Class 3

Welcome to Class 3

Year 1

Class Teachers

Mrs Clark and Mrs Smith (Thursday)

Class Teaching Assistants

Mrs Perry (Mon-Wed PM), Miss Clarke-Haddon (Wed PM-Fri) and Miss Moss (PE)

Autumn Term 1

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back! We hope you all had a lovely Summer break. 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 Harry the Happy Mouse. The children will enjoy retelling the story, acting it out, and will even have a go at writing their own version! They will also be creating information posters about different animals. The children will continue to have daily phonics lessons and daily guided reading sessions.

➕ Maths
This half term, our focus will be on number and place value, helping children grow in confidence with numbers, counting, and understanding their value. We will also learn about measuring length and mass, addition and subtraction, and 2D and 2D shape.

🌱 Science
We’ll be learning about Animals including Humans, with a look at body parts and our five senses.

🗺️ Geography
We'll explore our Local Area, using maps to discover both our school grounds and the village of Crawshawbooth.

🏃‍♂️ PE (Physical Education)
This half term, we'll be focusing on fundamental movement skills and playing target games to build our coordination and teamwork. We also have a coach from the Rossendale Leisure Trust coming to teach us dance.

🕉️ RE (Religious Education)
Our topic is Hinduism, exploring what Hindus believe about God.

🧠 PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education)
Our theme this half term is Me and My Relationships, encouraging the children to reflect on friendships, feelings, and working together.

🎶 Music
In Music, we’ll be getting creative with composition and improvisation, focusing on the genre of Pop.

💻 Computing
We'll be learning how to group data and create data sets, developing important organisational and problem-solving skills.

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

Outdoor Provision

Our Outdoor Provision afternoons are on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

These afternoons ensure a smooth transition from EYFS to Year 1. They provide the children with opportunities to learn through play and work with an adult on our foundation subjects in smaller groups.

On these days, children need to arrive at school with suitable clothing and shoes for the outdoors. They should wear their normal school uniform but should also bring the following: