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Welcome to Y1SS!
I am Mrs Saphier and this year will be teaching Year 1. Across KS1 we will have Miss Bennett and Mrs Dandy who are all fabulous members of our support staff.
During this half term, in Maths we will continue to explore different calculation strategies within 20. We will then be looking at fractions, length and mass.
We will be exploring a range of texts in our English sessions we will be continuing our work with our story - The Lion Inside - which is a journey story all about courage.
In History, we will be learning all about another significant nurse, Edith Cavell, and how she impacted the health system.
In Geography, we will continue our learning about maps and focus on our local area and the landmarks within it.
In Science we will be looking at Seasonal Changes - how does the weathers change within the seasons and how this affects us.
During our Music sessions, we will be singing our new song "Your Imagination" - we will also be continuing to use the glockenspiels, which the children particularly enjoy.
In Computing we will be learning how to use programs to create different types of digital writing.
In RE we be learning about the religion of Hindu Dharma.
PE this half term will be on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Mondays we will have Gymn and on Wednesdays we will have PE outside. Please ensure your child has their full kit in school including pumps. Kits will then be sent home at the end of each half term to be washed.
In KS1 we have three different books that are sent home.
Reading for Pleasure books – these are sent home on Monday and returned on Friday. These are books that are to be shared as a family, at bed time, before tea or just snuggled up on the sofa.
RWI books – these are sent home on Monday and returned on Friday. These are phonetically plausible books that are chosen specific in line with your child’s phonic knowledge.
Phonetically decodable or banded reading books – these are changed every Tuesday and Friday. Don’t worry about reading a full book each day, reading a couple of pages each day will be great. Please just make a note of which page you have read up to.
Please remember to read with your child as often as possible - ideally three times a week. School planners are checked daily for any messages.
In addition to reading daily, we have Rainbow Challenges for KS1. These are challenges set for each half term. The BLUE Rainbow Challenge has six different activities for you to complete before the end of the school year. You can take pictures of you completing each activity and add it onto School Spider (Rainbow Challenges Blue Summer 1) or you can simply write a note in your child's planner to say which challenge they have completed. If you have completed four or more of these challenges before the end of Summer 1, you will earn your BLUE Rainbow Certificate.
If you ever have any concerns or want to discuss something, please make a note in your child’s planner or email the school office.
We are so excited to help your children to continue to grow and flourish.
Mrs Saphier
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