Welcome to Year 1!
The gates to the school open at 8:40am and all children must be in school by 8.50am, when the gates close.
Our PE days are Wednesday and Thursday. If your child has pierced ears, then please ensure that their earrings have been removed on PE days so that they can participate in PE lessons.
Year One will soon be bringing home a Library book, we will inform you of our Library days when this happens!
Please ensure your child's uniform is named so it can always be returned to the rightful owner!
Key Dates!
Tuesday 2nd December - 'A Christmas Journey' Year One walk to Christ Church, Cove.
Friday 5th December - Year One 'A Bethlehem Star' Nativity Dress Rehearsal 9:15am
Monday 8th December - Year One 'A Bethlehem Star' Nativity afternoon performance 2:15pm.
Tuesday 9th December - Year One 'A Bethlehem Star' Nativity morning performance 9:15am
Monday 15th December - PTA Elfmas market £4 into school please.
Wednesday 17th December - Christmas jumper day, Christmas dinner, Elf run.
Friday 19th December - 1:15pm Finish for Christmas Holidays!
Meet the Teacher - Presentation
Autumn 2 Project
In A Faraway Land!
A parcel goes missing and its contents are found ripped, torn and scattered around the school. How will the Year R children learn about fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel now? The settings in the story will be explored and descriptions written, using noun phrases. An exciting alternative ending to the story will enable imaginations to run wild! Word processing skills will be developed as parts of the book will be typed up for the final publication. Gustav Klimt will inspire the art work for the front cover, focusing upon the effects of printing. Once the books have been published, they will be read to the Year R children by the authors themselves.
The Hook!
Miss Maries calls an emergency assembly. She has lost a delivery of 2 parcels. There should be 2 new books being delivered for Reception. Can we help to find them? Follow a trail of string, parcel paper, to the final location of the parcels. The parcels are ruined and the books cant be read. Miss Maries asks the children to make another book.
Home Learning
Project Vocabulary
During our project, we are looking to develop the children's understanding and use of a range of vocabulary that is crucial to our learning. Our aim is to teach the children this vocabulary so that they can explain what it means. They should also be able to use it in a range of contexts both at school and at home. The children should be able to use it verbally when they talk and also in their written work.
Please work with your child to develop their understanding of the definition of the word and to use this vocabulary with you at home.
Key Project Vocabulary:
Traditional tale, character, setting, description, problem, printing, shape, pattern, layer.
Reading for Pleasure!
Each year, the website 'Books for Topics' creates a recommended book list that children in each year group would enjoy.
We have attached their ideas for this current school year.
Enjoy!
Reading - Tricky Words
Here are the tricky words from the Little Wandle Programme. These can be practised at home with your child.
Phonics Support
The Little Wandle website has some fantastic videos to support parents who might be a little unsure about how to pronounce the sounds. We have included a link to them below.
Phonics - say the sound video link
Here are some phonic help guides to support parents with the different sounds we will learn.