HEAVERS FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL

PARENT AND CARER’S LEARNING NEWSLETTERYEAR 1 Summer 1

Dear Parents and CarersOn the other side of this letter is a topic map, which shows all of the areas of the curriculum that your child will be learning this half term. If you have any queries please feel free to ask your class teacher.

Homework/Reading diariesChildren are set homework each Friday and need to return it by the following Wednesday. Homework is an important activity that reinforces learning from the week. In addition it also teaches children about responsibility for their own learning. Please make every effort to ensure homework is both completed and handed in on time each week. If it is handed in late your child may receive a 10 minute detention or a yellow card as a first warning. All children take home a book to read once a week along with their reading diary for home/ school communication. Please ensure you sign their diary weekly. Please also make sure that your child’s reading diary is in school everyday.

PE kitsChildren will have PE twice a week. Please can you provide your child with a full PE kit including; white T-shirt, blue shorts/ tracksuit bottoms and plimsols/trainers (please no laces). Your child’s PE kit should remain in school at all times and we will send it home at the end of every half term.

Ways you can help your child reach their full potential: Please read with your child every night and try to ask them questions

about what they have read. Practise counting forward and back in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s. Practise phonic sounds frequently, see wordlist which is sent home on a

Friday so you know what sounds and high frequency words they are working on in class. Here is a useful website to use with your child to practice their phonics sounds: http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Handwriting practise is also extremely important in developing your child’s letter formation.

Please do check the class’ blog to keep up-to-date with learning we have been completing in class and for any important messages. Many thanks for your support, from the Year 1 Team; Mrs Smith and Mr Silvestri (Peridot Class), Miss Desai (Diamond Class), Mr Rodgers (Jade Class), Ms Jacquart and Miss Sparman (Emerald Class)

In Geography, we’ll be using: Basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local and familiar features.

Our topic this half term is ’I’m Alive’, during this topic the children will cover the following:

In DT we’ll be finding out how to: Select from and use a wide range of materials and components including construction

materials, textiles and cooking ingredients.

In Literacy we’ll be: Name the letters of the alphabet in order. Read own writing aloud and clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the

teacher. Speedily read all basic phoneme/graphemes. Read accurately by blending known sounds learnt in phonics. Read multi-syllable words containing known sounds. When reading children will check that the text makes sense to them as they read and

correct inaccurate reading Reading and retelling stories based on living things. Reading traditional tales and writing their own version.

In Computing, we’ll be finding out how to: Use technologies to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve

digital content.

In PE we’ll be practising: Master basic movements involving team games. Different athletics.

In Science we’ll be finding out about: Common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and

mammals. Common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.

In RE we’ll be finding out about: The Islam religion, knowing what is part of their cultures and beliefs.

In Maths we’ll be: Count read and write numbers to 100 in numerals. Count to and across 100 forwards and backwards beginning with 0 or 1, or from any

given number. Read, write and work out number sentences involving plus (+), minus (-) and equal

(=) signs. Use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20 e.g. 15 + 5 =/ 20 – 5 = Sequence events in chronological order using Mathematical language. Understand and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.