class!
12.11.2025
In today's Computing lesson, we have been learning how to log on and off of a laptop. It was a bit tricky to do, so we will be practising doing this in future lessons.
11.11.2025
Today in outdoor learning, we built on our last lesson where we read ‘Leaf Man’. We looked at different nature artwork and the children had a go at creating their own animals using natural objects. If you look closely you can see: hedgehogs, snakes, butterflies, owls and squirrels!
W.B 10th November 2025
This week in phonics we will be learning the following sounds:
o (go)
i (tiger)
a (paper)
e (he)
Our new tricky words are:
Mr
Mrs
Ms
ask
07.11.2025
Today, the children were using verbs in their writing and did an excellent job. Well done everyone 😊
06.11.2025
We started our new Science topic today - 'Everyday Materials'. The children explored different objects and grouped them according to the materials they are made from. Well done Cuckoo class 😊
05.11.2025
In English this week, we have started looking at our new book ‘Rapunzel’ by Bethan Woollvin. This author takes traditional tales and adds her own spin to them. We started our learning by looking at the traditional tale of Rapunzel and had a go at sequencing the events from the story. We will then compare the traditional tale with Bethan Woollvin’s more modern version throughout our learning in English.
W.B 3rd November 2025
This week in phonics we will be learning the following sounds:
ir (bird)
ie (pie)
ue (blue)
u (human)
Our new tricky words are:
their
people
oh
your
24.10.2025
Today in Maths, the children were learning to add more to a given number. We used first, then, now stories to explore this. For example, first there were 3 lions sleeping under a tree. Then 5 more came along and fell asleep too. Now there are 8 lions sleeping under the tree. The children used ten frames and number lines to help tell their stories. Well done Cuckoo class 😊
23.10.2025
In Science today, the children completed a knowledge harvest of all the things they have learnt about seasonal changes. They included the types of weather, events, the months of the year and how the trees change. They did an excellent job! Well done Cuckoo class 😊
22.10.2025
In outdoor learning this week, the children read the story ‘Leaf Man’. They then had the opportunity to make their own leaf people!
22.10.2025
In English today, the children were exploring what a sentence was. They were using a set of colourful semantics cards to identify the subject, the verb, the adjective and the noun in the sentence and then put the words in order so that the sentence made sense. I wonder if the children can tell you what the terms subject, verb, adjective and noun means?
21.10.2025
For the parents evening appointments after school tomorrow, these will be held in Cuckoos classroom. Please could I ask that you come to the office at your allocated time and I will come down to meet you. Thank you 😊
18.10.2025
Please could I ask that you ensure that you have booked a parents evening appointment through Arbor for next week. If you are having problems doing this, please do let me know and I can book it for you.
17.10.2025
In Art today, the children have been applying their understanding of drawing materials and mark making to draw from observation. They drew their object without being able see what they were drawing first (under a card) and then drew their object again being fully able to see the drawing process. This was a lot of fun and really interesting. They have created some wonderful artwork! Well done Cuckoo class.
16.10.2025
In Science this week, the children were learning about weather reports. We watched a weather report and discussed the information that should be included. They then had a good practise in their groups before finally presenting the forecast to their classmates. Well done Cuckoo class you were very brave at presenting to an audience and included some super tips 😊
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
16.10.2025
Today in English, the children have been using the conjunction ‘and’ to join words or ideas in a sentence. They all did a great job! Well done!
15.10.2025
For our second RW lesson of the day, the children were exploring the Humanist beliefs of how the world began. They learnt that the Big Bang is a way that most scientists explain the beginning of the universe. They then worked in their table groups, where they reassembled six jigsaw puzzle pieces. When put together, it revealed a picture of the world. They glued the jigsaw puzzle pieces onto a piece of paper and coloured the picture in. Great teamwork Cuckoos!
15.10.2025
In our English lessons, we have been reading ‘How to Find Gold’. In the story, Anna and Crocodile go on an adventure to find gold. Today, the children went on their own treasure hunt adventure to find the gold that had been hidden within the school grounds! It was very exciting and the children loved finding a chocolate coin each.
