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Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary SchoolYea r 1C Cla s s Bul l
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Term 1 e tember 2011
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to Year 1! I hope you have all had a lovely summer. We
have lots of exciting things planned for the term and Im sure we
aregoing to have lots of fun! Thank you for the wonderful shoeboxes
that have been coming into school, we have really enjoyed sharing
them!Children will be beginning the year with a similar system of
play-based learning as in the Early Years. This year children
across KeyStage One have been split up into phonics groups which
means that some children will move to a different classroom for
their phonics sessionevery morning. I am really looking forward to
the year ahead and hope that the children enjoy their exciting
learning journey! If you haveany questions or queries, please dont
hesitate to ask.
Miss [email protected]
op i c s t h i s t e rmLi t e ra cy This term we are focusing on
two main literacy units entitled Traditional talesand stories with
a familiar setting. Any books that you have at home that the
children would liketo share or could be read with the children
would be very useful. We are thinking about characters,settings and
main events in well-known stories that are closely linked to our
topic. We began theterm with a wow event in the form of a day of
drama focusing on characters from stories such asRed Riding Hood,
The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretal and Goldilocks and
theThree Bears. Our focus in stories with a familiar setting is The
Tiger x z That Came ToTea. Each child will be writing their own
version of the story featuring a character of their owncreation. We
are working towards the children developing excellent storytelling
skills themselvesthrough a new scheme called, Talk for Writing,
that targets the childrens natural creativity.We will also be
thinking about labels, lists and captions to enable children to use
writing toaccompany their drawing naturally.
Maths Children in Year 1 undertake a scheme entitled Maths Makes
Sense. This isan innovative new scheme that involves children using
familiar objects (such as cups) to performthe four operations and
develop a secure understanding of number, shape, space and measure
toaccompany them as they progress through the school. Each week the
childrenwill be coveringdifferent strands of the maths curriculum
and building upon the new knowledge learnt in a slow
and gradual way. We will also be having creative maths
afternoons on Fridays where childrenwill undertake weekly maths
investigations. We will be beginning this term by practising
formingour numbers and acting out simple addition and subtraction
maths stories.
RE This terms topic is Who am I? Whos in the community? This
focuses on who weare as individuals, what makes us distinctive and
which individuals make up a community. Wewill also be looking at
the important part a church school plays in a church community.
I m por t an t N o t e s :Hom ework Homework will be
sent out on a Thursday and collected inon the following Monday.
This is a
perfect opportunity to share learning withyour child and will
usually be based on
the terms topic.*********
Spe l l i ng s- These will be set on aFriday and tested on the
following
Friday. They will be set in your childsphonics group and will be
related to theletters and sounds that they are working
on at that time.* * * * * * * * *
R e a d i n g B o o k s - Childrensbooks will be changed on a
Monday
and Thursday. Please continue to readwith your child on a daily
basis.
Sharing books and stories, as well astalking about events and
characters are
fantastic ways of developing your childsinterest in Literacy and
form the
foundations for writing.*********
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I M P O R T A N T D I A R Y D A T E S :Wednesday 28thSeptember
Trip to Southwark Cathedral
Thursday 29th September - No Pens DayTuesday 4th October -
School PhotographsWednesday 5th October - Parents' EveningMonday
10th October - Black History WeekTuesday 1stNovember Class
Collective WorshipMonda14th November - Anti-Bull in Week
The first few months of Year 1 form a crucial period of
transition for your child. We believe children need real
experiences and opportunitiesto be physically active. Children are
naturally curious and interested in the world around them and enjoy
exploring and investigating. AtImmanuel and St Andrew we follow an
active learning model of education for children in the Early Years
(children aged 3-7).
Active learning or learning through play encourages expression
and application of knowledge and understanding; it motivates and
stimulateschildren supporting their development and acquisition of
skills and concepts.
Active, experiential play enables children to:
- develop, practise, repeat and consolidate new skills- explore,
investigate, solve problems and make discoveries- imitate, act out
roles- be imaginative and creative- express ideas through a variety
of media such as construction materials, drawing, painting or
writing, or through movement such as
gesture, drama or dance
Importan t Note s (con t inued):In d oor PE will be gymnastics
and is onThursday afternoons.
Outdoor PE will be based on ball skills and isonMonday
afternoons.Kit : navy shorts/tracksuit bottoms and pale
bluet-shirt. Trainers and plimsolls needed. Pleasemake sure all P.E
items are clearly named.
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W a ter- Please could children remember tobring bottles of water
with their names clearly
labelled.
Topic s t h i s t erm (con t inued):K n ock , K n ock! W h o s T
h er e? This is an exciting newtopic that links well with the
current R.E and Literacy topics and stems
from the Early Years area of learning Knowledge and
Understanding of the World. We asked the children what they
wouldlike to learn and they came up with some lovely ideas
surrounding safety athome, Knock, Knock jokes and thinking about
neighbours, friends andfamily as well as figures in the community.
It will also involve the study ofour own homes in comparison to
those around the world, giving us theopportunity to create our own
model homes. We will be thinking aboutmaps and mapping our local
areas. The children will have the chance touse Bee Bots in ICT to
help with their map-making skills. We willbe investigating
materials in Science and thinking about which materialsare suitable
for building homes.
PSHCE The SEAL theme for this term is NewBeginnings which will
be explored through circle time each week.
