Year One

 Welcome to Year 1!

We have two classes, Octopus and Turtle. Octopus Class is taught by Mrs Bechley, with Mrs McLoughlin on a Thursday and Friday, and Turtle Class is taught by Mrs Young, with Mrs Smith on Wednesday. We are supported by our teaching assistants Mrs Williams, Miss Davies, Miss Palmer, Mrs Jarvis and Mrs Jordan.

We do lots of exciting learning in Year 1. This Summer term our topics are MINIBEASTS and then in term 6 'OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE!' In July we will be visiting Wembury beach and Marine Centre.

 We are going to Forest School on Thursday afternoons and our travelling bears are looking forward to coming home with you soon. We do PE ('Leap into Life') 3 times a week and we are learning to do a 'Big Write' every week. We are learning to read and write with Read Write Inc, follow the parents tab at the top to find out more.

We are always keen to have help in the classrooms and are happy to answer any questions you have, just come and talk to us!

Click below to see a summary of our learning for terms 5 and 6.

Minibeasts topic web

Seaside topic web

Here are some links to websites that we think you might like to use if you have a computer.

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/download/minibeast_pack.htm Ideas for outdoor minibeast hunts

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/minibeasts.htm Minibeast arts and crafts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/collections/p00j5jg4  Facts about life under the sea

http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/wembury-marine-centre/?gclid=CNmG6_3Kq7YCFRDKtAodt20Amw

http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/  Fun phonics games for early readers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/ Good literacy games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml Fun interactive games for 5-7 year olds

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm Good phonic games, start at phase 3

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html Good interactive numeracy and literacy games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/index.shtml Try Magic Pencil to see letter formation

http://www.keystageplus.co.uk/year1.html Info about the National Curriculum for Year 1 and targets in literacy and numeracy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J2Ddf_0Om8  A really useful video clip to remind you how to say the sounds to best help your child learn phonics.

We hope you like our photos, we will add more as often as we can, so keep looking.

If there is something you think you would find useful on this page, please let Mrs McLoughlin know and we will do our best to add it.