Support Staff - Mrs King, Mrs Cooper, Mrs West, Mrs Smith and Mrs Swallow

Term 5

Although we are heading into the summer months, 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. When the weather is warmer, please ensure your child brings a sunhat to school. On hot days, children should come to school wearing sun cream.

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 Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure children come to school in their Bitham Brook PE kit on these days. 

Monday- Dance

Wednesday- PE

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. 

Arlo, the Lion who couldn't sleep, by Catherine Rayner.

Year 1 learning this term

Maths

Volume

Multiplication and division

Fractions

Writing

We will be focussing on non-fiction writing at the start of term and the children will write a biography inspired by the life of Floella Benjamin.

We will also be writing a postcard to one of our characters from the book ‘Arlo, the lion who couldn’t sleep.’

Reading

During reading we will be working our way through our class books ‘Coming to England’ and ‘Arlo, the lion who couldn’t sleep’. We will continue to focus on key comprehension skills such as retrieval, prediction and inference to deepen our understanding of the text.

PSHE

We will be learning how to be a good friend to others and how to solve friendship problems when they occur.

Art

This term we will be looking at 3D art and sculptures.  The children will learn to use clay alongside other recycled materials to create their own sculptures inspired by The Enchanted Owl by Kenojuak Ashevak.

Religious Education

We will be looking at Judaism this term and the special holiday of Shabbat. The big question we will be answering this term ‘is Shabbat important to Jewish children?’

Geography

We will be focusing on the geography of our planet, looking at continents, compass directions and weather around the world.

Physical Education

In PE this term, the children will enjoy developing a range of skills based upon athletics in preparation for Sports Day in Term 6.

Science

We will be revisiting our knowledge on ‘Animals including humans’. We will be linking this to famous scientists such as David Attenborough.

Spellings

Previous Class Newsletters