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.

This half term our topic is “Fire! Fire! Linking with The Great Fire of London.” We will be learning about this through our continuous provision, history and D&T. The children will explore their historical skills, understanding why the fire started and finding out information about Samuel Pepys. 

In English, we are following Grammarsaurus and will continue learning about punctuation and grammar and why they are important in our writing. We will practise these skills during our lessons and in our continuous provision activities.

In Maths, we will be focussing on Place Value (within 50). We will use lots of practical resources and objects to help us understand our learning.

In Science, we will be focussing on the unit 'Spring and Summer Changes' and specifically focussing on their observation skills and recording data.

Please look at the Summer Term curriculum overview (under the curriculum tab) to see what we will be learning in each subject.

Phonics

In Phonics, we will still be focussing on alternative graphemes, plus recognising graphemes e.g. split digraphs in words. 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. 

Forest School   

Our Forest School sessions will be every other week starting week commencing 13th April . The children must ensure they come to school in the appropriate clothing dependent on the weather. 

PE

PE will be every Monday morning, 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, my email is: wplant@smallwood.cheshire.sch.uk