Welcome to the Bumblebee Class!  

Our Class teacher is Mrs Russell. 

Our Class teaching assistant is Mrs Hanton

Mrs Nesa also works in our class

Another Teaching assistant who helps us is  Mrs Chandersy 

Mrs Brooker is our class dinner lady

We will be using the Forest School Area regularly this year, so can children please have a set of wellies in school at all times. If you can make sure that they come to school each day with a warm waterproof coat please.

Our PE day is Monday. and a Wednesday.  We will be using the outdoor area so please make sure children come to school in their leggings/jogging bottoms and trainers or plimsolls please. 

If your child brings a book bag to school, we will give them a reading book to take home. They will need to bring their book bag and book to school every day.

Welcome to the Summer term, we hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that you are ready for all the fun and excitement that we have planned, it really is going to be a great term!

Our Big Question for this half term is – What’s in the Secret Garden?

In Literacy this half term, we are going to continue developing our writing through the use of adjectives and connectives. We will also be learning how to use suffixes, such as ‘ed’ and ‘ing’. We will be learning how to pluralise words by adding either ‘s’ or ‘es’. We are going to focus on correctly sequencing stories, thinking about why the sequence of a story is so important.

In Year 1, we love to read. This half term we will be developing our reading skills by using phonic knowledge to decode books accurately that have the phoneme / grapheme correspondences. We are going to be focusing on non-fiction texts and finding out how to use these books correctly, as well as looking at the different features of non-fiction books. The author that we will be learning about this half term is Judith Kerr and are looking forward to sharing any of her fabulous book with you.

In Oracy, we are going to focus on speaking confidently in front of an audience and giving our own opinion. We will be taking part in debates, ensuring that we make use of the correct sentence starters.

In Numeracy we are going to explore mass and volume. We will then move on to multiplication and division, through counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, as well as grouping and sharing. We will also be learning about fractions, looking at half of shapes and quantities before moving on to a quarter of shapes and quantities. We will then move on to geometry, focusing on turns (quarter and half turns) and position. 

In Science, we will begin by learning about animals. We will be thinking about living and non-living things and will then move on to looking at animals, observing, comparing and sorting animals. We will also explore various animal diets, thinking of how they are similar or different. Not forgetting that we will be looking at lifecycles of different animals. We are lucky enough to have caterpillars in our room and we will be watching them grow and turn into beautiful butterflies. If that wasn’t exciting enough, we are also welcoming living eggs into our classrooms. We are hoping to see the eggs hatch and meet some adorable chicks.

In PSHE, we are going to think about our families, thinking about who is part of our family and understand that all families are different. We will then think about people in our school community and who can help us. We will be discussing appropriate ways to greet people and say which ways of greeting we prefer. We will then think about our qualities as a person and a friend. We hope to continue making Jigsaw Jack proud with all our hard work in our PSHE lessons.

In Religious Education, we will be learning about Sikhism. We will begin by learning about some objects and artefacts that are important to Sikh people. We will then go on to listen to and think about different stories that are important to Sikh people. After this, we will think about what is important about Sikh values and their way of life.

In Music, we will be learning a new song and in doing so we will be learning a bit about the music genre that the songs falls under. We will be thinking about the rhythm of the song and how we can move to the rhythm. Not forgetting that we will also be learning to play a musical instrument and compose a tune.

In computing, we are going to be focusing on coding and using simple coding programmes.

We hope have had a lovely half term!

We have got another term of exciting activities planned.

Our Big Question for this half term is – Peter Rabbit, Where am I?

In Literacy this half term, we are going to continue improving our writing through using adjectives and connectives. We will be creating missing and wanted posters, using adjectives to describe Peter Rabbit. We will also be writing a persuasive letter, in hopes that we will be able to persuade Peter Rabbit to come back from his travels.

In Year 1, we love to read. This half term we will be developing our reading skills by using phonic knowledge to decode books accurately that have the phoneme / grapheme correspondences. The author that we will be learning about this half term is Shirley Hughes.

In Oracy, we are going to focus on speaking confident in front of an audience and giving our own opinion. We will be taking part in debates, ensuring that we make use of the correct sentence starters.

