Year 1 Silver Birch Class 2024- 2025
Year 1 Birch Class Key Information
Teacher: Miss Toni Bruce
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Steph Clarke and Mrs Carolyn Waude
PE day: Monday Afternoon
What’s happening in the Autumn term?
Our Autumn Projects
Click on the pictures for more information about the projects, useful documents and links.
What’s happening in the Spring term?
In the Spring Term, we will be starting a Geography topic called ‘Bright Lights, Big City’.
In Art and Design, our topic is called ‘Rain and Sunrays‘. This project teaches children about collagraph printing, including how to develop a motif to make single and repeated prints.
In science, we’ll learn about the seasons, seasonal changes and typical seasonal weather and events.
In Maths, we will be further developing our understanding by looking at the mathematical topics of Place Value (within 20), Addition and Subtraction (within 20), Place Value (within 50), Length and Height and Mass and Volume.
We will be continuing to prepare the children for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check during reading lessons.
What’s happening in the Summer term?
In the Summer Term, we will be focussing on a History driven project called ‘School Days’. Within this project, we will learn about the differences between schooling in the Victorian era and schooling today. We will learn about objects found in a Victorian classroom and how they were used.
We will continue our understanding of number through the topics: Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, Multiplication and Division and Numbers to 100. We will be furthering our understanding of other Mathematical concepts through ‘Halves and Quarters‘, ‘Position and Direction‘ and ‘Money and Time‘.
As the children continue to develop their reading skills during our daily RWI (ReadWriteInc) sessions, we will support them in completing the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check.
Reading
We love to read! We expect all children at Gamesley Primary School to read at least 5 times per week at home. The children in Year 1 will receive a reading book linked to their current RWI (ReadWriteInc) reading level. We ask that your child reads this book at least 3 times, before we change it for them at school. Books are changed on a Monday and a Thursday. If your child would like to access extra reading materials, they can access ‘take home’ books from our class library or the school ‘Book Swap Shop’. These books are designed to be read and enjoyed with a grown-up. Please feel free to read these books to your child – this is just as important as hearing them read to you!
Reading with your child
Sharing a book with a child is fun! It’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together – and it can also give children a flying start in life and help them become lifelong readers.
If you’re not feeling confident about reading aloud or sharing books, don’t worry – there’s no right or wrong way to enjoy a story together. But if you’d like some tips, here are a few pointers to help you out.
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/v2qLPV7R/isHI1UQI
Here are some of our favourite stories to share with a grown-up!
Remember to log in to Lexia at home, to support your reading skills… follow the link below!
What parents need to know about the Y1 Phonic Screening Check
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/RHpyYdLS/0YlEyijn
Class Trips
Thursday 10th October- Lyme Park
Autumn 2 (TBC)- Pantomime
Spring Term (TBC)- Manchester Bus Tour
Summer Term (TBC)- Portland Basin Museum
Maths
Please follow the links below, to support your Maths learning at home.
Numbots | Basic Number Skills (Addition and Subtraction focussed)
TT Rock Stars | Times Tables practise
Please let us know if you want a replacement/reminder of your child’s login details. 🙂
General Messages
Please remember to bring your water bottle to school each day :).
Our P.E day is Monday (1pm – 2pm). Your child’s P.E kit should consist of a black school P.E hoodie, a school P.E t-shirt (in your house colour), joggers, black leggings or shorts, trainers and spare socks if needed. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather; we aim to partake in as many outdoor P.E lessons as possible throughout the school year.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Year 1 team via ClassDojo.