Support Staff -Mrs Cooper and Mrs Ennis

Welcome to Year 1
We are looking forward to welcoming you and your children back for Term 2. We have a busy
term as we head towards Christmas. As the months get colder, please can you make sure that your child has
a named coat in school with them.

When the children have PE, they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the
school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper). Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is
a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with trainers. Other sports clothing is not acceptable
as it is important that, as a school, we have pride in our appearance. It is important that children do not
attend school in casual clothing as we want to maintain the children’s sense of education being important;
pride in their appearance; and belonging to Bitham Brook.

Homework

Weekly spellings linked to their phonics learning. They will receive new spellings every Friday. Please practice writing the spellings on the sheets provided as well as the Spelling Shed activities.

Continue to read at home daily.
Children receive a star for every day recorded in their yellow books.
Stars are then converted to certificates. Some children have recently received their 25* reading certificate.

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PE

Children will have PE on Thursday and Friday. Please ensure children come to school in their Bitham Brook PE kit on these days. 

Thursday- Dance

Friday- PE 

Morning Snacks

All children in Year 1 receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable everyday, however, children are able to bring their own snack if they prefer.  Please be reminded that this should only be fruit, vegetables, plain crackers or dairy products such as yogurts or cheese.  Children will be asked to save sweets/biscuits/crisps/chocolate for their lunchtime or to take home. Please note that we are a NUT FREE school. 

The Gingerbread Man

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Year 1 learning this term

Maths

Numbers to 20

Time

Writing

We will revisit story writing this term by innovating the story of ‘The Gingerbread Man’.
Later in the term, we will explore non-fiction writing, inspired by our class book ‘The Tiger Who
Came to Tea’.

PSHE

• The puzzle piece this term is ‘Celebrating Differences’. Children will be considering their similarities and differences to their peers and how this makes them unique.

DT

• This term we will be designing and making structures. We will learn effective joining techniques and think about how to make an appealing and stable structure.

Religious Education

• We will be looking at Christianity this term. We will explore the importance of Christmas and Advent. The big question we will be answering is ‘Why is Christmas important to Christians?’

History

We will be learning about Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes, exploring the significance of this event. The big question we will be answering this term is ‘Was Guy Fawkes a hero or a villain?’

Physical Education

• In PE this term, the children will enjoy developing a range of football skills. They will continue to enjoy dance, working towards building a routine with Miss Watts.

Music

• We will be learning about the music from a range of cultural and religious celebrations including Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwankzaa and Christmas.

Science

Our topic in science is ‘Animals including humans’. We will be learning about how to categorise animals and what animals need to survive.

Spellings

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