Class 1 / Dosbarth 1

Croeso i Dosbarth Un

Welcome to Year One

Miss Irwin & Miss Hamer
Mrs Smith - Mrs Iqbal

Please make sure you arrive at school on time everyday.

School starts at 8.55am and finishes at 3:00pm

Snac

Snack

This is an 8 week half term. Please pay £8 to the Year 1 staff at your earliest convenience.

If you would like to pay up until the Christmas break, the second half of the term is 7 weeks, totalling £15.

Cinio

Dinner

Please ensure packed lunches are healthy. No crisps, chocolate or fizzy drinks please!

If your child is having school dinners, please ensure this has been ordered via ParentPay the day before. You can order weekly if you prefer.

Language, Literacy and

Communication

We are continuing to focus on phonics in order to improve our reading and writing skills.

We will be using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces to create sentences. We will be looking at writing picture captions to explain and name our art creations.

Mathematics & Numeracy

We are now teaching maths using the Singapore maths approach. This will continue to support the children in their basic skills with a heavy focus on problem solving and reasoning. If you would like any further information, please ask!

Through our Inquiry we will be looking at shape and pattern.

Inquiry Based Learning

This term our inquiry will be looking into art and artists. We will be exploring using a range of colour and techniques.

We will be working towards creating our own art gallery in school displaying self portraits we will be creating.

Museum Trip - Wednesday 18th September. Adults welcome to attend.

Important days:

Homework is set every Thursday and is due in the following Tuesday.

Reading books are sent out on Fridays and should be returned on Mondays.

PE is on a Wednesday and Friday.
On PE days please wear uniform to school and bring a PE kit in your bag. We suggest t-shirt, joggers/leggings, a jumper and sport shoes.