Welcome to the Autumn Term

 

 

 Welcome to Year One!

This term, our topics will be, 'Marvellous Me'   and 'What's In My Sack?' ( A Link to Christmas) 

As your child/ children settle into Year One, they will still have the opportunity to access Play and Learn whilst working with adults in small groups to access more formal learning.  We aim to make learning practical as possible and we expect Peacock class to always try their best, making 'every second counts.' Children are encouraged to share, be resourceful, imaginative and be able to respect the resources and tidy them away. 

In English, we will be starting Drawing Club - using our imagination, drawing skills and developing our sentences to unlock the magic of books.  Alongside this, we will use Rainbow Grammar to understand different terminology and to write simple sentences.  We will continue to try to write neatly, holding the pencil correctly and forming the letters the correct way.

In Maths we will be following Active Learn focusing on numbers to 10. We will be ordering the numbers, adding and subtracting up to 10. Towards the end of the term we will learn about 2D and 3D shapes.  You will be able to log on to Active Learn at home to play some Maths games to support your learning. 

In Science, we will learn about Sensitive Bodies and Materials. There will be lots of practical activities to develop our scientific skills.  In History, we will be learning about our own history and toys in the present and past . In Art, we will be investigating line and shape before moving on to paper sculpture. In Computing, we will start with Online Safety and then developing our confidence with using computers and a mouse.. 

 

 Please ensure ALL clothing, coats and shoes are clearly named.

PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays. Please come to school with appropriate PE clothes, hair tied back and no earrings (staff are unable to remove earrings for the children).

Please make sure shoes, including PE shoes, do not have laces unless your child can tie them independently. 

 

Phonics is key to all learning. Children are expected to read each day and are expected to change their own books independently.  Keyrings will be collected in and practised at school, please practise as much as you can at home too.

Spellings will be set on a Friday, with spelling tests to be carried out the following Friday.

Homework books will be handed out on a Friday and are due back in the following Wednesday.

We look forward to teaching your children this year.

The Peacock Team