Class 1
Welcome to Year One!
Wow! Autumn 1 almost finished! The children have worked so hard this Half Term and have earned a well deserved rest. There will be no spellings to practice over Half Term but please do keep reading!
Thank you all for your amazing support!
Miss Pace and Mrs Kenny.
Dino the Travelling Dinosaur
Each week one lucky child will get to take home Dino, our class travelling dinosaur. Feel free to take photos and email them to the office (but no pressure!)... we love to see what the children get up to. This is awarded to the child that gets Pupil of the Week that week.
(Dino is washed routinely, but please lend a hand to keep him looking fresh and return him on Monday).
Dates for the Diary
- Tuesday 13th October Flu Vaccinations
- Thursday 15th October 3:30-6:00pm Parent/Teacher Consultations Day 1
- Monday 19th October Parent Forum
- Tuesday 20th October 3:30-7:00pm Parent/Teacher Consultations Day 2
W/C 26th October- HALF TERM
What have we been up to?...
Last week we had a visit from Little City! We explored all the jobs and features of a city through role play. The children had a fantastic time.
The children have been looking at physical and human features in their Geography unit this Half Term. We completed some fieldwork using our senses (in our curriculum to Science) to observe the features we could in our surrounding areas.
The children have been reading Michael Rosen's We're Going on a Bear Hunt as part of their English unit. We have looked at how we form our sentences with full stops and capital letters and descriptive writing. This week we moved on to planning our designs for a bear den, using what we know already about the bear's cave to plan our own. The children then put their plans into action in their very own bear hunt adventure...!
Half Termly Overview, Autumn 1
Year One Timetable
Please ensure your child has a water bottle they can access during the day (learning is thirsty work!)
PE Days
Wednesdays & Fridays.
Home Learning
During the Autumn term, home learning is kept to a minimum, apart from our standard spelling test.
Spelling Test
No spellings to practice over Half Term- enjoy the much earned rest and we'll see you after Half Term! Please keep reading!!!
Children will be given spellings every Monday, which they will be asked to recall the following week. These spellings will reflect the Phonics sounds the children have been practising in class. They will be printed and given in reading records, as well as being published on the website each week.
This is a low pressure way of us understanding how the children are incorporating their Phonics into their written work.
We never share the results with other children but we will record them in their reading records so they can be supported with their practice at home.
As always in Year One- the aim is to improve each week, not to be perfect...!
Recommended Reads for Year 1
Peace Out
Phonics at Home
Phase 3 to 5 Phoneme Flash Cards
Phonics Phase 3 to 5 flashcards
