Koalas - Miss Woolnough and Miss Parish

Year 1 – Welcome to Koala Class

Meet the team:

Koalas (Class 12): Ms Taylor (Mon/Tue) /Miss Parish (Wed-Fri)

Class support: Mrs Harper

Pandas (Class 8): Miss Brown

Class support: Mrs Golding and Mrs Edwards

Year 1 Curriculum Overviews

Curriculum outline for this term: Welcome Back!

English	We will be exploring a range of stories throughout the term for example ‘What the Ladybird heard’ by Julia Donaldson . We will develop language, create story maps and develop our fluency in recalling key information and vocabulary from the texts that we read. Phonics will be taught as whole class sessions daily. Children will be read to with by an adult at least once a week.
English
Maths	In Maths we will be following the White Rose scheme of work which focuses on developing reasoning and fluency techniques. Every Maths lesson will begin with counting forwards and backwards and later in multiples. You could help your child by practising counting to 20 forwards and backwards. This term our focus will be: Place value/ numbers within 20 Addition/ subtraction within 20 Shape
Science	The Human Body, Materials and Seasonal changes.
Geography/History.	In Geography we will be learning about The United Kingdom and where we live, locating on maps and exploring places. In History we will be following the topic, How am I making history?
Art/DT	Painting- Exploring painting techniques and artists to include seasons, flags, fireworks etc.
P.E	Invasion Game (Tag rugby/ Handball)
PSHE	Self Control-Twiggle Learns to do Turtle, Turtle Techniques, Appropriate Turtles, Calm or Relaxed
Computing	Computer systems and Networks. Improving mouse skills.
Music	Keeping the pulse: My favourite things
R.E	Christianity - Belonging Where and how do people belong? Why is it important?

Reading: Sharing stories and practising reading using the phonics they have learned in school, is vital to improving a child’s confidence and skill with reading, understanding stories and developing a love for reading. It also has an important role in developing a child’s vocabulary and ability to express themselves effectively.

We would like each child to read as often as possible, ideally at least 4 times a week for around 10 minutes at a time. Please make sure their reading record is signed each time they have read to ensure that we know when to change their book. Please can they be in school daily for adults to also record in.

Reading books will be changed on a Monday. **Please also use the All aboard Phonics app. **

PE:

PE for both classes will be for part of a Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon and children are to come to school in their PE kits - please note the PE uniform policy on the website.

Long hair should be tied up and any earrings should be removed or covered with tape. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their own PE belongings. Please support your child to do this by ensuring that all of their clothing is fully named and by practising some of the skills needed i.e. buttons/zips/etc. at home to promote their independence.

Homework:

Year 1 will come home with weekly spellings on Wednesday. Please practise these spellings with your child during the week. Every Wednesday the test will take place and children will be given house points when there is evidence of effort and determination to learn them.

Please ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school every day and that all items of clothing such as jumpers are well named so that in the event that a jumper should go missing, it can be easily identified and returned to the correct child.

Thank you for your continued support,

The Year 1 Team.