Home-School-Agreement Please read.
Teachers:
- Miss Hemus – Class Teacher
- Mrs Green – TA
- Mrs Elliott – TA
- Melody- TA
- Miss Burnett- TA
- Miss O’ Connor – PPA (Thursday)
Our topic this half term is:
Literacy
This half term in literacy we will begin with a focus on phonics to prepare for the Phonics Screening Check, before moving into our pirate theme where the children explore rhyme, rhythm and performance through poetry and creative language work. Our visit to the Farm Park helps the children practise recount writing, using clear sentences and time words to retell real events. Later in the term, we dive into The Pirates Next Door, using the story to develop vocabulary, prediction, character and setting description, and an understanding of formal and informal language. We finish the half term by planning, writing and editing our own adventure stories, bringing together all the skills we’ve been building.
Spelling tests will take place once a week on a Friday.
Maths
In Maths this half term, the children are building their confidence across number, calculation and measurement. We begin by strengthening key skills such as doubling, halving and counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, before exploring early multiplication and division. The children then apply their learning to real‑life contexts, including recognising and using coins and notes, and comparing, ordering and measuring mass and capacity using both non‑standard and standard units.
Science
In Science this half term, the children are exploring the changes we see in summer and carrying out a range of hands‑on investigations. They begin by observing the signs of summer at Forest School, before learning about summer weather and recording daily changes across the week. The children then revisit the four seasons, thinking about how daylight changes throughout the year, and later take part in practical experiments such as making slime and testing floating pirate ships. To Year 1, we will also be welcoming some very special caterpillar visitors into the classroom so the children can observe their life cycle up close.
Here is our overview for this term’s theme –
Spellings:
Spelling tests will continue to take place every Friday. Paper copies of the spellings will be sent home every Friday to help children prepare for the following week.
Reading:
Reading journals and books should be brought in on Monday and Friday to be checked and changed.
Please have a look at the documents below with advice on how to support your child at home with reading. Thank you!
Reading-with-your-child-Journal-Note-KS1
Reading-with-your-child-Questions-to-ask-KS1-Vipers
For phonics support, please see the school’s dedicated phonics page.
PE:
Our PE days are on a MONDAY and FRIDAY. Please don’t forget to wear your PE kit!
In PE this half term, we will be focusing on striking and fielding games and sports day activities.
Forest School will be taking place on Tuesday this half term!
Summer Term 1 in Year One
Take a look at our photos!
Christmas:
Toys from the Wilson Museum:
Our thaumatropes:
