In Chaffinch Class, you will be greeted with a warm welcome from Miss Armstrong (class teacher), Miss Miller (teaching assistant), Miss Kirk (teaching assistant) and Mrs Staples (teaching assistant).
PE
PE will be on Wednesday and Thursday. Children will come to school in PE kit on these days. Please ensure all items of clothing, especially sweatshirts, are clearly labelled to avoid any mix ups! Children should have their hair tied back if it is long and earrings should be removed before children come to school. If your child is unable to take part in PE due to physical injury, please contact the school office.
Reading Books and Records
Children are expected to bring their reading log and reading book into school every Monday. We recommend children reading little and often is best! Our new Reading Quests system will launch in September, allowing children to receive rewards for completing reading challenges throughout each half term.
Phonics
Phonics is an incredibly important part of our daily learning in Chaffinch Class, with Year 1 children partaking in a statutory Phonics Screening Check in Summer Term 2. The children are taught through our brilliant Bug Club Phonics programme, ensuring they are able to recognise and apply sounds. Children participate in daily, engaging phonics sessions and these are supported further through daily reading lessons. These lessons give the children opportunity to put their phonics learning into practice. Children also have access to Phonics Bug at home, where they can revisit learning through books and games.
If you would like to help or ideas on how you can support your child further with their phonics at home, then have a look at some of these great links below, or come and speak to Miss Armstrong!
https://www.teachyourmonster.org/
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Autumn Term 1
In Autumn 1, we will be revisiting Phase 2 and 3 of phonics and being reintroduced to Drawing Club for writing lessons. We will be reading lots of lovely book such as Not Now, Bernard, Three Billy Goats Gruff and Room on the Broom. We will also be watching clips from animations such as Pink Panther. In maths, we will be looking at place value to 10, as well as addition and subtraction within 10. In science, our topic is Animals including Humans, learning about human body parts and senses. In geography, our topic is My World, My School and Local Park, recognising where our school is located within our town and our country.
