We had an amazing trip to the Arboretum last week. The weather was very kind. Thank you to all our volunteers who helped for the day. If you haven’t already, check out some of our photos on our previous blog page.
Reminder of Dates for Week 1, Term 2:
Term 2 Begins: Monday 31st October
Parents Evenings – Wednesday (2nd November) and Thursday (3rd November)
Noticeboard
This Wednesday – Individual Photographs and Visits to St Peters’ Church
(We are still waiting for our times to be confirmed).
Friday 21st October – Last Day of Term 1 – Non Uniform Day – Donation for FHIS
Harvest Festival Donations- Thank you to everyone who brought in donations of food. They will all be used and distributed amongst some of the most needy in our city.
- Belle and Sebastian – You should have now received an email about our Whole School Enrichment Project for the final week of Term 2. On Wednesday of this week, we will be visiting the Bristol Old Vic to watch a production of ‘Belle and Sebastian’. The company who are putting on the production have asked us to make you aware of an event taking place during half term connected with this story. Please follow the link here.
- You will find below a grid showing the sessions to be taught each week. They do not exactly follow days as each class has different sessions due to support and PE times being different but it allows you to see the week as a snapshot of sessions.
We will always aim to get outside, whatever the weather, as much as possible so children will really need a waterproof coat each day.
Here is a link to some information about our Maths and English Curriculum here at Henleaze. It is for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) and also about our evening next term where all subjects in our curriculum will be showcased.
Our English and Maths Curriculum in Key Stage 1
English
Assessment of Phase 3 and 4 Phonics: Assess reading of graphemes revised this term
Assess the blending of words containing these graphemes
Teach reading of words with the contractions- I’ll didn’t we’re he’d
Continue to practice Blending for reading – we’re there’s
Continue with segmenting for spelling – he’ll didn’t
Revise CEW taught this term
Writing dictated sentences using the above.
Vocabulary: adjective, phoneme, sounds, blend, letter name, word, sentence, full stop
Writing:
– Write about things that they found out about on our church visit.
-Word Level – Using phonemes and graphemes taught, draw and write adjectives and words about our fruit and veg from our harvest songs. E.g Fluffy Cauliflowers Red apples etc.
-Write sentences about the harvest fruit and vegetables and about the signs of Autumn explored last week using collected adjectives.
Handwriting: Correct formation of the CEW for spelling listed above through the use of our 4 formation families. Complete a dictated sentence.
- Handwriting and Spellings of the phonics and keywords listed above through formation and joining practice of digraphs and dictated sentence.
Reading:
- Read as part of a group. Look at front cover details and explore making predictions, using phonetic knowledge to decode unknown words and to extend vocabulary. Read aloud and look at increasing fluency and use discussion as a group to discuss comprehension.
In reading groups, continue to continue on phonic and CEW recognition gaps identified in assessments.
Whole Class. Whole class reading of texts, looking at comprehension and prosody.
Maths
Assessments of units taught in Term 1
Mental/ oral warm-ups:
Recall of addition facts within 10
Flashback 4
Learning Objectives:
To recall number bonds to 10
To work systematically to find all the number bonds to 10
Meaning: Commutative
Wider Curriculum
PE- SHINE Outside Session
Jasmine PE– LO: I can work on simple tasks by myself and I can improve my balance
Follow Jasmine Real PE lesson 5 which continues our Pirate adventure. Can children improve the time they were able to balance on one leg without wobbling from last week? Can they add the new skill of balancing on an uneven surface?
R+WV (Formally known as RE) – LO: I can recognise and discuss Christian symbols and objects found in a church
Using our trip to St Peter’s, discuss the special objects and symbols the children discovered on their trip. Can they remember what they mean and why these symbols and objects are important to Christians?
Computing – LO: I can access and explore the Purple Mash app independently using my login and passcode.
Science- Set up long term science investigation about how our bodies grow and complete end of unit assessments on our bodies.
PSHE – Assessment session for Being Me
Children to draw a picture of a classroom showing the correct learning behaviours and how they like to learn. Then we will use these to re-evaluate our learning charters and see if we need to add anything new.
Geography – As a class create a map of our walk to the church. Individually, create a map of their journey to school.
Bluebell Class – Louis
Cherry Class – François