14.10.2025
The children enjoyed finishing off our story How to Find Gold in English this week. Following reading the whole story, they had a go at predicting what Anna and the crocodile might do next. The children worked with their peers to create a consensus placement where they each drew a picture of what they think might happen next if the story continued. The children then chose their favourite idea from the consensus placement and added it to their individual storyboard. The next day, the children were introduced to the conjunction ‘and’ and were practising using this word when writing sentences about their predictions. I was very impressed with both their ideas and their writing. Well done all!
10.10.2025
In Maths today, the children have been using part-part-whole models to write number sentences. They started off practically and then some of them went on to record these in their books.
09.10.2025
Today in English, the children were using the new sounds they have learnt when writing words and sentences. They all did a great job! Well done 😊
08.10.2025
Reading Update: The children are expected to read 5 times per week. Each time they read it should be recorded in their reading record. The reads are counted from Friday-Thursday each week. If your child chooses quite a long book, they can keep this book and read it across two days, these will still count towards their 5 reads but please make this is clear when you sign their reading record. Shorter books should be read on one day and changed the following day. It is important that the children are reading different books to challenge themselves and be exposed to new words. The books from The Reading Space and The Top 100 books are for you to read with your children, there is no expectation for the children to read these books or for them to be recorded in their reading records. I hope this all makes sense. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
08.10.2025
In our RW lessons, the children have been learning about different people’s beliefs as to how the world was created. In previous lessons, we have explored the Christian and Jewish beliefs about creation, and today learnt about the Hindu beliefs. The children listened to the Hindu creation story and worked in pairs to order the pictures from the story. We then discussed the similarities and differences between the two creation stories the children have learnt about.
08.10.2025
In Maths, the children have been learning about part-part-whole models. They were splitting whole numbers into two parts and used cubes to help them to do this.
07.10.2025
Just a reminder about the children's borrowed books from 'The Reading Space'. This book will be swapped every 2 weeks with our next visit being on Tuesday 14th October. They can return it at any time in the designated red tray in the classroom. If books are not returned, the children will unfortunately not be able to choose a new book on our next visit. These books are designed for you to read to the children and enjoy sharing with them. We would not be expecting the children to read these books by themselves as they may be too difficult. Thank you!
06.10.2025
Today in English, the children have been learning about time adverbials. They were sequencing some pictures and sentences, and then choosing an appropriate time adverbial to match.
03.10.2025
Happy Friday! We apologise that the reading records have not come home today. It’s been super busy! They will come home on Monday and please do back date any reading you have done. Thank you! Have a lovely weekend.
03.10.2025
Today in Maths, the children have been working on identifying the smallest and greatest amounts. They have made caterpillars using cubes, compared them with their peers on their tables and then sequenced them from the smallest amount of cubes used to the greatest amount. They have also written their names on whiteboards, counted the letters and then sequenced themselves from the least amount of letters in a name to the greatest. They have understood the concepts really well and enjoyed the tasks. Well done Cuckoo class!
02.10.2025
Just a polite reminder … children may bring a snack for morning break. This must only be a piece of fruit, vegetables or a piece of cheese. No cereal bars, yoghurt, sweets, crisps, biscuits or other snacks are allowed. Thank you 😊
02.10.25
We had such a great day today at Rockingham Castle. The children were very well behaved and showed great interest in the different parts of the castle. We even went on a scavenger hunt to see which King had stolen the golden coins!
01.10.2025
During our Music lessons this half-term, the children have been exploring the pulse of different pieces of music and learning that the pulse is the heartbeat of the music. In today's lesson, the children were introduced to the term rhythm and learnt that although you can have pulse without rhythm, you cannot have rhythm without pulse! The children practised marching to the pulse of a piece of music, whilst tapping out the rhythm on their musical instrument. It was a little tricky at first, but with lots of perseverance, we managed to do it. Well done Cuckoos!
