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
Mrs Bunce-Mace
Teaching Assistant
Mr Griffin
Teaching Assistant
Summer 2
English
This term, we will be starting our story 'My Gumpy's Motor Car'.
The children will learn the story using key language and actions.
The children will learn to change certain parts of the text such as characters, settings.
The children will write their own version of the story.
Non-fiction:
Recount - based on our train ride and beach trip.
Our reading and phonics is taught through our daily Little Wandle sessions. The children will be heard read three times a week and will develop their skills of Decoding, Prosody and Comprehension. Reading books will be changed every Monday. We encourage all children to read their books at home every day to support these skills.
A weekly phonics and spelling overview sheet will be uploaded to Dojo every Monday. These are to inform parents of the phonics being covered that week and for children to practice certain spellings at home if they wish to do so.
Your child can also choose and change their love of reading library book throughout the week once they have finished it.
Maths
Our Maths learning this term will focus on:
Multiplication and Division
Focusing on 2s, 5s and 10s, doubling, arrays, grouping and sharing.
Fractions
To recognise ½ and ¼
Position and Direction
Using left, right, forwards & backwards, ordinal numbers
Place value (within 100)
Numbers 50-10, Partitioning tens and ones, 1 more/1 less, comparing numbers.
Money
Recognising and counting coins
Time
Days, months, years, hrs, mins, secs, O’clock, half past
Our PE days will be on a Tuesday and Friday.
This half term will focus on:
Games for Understanding
Pupils will develop their understanding of attack and defence techniques in a game situation.
Team Building
The children will focus on the importance of trust and communication to work as a team in order to solve problems and complete challenges.
Class organisation
The children will have a main lesson input as a whole class and then complete their independent work with an adult in a small, focused groups. They are able to access activities within the classroom at their tables if they are not working with an adult or outside, which will further their understanding of topics.
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