We have our school trip on Monday 14th October to Westonbirt. Children should wear school uniform on the top half but don’t need to on the bottom half – please send them in sensible long trousers to suit the weather conditions. We are asking for long trousers to reduce the risk of ticks (please see school comms for further information about this). Please also send your child in sensible footwear to suit a day in the woods. In addition they will need:
-a waterproof coat
-a packed lunch
-water bottle (we will take the school fruit as a snack for when we arrive so no additional fruit snack is needed)
Please just ask your child’s class teacher if there are any further questions.
Harvest Collection 2024
Please send in any Harvest donations (of dried eg rice, pasta, and canned foods eg soup, tinned meals, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel etc) to your class teacher by Wednesday 23rd October when we will be donating them to representatives from the Salvation Army to support their work with homeless and vulnerable people in Bristol.
Design and Technology – TOILET ROLLS NEEDED!
In Design and Technology this week we will be making tools to create firework art. PLEASE can you bring in some empty toilet roll tubes to support this.
Diary dates
Monday 14th October – Westonbirt Trip
Tuesday 15th October – Phonics learn-a-long KS1 – 9am in classrooms.
Thursday 17th October – Flu vaccines
Wednesday 23rd October – Harvest Festival – See information above for the food items we are collecting.
Thursday 24th October – Individual Photo Day
Friday 25th October – End of Term 1. Non uniform day. Contributions to FHIS.
Monday 4th November – INSET – School Closed to Children
Tuesday 5th November – First Day of Term 2 for children
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th November – Parents Evenings – More information and how to sign up will follow nearer the time.
English
Phonics
This week we will be continuing revision of Phase 4. In year 1 we start with a revision of sounds taught in Reception to ensure that children are secure in their decoding and blending skills before moving onto learning new sounds. This week we will be focusing on:
Writing
This week we will be writing a recount of our trip to the Arboretum.
Reading
We will be assessing the children’s sounds and common exception words this week.
Maths
Number fluency
Counting forwards and backwards from any number within 20.
Number recognition within 10 (and 20).
Number formation
Recognise numbers written as words.
To recall 1 more and 1 less within 10
Main learning
Use the language first, then and now to tell addition number stories.
Use the – and = symbols to form subtraction number sentences.
To pictorially solve subtraction problems.
Wider Curriculum
PE– SHINE
Class PE – Exploring moving and running at different speeds, having an awareness of space when moving around.
PSHE – We will be learning about how friendships can make us feel.
DT– We will be making tools to create firework art.
R+WV– Reading the story about the birth of Muhammad and why he is important for people who are Muslims. We will also be writing his name in Arabic.
Science – We will be continuing our learning about trees at Westonbirt and concentrating on identifying trees that are evergreen and deciduous.
Geography – Describing the features in my local environment and create a map of our classroom.