^{A warm welcome to the Outstanding Owls Year 1 Class.}

 

The Outstanding Owls are taught by Mrs. Brown and supported by Mrs. Symonds.

On our class page, we will celebrate our wonderful learning and there will be important information too.

 

Information for week beginning 14th September:

We will be having our Wow Day for our Childhood topic on Thursday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit on Thursday.

Class Routines

 

Wednesday    – Book change day (RWI book and Reading for Pleasure book)

Thursday           – Forest School afternoon (alternative half terms, beginning in Autumn Term 2)

Thursday          – Maths homework to be handed in.

Friday                – Maths homework handed out/

                            -Mrs Brown out of class (pm). Owls taught by Mrs. Duckitt (pm).

                            - PE day (please come to school in your PE kit every Friday).

 

P.E.

The children will have a P.E. lesson on Friday afternoons with Mrs. Duckitt. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in their P.E. kit on Fridays.

 

 

Homework

Reading Books

Everyone will take home a weekly Reading for Pleasure book and Read, Write, Inc. book on a Wednesday. Please read with your child 5 times per week. Evidence shows that reading little and often makes the greatest difference to your child’s overall learning and success at school and it builds their confidence.

 

Maths

Everyone will receive weekly Maths homework. I will be giving out White Rose Maths homework books shortly. These follow the learning we are doing in class. Please support your child to complete this weekly homework. It will be handed out on Friday and needs to be handed in by the following Thursday. I will also send home a practical activity linked to our weekly learning too.

Later in the school year, I will begin to hand out times tables homework but more information will follow on this later.

 

Our Key Topics

 

Autumn Term - Childhood

What was it like to be a child in the 1950s? How does is childhood the same and different now?

In the Childhood project, your child will learn words and phrases related to the passage of time. They will explore artefacts to help them to understand childhood in the past and how childhood has changed over time. They will explore the six stages of life and explore timelines and family trees. Everyday life in the 1950s will be explored, including shopping, transport, family life and childhood. They will also learn about the significance of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 by studying photographs and online sources. They will use maps to explore how places have changed over time and highlight any similarities or differences between childhood today and childhood in the 1950s.

Our work in Art, Design Technology, History and Geography will be linked to this topic.

 

Spring Term - Bright Lights, Big City

How has life changed in Britain since The Great Fire of London? What is it like to live in a big city and how is it the same of different to where we live?

This term, your child will take tea with the King and visit Buckingham Palace online. Using maps and research, they will locate Buckingham Palace, understand compass directions, plan routes around London and learn about the countries of the United Kingdom. Their research will take them back in time to the Great Fire of London and to famous London landmarks, as well as giving us an understanding of what it’s like to live in a big city. They will Skype a school in a city far away, write adventure stories, take a virtual trip to London Zoo and make souvenirs for tourists. Finally, they will tell well-known stories about London, make a stop-motion animation and share traditional British songs and nursery rhymes.

Our work in Art, Design Technology, History and Geography will be linked to this topic.

 

 

Summer Term - School Days

What do we know about the history of our school? How is school the same and different now?

In the School Days project, your child will have the opportunity to take part in a traditional Victorian class and will learn about the differences between schooling in the Victorian era and schooling today. They will learn about objects found in a Victorian classroom and how they were used. They will research Samuel Wilderspin, an important figure in the development of schooling for young children in the Victorian era, whose ideals are reflected in schooling today. They will also learn to describe the passage of time through study of past, present and future tense vocabulary.

Our work in Art, Design Technology, History and Geography will be linked to this topic.