Welcome to Year 1
Year One begins the children's journey into Key Stage One, so it is a very important year!
We look forward to sharing our new and exciting news with you about all the fantastic things that happen in our Year 1 class.
Our Topics:
- Home is where the heart is
- Inside the castle walls
- All creatures great and small
The Year 1 Team
Class teacher: Mrs M Nickbakhsh
LSAs: Miss Turner
This terms Caritas Curriculum Learning
Year 1 Home is where the heart is. Starting with the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch story we travel the UK in this topic and find the difference between physical and human geography comparing how people live in their communities. During science we discover all the different seasons and begin to measure the changes, noticing how they are different across the UK. In art we discover how our bodies can make spirals and explore the spiral shapes in the physical geography around us, especially shells by the coastline. Through our music we will learn to rap and create our own rap about our community. And of course, we will bring our community together at the end of term as we prepare a nativity performance remembering how important a community is in caring for everyone.
knowledge organiser autumn.pdf
Year 1 Caritas Learning Overview
Homelearning
Weekly Schedule
- Distribution: Home learning exercise books will be sent home with your child every Wednesday.
- Completion and Return: Completed work should be returned to school by the following Tuesday.
Children will continue to receive weekly Mathematics Active Learn Log ins and can complete these online or request the paper based version.
Children will be expected to complete one task from their home learning sheet every week.
Expectations
We expect every student to complete their assigned tasks each week. This will ensure they stay on track with their learning and continue to build on the skills they are developing in the classroom. Please assist and encourage your child to set aside time each week to complete their work.
Please see details of each year group set out below:
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Year 1 and 2 |
· Weekly spelling practised for a quiz · Daily sharing of reading experience (see further letter with guidance dependent on year group) · Maths- online activity or paper based version · Caritas Home learning menu- one activity per week |
Please see attached our Home learning Policy for any further details.
Support
If your child needs support with any of their home learning tasks, please do not hesitate to reach out to their teacher. We are committed to working together to support your child’s education.
Here is the link to Active Learn Website: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?e=-1&c=0
P.E.
PE
Our PE lessons are on Wednesdays and Thursday. Children are expected to bring their full PE kits, which have their names on, to school at the beginning of the term and leave them there until half term. Please ensure that your child has the correct indoor and outdoor kit, as the weather gets colder and wetter children will need to be dressed appropriately. Earrings must be taken out before PE lessons - taped earrings are not permitted.
Other Helpful Hints
Reading
An essential aspect of education is reading, and as a school we teach your child to read and develop a true love of reading.
Research shows that a child with a good reading ability has improved long term academic attainment and it also improves their wider life outcomes, including improving their physical and mental health.
At Our Lady Of Fatima Trust our partnership with you is essential in achieving this.
The most important educational support you can provide is to read and enjoy books with your child.
In the past we have sent home books for you books to read with your child in three forms.
- A book at your child’ s level to read and decode using their phonic knowledge. Children use the skills they have learnt in school and apply them to the new book.
- A library book- this can be any book of any level to enjoy at home together.
- Phonic sounds and tricky words to practice at home.
From September 2024, children at the earlier stages of reading ( Year 1 and year 2), the above procedure will continue, however the phonic book they receive will have already been read and practiced in a small group in school with an adult. This should therefore make it easier for them to repeat the task at home by reading aloud and for you, as the children will have already been supported with overcoming difficulties.
It is essential that you spend fifteen minutes every week day doing one or two of the following to support your child as they learn to read.
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Option One |
Your children reads their school book aloud to you, to practice their skills. |
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Option Two |
Your children reads the cumulative texts and practices the tricky words from their phonic lessons. |
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Option Three |
You and your child share a book/magazine together and enjoy the experience. |
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Option Four |
You as a parent read the library book or any home book to your child to enjoy. |
Having reading experiences daily will build your child’s confidence and so improve their reading skills, and love of learning.
Adults at school, who have read with your child in a group, will sign their reading diary.
It is essential that you also sign and record when your child has shared their improving skills with you.
Reading opens so many wonderful worlds, full of excitement and adventure. We look forward to going on this journey with you.
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s reading please bring it to the attention of their class teacher.
Spellings
Each week, as a part of their home learning, children will be expected to learn a set of spellings which they will be quizzed on throughout the week. Spelling Quiz will be on a Monday. These spellings are based on what the children are learning in their phonics lessons. Children should be encouraged to look for and learn spelling patterns in these words and other words.
Home Learning
Home Learning can provide opportunities for children to practice and to share their new learning as well as developing research skills and curiosity. Research shows that regular practice helps build fluency in recall of facts.
Home Learning on Paper
Starting from Wednesday 11th September we will be transitioning to a combination of paper-based and online home learning system. We believe that this approach will make it easier for all students to engage with their weekly learning tasks, regardless of access to technology at home.