01.10.2025
During our Maths lesson today, the children continued to think about the terminology greater than, less than and equal to. Working in pairs, they were given three Blockzilla cards and a set of digit cards. The children took it in turns to choose a number card and place it on the table. They then had to choose a Blockzilla card in order to correctly compare the two numbers. The children were also encouraged to use language in order to compare the two numbers, e.g. by saying 3 is less than 6.
01.10.2025
Some information for the children's trip to Rockingham Castle tomorrow:
Please be at school promptly at 8.35am.
Children to wear shoes that are suitable for walking.
Your child will need the following things in a rucksack that they will need to carry:
A packed lunch. Please ensure that all items are disposable (no fizzy drinks, yoghurts or chocolate).
A named bottle of water (no glass bottles or cans).
A named coat in case it rains.
Pick up should hopefully be at the usual time from the classroom.
Thank you and I hope the children have a lovely day!
29.09.2025
During todays Maths lesson, the children were introduced to the symbols for greater than, less than and equal to. They then worked with their partner using cubes and lollipop sticks to show that 7 is greater than 3, 1 is less than 5 and 9 is equal to 9, for example. They had to count out the right number of cubes for each group and then arrange the lollipop sticks to show the correct symbol.
26.09.2025
In Maths today, we were comparing two amounts and using vocabulary such as fewer, less than, more, greater than and same. The children really enjoyed their activity, which involved rolling a dice, writing their number on their whiteboard and then comparing it using the correct vocabulary with their partner’s number. Well done everyone!
24.09.2025
In English this week, the children have been sequencing sentences based on what they could see in a picture from our book 'How to Find Gold'. They needed to remember where the capital letter and full stop goes in a sentence. They then had the opportunity to write their own sentences based on what they could see.
24.09.2025
Just a quick message regarding PE kit. If your child has an after school club, which requires them to wear a PE kit, e.g. yoga, football and multi-skills, please ensure that they bring their PE kit back into school ready for their PE lesson on Monday.
19.09.2025
In Art, the children were exploring line and mark-making to create a water effect. They looked at the artist Zaria Forman, whose work is often inspired by water. Using different drawing materials, the children created different lines and marks, reflecting what they could hear in a piece of music. They then added plants and creatures to bring their art to life and evaluated their work, as well as the work of others, using the language they had learnt.
17.09.2025
We are sending the children home with the login for Letter Join today. This website is for the children to practice their handwriting. Attached to the back of the login page there is a paper copy of all of the lowercase letters in case the children would like to practice on paper, rather than online. We are teaching the children pre-cursive letters, to prepare them for when they join up their letters in the older years. If you can fit in any practice, this will really support your child! Thank you!
17.09.2025
In Maths, we have been recognising numbers as words and using a ten frame to represent different numbers. The children did a great job.
17.09.2025
In English this week, we have continued learning about our book ‘How to Find Gold’. The children created their own treasure maps using chalk and then created a labelled version in their books. They then wrote instructions for their maps.
16.09.2025
The children will come home with a book from ‘The Reading Space’ today. This book will be swapped every 2 weeks. They can return it at any time in the designated red tray in the classroom. If books are not returned, the children will unfortunately not be able to choose a new book on our next visit in 2 weeks time. Thank you!
10.09.2025
Each week, the children will be set spellings on Spelling Shed. Please ensure that your child is engaging with this at home. We will stick the children’s log in details at the front of their reading records on Friday and the children’s first set of spellings will be set on Friday too. The children should also engage with Numbots at home, this is where they can practice their number skills. If you need a log in for this, please do let us know. Every Tuesday, we will be doing ‘Book Chat’. This is where the children will take it in turns to bring home a purple book where they can write about their favourite book to read. The children can then bring their favourite book into school the following Tuesday, to share with the rest of the class. Hope this all makes sense, but please let us know if you have any questions.
10.09.2025
In English, we started looking at our new book ‘How to Find Gold’. The children had a go at sequencing some pictures from the story.
08.09.2025
In Maths, the children were sorting and grouping different objects based on size, colour and object. They did a great job!
05.09.2025
Year 1 spent some time doing outdoor learning today. They were creating bug hotels, completing a nature scavenger hunt and seeing what interesting things they could find in nature.
03.09.2025
We have had a lovely first day in Year 1. Today we have been getting to know each other through circle time activities. We have been learning all about the expectations in Year 1, making self-portraits and we created our very own bird art. The rest of this post will contain some important information so please read it carefully. PE day is on a Monday. Children need to have their full PE kit in school on a Monday and it should be kept here for the half term. It will be noted if children are missing any part of their PE kit. If your child has their ears pierced, they either need to have their earrings removed at home or they can wear plastic retainers in their ears. Adults cannot remove earrings at school for the children. Please can all children have a named pair of wellies to be kept in school for outdoor learning and wet days. All children must have a named water bottle, containing water and not juice in school everyday. There is an expectation that children read at home for 10 minutes 5x per week. These reads need to be recorded in their reading record and will be counted on a Friday. Children who read 5 times will get a sticker and move up the reading chart. They also need to bring their book in everyday to be changed in the morning. We are really looking forward to the year ahead!
Previous Class Learning - 2024-2025
W.C 03.03.2025
In celebration of World Book Day, the children went on a book scavenger hunt around the playground. There were different pictures of book covers with the title missing, they had to try and work out what the title was of each book and write it next to the corresponding number!
W.C 27.01.2025
This week in English, the children have been writing adjective poems. Their poems have been all about a pond. Luckily, we have a pond area at our school! In order to use appropriate adjectives in their poems, we went to the pond area to see what we could find and thought of imaginative ways to describe those things.
Read-a-thon - 17.10.2024
Today the children took part in a sponsored fit and fun read-a-thon. They had a fantastic time sharing their books with each other and also completed a range of fitness activities including: dancing, multi-skills and yoga. It was a great afternoon and the children had so much fun! Thank you to everyone who sponsored a child!
17.10.2024
Today in English, the children got to go on a treasure hunt for gold! Based on our story ‘How to Find Gold’ the children had to work together and follow the clues to find the gold Anna and Crocodile hid at our school.
W.C 14.10.2024
This week in maths, we have been learning about part-whole models. The children have been using first, then and now stories to identify the two parts of a whole number. We have been also extending our learning to create number sentences to match our stories.
PSHE
In PSHE this week, we have been learning all about our Learning Charter. The children worked as a team to draw different pictures to show how we could follow the Learning Charter in our classroom.
09.10.2024
Today in maths, the children were identifying parts of a whole. The children had a lot of fun by throwing the beanbags into the hoops. They then had to identify the two parts (inside the hoop and outside the hoop) and finally identify the whole.
W.C 30.09.2024
This week in maths, the children have been learning about greater than, less than and equal to. They showed a good understanding of this concept.
Religion and Worldviews
In Religion and Worldviews this week, we have been exploring the question - What might some Jewish and Christian people think about creation? The children then created their own artwork based on the 7 days it took for the creation of the world.
W.C 23.09.2024
In English,the children have been working hard to sequence different sentences based on a picture from our book ‘How to Find Gold’.
W.C 23.09.2024
In today’s computing lesson, the children were using the website sketchpad to draw shapes. The children then had a go at making digital artwork based on the artist Wassily Kandinsky through the use of concentric circles.
Phonics
This week in phonics, we are reviewing our Phase 2 and 3 sounds. As well as practicing to blending Phase 3 and 4 words. I have attached a phonics sheet below which outlines the words and sounds from this week (week 3). Please do use this to go over these with your children at home. They are more likely to retain information by consistently going over what they have learnt. If you would like to read more information about this, please follow the following link: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
17.09.24
Today in English, the children created their own treasure maps based on our class story "How to find gold" by Viviane Schwarz. As it was lovely weather the children were able to go outside and create their maps using chalk. They had a great time explaining the journey Anna and Crocodile had to go on to find gold, coming up with some very creative adjectives to describe their maps such as "gooey mud" and "snowy mountains".
History Off the Page
The children have had a lovely day learning all about what it was like to live and work in a castle. They spent their morning making many different crafts and listening to lots of different stories. In the afternoon they did a variety of activities including: jousting, singing, dancing and juggling. The children were very well behaved and the day was a success!
