Maple
Year 1
Mrs Julian & Mrs Laye
Mrs Aripin
Welcome to the Maple class page! Here you will find lots of information about what we are doing this term as well as information about our routines, PE days and our weekly 'Star of the Week'! Firstly, let me give you some information about ourselves:
Teacher Bio
Mrs Julian
Hello
I’m Mrs Julian and I will be your Year 1 teacher. I will be teaching in Maple on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I have been teaching in Early Years and Year 1 for over 10 years and I’m really looking forward to the year ahead. I love reading and promoting a love for reading for pleasure. I will be leading phonics and I’m looking forward to supporting your children on their reading journey.
I live with my husband and two children. My daughter is 3 years old and my son is 1. We love to share stories, books, play with favourite toys together and go on days out to farms, forests and Legoland!
Mrs Laye
Hello again! I am so excited to be in Year 1 with you this year, I will be teaching in Maple on Thursdays & Fridays. Over the summer holidays, I got married so I have a new name! My husband, our 2 boys and our dog love to go on holidays in our campervan. I like swimming, the sunshine and spending time with my friends. I can't wait for all the learning we will do this year - it's going to be great!
Meet the Teacher
Please come to one of our Meet the Teacher meetings on Wednesday 13th September at either 3.30pm or 4.15pm. We will be talking about what to expect in the year to come. We will upload the PPT here after the meeting for anyone who cannot make it.
Class Routines
School gates open at 8:40 and the day finishes at 3:10. Our main classroom door for the start and end of the school day is Maple Class, located by the gate near EYFS.
Our regular PE lessons are as follows:
Indoor PE - Monday
Outdoor PE - Wednesday
On these days, children should come to school wearing their PE kit.
We will change reading books on a Monday and Thursday. However, please bring your child's reading book and diary in every day, as they will read 3 x a week with an adult during Reading sessions. Reading books will be changed when an adult has signed in your child's reading record.
Summer 1 Current Learning
Planet Earth
Who does Planet Earth belong to?
In Year One we have moved to a continuous provision approach which may look similar to our Reception classroom. In our topic this term we will be learning about our world by exploring each of the continents and learning the oceans that surround them.
Phonics: We follow the Little Wandle Phonics Programme where by every child learns 4 new sounds a week. If any children struggle within their phonics learning we may support them with additional 'Keep Up' activities. There are many games and websites that you can use, for example phonics play which is a free resource. We encourage the children to put sound buttons on their words to ensure they slow down and spot the diagraphs/ trigraphs. This term will see Year One children take the statutory Phonics Screening Check.
Art: During this half term we will be looking at a range of work from different artists, bringing together all the knowledge we have learnt about colours, shading and mixing.
English: We will be continuing to develop the children’s independence to write a simple sentence with capital letters, finger spaces and punctuation. We will be encouraging stamina for the children to write a few sentences to compose a familiar narrative.
Maths: We will be looking at multiplication and division, through counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, adding equal groups and doubling and sharing equally.
We will also be looking at fractions through halving and quartering shapes and numbers.
Geography: The children will be learning to name the continents of the world (Asia, Africa, North & South America, Antarctica, Europe & Oceania) and the Oceans which surround them (Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic & Indian). We will be exploring maps of the world and globes and looking at where different animals & foods come from.
History: We will be looking at Sir David Attenborough and his incredible life. We will be sharing some clips from his famous TV documentaries when looking at animals and where they are from.
PE: The children will be focusing on their jumping skills during indoor PE. In Outdoor PE the children will begin looking at different athletic sports and simple team games.
PSHE: We will be thinking about our health & wellbeing. We will be looking at how our body is affected by exercise and how we can maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Star of the Week
Our star of the week this week is:
Tyler
For always trying his BEST! Keep it up :)
Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words
Recommended Websites:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button - quickfire number games to help children learn basic number facts
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/ - Number games to reinforce the concept of place value
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-collection/zbr4scw - Fun songs with actions to teach many learning concepts in English, Maths and other subjects. This is my new favourite resource!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-english/z67ncqt - Loads of story telling, poetry and punctuation short films to watch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-maths/zhng7nb - Useful Maths short films to watch. Fractions and telling the time would be particularly good ones to try.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/addition-and-subtraction - Games from any of the Maths categories will really help your child practise skills they have learnt at school.
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html - great game for learning common exception words.
https://www.everyschool.co.uk/i.c.t.-key-stage-1-navigation-skills.html - this is a great website with some typing games
Homework
Our expectations for homework are as follows:
Reading: Reading aloud with an adult progressing to more independent reading as often as possible.
Spellings: Children should be able to spell all words on the Statutory Word Lists for year 1.
Project: Each half term, children are expected to complete a project that is linked to their current topic.