Welcome to Woodpecker Class Year 1

The Year 1 Team Mrs Gilman–Mon/Tues Mrs Bird -Weds/Thurs/Fri Mrs Davies-Mon/Tues/Weds Mrs Bond - Wed/Thurs/Fri Mrs Whitworth - Every morning

A day in the life of Year 1 Morning Lunch/coat & bag Early morning activity Worship Phonics Fruit Playtime Maths Singing/Story Afternoon Reading/Library Handwriting P.E. Project Story Home time

P.E P.E lessons: Tuesday and Friday Named P.E. kit Well fitting cotton shorts A simple short sleeved cotton t-shirt Socks and trainers or plimsolls (Sports tracksuits for games during cold weather)

Home Learning Reading books Phonics Library books Home Challenge. From half term this will be set on a Friday to be brought back on a Wednesday.

Our Projects Our curriculum is delivered through projects which start with a hook to motivate and engage the children. They then learn the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to work towards a real outcome for example creating an exhibition or performance. Three subjects lead each project, one of which is always English. The will also be challenged to apply previous learning in two other subjects.

Learning Characteristics Throughout the project they will also be challenged to make progress in two of our characteristic of successful learners. Thinking Independence Emotional Literacy Creativity Interdependence Spirituality

Project – Through Our Window Geography / Literacy /ICT Geography Literacy ICT Values –Thinking skills/Interdependence

Forest Values Friendship Openness Responsibility Endurance Stewardship Trust

Our aims are… …to inspire the children. …to assist them in being motivated learners. …to provide a relevant and exciting learning experience to everyone in the class.

You can help by…… Increasing your child ’ s independence Ensuring your child is fully equipped for the school day Supporting your child by reading to them regularly Playing games with the High Frequency words on the sheet Ensuring your child maintains a good attendance record Supporting your child by reading to them regularly THANK YOU!

At home Reading – you and them! Maths games and challenges Word games Home challenge Feed their curiosity How? Why? Make it fun!

Oaks CE Learning Federation What’s happening at school? Timetable of events / Class News Purple Mash Blogs