Support Staff -Mrs Cooper, Mrs Smith and Mrs Swallow

Term 3

We have another busy term again.  As the months get colder, please can you make sure that your child has a coat.  Could you also make sure that your child has their name on everything so that they are easy to find. 

Homework

Children will receive on a Friday weekly spellings 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 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please ensure children come to school in their Bitham Brook PE kit on these days. 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Dance

Friday- PE 

When the children have PE they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school, with their school jumper / cardigan over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper/cardigan).  Please note our PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts / leggings / tracksuit with daps or 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.

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 by Vivian French and The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

Year 1 learning this term

Maths

Addition and subtraction to 20

Beginning to look at 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 a recount of an event inspired by our second class book ‘Last Stop on Market Street’.

Phonics

Introduction of further phase 5 phonemes.
Working toward the phonics screening check in May. There will be a parent presentation in term 3 with more information on this.

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, the children will enjoy developing a range of skills. They will continue building upon the skills acquired in term 1 and develop their hand ball skills in netball.

Music

We will be learning about popular music with a focus on pitch patterns in the song Wild Man by Kate Bush.

Science

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

Spellings

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