Class 1
Hello Year One!
Hope you all had a fantastic Half Term! We have lots of exciting things coming up in the next 7 weeks- A Great Fire of London Day workshop, our family learning day and of course... the KS1 Christmas production which is on Tuesday 16th of December! Wow!
We are beginning to look at the story of The Three Little Pigs for our English unit this Half Term, alongside writing letters and instructions for Father Christmas, making Christmas cards and exploring 2D and 3D shapes in Maths.
Thank you!
Miss Pace and Mrs Kenny
Great Fire of London Day
What a day we had! Thank you so much to all the parent volunteers- we couldn't have done it without you! And well done to the children. The company who ran the workshop had excellent feedback for how interested the children were and how well they listened...!
Spelling Test
Children will complete an informal spelling test every Monday, with new words provided for practice to go home that afternoon. The test will be composed of five or ten Common Exception/Tricky words or High Frequency words.
The test will look like this:
- The word is read.
- The word is put into a sentence.
- The word is read again.
- The children write the word.
Spellings (w/c 1st December, to be tested on the 8th December)
Some children will instead have a phonics intervention just learning the sounds in our weekly spellings. These will be marked in their reading records. It is still important all children try and learn the spellings as this consolidates our phonics practice.
Curriculum Overview
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.
Please do continue to read with your child x5 a week, re-reading their phonics books x3 before they are changed. Please record this in your child's reading record and return to school.
From October Half Term, children will be given a 'reading for pleasure' book that they can take home each week. This will often be a more 'challenging' read intended for enjoying with an adult.
Recommended Reads for Year 1
In Year One, we are passionate about creating a positive reading culture in our classroom and beyond...!
Please see link below for recommended reads:
Peace Out
Phonics at Home
Phase 3 to 5 Phoneme Flash Cards
Phonics Phase 3 to 5 flashcards
