Welcome to Year One!

Teacher: Mrs Mitchell

Teaching Assistant: Miss Hall and Miss Shell (Tuesday-Thursday)

Key Information:

PE - Monday and Tuesday (Sum 1 PE Days have changed to Tuesday and Thursday)

Spellings: Sent home Mondays for a test the following Monday (first list will be sent home Monday 23rd September)

Home Learning books: Updated on Wednesdays

Reading Practise Books: Sent home on Fridays

Library book changing: Thursdays

Links to Home Learning Websites:

Abacus Active Learn: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0

Links to other learning games:

Phonics:

Phonics Play

Monster Phonics Screening Test

Maths:

Topmarks

Karate Cats Maths

Hit the Button

DfE Phonics Screening Check Parent Information

Phonics Screening Check Past Resources

Little Wandle Parent Information Page

What we are learning this half term:

In English this term we are going to writing narratives inspired by fantasy stories such as Here Come the Aliens by Colin McNaughton and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. We will also begin exploring poetry focusing on a summer theme.

Our theme in History this half term is Intrepid Explorers. We will learn about exciting adventures led by Neil Armstrong and compare to Christopher Columbus and his voyage to finding the Americas.

In DT we are going to be researching, planning and making our own moving pictures. We will have a go at making levers, sliders and pop ups to create our final piece.

Our Learning this week:

And just like that, it's the end of Summer 1. We have finished our half term with lots of fun and exciting activities and have achieved so much. We had our class assembly in front of the whole school and parents, a hands on experience with fish and a visit from the prayer spaces team.

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please find an information video which has been put together on how you can support your child with learning to spell. These strategies can be used during as well as post Lockdown to inspire your child to learn their spellings and retain them.

I have also added a crib sheet of the strategies presented in the video as well as some additional strategies which aren't mentioned in the video.

I hope you find it useful.