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Year 1

Welcome to Hedgehog Class

In Year 1, Miss Thorn is the class teacher and we are supported by Miss Bees.

Our PE days in Term 5 are Tuesday and Thursday. Please send your child to school wearing PE kit on these days, bringing school shoes in a separate bag to change into indoors if it is wet/muddy. Our PE topics in Term 5 will be Rackets, bats and balls and gymnastics. As we are entering the warmer months, please ensure your child has a sun hat and sun cream on hot days.

Woodland Wander sessions this term are: 22nd April, 29th April, 1st April. In order to participate fully in these sessions, please ensure that wellies and a waterproof coat are brought into school on that day (whatever the weather) and come dressed in comfortable, full-length trousers, and a top with long sleeves as we will be going into The Meadow.

Reading books and library books will continue to be changed on a Thursday. Please ensure Reading Records this day.

Please see below for our Term 5 weekly timetable.

Parent Reading sessions will be continue to be on Wednesday this term. Please come and join us in Year 1 between 8:40am and 8:55am to read with your child. Please sign in through the school office for these sessions.

Key Dates:

Please check Class Dojo for frequently updated dates.

Topic

In Term 5, we will begin our topic ‘Nature Detectives and Explorers’. Just like detectives, Year 1 will be looking closely, asking questions and searching for clues to help us understand the world around us. Some people discover things that were hidden long ago, while others explore the natural world to learn new things. This term, we will learn about two significant people in history who helped us understand our world – Mary Anning and David Attenborough – and we will also explore the fascinating world of plants. Through observing, investigating and thinking carefully like nature detectives, children will develop curiosity and a love of learning about the natural world.
During the term we will read and explore a range of books and tales related to our topic such as 'The girl and dinosaur.' and 'The wall and the wild.'

The topic will also flow through our wider curriculum as we explore:

In English, children will be developing their writing skills by discovering the wonderful world of Curious Quests. We will be exploring several engaging books, tales and videos to spark the children’s imagination. Curious Quests is an approach designed by Greg Bottrill, following on from drawing club, that immerses children into a world full of imagination. Children are inspired to write through adding codes to drawings and inventions.
Our Art project this term is ‘Street View’ This project teaches children about artwork depicting streets and buildings and focuses on the work of the American pop artist, James Rizzi. Children will use what they learn throughout our topic to create their own creative worlds and cities.
In Science Year 1 will learning all about ‘Plants’. Through engaging discussions and hands-on activities, pupils are exploring key questions such as: 'What are the parts of a plant?' 'What are wild plants and where do you find them?' 'What are garden plants and where do you find them?' and 'What makes a tree?'
In History Year 1 will be learning all about significant people. Pupils will be exploring the lives of Mary Anning and David Attenborough by asking the questions: 'Who was Mary Anning and What did she do?', 'What did Mary Anning discover?' 'Who is David Attenborough and what does he do?' 'What has David Attenborough achieved?' 'What is similar and different about Mary Anning and David Attenborough?'

In Maths, we will be covering the following areas.

Measure
- Measuring mass using cubes. Using the words heavier and lighter to compare and order objects.
Place Value
- Counting to 100 in 2s, 5s and 10s. - Comparing and ordering numbers to 100. -Understanding 1 more and 1 less to 100.
Addition and Subtraction
- Mentally adding and subtracting any two digit numbers within 20.
Solving addition and subtraction problems within 20 such as missing boxes.
Multiplication
- Doubling numbers to 20, sharing and grouping in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Fractions
- 1/2 and 1/4 of shapes and number.
Time
- Telling the time to o'clock and half past
- Understanding days, weeks and months.

We follow Little Wandle phonics and reading scheme. We practice our phonic sounds, skills and tricky words every day. We have small group reading sessions three times a week where we read the same book; first we use our phonic knowledge to de-code the words, then we practice making our reading sound interesting and finally our group adult checks our understanding. The books are allocated based on the child's phonic stage. These have been recently reassessed and based on these assessments, groupings and reading books/levels have been allocated. This is a continuous process to make sure the children are progressing at an appropriate pace.
Please click the link for more information:
 https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Homework

Reading
📖 Reading at Home

We encourage children to read 3–5 times per week with an adult.

👨‍👩‍👧 How you can help:

🖊️ Sign the reading record with the date and your signature

💬 Add a comment if you’d like to share anything about your child’s reading

📘 Reading records are checked weekly by the class teacher on a Thursday.

For further information on reading strategies please visit Phonics and Early Reading

Phonics

Children will bring home a home learning phonics practice sheet in their sound books, please help your child to practice these sounds and tricky words, to consolidate their learning. Sound books for the year are also linked below.

The phonics screening check in is in Term 6. To help prepare your child for the check, please refer to the following games. These should supplement the sound books sent home weekly.

Suggested Phonics Games (Please choose Phase 5) https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/dragons-den

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/picnic-on-pluto

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/odd-and-bob?phase=5

Tricky words

http://phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=5

If you are unsure on how to pronounce any Phase 5 sounds please refer to this document.

Maths

Year 1 children will have access to the doodle maths app. This is a brilliant way for children to recap Maths from reception and throughout Year 1. Details of usernames are in sound books.