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Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary SchoolYea r 1B Cla s s Bul l
e t i nTerm 1 e tember 2011Dear Parents and carers,I hope you have
all had a lovely summer and are looking forward to the year ahead.
Thank you to everyone for thewonderful shoeboxes that have been
coming into school, we have really enjoyed sharing them! Children
will be beginningthe year with a similar system of play-based
learning as in the Early Years. This will provide the children with
a smoothtransition into the Key Stage One curriculum. I am very
excited about the year ahead and hope that the children enjoytheir
exciting learning journey! If you have any questions or concerns
please do not hesitate to contact me
on,[email protected].
Miss Breedon
Topic s t h i s t ermLi t e ra cy This term we are focusing on
two main literacy units entitled Traditional talesand stories with
a familiar setting. Any books that you have at home that the
children would liketo share or could be read with the children
would be very useful. We are thinking about characters,settings and
main events in well-known stories that are closely linked to our
topic. We began theterm with a wow event in the form of a day of
drama focusing on characters from stories such asRed Riding Hood,
The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretal and Goldilocks and
theThree Bears. Our focus in stories with a familiar setting is The
Tiger That Came ToTea. Each child will be writing their own version
of the story featuring a character of their owncreation. We are
working towards the children developing excellent storytelling
skills themselvesthrough a new scheme called, Talk for Writing,
that targets the childrens natural creativity.We will also be
thinking about labels, lists and captions to enable children to use
writing toaccompany their drawing naturally.
Maths Children in Year 1 undertake a scheme entitled Maths Makes
Sense. This isan innovative new scheme that involves children using
familiar objects (such as cups) to performthe four operations and
develop a secure understanding of number, shape, space and measure
toaccompany them as they progress through the school. Each week the
children will be coveringdifferent strands of the maths curriculum
and building upon the new knowledge learnt in a slowand gradual
way. We will also be having creative maths afternoons on Fridays
where children
will undertake weekly maths investigations. We will be beginning
this term by practising formingour numbers and acting out simple
addition and subtraction maths stories.
RE This terms topic is Who am I? Whos in the community? This
focuses on who weare as individuals, what makes us distinctive and
which individuals make up a community. Wewill also be looking at
the important part a church school plays in a church community.
Im por ta n t N ot e s :H om ew ork Homework will be
sent out on a Wednesday andcollected in on the followingMonday.
This is a perfect
opportunity to share learning withyour child and will usually be
based
on the terms topic.*********Spel l ing s- These will be set on
a
Friday and tested on the followingFriday. They will be set in
yourchilds phonics group and will be
related to the letters and sounds thatthey are working on at
that time.
* * * * *****R ea d in g Book s -Childrensbooks will be changed
on a Mondayand Thursday by Mrs Bhagwan.
Please continue to read with yourchild on a daily basis. This
will start
as soon as possible.*********
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IMPORTAN T DIARY DATES:Wednesday 28thSeptember-Trip to Southwark
Cathedral
Thursday 29
th
September- No Pens DayTuesday 4th October School
PhotographsWednesday 5th October - Parents' EveningMonday 10-12th
October -Year 5 School JourneyMonday 10th October Black History
WeekMonday14th November - Anti-Bullying WeekThursday November 17th-
Class collective worships
The first few months of Year 1 form a crucial period of
transition for your child. We believe children need real
experiences and opportunitiesto be physically active. Children are
naturally curious and interested in the world around them and enjoy
exploring and investigating. At
Immanuel and St Andrew we follow an active learning model of
education for children in the Early Years (children aged
3-7).Active learning or learning through play encourages expression
and application of knowledge and understanding; it motivates and
stimulateschildren supporting their development and acquisition of
skills and concepts.
Active, experiential play enables children to:
- develop, practise, repeat and consolidate new skills- explore,
investigate, solve problems and make discoveries- imitate, act out
roles- be imaginative and creative- express ideas through a variety
of media such as construction materials, drawing, painting or
writing, or through movement such as
gesture, drama or dance
Impor tan t Note s (con t inued):Indoor PE will be gymnastics
onFriday mornings. Out d oor PE will be based on ball
skills and is onWed n e sd a y afternoons.K it : navy
shorts/tracksuit bottoms andpale blue t-shirt. Trainers and
plimsolls
needed. Please make sure all P.E itemsare clearly named.
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Wa t er - Please could children rememberto bring bottles of
water with their namesclearly labelled.
Topic s t h i s t erm (con t inued):K n ock , K n ock! W h o s T
h er e? This is an exciting newtopic that links well with the
current R.E and Literacy topics and stems
from the Early Years area of learning Knowledge and
Understanding of the World. We asked the children what they
wouldlike to learn and they came up with some lovely ideas
surrounding safety athome, Knock, Knock jokes and thinking about
neighbours, friends andfamily as well as figures in the community.
It will also involve the study ofour own homes in comparison to
those around the world, giving us theopportunity to create our own
model homes. We will be thinking aboutmaps and mapping our local
areas. The children will have the chance touse Bee Bots in ICT to
help with their map-making skills. We willbe investigating
materials in Science and thinking about which materialsare suitable
for building homes.
PSHCE The SEAL theme for this term is NewBeginnings which will
be explored through circle time each week.
