The PE days for Spring 2 will be Monday and Wednesday because we will have a gymnastics coach on a Monday to build upon the learning from last half term. Please remember to come to school in your PE kits on these days.
Before half term your child will have brought home a library book alongside their regular 2 books. Your child chose this book when we visited the school library. Please can this book be returned on Thursday 23rd February. We will aim to visit the library once a half term so the children can select a book of their choice. The class enjoyed our visit to the school library!
We have been super impressed with the children's learning since Christmas. We have stepped up the pace and they have coped fantastically well. This was evident during assessment week when all the Year 1 team were blown away by the children's attitudes and efforts.
In spring 2, we are going to continue with the set 3 sounds with a particular focus on split digraphs as this is what the class are finding tricky at the moment. In maths we will begin to work with numbers up to 50 and really focus on fluency of key facts. This will include: number bonds to 10/20, one more/less to 100, doubles and halves as well as counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Welcome Section
Hello Year 1,
Reading books - 2 reading books will be sent home every Friday. 1 reading book will be matched to their current phonic level and the other will be a comprehension and vocabulary book. Children will need to return their books the following Thursday in their reading folder. Books will be changed if the Go Read app has been updated by 8.50am on the Thursday morning.
For Mrs Questa's group, books will be changed on a Monday. Children will need to bring their books every day. For further information on Mrs Questa's group please click on the link https://www.collinghamschool.com/mrs-questas-group/
The Year 1 Team
Your Year 1 team for the year will be:
Miss Thackray (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Mrs Hesketh (alternate Wed PM, Thursday and Friday)
Mrs Stubbs will be the class teaching assistant Monday and Tuesday morning
Mrs Naylor will be the class teaching assistant Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning
Mrs Bolton will be the class teaching assistant on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon
I hope you enjoy reading our class page. Topic information will be updated ready for the start of each half term. The blog will be updated on a Friday and photographs will be updated after an event. We will update this page regularly with all of the learning and events that will be taking place.
Thank you,
All the Year 1 staff
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 21st February- Safer Internet day
Thursday 2nd March - World Book Day
Wednesday 8th March- Dog Trust education workshop
Wednesday 8th March and Thursday 9th March- Parents evenings
Monday 13th March- Science Week
Monday 27th March- Easter Learning week
Thursday 30th March- Easter Services
Wednesday 5th July - Parent Event (Surname A-Ha 1.15 - 2.05, Surname Ho-Z 2.15 - 3.05)
Homework
Homework will be live on a Thursday morning and the completion date will be stated as this can change. Please note that nothing will need to be 'handed in'. Children will be complete their 'Big Write' every Wednesday and information about the write is always set for homework so children can prepare.
If you need any help or support with homework please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.
Reading books
Reading books will be handed out on a Friday and will need to be returned the following Thursday. Children will receive two books every Tuesday. The first book will be a phonic book matched to the children's phonic level and the second book will be a fiction or non fiction book which focuses on vocabulary and comprehension. Reading records will need to be updated on the GoRead website. If you do not have a login for the site, please let a member of the Year 1 team know.
The reading books that children bring home are different to those we use in class for the teaching of specific reading skills. The home reading books are designed for children to ‘show off’ to you about how well they are doing with their reading. They should never present too much of a challenge or become a chore; we hope to foster a love of reading and an enjoyment of books that your child will carry with them into adulthood. Remember to read the books more than once and ask plenty of questions. Understanding the story is just as important as being able to read the words, so look at the pictures and ask questions about how the characters might be feeling, predict what might happen next or ask why a certain character did what they did.
PLEASE BE AWARE: children may also bring home a RWI book that they have been reading in school, please read this book with your child and return it after two nights- this book will not be sent home on a specific day, it will just be when they have finished reading that book in school.
We continually assess your child in their reading all the time as part of their RWI lessons and will move them up to the next stage when they are ready. As well as your child's reading book, please continue to read other books at home and continue to read to your child daily if possible so that they are exposed to a wide range of different texts.
This year we will be look at the tricky words in sets and introducing these gradually throughout the year before consolidating and recapping. For Spring 1 we will be consolidating the set 2 words and beginning to concentrate on the set 3 words. If your child has learned how to read and spell these words we will move them onto set 4 and then the Year 2 words if appropriate.
We will aim to learn two of the words each week. We will look at how the letters are formed (cursive) and how the word might be used in a sentence.
Set 1: First name, surname, I, a, the, me, of, my, no, is, he, she, be, we, go, so, to, love, and, went
Set 2: have, with, like, very, some, all, then, that, said, are, was, his, has, you, one
Set 3: out, were, your, they, there, where, come, once, friend, school, house, because
Set 4: to and too (difference), today, do, says, by, here, ask, put, push, pull, full, our, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
This year we will be looking at 5 core books and poems as well as revisiting books read in reception. This will continue throughout the year with the aim of the children having a deep understanding of these core books and poems. We will refer to these books as their 'special books' and they will have access to them during provision time. Everyday before lunch we will look at one of the books and poems. We are really excited about this and hope the children will enjoy the books we have chosen.
Year 1 Core Books:
Dogger (Shirley Hughes), Snail and the Whale (Julia Donaldson), The Selfish Crocodile (Faustin Charles), Shine (Sarah Asuquo), Jack and the Beanstalk
Reception Core Books:
Peace at Last (Jill Murphy), Superworm (Julia Donaldson), The Lion Inside (Rachel Bright), And Tango Makes Three (Justin Richardson), The Three Little Pigs
Year 1 Core Poems:
Nursery Rhyme - 10 green bottles, Michael Rosen - Do I know you?, Nonsense - On the Ning Nang Nong, Alliterative - Tim the Terrifying Tiger, RESPECT Code - Kind Hearts are the Gardens
Reception Core Poems:
Nursery Rhyme - Polly Put the Kettle on, Michael Rosen - Lunchtime, Nonsense - Hey Diddle Diddle, Alliterative - Peter Piper, RESPECT Code - Look After Your Friends
This year we will have a capital letter, cursive letter and number focus each week. Miss Thackray will concentrate on a set at the start of the week and then Mrs Hesketh on another set at the end of the week. These will then be recapped throughout the year and might be set for homework for consolidation purposes.
Our focus of these sessions will be to ensure that capital letters and numbers are formed correctly (always beginning from the top) and that children are comfortable with the cursive script.
