Donaldson Class 1A                                                                        Jeffers Class 1B

Year 1 support staff – Mrs Brown, Mrs Potts, Mrs Williams (trainee teacher)

Welcome to Year 1's class page

 

 

  

                   

  

We hope you all had a happy, healthy break and are ready to continue your Year 1 journey. 

Please find information below about Term 2.

 

 

Maths – In Maths we follow the Oak Academy scheme of learning.

This term we will start by looking at decade numbers – saying, ordering, counting and comparing them.  After this, we will begin looking at patterns in numbers and then comparing quantities. All of our lessons involve the use of manipulatives and being hands-on with our learning whilst experimenting and building our confidence with mathematical language. 

 

 

   

English – We follow Ruth Miskin's Read Write Inc

The children were all grouped just before the end of the term, and we will continue with Read Write Inc. These lessons will be taught daily in groups Monday to Friday. The children will then return to their own classes for a further English lesson to practice their skills. This term we will be focusing on using sounds to spell words we are unsure of, keeping our writing neat and using basic punctuation. 

To help at home you could.....

• Practise the RWInc sounds
• Encourage your child to read shorter words speedily
• Listen to your child read daily
• Practise correct letter formation (lower case and capital letters)
• Talk to your child about any new vocabulary you come across in books
• Support them to read, use and write the red words (e.g. my, saw, was, what, they)

Writing – We will be working on our handwriting and letter formation in our books to make sure we are presenting our work neatly. Another focus for this term will be to continue to use our sounds to spell new words, use some 'tricky, red words' we know from RWINc and share our ideas verbally to build our confidence in expressing our ideas before putting pen to paper. This term we will start by making Fairy Tales books, using story language to retell and experiment with our own ideas. 

Reading – We will be reading to the class every day and discussing words that are challenging or super exciting. This will help with comprehension and encourage the use of mature and rich language. The children also have a 20-minute reading session every day when they read their own books in a calm and quiet environment. Our focus is on speedy reading. 

 

Speedy reading videos:

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/MVh8uMa9/DPSKjvFI

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qB25NbR8/WOgTnOaW

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Qjxgud4g/I3DfnjsS

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/OlPaQLN5/zOzwyguM

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/6ZvYszXO/1qmHY0AH

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/POxz7hDp/sDXA2762

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/2J4Dl7M9/Qa2tpXHz

 

      

RE: In RE we will be looking at Christianity. 

'Why does Christmas matter to Christians?' 

In RE this term we will be finding out about the birth of Jesus, what is said in the Bible about Jesus' birth, Advent and being thankful for things.  We will discuss traditions and think about why Christians believe that Jesus brought hope, love, joy and peace to the world.

 

Physical Education 

This term we will be working on sending and receiving.  It is really important that your child has come to school ready to take part in PE on the selected days. If the weather is chilly, please send your child in appropriate joggers for our outside PE. 

1A - PE days = Wednesday indoors and Friday outdoors - shorts, PE T-shirts, joggers if needed and school jumper/fleece

1B - PE day = Thursday indoors and Monday outdoors - shorts, PE T-shirts, joggers if needed and school jumper/fleece

Earrings may not be worn during PE lessons. Please remove them before school unless your child is able to remove them, themselves. Children wearing earrings will not be able to join in with the PE lesson. 

Wider curriculum

        

  

Our learning this term will include - 

'Where is my head?'  Science 

Science (Animals including humans – All about me). During these lessons we will be finding out about the main parts of our bodies and what they do. We will focus on the 5 senses and the body parts linked to them.

'Can I make something special for Christmas?' - DT

In DT, we will be investigating sliders and levers and using these mechanisms to make a Christmas card.

'Are computers only used for games?'–Computing 

During Computing (Digital painting) we will use a new programme to paint pictures and use laptops to find out about mark making digitally. 

'How can we change the pitch and volume?' Music

. In Music, we will be focusing on the use of our voices and how to be quiet and loud, high and low. 

'Is it right to burn Guy Fawkes on bonfires?' and 'How have toys changed since the Victorian times?'–History

For History, we will begin by finding out about the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes before moving on to look at toys from the past. We will make comparisons and learn new language relating to the topic. 

 

  

 

This term in PSHE, we are looking at the Jigsaw piece 'Celebrating Differences'–

'Who is more special?'

This will include learning about how we are different and unique, celebrating our individuality and how our friendships can be enriched by the differences between us. 

  

To support at home

*Read and listen to your child read whenever possible, daily for the best results

If you need to contact us, please do so - year1@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk and put who the email is for in the subject bar – thank you :-)