Brisbane (Year 1)

Class Teacher:
Mr Marchmont
 
Teaching Partner:
Mrs Jones

Autumn Term 2

Welcome back to Brisbane Class! We hope everyone enjoyed the half-term break and is ready for another exciting few weeks of learning. We have lots to look forward to as we head towards Christmas.

 

Early Morning Activities

Early Morning Activities take place from Monday to Thursday. During this time children will read individually to the teacher, practise their handwriting with the teaching partner and take part in independent learning activities which extend objectives covered in Maths, English and Topic lessons. Children will also be supported to change their own reading books.

 

English

English lessons take place daily from Monday to Thursday. The children will experience a range of reading and writing opportunities and will be encouraged to develop their speaking, listening and imagination alongside their writing.

 

This term, we will begin by exploring instructions, including how to plant a daffodil bulb. The children will continue developing their sentence writing, handwriting and phonics skills through a range of practical and creative activities.

 

Please continue to support your child by sharing their reading book regularly at home.

 

Phonics

Phonics takes place regularly throughout the week. We will build upon the phonics knowledge and skills that the children bring with them from Reception, helping them to become increasingly confident at recognising sounds, blending to read words and using their phonics knowledge when spelling and writing.

 

Regular reading at home makes a really valuable contribution to the children's progress. We would therefore like to thank parents and carers for supporting their child by sharing their reading book regularly at home and encouraging them to use their phonics skills when reading unfamiliar words.

 

Some useful phonics terminology:

Phoneme – the smallest unit of sound in a word.
Grapheme – a letter or group of letters representing a sound.
Digraph – two letters representing one sound.
Trigraph – three letters representing one sound.
Split digraph – two letters representing one sound, separated by another letter.

 

Maths

We will continue learning about addition and subtraction within 10, using practical resources to help develop our understanding. We will also be introducing regular Number Sense activities to build confidence and fluency with numbers.

 

Science

Our Science learning will explore seasonal changes, including observing the weather and noticing how our surroundings change during autumn and winter. 

 

History

Our new topic is History Detectives! The children will explore how homes, buildings and our local village of Sutton Veny have changed over time.

 

Design and Technology

The children will develop their designing, making and evaluating skills through practical activities.

 

Computing

In Computing this term, the children will continue to develop their confidence in navigating simple computer programs. They will learn to use technology carefully and purposefully as they become increasingly independent when using computers in school.

 

Religion and Worldviews

We will continue to explore different beliefs and ideas through stories, discussion and reflection.

 

PSHE

During PSHE, we will begin by establishing our class expectations and helping the children settle confidently into Year 1. We will then focus on Relationships, including learning about working together as a team and developing positive relationships with others.

 

PE

PE will take place on Mondays and Fridays. This term the children will develop their ball skills on Tuesdays and take part in Fitness on Thursdays.

 

Please ensure that longer hair is tied back and that jewellery is removed on PE days.

 

Music

The children will take part in voice tuition throughout the term, developing their confidence and enjoyment in using their voices musically.

 

Looking Ahead

We have an exciting half-term ahead, including opportunities for practical learning, special activities and preparations for Christmas.

 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We look forward to another enjoyable and busy half-term in Brisbane Class!