Spring Term – Totally Terrific Toys

Hello Tawny Owls!

Wow, what a fabulous Autumn term we have had! It has been wonderful to see how much progress you have all made so far in Year One - we are very proud of how hard-working you all are and how you all have a go at all our learning challenges. 

Over the next term we will be learning through our topic of Totally Terrific Toys. We will be learning about the history of toys and how they have changed over the years, including how the materials used have changed. We will explore materials through our Science learning. We also have our in-school experience from the Oxford Museum Service at the end of January. 

Staffing will continue as with the last term:

Mrs Pearce will be with us on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Mrs Sansom will be with us on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Miss B will support our learning at different times throughout the week.

Mrs Quartermain will support our learning on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

On Thursdays we will have PE with Mr Pearce in the morning, please come into school wearing your PE kit. Please continue to bring a change of shoes for after PE. 

We hope you all have the most wonderful Christmas break and we look forward to welcoming you back in the new year! 

See you soon!

Mrs Pearce, Mrs Sansom, Miss B and Mrs Quartermain

During the Spring term we will be continuing to look at alternative pronunciations for graphemes, as well as spotting known digraphs in psuedo words. These are the words that follow our sound patterns but are made up nonsense words. We will also continue to consolidate our learning and apply it to both our reading and writing.

• Staffing -  This term, Mrs Pearce will teach Tuesdays-Fridays.  Mrs Sansom will teach Mondays. Mrs Quartermain will support our learning on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Mrs Sansom will support our learning on Thursdays and Fridays. Miss B will support our learning each day.
• Each morning the children need to arrive at school between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. The blue gate will open at 8:45 am and close at 9:00 am. 
• Home time is at 3:30 pm and the children will walk round to the gate at the top of the playground where they will be dismissed by a member of staff.
• The children will need to bring in a named water bottle each day.
• PE this term will take place on Thursday mornings with Mr Pearce. 
  • Children will need to come into school wearing their PE kit. Please make sure that all of your children's items are NAMED so they can easily be recognised. We all know how unpredictable the British weather can be and the children will be doing PE both inside and outside, so send them in with layers and a waterproof. The children will need to be wearing the following items:
    • A plain white PE top
    • Navy or black bottoms. These could include:
      • shorts
      • joggers
      • leggings 
    • A plain blue or black PE jumper
    • A pair of trainers 
• Reading Books - each Friday the children will bring home a Monster Phonics book, plus another book of their choice. The children will read the Monster Phonics book during our Guided Reading sessions before bringing it home to share with you. Please continue to sign the reading diaries each time you read at home. The reading diaries should be in school every day. The children have a zipped plastic wallet to keep their diary and reading books in. This must be with the books each day. 
• Homework - this term, this will include both the children's reading books (particualarly the Monster Phonics books) and Numbots. Please ensure your children are accessing both of these.