Thank you to those that were able to attend our ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions last week.
Class Teachers
Daffodil Class: Mrs Hibbard (Mon-Wed) and Miss Quinn (Wed PM-Fri)
Cherry Class: Miss Ross
daffodil@henleaze-inf.bristol.sch.uk
cherry@henleaze-inf.bristol.sch.uk
Diary dates
Wednesday 4th September – First Day of Term 1
Monday 23rd September – Year 1 WOW Day – To launch our new topic ‘Beegu and Me’ children are invited to dress in clothes showing what they might want to be when they are older or just clothes that they feel special or comfortable in. We will be looking at ourselves and what makes us special.
Friday 4th October – Inset day– School closed to children
Monday 14th October – Westonbirt Trip – watch out for an email requesting payment. We are also looking for parent helpers for the trip – please let class teachers know if you are available and we will get back to you to confirm this asap.
Tuesday 15th October – Phonics learn-a-long KS1 – 9am in classrooms.
Friday 25th October – End of Term 1. Non uniform day. Contributions to FHIS.
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:
Handwriting focus
Our whole school begins a new handwriting scheme this year: Unlocking Letters and Sounds Handwriting. This term we are looking at number formation mastery. This week we will be writing 2 and 3. As part of our revision of common exception words, we will also be practicing writing these words informally throughout the week: me, we, be, he
Writing
This week we will be writing a simple sentence about the ELLI characters. We will be focusing on capital letters and full stops. WE will also be thinking of Curious Cat questions and how to create a question.
Reading
All children have now received a book based on their end of Reception assessments. We will continue reading one to one with children throughout the week and changing books. Please ensure books are brought in daily.
Maths
Number fluency
Counting forwards and backwards from any number within 20.
Number recognition within 10 (and 20).
Number formation
Physical counting out so many claps/jumps/stamps
Main learning
This week we will be starting our Place Value within 10 unit.
To recognise numerals to 10
To count out objects accurately using 1:1 correspondence to 10 (and 20).
To represent numbers to 10 in different ways, using objects and pictorial representations.
To read numbers as words
Wider Curriculum
PE– SHINE Outside Session – Team Games
Class PE – Fundamental Movement Skills: Footwork Patterns and One Leg Balance
PSHE – We will be learning about how all families look different and how we can respect those differences.
Art – We will be continuing with ELLI art work for our school display, with a focus on line and form.
R+WV– We begin our Religion and World Views learning. We will be thinking about who and what are special to me.
Computing – We will be recapping how to log in to Purple Mash and will be creating an avatar for our profiles. We will also be discussing why we have an avatar and the importance of keeping our log in details private. Log in cards for Purple Mash will be being sent home in log books in case you no longer have these. Purple Mash is what we use for our computing lessons in school. However, you are welcome to use the log ins at home also if you wish to explore. There are a variety of games that support the children’s learning across the curriculum.
Science – We will be thinking about the 4 seasons and discussing some of the ways we can tell which season it is.
