Nansledan School

Newton Class Y1

WELCOME TO NEWTON CLASS

Our class is a team - we are discoverers, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!

We have two classes of Y1 pupils and Newton Class is one of them.

We are part of the Discoverers Stage, working closely with the rest of Year One and Year Two across Key Stage 1. All of the Year One adults work closely together and know the children in both Newton and Fleming classes well. We also encourage the children to play, work and learn together across the two Y1 classes.

Our class is named after Sir Isaac Newton, the famous mathematician and physicist and recognised to be one of the greatest scientific discoverers of all time.

Mrs Keill

Class Teacher

I am Mrs Keill and I am the class teacher in Newton class.

I am looking forward to working with Mrs Oswick and Mrs Reskelly. We will work closely together; we are lucky to have such a great year 1 team. We have so many fun learning activities and experiences planned for this year.

Here are a few facts about me:

Favourite colour: Pink

Favourite animal: Dogs – I have a very naughty Miniature Schnauzer called Pippi.

Favourite beach: Porth beach

Favourite book: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren– my dog Pippi is named after her!

Favourite food: Street food, it is always so delicious.

Interesting fact about me: I was born and grew up in Germany, as I am a military child. My dad is Dutch and I spent most of my childhood in Holland. I love everything about Holland, it is a wonderful, welcoming country.

Mrs Luscombe

Teaching Assistant

Miss Mann

Teaching Assistant

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Miss Pound

Teaching Assistant

Thursday, Friday

Topic Overview Aut 1.pdf

In Year 1, a healthy morning snack of fruit or vegetables is provided to every child daily.

English

This term, we will be consolidating our accuracy of letter formation and use of phonics through caption and sentence writing based upon our traditional tales. We will start to implement capital letters and full stops in our writing.

Reading

We teach reading through Little Wandle. We continue to develop our reading skills, including decoding, prosody and comprehension and the children will read with an adult at least three times a week. We encourage a love of reading through engaging in a range of different book types and genres. We need your support with this and ask you to read 5 times a week and record this in your child's reading record. This will support the celebration of reading through our 'Reading Rockets'.

Please ensure your child's book and reading record are in school every day. Books are changed every Monday.

Maths

In maths, we continue to develop our understanding of Place Value, addition and subtraction from 0-20 and shape.

Our P.E. days are Wednesday and Friday. Please can your child wear their kits to school on these days.

Home activities

These activities will include weekly Little Wandle 'Tricky words' alongside termly Maths KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts).

'A showcase of our learning in Newton class'.