Welcome to Class 1RS

Your class teachers are Mrs Russo and Mrs Stumpe.

PE days - Monday and Tuesday

Please ensure children wear their PE kits to school on PE days.

Welcome back! We are looking forward to another busy half term with Year 1.

In English, we will be reading Katie in London and Stanely’s Stick. We will be developing our understanding of adjectives and nouns when writing descriptive sentences as well as creating our very own leaflets.

In Maths, we will be learning to count to 50 and how we can use and estimate along a number within this value. We will be exploring measure, mass and volume learning how to measure objects and whether objects are heavier or lighter.

In Science, we will be continuing our learning of materials and conducting practical experiments on the properties of objects.

In History, we will be learning the significance of Kings and Queens, looking closely at our most recent monarchy.

In RE, we will be learning about Judaism and what it means to belong to a Jewishcommunity.

In PSHE, we will be continuing to learn about the digital world and how to keep safe online. We will also explore why and where people go to work and how we can save money.

In Design and Technology, we will be learning about mechanisms and how we can construct our very own moving vehicle.

In Art, we will be learning how to develop our digital media skills and creating our own masterpieces based on the artwork from Bansky.

In Music, we will be learning about pulse and rhythm in our unit ‘Round and Round.’We are also going to play instruments to accompany the song.

Thank you for supporting your child with their reading at home by hearing them read and sharing stories with them.

Please make sure your child brings their books to school every day so we can hear them read and change their books.

Reminder: we start our day at 8:20 with fun early morning activities to settle into the school day. We would love to see as many of you here as possible at this time to have a great start to the school day.

Mrs Russo and Mrs Stumpe

Writing - We will be reading a text by Alexis Deacon called Beegu and a text by Emily Cravett called The Odd Egg. We are working on orally rehearsing sentences before we write them, using clear handwriting, with correctly formed letters, finger spaces between words, starting sentences with a capital letter and ending with a full stop. We will also work on spelling words we do not know using Fred talk for spelling which we learn in phonics.

Phonics: Phonics starts at 8.40 promptly. This is a vital lesson, and it teaches the children the skills they need to read and write. Please ensure you are on time to school, so your child does not miss this.

Maths – We are learning about subtraction, by finding part of a number and how many are left, subtraction using a number line, adding, and subtracting 1 or 2 from different numbers. We will also be learning about 2D and 3D shapes.

Science – We are learning about humans which includes the different body parts and the five senses. We will explore these using different practical activities. We will also continue to learn about the weather, focusing on the change from Autumn to Winter.

PSHE - Developing our understanding of safe relationships, what it is to belong to a community and keeping safe in different environments.

Art – Sculpture using different mediums such as playdough, clay, paper, and foil. To help us to understand and to give us inspiration, we are going to look at the work of Keith Haring.

Music - All the learning is focused around two songs: Rhythm In The Way We Walk (Reggae style) and Banana Rap (Hip Hop style). Children will Listen & Appraise other styles of music and continue to embed the interrelated dimensions of music through games and singing.

Religious Education – The Christian faith. This half term we will learn about the Christian holy book, holy places, holy symbols and then the Christmas story.

P.E - Activity – Throwing, running catching and jumping – Creatively.

Positive Mind Management - Personal Best & Resilience

Reminder: we start our day at 8:20 with important early morning activities to settle into the school day. We would love to see as many of you here as possible at this time to have a great start to the school day.

We are looking forward to helping your children to continue with their development this half term as well as all the activities linked to Christmas.

Many thanks.

Mrs Russo and Mrs Stumpe