Welcome to Magnolia class

Our teachers are Mrs Parker (Monday, Tuesday) and Mrs Eastham (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) and our teaching assistant is Mrs Clarke. Mrs Houghton works in our class every Monday for the last part of the afternoon and first thing on Wednesday morning. Mrs Rodden will look after us at lunch time.

We are looking forward to our Autumn term in Year 1. We will be learning about...

Maths - We start our day with maths and follow the Red Rose Maths Scheme. Our units for this term include Place Value, length and mass, addition and subtraction and shape. After half term we will be working on sequencing, fractions, capacity, money and time. We will also have our Mastering Number session each morning where we practise our number skills to be quick and flexible in our thinking!

Phonics - We will be continuing our phonics scheme, Little Wandle, and we will have daily phonics sessions using this scheme. For the first few weeks we are recapping the harder sounds we learnt in Reception, where two or three letters make one sound like ‘ai’ or ‘ear’, then we will start on Phase 5. We will continue to practise reading and spelling our tricky words every day.

English - We start the year sharing a story with a familiar setting ‘NoBot The Robot With No Bottom!’. Then we will read a variety of stories and non-fiction texts to learn more about Autumn. This will include the lovely story ‘Tidy’ by Emily Gravett. Later on in the term, we will focus on the theme of ‘Pets’ and focus on the story ‘Six Dinner Sid’. We will finish the term by starting to learn how to write instructions.

Science - In Year 1, we will be learning about the human body – our body parts and senses. We will also learn more about the seasons as we enter into Autumn and venture to the local quarry to observe the natural changes in our local area.

Geography - In the first half term, we will be learning all about weather.

History - After the half term break, we will be learning about Florence Nightingale and her impact on nursing.

Religion: We will be learning about the story of Creation and discussing how we can help to look after our world. We will also be celebrating our Harvest Festival.

Music - We will be learning about the pulse, rhythm and pitch in a variety of music.

PSHE - We will start the half term discussing our class rules and getting to know our new friends and teachers.

PE - Our PE days are Wednesdays and Fridays. The children can come to school dressed in their PE kits on these days and wear Velcro trainers. They will leave their pumps in school to change into when doing PE in the hall. Please choose shorts or jogging bottoms to suit the ever-changing British weather!

Things your child needs to bring to school every day:

• Water bottle
• Fresh fruit snack (please label the tub or bag if bringing one)
• Reading wallet
• A waterproof coat

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to us.