Welcome back to our second half term in Year 1!

First, a reminder about housekeeping: lots of children's uniform and PE kits still do NOT have names in and it is making it very difficult to find misplaced uniform.  Please label all items which will make it easier to reunite with the correct children. 

For our Topic work this half term, we have a Geography based topic called Paddington Around London. Children will learn about the four countries of the United Kingdom, exploring each country’s cultures and values, as well as learning about the seas that surround us. We will explore British values in a variety of ways and include Remembrance poetry as we investigate war time in Britain. 

We will be working hard to learn many key concepts in English and Maths. In English, we will be writing different genres based on our English text Paddington Bear. We will explore the features of non-fiction (information books) such as; captions, diagrams, layout of text and photographs, before making our own ‘Guide to London’. Will Paddington be able to use our guide to navigate the busy city of London? Our texts in Shared Reading lessons will include Katie in London and Katie in Scotland to support our English and topic work.

In the run up to Remembrance Day, we will learn the significance of ‘The Poppy’, share and discuss poetry and then use our knowledge of plurals to write our own poems. together with working hard on addition and subtraction in Maths, and beginning to use larger numbers up to 20.

Reading is a crucial part of your child's learning so please make sure that you read daily with your child and ensure they learn their spelling homework.  Additional phonics videos to watch will also be sent home via class dojo for children linked to their level in phonics lessons. 

Year 1 have a P.E lesson on Monday afternoon, so please make sure your child has the correct PE kit and ensure all items are labelled with your child’s name.  

Please also make sure your child has a water bottle in school each day so they can stay hydrated!

If you need to speak to us regarding any issues, our door is always open.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Weilding, Mrs Thomas & Mrs Joy

Homework

Spelling Homework - Given out Thursday, please return the following Wednesday. Test the following Thursday.

Reading & Phonics- Please read with your child daily.  Phonics reading books need to be read 3 times before we will change them to help children increase their fluency. 

PE

Monday  - Please have full PE kit - white top, black shorts and black pumps.