Welcome to Ash Class

We are a class of 26 wonderful, bright and curious children, and together we are Ash Class. Our class teacher is Miss Plant, and we are very lucky to also have help from Mrs Bridgett and Miss Forshaw. 

This half term our topic is “Me and My Community” We will be learning about this through our History and art. The children will explore their community, looking at the terms 'past and present' and what kind of things have changed over time. 

This half term, there will be no vehicle text as the focus will be entirely on grammar with children explicitly learning grammatical skills to support their writing. 

In Maths, we will be focussing on Place Value within 10.  We will use lots of practical resources and objects to help us understand our learning.

In Science, we will be focussing on the unit 'Materials', specifically focussing on investigating different types of materials and whether a material is absorbent. 

Please see the curriculum overview for the Autumn Term (under the curriculum tab) for a learning over view for each subject.

Phonics

In Phonics, we will start by revisiting our CVC, CCVC, CVCC words, Adding suffix -ing, -ed, -er, -est, CCVCC words, CCCVC words. We will then move on to introducing alternative graphemes. Phonics is a vital part of Year 1 learning, as it helps children to build strong foundations in reading and writing. By developing their ability to recognise sounds and link them to letters, children become more confident readers and can begin to spell with greater accuracy. This will support them not only in English but across all areas of the curriculum.

Helping at home

Reading: Please read regularly at home with your child and our school expectation is to read a minimum of 4 times weekly. Allow your children to listen to you read as well you listening to them.

Maths: Our focus is to develop fluency and confidence with numbers. This will include: Numbers bonds to 10 and 20, addition and subtraction using mental strategies, understanding Place Value. Numbots is a great interactive way to build on your child's fluency. 

Spelling: The children will be sent home every Friday with a list of spellings to practise in preparation for the weekly spelling test the following Friday. The weekly spellings will consolidation the sounds introduced in the phonics sessions. 

PE

PE will be every Wednesday afternoon, so the children must ensure they have their PE kit in school which is labelled.   

Getting in touch 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me via class dojo or my email is: wplant@smallwood.cheshire.sch.uk