In Numeracy we are learning how to count in twos and fives, as well as counting to 50 in tens. We will also be exploring length and height, not forgetting that we will be measuring weight and volume. We will also continue exploring and learning about 2D and 3D shapes.

In History, we are looking at comparing objects for the past and present, discussing how we know when the artefacts were used. We will also be learning about some significant individuals, looking at how their lives were different in comparison to ours. We will then be thinking about how we can commemorate the achievements of significant individuals from the past. We will be exploring how technology has changed over the years.

In PSHE, we are going to be thinking about how we can keep our bodies safe and healthy. We will be discussing the difference between healthy and unhealthy and explaining why some things may be unhealthy. We will be thinking about how we can make healthy choices. We will also be learning about road safety and knowing how to cross the road safely. We hope to continue making Jigsaw Jack proud of all our hard work in our PSHE lessons.

In Art, we are going to be creating backgrounds using different media. We will also be adding different media to create different effects and explore how we can use different textures for this purpose.

In Religious Education, we will be learning about Jesus and who he is. We will be thinking about what a miracle is and exploring different stories about Jesus’ miracles. We will then be thinking about how these stories can influence us.

In Music, we will be learning a new song and in doing so we will be learning a bit about the music genre that the songs falls under. We will be thinking about the rhythm of the song and how we can move to the rhythm. Not forgetting that we will also be learning to play a musical instrument and compose a tune.

In computing, we are going to be learning about Clips and how we can use Clips to document the learning that we have been doing in our lessons.  

Happy New Year from all of us in Year 1. We are looking forward to a fantastic 2023!

We cannot wait to share with you, all the exciting learning and activities that we have planned. It is going to be a GREAT term.

Our Big Question for this half term is – Peter Rabbit, Where am I?

In Literacy this half term, we are going to continue improving our writing through the use of adjectives and connectives. We will also continue to focus on using capital letters, full stops and remembering those fingers spaces. We will be learning about writing recounts and fact files for countries from all around the world.

In Year 1, we love to read. This half term we will be developing our reading skills by using phonic knowledge to decode books accurately that have the phoneme / grapheme correspondences. We aim to become more familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales and retell them. The author that we will be learning about this half term is Oliver Jeffers.

In Oracy, we are going to focus on speaking confident in front of an audience and giving our own opinion, all while making sure that we use the correct sentence starters.

In Numeracy we are going to be learning how to add and subtract numbers all the way up to 20, using the part-whole model! We are also going to be identifying how many tens and ones make up a number. We will also be exploring shapes, learning about both 2D and 3D shapes.

In Science, we are will be exploring the weather in different countries, both hot and cold. We will also be learning about animals that you may be able to find in these different countries.

In Geography, we will start off the term by exploring our locality. We will be thinking about features in our local area and discussing what we like and dislike about the local area. We will then move further away and will start to explore and compare hot and cold countries, thinking about the weather and features we might find in these different countries. We will also learning about and identifying the equator, as well as the north and south pole.

In PSHE, we are going to be thinking about how to identify our success and achievements, as well as identifying feelings of success. We will also be exploring ways in which we can tackle challenges. We hope to continue making Jigsaw Jack proud of all our hard work in our PSHE lessons.

In Art, we are going to be studying art by Louis Wain and finding out information about the artist. We will also be looking at creating art through painting and stamping. Another aspect of art that we will be looking at is colour mixing.

In Religious Education, we will be learning about religious stories that have an impact on the way we live. We will also be thinking about how music can influences how we feel and impact our emotions. We will be thinking about situations that we are familiar with and talk about aspects that are right or wrong in these situations.

In Music, we will learning a new song and in doing so we will be learning a bit about the music genre that the song falls under. We will be thinking about the rhythm of the song and how we can move to the rhythm. We will also be learning to play a musical instrument and compose a tune.

In computing, we are going to be thinking about what technology is and what is meant by technology. We will then go on to identify different types of technology both at school and away from school. We will keep in mind the importance of online safety and continue to discuss ways that we can keep safe while online.