Miss Angliss is your class teacher.
We have Learning Support Assistants -
Miss McDonnell (mornings)
Miss Kaiser
(Monday/Tuesday afternoons),
and Mrs Rodriguez
(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday afternoons).
Welcome to our class page which outlines what we will be learning this half term, as well as showing you all the fun we are having in year 1.
The Virtues and Values for this half term are faith-filled and hopeful.
Pupils in a Catholic school are growing to be faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.
Our class saint
is
St. Andrew
Year 1's class saint is St. Andrew. He is the patron saint of Scotland. As a class we constantly think about how we can be kind to others and spread God's love the way that he did.
During Year 1 we will focus on these prayers. Please support your child to pray these at home.
Thank you for all your support.
Miss Angliss
We are very proud to be a part of the Building the Kingdom programme, the aim of which is to embed distinctive Catholic Curriculum design for the transformation of society. As said on their website, ‘through the National School of Formation, a dynamic and challenging approach to teaching and learning in a Catholic School has been developed. This initiative calls for the contextualising of all learning within the beliefs and values of the Gospel and the Catholic tradition, aspiring to reach the highest possible levels of learning. We call it Building the Kingdom…’
Through Building the Kingdom, we explore the big questions of purpose and meaning that arise throughout the Liturgical year, and then create lessons and events which engage students with the skills needed to be agents for a Spirit fuelled transformation of society.
You will find this terms plan for Building the Kingdom at the bottom of the page.
Through our curriculum work this term we will be focusing on
Catholic Social Teaching - Creation and Stewardship
We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. Care for the earth is a requirement of the Catholic faith. We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God's creation.
British Value: Mutual respect and tolerance
Put simply, this means we all don't have to share the same beliefs and values. Respecting the values, ideas, and beliefs of others whilst not imposing our own is central to a civilised and progressive society. Mutual respect can also be defined as the proper regard for the dignity of a person or position.
RE
This half term we are learning about Lent, Forgiveness and onto Holy Week.
Spring 2 Curriculum Overview
Our Wonderful World.
Is it okay to cut down trees?
SCIENCE
Our science topic is Plants, year 1 will learn how to identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants. We will also learn how to identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants and trees.
Our learning so far...
Spellings
Year 1 are learning how to use their growing phonics knowledge to spell words. Please could you support your child to practise this weekly spellings list which will be sent home in their yellow book.
Friendly reminders
* A named water bottle every day.
* ALL their belongings have been labelled with their names - coats, jumpers/cardigans and ties.
We are encouraging your child to take more
responsibility and become independent this term .
*Reading books and reading record book needs to be in school every day.
*PE will be on Tuesday and Wednesday
Please ensure you send your child in their PE kit and trainers.
Reading
Home reading is vital as it helps your child practise their reading as it develops fluency and expression.
Please read with your child at least 3 times a week and record it in their diary. A reminder that children who read regularly 3 times each week will earn a gold star.
Your child's phonic teacher, as well as Miss Angliss, will be checking and changing reading books every week.
We love seeing your home-learning...this term you have a choice of what you can do and we would love to see as many as possible! Everyone that completes a piece of home-learning will receive a certificate and a chance for Mrs Clarke to show it off in Assembly.
Click on the link for this half-term's home learning projects.
Bring to school before Friday 15th March 2024
English and Maths homework books are given out on a Friday and need to be returned by the following Thursday with the dated pages in both books completed. Only complete the dated page.
Weekly Spellings will be sent home for children to learn and then will practise in school on the following Monday. Please ensure these books are sent to school on Mondays.
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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