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Year 1
Summer term
The focus of our final term in year 1 is art and music. In the first half term we look at the abstract art of Mondrian and Kandinsky. After half term, we look at the work of Andy Goldsworthy and also have a go at printing. In music, we use The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughn Williams, followed by Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens.
Please see the Curriculum Matters booklet Here for further information on all learning.
kchristie@gorseybrigg.derbyshire.sch.uk
EllenaB@gorseybrigg.derbyshire.sch.uk
Timetable
Click here to view our timetable. The Maths, English and topic sessions will also incorporate 'COOL' time (Choose Our Own Learning).
Key times: PE Tuesday and Wednesday. Please come to school in PE kit.
Library and buddy reading with Y4 - Thursday
Spelling test - Thursday
Celebration assembly - Friday
Forest school will be alternate Monday afternoons.
Our class
Class teachers - Mrs Christie (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Mrs Barker (Friday)
Children will complete adult led tasks each day. Small groups will be working at the tables whilst some children are accessing the class provision.
We have a home corner, reading area, construction, outdoor space, small world, writing, DT and Maths areas. The children can access these areas independently and are resourced to enhance and continue their learning. The children are set 5 challenges each week and can put a coloured spot on their ladybird for each challenge completed.
Reminders
Please remember that the morning snack should be fresh or dried fruit and vegetables and only and water to drink. If you are sending your child in with their own snack, please make sure it is not any other kind of snack or drink. There is fresh fruit available in school every day.
Please make sure that book bags, jumpers, cardigans, wellies etc are all labelled.
Book bags are preferable instead of rucksacks. This is due to the storage space available.
Please read with your child as many times as possible each week, the minimum should be 3 or 4 times per week. It is beneficial to read the same book 2 or 3 times in the the earlier book bands to improve decoding skills, fluency and comprehension. Fill in the reading record when they have read to you as this will go toward their Reading reward chart.
All children will have a set of word cards. You can cut this up and learn a few at a time. A few minutes every day will help increase their word recognition. The words they know link to the reading band they are on. You can also ask your child how to spell the words they are learning.
Please continue to practise handwriting. We are encouraging children to use printed letter formation.
Useful links
High Frequency words - spelling list
Letter formation practise set 1
Letter formation practise set 2