Year 1 Barn Owls & Red Squirrels
Welcome to Year 1!
Your teachers are Miss Cheesman, Barn Owl Class teacher and Mr Bennett / Ms. Clarke, Red Squirrel Class teachers.
Your teaching assistants are Miss Gibbons and Miss. Qamar.
This page will provide you with key information on what we are learning as well as updates, photos and celebrations of our learning in school .
If you would like to discuss any aspect of your child’s learning or have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to send the class teachers a message using the boxes below!
Helpful links:
In order to take Accelerated Reader quizzes log-on here.
For useful information on how to support phonics at home using the Read Write Inc scheme click here.
Termly plans - Term 3
Class texts for Term 3: The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Egg Box Dragon
Homework
MyMaths is set on a Tuesday and will be due to be completed the following Monday. This is pre-learning for upcoming class learning.
Spellings are set on a Friday, there will be a pre-test on the Monday and final test on the Friday.
Phonics books are changed every Monday (phonics books should be re-read daily for the week to build expression and fluency).
Reading for pleasure books can be changed daily by the child but this is their responsibility.
Homework are to complete the re-call quizzes and tasks below to deepen learning and understanding. If children want to present their learning and understanding from the quiz in their red homework book they can but this is not expected.
Homework: Complete a different re-call quiz at home each week:
Science: Watch these videos then test your knowledge!
Habitats: Polar regions Take the polar region habitat quiz.
Habitats: Ocean Can you match the animals that live in the ocean?
Habitats: Woodland Can you match the animal from the woodland habitat to it's microhabitat?
Habitats: Rainforest Test your rainforest knowledge!
Habitats: Pond, coastal, urban and desert Can you place the animal in the correct habitat?
Now watch these videos to help you.
Categorising animals Can you place different animals into the correct group?
Carnivore or herbivore? Test your knowledge on the carnivore and herbivore quiz!
Religious Education
Nativity Story Recall How well do you know the Nativity story?
What is a Gospel? Recall of Monday 6th January's RE lesson (NEW!)
History
Label the diagram of Dartford now and then Dartford in the past. (NEW!)