Welcome to Class 3

Year 1

Class Teacher

Mrs Clark

Class Teaching Assistants

Mrs Smith (Mon PM and Thurs), Mrs Perry (Mon-Weds AM), Miss Oldfield (Weds PM-Fri),

Miss Clarke-Haddon (Weds AM and Thurs) and Miss Moss (PE - Tues PM)

Spring Term 1

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back! We’re looking forward to a fun-filled and engaging half term, with lots of exciting learning opportunities planned across the curriculum.

Here’s a look at what your child will be exploring this half term:

📚 English
We'll be exploring the story of Handa's Surprise. The children will enjoy retelling the story, acting it out, and will write their own, innovated version! The children will continue to have daily phonics lessons and daily whole class reading sessions.

➕ Maths
This half term, we will cover many different mathematical concepts. We will begin by learning about place value, followed by measurement (mass), 2D and 3D shape, counting and money, multiplication, and division.

🌱 Science
We’ll be continuing our learning about Animals, this half term focusing on Animal Survival and Growth.

🗺️ Geography
We'll explore the African village of Mugurameno in Zambia. We will use maps to locate it, explore its features, and look at the similarities and differences between life in Mugurameno Village and life in Crawshawbooth.

🏃‍♂️ PE (Physical Education)
This half term, we'll be focusing on dance and sending and receiving skills.

🕉️ RE (Religious Education)
Our topic is Judaism, thinking about why some people might put their trust in God.

🧠 PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education)
Our theme this half term is Keeping Safe, encouraging the children to think about their own safety and the safety of others, and who they can talk to if they have any worries.

🎶 Music
In Music, we’ll be using the genre of Reggae to practise using our voices and performing.

💻 Computing
We'll be learning about Digital Writing and Making Music.

We can't wait to explore these topics together and see the children's enthusiasm for learning shine through. Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

If you have any questions about our curriculum this half term, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Timetable

 

PE

Our PE day is Tuesday.

Please arrive at school in your PE kit:

• Plain, dark tracksuit bottoms/leggings;
• Plain white t-shirt;
• Blue school jumper/cardigan/hoodie (no other hoodies);
• Trainers;
• No earrings.

Home Learning

	Reading	Online Learning Children should access each online learning platform 3 times a week.	Home Learning Grid These are suggested home learning tasks that promote curiosity in the subjects the children are currently learning.
EYFS	Daily reading for 5 minutes.	Topmarks (EYFS games) Phonics Play (Phases 2 & 3) Numbots	Home Learning Grid Class 1 Class 2
KS1	Daily reading.	Year 1 Numbots Spelling Shed Year 2 Numbots TT Rockstars  Spelling Shed	Home Learning Grid Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
LKS2	Daily reading.	TT Rockstars  Spelling Shed	Home Learning Grid Class 6 Class 7 Class 8
UKS2	Daily reading.	TT Rockstars  Spelling Shed Y6 SATs companion	Home Learning Grid Class 9 Class 10 Class 11

The children’s passwords are in the front of the green reading record.

Class dojo is used for parental communication, reminders and for photos of activities at school.

Home Learning Grid