Week Beginning 30th September, 2019

September 29, 2019

Welcome, Year 1 children have settled in well and happily following our classroom and playground rules and routines. We would like to say a big thank you, for all the parents who attended ‘The Welcome Meeting on Tuesday 24th September.

Our Autumn half term topic is ‘Amazing Me’ and it is a science focus where children will be learning about their bodies, senses and how to stay healthy.

Dates for the Diary

Tuesday 8th October, 2019 – Phonics and Reading Workshop in the Dining Hall at 9:00am. Parents Evening- Tuesday 8th October/Thursday 10th October 2019 – letters will be sent out soon. Please book a slot to discuss about your child’s Autumn term targets, with the class teacher.

Our learning this week…

English

We will complete writing the story of The Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Then we will begin the new text call ‘ Lila and the secret rain’. The children will be looking at the painting of ‘The Girl in the Rain’ to predict the story. On Wednesday, we will be making a vegetable salad. Children will be talking about salad vegetables and the resources needed to make a salad. Then they will be learning, how to write a list.

Maths

Children will continue their understanding of place value. They will continue to count up to 20 and beyond.

Children will also count objects and begin to understand 1 more than / 1 less than a given number

Your child will also be comparing numbers using mathematical vocabulary – more, greater than /fewer, less, lesser than as well as begin how to understand how to use the symbols > and < correctly.

Science

We continue our learning about the body focusing on the five senses,

Phonics

Please continue to practice sound recognition with your child. Encourage them to apply their phonic knowledge every time you read or write with them.

Handwriting

We will be learning to form the numbers correctly and begin to learn the cursive script starting with letter a.

PSHE

We will be learning about the 5 C’s – care, commitment, courtesy, co-operation and consideration and also begin to develop an understanding of being a Rights Respecting School.

Art

In Art, we are learning about Line and tone and children will look at their face using a mirror and explore how to draw a self-portrait.

PE:

This term we will be discussing about traveling. Children showcase different ways of traveling. Children will also develop core body strength by balancing.

PE Sessions : Lambeth Class : Monday and Wednesday.Vauxhall Class : Tuesday and Friday

ICT:

During ICT sessions, we will be learning to log on and use a program as well as understand the main rules of e-safety.

Home work:

Please make a small poster about our body and the five senses.

Please hand it in by Wednesday 2nd October, 2019

Please continue …

*Mathletics-your child’s user name and the password is attached in your child’s yellow Reading Record book.

*Reading daily to develop fluency and comprehension skills.

*Play phonic games on Phonics Play / Starfall Phonics

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm http://more.starfall.com/?t=253552593&y=1