Note - Photographs of our trip are at the bottom of the page.
Welcome to Hawthorn Class!
Our current value is.... Hope
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'Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope'
Greg Mortenson |
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It is a pleasure to welcome you to Hawthorn Class, on this page we have useful information including important dates, what we are learning, messages to parents, the homework and pictures of some of our best work. If you have any questions please talk to Mrs Wright or Mrs Bailey and we will be happy to help you or you can make an appointment at the school office. Look out for further messages about events in school and thank you for your support this year.
What we are learning in the Spring term...
We are looking forward to the beginning 2020 and the huge progress that all the children are going to make with us in Hawthorn Class.
In literacy, we are going to be continuing to develop the children's skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening through out the whole curriculum. Everyday, the children will complete a half hour phonics session to develop their understanding of application of sounds such as ae, ee, ie and oe for their reading and spellings and complete focus lessons on developing their reading comprehension and writing fluency. We will be focusing on the children developing their ability to create narrative and continue to develop their poetry writing.
In numeracy, we will be focusing on the children's understanding of number, counting, addition, subtraction, measuring and shapes. We are going to be focusing embedding the skills they acquired in Acorn and Chestnut and moving them forward to get ready for more challenging numbers and methods.
In science, we will be learning about materials, their properties and how they can be useful for us.
In history, we are going to be learning about the explorers Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong. We will compare life from now and then and learn about their adventures.
In geography, we will be learning about the UK. We will learn about the capital cities, oceans that surround the country and the physical geography.
In computing, we are going to be using a range of programmes to develop the children's computer literacy including basic word processing, coding, creative projects, bee-bots and cameras.
In RE, we will be learning about sacred places including the church, synagogue and mosque. We will learn about what it means to be sacred and how we should behave in a sacred place.
For more information please see the curriculum tab
In literacy, we are going to be continuing to develop the children's skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening through out the whole curriculum. Everyday, the children will complete a half hour phonics session to develop their understanding of application of sounds such as ae, ee, ie and oe for their reading and spellings and complete focus lessons on developing their reading comprehension and writing fluency. We will be focusing on the children developing their ability to create narrative and continue to develop their poetry writing.
In numeracy, we will be focusing on the children's understanding of number, counting, addition, subtraction, measuring and shapes. We are going to be focusing embedding the skills they acquired in Acorn and Chestnut and moving them forward to get ready for more challenging numbers and methods.
In science, we will be learning about materials, their properties and how they can be useful for us.
In history, we are going to be learning about the explorers Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong. We will compare life from now and then and learn about their adventures.
In geography, we will be learning about the UK. We will learn about the capital cities, oceans that surround the country and the physical geography.
In computing, we are going to be using a range of programmes to develop the children's computer literacy including basic word processing, coding, creative projects, bee-bots and cameras.
In RE, we will be learning about sacred places including the church, synagogue and mosque. We will learn about what it means to be sacred and how we should behave in a sacred place.
For more information please see the curriculum tab
Helpful information
School Day
The year 1 team will open the doors to our classrooms off the main playground at 8:45 to greet the children and the door closes at 8:55. Anyone arriving after this time will need to enter school through the school office. There will be a member of staff on the door so if you have anything that you need to quickly communicate to the teacher please come talk to us. The children will have a playtime at 10:20 and around 14:30 some fruit is provided but is not always available so we suggest the children bring in a piece of fruit as a snack. Lunch is at 12:00 and in year 1 you can choose for your child to receive a free school meal or you can send them in with a packed lunch. We politely remind all parents that we are very careful to maintain the safety of the children in our school and that we are a nut free school. The end of the day is 15:30 and the children will be delivered back into your care through the same doors that you dropped them off.
PE
This year we are starting a programme to encourage the children to get fit by having them wear their PE kit to school on the days they have PE, in our case that is a Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be allowed to wear shorts, t-shirt, a jumper and trainers in the summer and in the winter we suggest a tracksuit and trainers.
Library
Our library day is a Tuesday/Wednesday please remind your child to bring in their book if they want to change it but they no not have to change their book until they have finished it.
The year 1 team will open the doors to our classrooms off the main playground at 8:45 to greet the children and the door closes at 8:55. Anyone arriving after this time will need to enter school through the school office. There will be a member of staff on the door so if you have anything that you need to quickly communicate to the teacher please come talk to us. The children will have a playtime at 10:20 and around 14:30 some fruit is provided but is not always available so we suggest the children bring in a piece of fruit as a snack. Lunch is at 12:00 and in year 1 you can choose for your child to receive a free school meal or you can send them in with a packed lunch. We politely remind all parents that we are very careful to maintain the safety of the children in our school and that we are a nut free school. The end of the day is 15:30 and the children will be delivered back into your care through the same doors that you dropped them off.
PE
This year we are starting a programme to encourage the children to get fit by having them wear their PE kit to school on the days they have PE, in our case that is a Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be allowed to wear shorts, t-shirt, a jumper and trainers in the summer and in the winter we suggest a tracksuit and trainers.
Library
Our library day is a Tuesday/Wednesday please remind your child to bring in their book if they want to change it but they no not have to change their book until they have finished it.
Homework
Your child will be receiving homework on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday and should only take around 20 minutes. I will always post the homework on here but if there is a problem or you are unsure just ask a member of the Hawthorn team. The homework includes the phonics finder, learning log and a numeracy activities booklet. The phonics finder lets you know the sounds we are working on in class and we will post some photographs of the imaginative ways that children practise their phonics. The learning log will build on learning from school and encourage children to continue to think about their learning at home. Finally, the numeracy booklet created by Mrs Ambler suggests activities that you could do with your child to help them to become even more consistent and confident.
Due in Wednesday 12th February
Learning Log
This week, I would like you to go outside and observe the changes that you can spot occurring. Can you see any flowers growing? Are the days getting longer? What is happening in nature?
Phonics finders – ar sound
This week we are working on the ar sound. Here are some words with our sound in.
Almond, Arthur, ask, balm, calm, car, card, cart, dart, father, jar, grasp, laugh, master, palm, partner, path, plaster, raft, rather, smart, star, start.
Learning Log
This week, I would like you to go outside and observe the changes that you can spot occurring. Can you see any flowers growing? Are the days getting longer? What is happening in nature?
Phonics finders – ar sound
This week we are working on the ar sound. Here are some words with our sound in.
Almond, Arthur, ask, balm, calm, car, card, cart, dart, father, jar, grasp, laugh, master, palm, partner, path, plaster, raft, rather, smart, star, start.
Can you spot your homework in our gallery?
Ways you can help
- If you would like to be a parent helper please contact either Mrs Wright or the school office.
- Read with your child for 5 to 10 minutes every day
- Ask the children questions about stories that you are reading to them.
- Tell the children the time and show them an analogue clock to help them become familiar with the time.
- Ask children to help you to count out money
- Help your children to count backwards and forwards to 100.
Useful Documents
| questions_for_parents_when_reading_with_their_child.doc |
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