Welcome to Year 1 (Class 3)

Mrs Bailey Teacher	Mr Neville  School Support	Mrs Armstrong School Support

From a child's very first day in reception, all the way through to Year 6 we support children to make the right 'CHOICES' to enable them to grow into well-rounded, motivated individual.

In Year 1, we have a positive learning attitude and work hard to achieve our personal goals and targets.  We all try to make the right 'CHOICES' and give a 100% in everything we do. In Year 1 we like to work as a team supporting each other as we learn and succeed together.

Classroom Environment

Year 1 has a lovely open-plan classroom which has a range of different areas to be accessed throughout the day. These area allow the children to develop their knowledge and understand independently, applying their reading, writing and maths skills across a range of tasks. The areas help reinforce previous learning.

We have a writing area which changes themes throughout the year. The themes range from linking independent learning with foundation subjects topic, the interests of the children or special festival/events throughout the year.	We have a variety of books children can share with each other and staff. Our children love reading in the reading corner during guided reading times and during independent learning time.	We have challenge tables that Year 1 children can independently access throughout the day, the challenges are a mix of learning games and activities that will reinforce their learning.

Timetable

 At Rift House we aim for your child to participate in a broad curriculum. Our timetable shows various opportunities that your child will access daily, including opportunities for mindfulness, Primary Movement and energizers.

Supporting Education: Topics Over the Year

Things you can support your child with over this half term.

Reading stories confidently and adapting different voices for characters. Reading, writing and counting object to 20. Talking about the changes outside, naming and describing the seasons. Being safe when using the internet. Year 1's Geography topic is about Hartlepool, talk about where you live what is around us such as shops, parks and the seaside. Make art at home using scrap pieces of paper or natural objects to create a collage, children can bring their art into school to support our Art topic. 

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What we have been up to...

P.E. in Year 1

Children having been practising sending and receiving ball skills during their P.E. lessons

Science in Year 1

Whilst learning about Animals including humans, we decided to investigate who is the oldest child in Year 1 the tallest. We shared our birthday information, measured each other then looked at the information. We can now confirm that the oldest child in Year 1 is not the tallest! Just for now, measurements may change throughout the year.

Art in Year 1

We have really enjoyed learning new skills in our art lessons, we learnt about the artist Paul Klee's. We looked at his paintings and artwork to inspire us to create paintings of our local urban area. 

History in Year 1

Year 1's Autumn History topic is A childhood through time, we have explored the 1930's, 1950's and 1960's. We visited Beamish Open Air Museum to help us understand how people lived in the past. 

History in Year 1

We had lots of fun traveling by tram, Ding Ding! Next stop Beamish Town!

History in Year 1

Whilst visiting Beamish Town we bought some delicious snacks from the bakery shop. We enjoyed tasting food from the 1950's.

History in Year 1

We looked at the different game's children played in the 1930's such as hopscotch, skipping and football. We had lots of fun deciding which one was our favourite.

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Computing in Year 1

We have had lots of fun learning to use the paint app. We created paintings in the style of Mondrian and Kandinsky.

Design Technology in Year 1

We have been very busy designing and making Funny Face Calendars. First we explored different fabrics to create hair, we giggled a lot whilst deciding which fabric best made funny hair. Then we practised a running stich before creating a fabric funny face.

Science in Year 1

We have been learning about the 4 seasons, we created beautiful calendars representing the four different seasons.

Year 1 Fun at the Christmas Festival

Everyone had lots of fun on the carousel before visiting all of  the different stalls at the Christmas Festival.

Geography

Year 1 Children have been learning about Hartlepool, we visited Seaton Carew to explore the coastal part of Hartlepool looking at the human and physical features.

Science

Year 1 Children explored materials when visiting Summerhill. We read the story When George saved the world by lunchtime. Then made a chair and a game using sticks found in the woodland. After lunch we made bug homes and planters using everyday materials that can be reused from our recycling at home.

History in Year 1

We visited Preston Park to learn about toys from the past. First we visited the different shops from the past including a chemist, toy shop and sweet shop then exploring the museum to find toys from the past. After lunch we then completed a toy workshop were we played with lots of different toys and made a toy.

Reminders

• Daily Routine in Year 1

  School starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3:15pm every week day.

  Staff will be available before and after school, if you have any questions, concerns, or queries please don’t hesitate to talk to us.

  Please let us know in advance if your child is going to be picked up by someone else than the agreed adults.

   

  Reading Bags

  Every Friday each child will receive a new reading book appropriate for their reading level.

  Please write a short comment in your child's reading record each time they are reading. Please complete the reading records at least 3 times a week.  Books are changed on a Friday. Child should bring their reading bag including books and record every day.

  P.E.

  PE Kits – P.E. lessons are every Tuesday and Friday. P.E. kit should include a white PE T Shirt, black Shorts, socks and trainers.

   

  Homework

  Every Monday we set a spelling challenge to be completed and returned to school on Friday.