Welcome to Class 1M.

Our teacher is Mrs Metcalfe.  Miss Pemberton is our LSA

We always try our best and have lots fun while we learn in Year 1!

Below you will find lots of information about our class, including what we have been up to, homework, reading book days and PE. 

Homework Menu

Every half term, a homework menu will be shared on here with a selection of tasks to be completed, across all areas of the curriculum. It is your choice how many you complete, however you must do at least one and hand it in by the end of the half term. Your completed work will be celebrated. 

Water Bottles

Children can bring in a water (and only water) in a named bottle so if they get thirsty they have access to a drink throughout the day. Unfortunately, we don't have the facilities in class to provide drinks, please provide your child with a clearly labelled drink. Thank you.

PE

Our PE day this year is Friday. Please ensure that your child comes to school in their PE kit on Friday. No PE kits are to be brought into school.

‘The school PE kit is available from Lazer School Wear, St Mary’s Road in Garston.  This is a red t-shirt with the school badge and school blue shorts.  However, your child can also wear a plain red t-shirt and dark blue shorts that are available from most supermarkets.  The children can wear any training shoes for PE.  

This is part of our school uniform and must be worn for PE lessons. 

Football kits and other sportswear will not be allowed.’

Book Bags

Reading books will be changed regularly. Your child will take home a Read, Write Inc phonics book which your child has read during RWI lessons. They will also take home a book for you to read together for pleasure. Please send your child's book bag to school with them every day. Ebooks will also be allocated regularly on Oxford Owl. Your child's log in details are the same as last year.

Phonics

In Year 1 we teach phonics daily. Phonics is the learning and application of the letters and sounds children need in order to read and write. We use Read, Write Inc to teach phonics and to apply these skills when reading and writing. Children will be taught in small groups. More information can be found here https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/ 

It is important for children to pronounce phonemes (sounds) correctly. Here is a video which shows how to pronounce them accurately. When saying phonemes with your child, please pronounce them correctly.  

Summer 1

English: We will be listening to and discussing the story 'The Secret of Black Rock'. The children will write a return narrative sentences and  diary sentences. We will be continuing with our Read, Write, Inc lessons. Books liked to the sounds we have learned will be sent home. They will also be assigned on Oxford Owl.

WCR: Our whole class reading lessons will mainly be based on texts about animals. In these lessons, the children will be taught and will use new, adventurous vocabulary. They will be encouraged to think about the text and use the text to help them answer questions.

Maths: We will be reading, writing and ordering numbers to 50.

PE: The children will be introduced to using a tennis racket and a cricket bat. They will learn how to hold each one correctly and use it to
control beanbags and balls in various ways, including striking to a target.

PSHE: Our focus will be Our Wonderful World. Children will learn about what they can do to help look after their environment.

RSE:  The children will celebrate ways that God loves and cares for us.

Science: In science lessons, we will identify and name parts of trees and plants. The children will discuss deciduous and evergreen trees.

Computing: The children will develop their understanding of the various aspects of using a computer to create and manipulate text

Music: This children will  use a singing game as a starting point for improvising rhythms and then reading and writing them in simple notation.

Half Term Reading

Below is a link to our Autumn Reading Bingo. We would like you to complete as many of the reading tasks as you can and share your completed bingo board with us on Twitter @ChrissiesSpeke.

You can access free online books by signing up at  www.readliverpool.co.uk 

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