Year 1 - Elm

Welcome to Year 1 - Elm

Our teacher is Mrs Turner and our teaching assistants are Mrs Zaman, Mrs Nawaz and Mrs Racz.
There are 28 children in our class – 17 boys and 11 girls

Class Codes

• Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
• Respect everyone and everything.
• Be a good listener and try your best.
• Be proud to be in the Victoria team.
• Show good manners.

British Values

As part of our British Values in Year 1, we will be learning about democracy by encouraging the children to make decisions together.  One of the ways we will be doing this is by holding class votes. Over the year we will hold class votes to select our School Council representatives, Sports Council representatives and Behaviour Ambassadors for each half term.

Showing mutual respect and tolerance of one another are part of the values underpinned in Year 1. We understand how important it is to respect and value the feelings and views of others and celebrate ways in which we are different and the same. Our topic 'Ourselves' will help us to learn more about this, as well as taking pride in who we are and ways in which we treat others. Children will be encouraged as part of their self confidence and self awareness to feel confident to express their needs and opinions.

In Year 1, children are taught the importance of having rules and routines in place within the school and classroom. We use our rules to help us make good choices and think about our actions, keeping our school a safe and happy place! Each week our Behaviour Ambassador will choose a child from the class to be awarded for their good behaviour! 

Job Roles in 1 Elm

Behaviour Ambassador - Faatiha (Spring i)

SMARTbots - M.Ayaan and Pria

School Council - Hadi and Amelia

Sports Council - Ayaans and Arooj

ECO Warrior - Levente

Termly Overview

Our topics enable us to develop and apply knowledge and skills in different areas of the curriculum, such as history, geography and art.  These lessons take place during the afternoon.  We do link our topic work with our English learning through stories, poems and drama.  Where possible, we go on educational visits or invite visitors in, so that we develop our learning and understanding more.

Reading Books

Children will have an individual reading and library book to take home weekly. Please read with your child on a daily basis and don’t forget to write a comment so that we can see that they have read. When they have read 25 books at home, they are awarded the bronze Reading Olympic certificate in assembly. The next challenge is to read 50 books for the silver award and then 100 books for the gold award.

Targets

Every half-term we have targets for maths. Here are our targets for Autumn ii half-term;

   Maths

• I can read, write and order any number up to 10.
• I can know my number bonds to 5
• I can know my numbers bonds to 10.
• I can know my number bonds to 20.

Reading Corner and Author of the Term

We enjoy reading in our book corner.

Our author this term is Nick Butterworth. We will be finding out facts about him and reading some of his stories.

Design Technology: Mechanisms

We made two different mechanisms: a lever and a slider. Then we designed and made a Christmas card using a sliding mechanism.

English Learning

Instructions: How to make jam sandwiches.

Puss in Boots Panto!

Year 1 enjoyed the Pantomime at Edgehill School, especially Shrek and Fiona. 

Here are some phonics games you can play at home!

http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/InteractiveResources.htm

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html

http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurEggs_phonics/

http://www.tescoliving.com/family-and-kids/kids-zone/learn/2014/july/free-fun-phonics-games

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/

http://www.mrthorne.com/

http://supersimplelearning.com/abcs/games/

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/7451/free-educational-apps-for-kids