Year One is taking part in the Five to Twelve study

Some pupils in Year 1, have been selected to take part in the new Five to Twelve study!

Five to Twelve is a new national study involving around 8,000 children attending primary school in the 2020s and their families. The study will explore how children are getting on in a range of areas in the post-pandemic context. By following children and their families over time, the study aims to provide a contemporary understanding of how children’s environments and experiences impact on their future education and wellbeing outcomes.

For the first stage of the study, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), which is delivering the study on behalf of DfE, will be sending letters to the parents or carers of the selected children at their home address in October 2023. The information posted to families will list the various ways they can get in touch with the study team, should they have questions about participating or opting out.

If invited parents and carers have any questions, you can visit the study website at fivetotwelve.org.uk, or get in touch with the study team at FivetoTwelve@natcen.ac.uk or on Freephone 0800 652 4568.

Welcome Message 

Welcome to 1A! You class teachers are Miss Almond, Mrs Whitney-Gibb and Miss Whybrow.

In the links above, you will find out all about the exciting learning that is yet to come this half term! You will also find the information for the topics we will be exploring across the year. 

Below you will find important information regarding weekly activities and expectations. At the bottom of the page you will find the children's class blog - A weekly update of all the exciting things that happen within the week!

Enjoy! 

Reading Books 

Each week, you will receive a reading book matched to your child’s phonetic level. This book coincides with the Read, Write, Inc. book they will be reading during their daily phonics sessions with their RWI teacher. This book will be changed every Friday. Children will also read with staff in school, so please ensure they have this with them every day. 

In the front of RWInc Book Bag Books, you will find supportive notes to help your child read the book; this follows a similar structure to how they read at school. RWInc follows a teaching sequence to encourage children to read, rather than recall, the text they are presented with.  

Our suggested activities for this book - 

1. (Day 1) – Ask your child to read the title, the Story Green Words and Red Words. Child to read the text, if able, or explore the illustrations. 
2. (Day 2) – Ask your child to read the first half of the book, using questioning to support understanding. 
3. (Day 3) – Recap what has been read. Ask your child to read the second half of the book, using questioning to develop understanding. 
4. (Day 4) – Ask your child to retell the story using the pictures in the back of the book to help them. 
5. (Day 5) – Read the questions at the back of the book aloud to your child and ask him or her to find the answers in the relevant pages. 

You will also receive access to your child’s RWI book they are reading in their daily phonics sessions via the Oxford Owl website. You can follow the suggested activities for this book as well. 

When you read with your child, please write into their reading record so that your child works towards receiving their reading certificate and prize. Your child’s reading record will also be checked every Friday. 

P.E. Days 

Year 1 have P.E once per week; the day will be confirmed with a sign on the door. As part of our developing curriculum, additional PE activities will be embedded into core subjects.

Please ensure that your child has their P.E kit at school on PE days. Hair should be tied up and earrings MUST be removed on these days. Your child will not be able to join in with P.E if they have earrings in. 

Homework 

Homework will be set weekly on Spelling Shed and Oxford Owl. Children also have access to Numbots, which supports their maths skills at their current working level.

Logins can be found in your child’s Reading Record. If you have any questions, please ask your child's class teacher.

We celebrated world book day by dressing up as our favourite characters! We made our own book marks, read lots of books and shared why we enjoyed our favourite stories.

Thursday 25th April 2024 – 1A Class Blog

English:

VS: In English, we have been describing our toys we brought in.

Maths:

CC: I have been ordering numbers with Miss Chapman in maths.

EB: We have been doing fractions so 1/2.

Science:

CS: We have been learning about flowers.

SC: We found flowers around the school.

PSHE:

JD: We have been learning about friends in PSHE.

JR: We learned about being a good friend with Miss Chapman.

PE:

EW: We have been doing throwing and catching with Mrs Whitney. We saw how many claps we could do to catch it.