Support Staff -Mrs Cooper and Mrs Ennis

Happy New Year and welcome to Term 3 We are looking forward to a busy term ahead. As the weather becomes colder, please ensure that your child brings a coat to school every day. We would also appreciate it if all items of clothing and belongings are clearly named so that lost items can be easily returned.

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

Children will receive weekly spellings on a Wednesday that will link to the previous week’s learning in phonics. Please practice these at home.

Please continue to read at home daily. Children will receive a star for every day recorded in their yellow books

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. 

Oliver's Fruit Salad

Last Stop on Market Street

Year 1 learning this term

Maths

• Time
• Calculation strategies within 20
• Numbers to 50

Writing

• We will be focussing on non-fiction writing at the start of term and the children will write instructions inspired by our class book ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’.
• We will also be writing non chronological report on ‘My town - Westbury’ inspired by our second class book ‘Last Stop on Market Street’.

Phonics

• Introduction of further phase 5 phonemes and Common Exception Words
• Working toward the phonics screening check in Early June.

PSHE

• This terms puzzle piece is named ‘Dreams and Goals’. We will be learning about setting goals for the future and how we can overcome obstacles to achieve them

Art

• This term we will be looking at painting. Children will be exploring artwork from Mondrian and Maurice Sendak. Children will learn about the primary colours and how to paint block shapes

Religious Education

• • We will be exploring the creation story and thinking about what questions the story of creation make us ask and who made the world

Geography

This term we will be answering the big question ‘Why is our country called the United Kingdom?’ We will look at the four countries that make up the United Kingdom and their characteristics

Physical Education

In PE this term, we will be completing our gymnastics unit. The children will learn a series to balances, rolls and jumps and enjoy using some of our gymnastics equipment

Music

We will be learning about dynamics. The Children make links between music, sounds and environments and use percussion, vocal and body sounds to represent calm or stormy seas

Science

We will be learning to identify a variety of everyday materials and their properties.

Spellings

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