Welcome to Linnets Class!

Our teachers are Mrs Bridden and Mrs Roach, and we are supported brilliantly by Mrs Lannin and Mrs Knight every day.

Any of the teachers would be delighted to speak to you if you have any concerns, big or small. 

This term… 

Welcome to the first half of the autumn term.

In English, our texts will be ‘How do you feel?’ and ‘Oi Frog!’. We will be writing sentences about our feelings and ensure that they begin with capital letters, contain finger spaces between each word, and end with a full stop. We will also be exploring rhyme and we will create silly rhyming sentences.

Our unit of maths is all about place value within 10. We will be learning how to sort objects, count forwards and backwards from any given number, and compare numbers using less than/greater than/equal to symbols.

In science, we will be learning about seasonal changes and weather. We will be looking at the four seasons in depth and looking at the weather during each season.

Our first geography unit focusses on learning about human and physical features around Ivybridge. We will be going on a walk around our local area to observe these features.  

In PSHE our unit of learning is ‘Being Me’. This includes learning how to keep myself safe, understanding my rights and responsibilities, and thinking about how we care for others people’s feelings.

In RE, we will be learning about the Creation Story and identifying things that we think God may be proud of in our world.

During PE lessons, we will be following the ‘Real PE’ programme. This term we will be making sure we can follow instructions, practise instructions safely, and work on simple tasks independently. In gymnastics, we will be learning to make different shapes with our bodies on our own and with a partner.

In DT we will be learning about mechanisms and how to make our own. We will plan, make and evaluate our mechanisms.

Don't forget to regularly check our Class Dojo page to see what we get up to in Linnets Class! 

Phonics and Reading

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/ A link to our phonics scheme

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ Free ebooks for children.

For maths support: 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ (lots are tablet-friendly)

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/ (This is the maths scheme we use in class. There are activities you can download and videos to watch).