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PE days - Monday and Wednesday
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I have included our timetable below, so that you will have an idea of what we will be doing each day!
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It is a pleasure to welcome you to Willow 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 Taylor or Mrs Pennington 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.
Useful Information
School Day
The year 1 team will open the doors to our classrooms off the main playground at 8:45. 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 10:30 and 14:40 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 Monday 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.
Homework
Your child will be receiving homework on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday and should only take around 20 minutes.
The year 1 team will open the doors to our classrooms off the main playground at 8:45. 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 10:30 and 14:40 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 Monday 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.
Homework
Your child will be receiving homework on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday and should only take around 20 minutes.
What we are learning about in the Autumn Term...
In English, we are going to be focusing on developing the children's phonics knowledge to develop their fluency in reading and writing. We will be continuing to develop basic grammar and begin practising cursive handwriting to support children in understanding how to correctly form sentences. To support your child we recommend reading with them daily. We will be running phonics sessions to reinforce and introduce new sounds and you will see a rapid improvement in their reading when they practise regularly.
In Maths, we will be focusing on three main areas, 'Place Value', 'Addition and Subtraction' and 'Shape' following the White Rose maths scheme. We will be developing the children's understanding of number, representations of number, addition and subtraction techniques and their recognition of 2D and 3D shapes.
In Science, we are going to be learning about animals including humans. We will initially focus on humans and using their knowledge of their own bodies to help them to move on to ask questions about the bodies of animals. We will review the five senses that they learnt about in Acorn/Chestnut, learn the scientific names for body parts of humans and animals, learn about different animal diets and learn how to sort/classify animals with different criteria.
In History, we are going to be learning about toys focusing on observable changes in toys over the last 100 years, finding information on toys from different sources and being able to make inferences based on their historical sources. The children really enjoy learning more about the history of teddy bears and looking at the toys that their parents/grand parents played with.
In Geography, we are going to be learning about the geography of Silsoe. We initially focus on the local area to start to develop map understanding, ability to identify human and physical features and their use of aerial/birds-eye pictures.
In RE, we are going to be reflecting on the big question "What do Christians believe God is like?". We will learn about the ways that Christians worship and how the bible influences the lives of modern Christians. We reflect on parables such as Jonah and the Whale and what this teaches us about God. We will also be learning about why Christmas is important to Christians and about the Christmas Story.
For PE lessons we will be developing the children's agility, balance and stamina through a range of multi-skill activities designed to develop the core skills that children need to be successful in all physical activities. For example, hand-eye co-ordination and running.
In Art, we are going to be learning about how by using different lines, pictures are created. In Design and Technology, we will be exploring books that have moving parts and even making our own moving parts to familiar books.
In PHSE we are going to be thinking about our impact on our community initially reflecting on the classroom and our friends. Then we will move onto learning about the rights and responsibilities of all people including children. We will talk about how they are all unique and how we can control and understand our emotions. Finally, we will be thinking about the special people in the lives of our children and how they help us. Through all our PHSE lessons we are developing the children's reflective and communication skills to allow them to develop understanding of the world and their place in it.
For more information please see the curriculum tab
In Maths, we will be focusing on three main areas, 'Place Value', 'Addition and Subtraction' and 'Shape' following the White Rose maths scheme. We will be developing the children's understanding of number, representations of number, addition and subtraction techniques and their recognition of 2D and 3D shapes.
In Science, we are going to be learning about animals including humans. We will initially focus on humans and using their knowledge of their own bodies to help them to move on to ask questions about the bodies of animals. We will review the five senses that they learnt about in Acorn/Chestnut, learn the scientific names for body parts of humans and animals, learn about different animal diets and learn how to sort/classify animals with different criteria.
In History, we are going to be learning about toys focusing on observable changes in toys over the last 100 years, finding information on toys from different sources and being able to make inferences based on their historical sources. The children really enjoy learning more about the history of teddy bears and looking at the toys that their parents/grand parents played with.
In Geography, we are going to be learning about the geography of Silsoe. We initially focus on the local area to start to develop map understanding, ability to identify human and physical features and their use of aerial/birds-eye pictures.
In RE, we are going to be reflecting on the big question "What do Christians believe God is like?". We will learn about the ways that Christians worship and how the bible influences the lives of modern Christians. We reflect on parables such as Jonah and the Whale and what this teaches us about God. We will also be learning about why Christmas is important to Christians and about the Christmas Story.
For PE lessons we will be developing the children's agility, balance and stamina through a range of multi-skill activities designed to develop the core skills that children need to be successful in all physical activities. For example, hand-eye co-ordination and running.
In Art, we are going to be learning about how by using different lines, pictures are created. In Design and Technology, we will be exploring books that have moving parts and even making our own moving parts to familiar books.
In PHSE we are going to be thinking about our impact on our community initially reflecting on the classroom and our friends. Then we will move onto learning about the rights and responsibilities of all people including children. We will talk about how they are all unique and how we can control and understand our emotions. Finally, we will be thinking about the special people in the lives of our children and how they help us. Through all our PHSE lessons we are developing the children's reflective and communication skills to allow them to develop understanding of the world and their place in it.
For more information please see the curriculum tab
Ways you can help:
- 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.