A huge welcome to Tawny Owls and Barn Owls!

We are so looking forward to an exciting year ahead.

Mrs CJones, Year lead, Tawny Owls Class Teacher and SENCO

Miss K Grzelak, Tawny Owls LSA

Mrs K Raynsford, Year 1 LSA

Miss C Dewbury, Barn Owls Class Teacher

Miss C Darby, Barn Owls LSA

Information for parents

PE days:  Tuesday and Friday. Please wear PE Kits to school.

Please make sure earrings are taken out or covered and long hair is tied up. There will be times when we do PE outside as well as inside. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately.

Homework

Daily Tasks

Reading and Keywords

Spelling practice - QR code found in pink reading diary and on this page. 

Counting forwards and backwards to 20

Purple Mash remote learning

Rocket Phonics Reading

Children also have Merton Missions set every half term. These can be found on our topic newsletters. 

Autumn 1 - Out and About

Welcome to the beginning of our Year 1 journey. This half term we'll be starting with learning about the routines of year 1 and building on what we have learnt in Year R. To begin our learning journey we'll be exploring the famous author Julia Donaldson and her stories. Over the course of this half term, we'll be looking at all the different stories she has written and will think about which is our favourite. We'll be using the story of the Gruffalo to help us understand how to write simple sentences. In our writing we'll be learning about the role of capital letters and full stops in our writing and begin to think about how our letters are formed. 

In maths we will build on our number fluency from year r and begin to understand how place value can help us understand how numbers are made. We'll use a range of resources including bricks, dienes and numicon to help us recognise amounts. We'll move on to begin adding and subtracting, using the language of one more or one less. 

In Science, we are going to look at the Charles Mackintosh and how he invented the raincoat. We'll become scientists to explore the properties of different materials and how they are used in everyday life. In PE we are going to develop our throwing and catching skills and begin to learn the 5 gymnastic shapes of star, tuck, pike, straddle and straight.

In Geography, we're going to learn about maps and our local area. We're going to explore the local area of Popley looking at the different houses and amenities that help us in the area. We'll think about where we live and how we get to school. 

In our Jigsaw lessons, we're going to think about the rules of our school and class. We'll learn about keeping ourselves calm and think about our choices. In Art we are going to look at the Artist Andy Goldsworthy and how he used natural materials to create his masterpieces. We're going to use his work to inspire our own masterpieces. In RE we're going to look at how and why Christians celebrate the Harvest. 

We're going to have a very busy half term and look forward to sharing all of our successes and learning with you.