Login


Class 1

Mrs Lisa Howes

Class Teacher

Monday, Thursday, Friday

Miss Rhiannon Wright

Class Teacher

Miss Natalie Walters

Teaching Assistant

Miss Donna St.Vall

Teaching Assistant

WELCOME TO CLASS 1

Welcome to Class 1, we are a mixed Reception and Year 1 class. We encourage and foster a love of learning by creating stimulating environments and planning exciting activities. We aim to inspire and encourage children to become responsible and independent learners. We listen to the children in Class 1, about what they would like to learn, therefore the children have real ownership of their learning. 
 
Key timings: 
PE - Wednesday afternoon- please ensure your child's PE kit is in school and clearly labelled. 
Year 1 children- please come into school dressed in your PE kit every Wednesday. 
A Year 1 and Reception home-work grid will be sent home at the start of the term and available on Tapestry. 
Year 1 spellings will be issued on Monday, practised daily every morning and quizzed every Friday.
 
For the Reception children in Class 1, we follow the Statutory Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This document is laid out in the Development Matters. The links below will take you directly to both documents, which are provided here for you to read.
 
We hope that you find the information useful on our class page, but please come and see a member of the Class 1 team if you have any questions or queries. 

Welcome back! We hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas break.

 

Our KRP (Knowledge Rich Project) – Land Ahoy

Yo ho, yo ho, it’s a sailor’s life for me. Get ready to take to the high seas and set sail in search of treasure! This half term, we’ll navigate, investigate and explore the world, just like Captain Cook. We will investigate how boats float and we’ll design and make model ships using a variety of materials. We’ll study the local artist Carloyn Saxby and create art inspired by her work. Exploring stories of pirates will inspire us to make pirate flags and treasure maps. We’ll even find out how to talk and sing like a pirate!

Reminders  

  •         PE afternoon is Wednesday – please ensure your child comes to school dressed in their PE kit and please make sure it is clearly labelled.
  •         Please can water bottles be clearly labelled and brought to school every day.
  •         Please label all clothing clearly.
  •         The homework grid will be sent out but will also be available on Tapestry. Please upload any homework onto Tapestry.
  •         Please read daily at home and record it in your child’s reading record.

Reception Children

Literacy  

We will continue with our RWInc programme. In our literacy sessions, we will use the Talk for Writing approach to explore ‘Pirate Pete’ and ‘Rainbow Fish’. We will use a story map and actions to retell the text and write our own simple narratives. We will begin to write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Handwriting  

In addition to our Read, Write Inc Programme, we will be exploring the foundations for fine and gross motor skills to develop our writing skills. In our handwriting sessions, we will practise writing the long-legged giraffe letters: l, i, t, u, j, y.

Mathematics   

This term we will be investigating numbers within 8, making pairs and combining two groups to find how many altogether. We will also explore measurement and use key vocabulary to describe length, height, mass and capacity. 

Creating with Materials   

This term, we will create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills. We will choose and explore appropriate tools for simple practical tasks. We will select appropriate materials when constructing and making and share our creations, explaining the process we have used.

Being imaginative and Expressive   

We will use our ideas, interests and experiences to develop storylines in our pretend play. We will sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs. In our music sessions we will sing a song, practise making up new lyrics and play a steady beat on percussion instruments.

Understanding the World  

This term we will explore and investigate the question ‘why do boats float?’ We will use this knowledge to help us design and make boats using a variety of materials. 

People and Communities   

This term we will learn about coastline features of the United Kingdom and explore the significant individual Captain James Cook. We will find out about religious stories and explore the similarities and differences between different people’s special stories.

Physical Development  

This half term, we will explore groovy gymnastics. We will learn different gymnastic actions and shapes and practise linking them together with flow. During the next half term, our focus is brilliant ball skills. We will practise basic sending and receiving techniques and apply these skills during game-based activities. 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development  
Our SCARF themes this term are Keeping Myself Safe and Rights and Responsibilities.  We will talk about how to keep our bodies healthy and safe. We will explore age-appropriate ways to stay safe online and name adults in our lives and those in our community who can help keep us safe.

 

Year 1 children:

English and SPaG

We will be continuing with our Read, Write Inc Programme. In English, we will use the talk for writing approach to explore ‘Pirate Pete’ and ‘Rainbow Fish.’ We will write our own stories, instructions and create our own information leaflets. In our SPaG sessions we will use ‘and, to join ideas within a sentence and begin to use other punctuation such as exclamation and question marks.

