Good Afternoon Class 1 and a Happy New Year to you all!
It feels somewhat strange wishing you all a Happy New Year considering that it is already Friday and I have wished you all a Happy New Year in person at school; however this is the first blog of 2023 and I may not have seen all of your parents/guardians yet. I hope that you have all have an amazing Christmas break and that Father Christmas made a special visit to you. I must send my thanks for the wonderful gifts that you sent the year 1 team; I must send my apologies that I haven’t sent thank you cards yet; I had a world wind of a Christmas break; getting married, Christmas festivities and then a honeymoon crammed into 2 weeks has left me a little behind on thank you cards; but I aim to get them out to you all ASAP!
For the spring term, we have a very exciting theme of; Up, Up and Away! Over the spring term our learning will be driven by the History of Flight. Here is a brief overview of our intended learning journey up to Easter.
History: In History we will be learning all about the history of flight from the Wright Brothers to Amy Johnson to Neil Armstrong and everything in between
Geography: A focus on the UK; primarily the four countries and capital cities.
Science: Everyday Materials.
Art: Christopher Corr and his use of colour within painting.
DT: Vehicles – Modes of Transport for flight.
Music: We will commence the term by completing the In the Groove Unit;
which explores a range of different musical styles including: Blues, Baroque, Latin, Bhangra, Folk and Funk. Each week will will learn about a different musical style.
Computing: In our computing lessons we will be learning about coding and algorithms.
RE: In RE the children will be learning about how they can Care for the World.
PE: Our two focus areas for this half-term are Games and Balance, Agility and Coordination.
General Information
- PE will take place on a Monday (outdoor) and Tuesday (indoor); please send your child to school wearing their PE kit as per the uniform policy.
- Homework will be issued on a Friday and will then need to be handed in the following Thursday.
- Details of homework will be posted on the blog; where you will be sign posted to the correct platform e.g. PurpleMash or Seesaw for example.
- RWI books will be changed on Wednesday; both electronic (encompassing a book and online quiz) and hard copies . Please note the hard copy and electronic copy are different books.
Spelling: I have set a compound spelling activity on Purple Mash for the children to have a go at to support our learning in class this week.
Maths: Please choose one of these interactive games to have a go at:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue Choose your level of challenge.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Number bonds to 20.
Theme:
Spend some time researching Amy Johnson, The Wright Brothers or Neil Armstrong (you could use the internet, the library or books from home or school) and then create a poster to show me what you have found out.
Have a great weekend!