Handwriting
We are focusing on the correct letter formation to encourage children to be able to write fluently. This term we will be writing words with zz, qu and ch. We will also practise writing capital letters and the numbers 0-9.

Maths

In Mathematics we are focusing on: Place Value and Addition and Subtraction within 20.

Science

This term the children will learn about the uses of everyday materials and how materials' properties make them suitable or unsuitable for specific purposes. We’ll investigate how boats float and use this knowledge to help us design and make model ships using a variety of materials. 

Art and Design & Design Technology
During Spring 1, we will take part in a project that teaches children about making and strengthening structures, including different ways of joining materials. In Spring 2, we will explore the local artist Carlyon Saxby and create art inspired by her projects.

Music

This term, we will experiment with sounds to create aquarium-inspired music and perform a movement piece to recorded music.

History and Geography

During the first half term, we will find out about the significant individual Captain James Cook. In Spring 2, we will study the Geographical coastline features of the United Kingdom.

Computing

This term we will understand and create algorithms (steps or rules as instructions) to program bee-bots. During Spring 2, the children will be introduced to animation. We will use programming blocks to use, modify, and create programs.

RE

This half term, we are focusing on GOD: What do Christians believe God is Like? In Spring 2, we will explore the question ‘Who is Jewish and how do they live?’ We will also explore why Easter is important to Christians.

PE
This half term, we will explore groovy gymnastics. We will learn different gymnastic actions and shapes and practise linking them together with flow. During the next half term, our focus is brilliant ball skills. We will practise basic sending and receiving techniques and apply these skills during game-based activities. 

 PSHE

Our SCARF themes this term are Keeping Myself Safe and Rights and Respect. 

Help your child prepare for their project:

Please take a look at the homework grid and choose some of the tasks to complete at home together. Any additional activities you do at home with your child, will support their learning in school.  

 

TAPESTRY
 
At Mawgan-in-Pydar School, we use a system called Tapesty, an online system to record and share your child’s learning and fun throughout the foundation year.  You can download the application on your smart phone and tablet or use the computer and we will email you when a new page is added to your child’s learning journey, which you can view and comment on.
 
We love hearing about the stories and wonderful things you do at home, so please make your own observations and add your photos and videos. This is helpful for us in Class 1 to see the learning continue at home, so many thanks in advance.

Click on the Tapestry logo below to access the website and log in. 

PHONICS
 
At Mawgan-in-Pydar School, we follow the systematic approach to phonics called Read, Write Inc. This is the way that your child will learn how to read and write.
 
It starts with learning bouncy and stretchy sounds that will build up the ability to break down words into sounds to read and blend them back together to spell. We have special actions that we add with the sounds to make learning enjoyable. 
 
It is always helpful to practice what we are learning at school, but if you feel you are a little unsure on how to pronounce the sounds here is a clip from the RWInc site which will help you.

Below are the Year 1 spelling lists and an overview of the spelling rules/sounds to be taught for each wordlist. At Mawgan-in-Pydar, we follow the 'Shakespeare and More' spelling scheme. The spelling overview explains how this scheme works.

In line with the National Curriculum, these spellings will be taught through daily activities and investigations. There are lots of fun ways to practise these words, to help children remember the spelling sounds and rules. As an additional learning task, please practise these spellings at home. Please note, any additional learning you do at home will support your child’s learning at school.

Our class toy is Elmer the elephant. Each Friday, he will be taken home by a different child in the class. Please take Elmer on your adventures over the weekend and record what you do. It would be great if you could add pictures/videos and a write up onto Tapestry so your child can share their weekend news with the rest of the class. This activity helps develop children’s speaking and listening skills.

In our Early Years classroom at Mawgan-In-Pydar, we are using a play-based toolkit to assess and support effective language skills. As children develop speaking and listening skills, they are building a strong and stable foundation for literacy and learning.
 
Please take a look at the Wellcomm site for more information and videos.

Please can you hear your child read every day and share books on a regular basis to enhance their learning. We ask that you write in your child's reading record every time they read. It is an effective form of communication. From your notes we will be able to help and advise, as well as celebrate your child's reading achievements. 

Mawgan-in-Pydar Primary School
School website design by eSchools. Content provided by Mawgan-in-Pydar Primary School. All rights reserved. 2024