Class 1 - Mrs Fahy
Welcome to Class 1
I am Mrs Fahy and I work in Class 1 on with Mrs McNichol, who is in the class all day Monday and a Tuesday afternoons. We are supported by our teaching assistant most mornings and some afternoons.
In Class 1 we love to learn and follow the 'Lowdham Learner' values that help us to 'Shine like Stars' in all we do.
Phonics and Reading
Phonics is a key focus of Year 1. We do a daily phonics session using Phonics Bug which is based upon the Letters and Sounds scheme. We use our phonics to help us read in guided reading groups each Monday and we take home three books at a time.
- A decodable phonics phase book, linked to the phonemes each child knows, which pupils should be able to read independently and encourages confidence with reading.
- A sharing book that is at the appropriate level for the pupils ability but may have the occasional word that they need help with. These books help develop an awareness of additional vocabulary.
- A borrow book from the class fiction and non-fiction books that the pupil can read or have read to them. These books are very popular with children and encourage a love of reading and widening interests.
Much of our learning in Class 1 is cross curricular and each topic is supported by engaging displays, exciting activities and enhanced provisions linked to English and our foundation subjects. Our topics for the year are as follows:
Autumn 1 - Here and There
English: Texts relating to African countries (Handa's Surprise, Gugu's House, One Plastic Bag, Mama Panya's Pancakes)
Maths: Place Value within 10, Addition and Subtraction
Science: Materials and an investigation into most waterproof material, Seasonal Changes - Autumn
RE: Understanding Christianity - God
Computing: Twinkl - Word Processing
Online Safety: Copyright and Ownership and Self Image and Identity
PE: Gymnastics and Fitness
PSHE: Get HeartSmart! and RSHE
Geography: Human and physical features of Lowdham in UK compared to The King's Village in Ghana, Trip - village fieldwork identifying human and physical features
History: What was Lowdham main street like in the past?
Art: Making clay traditional rural Ghanaian homes, paper weaving in style of Kente cloth
Music: Composition - sound trails, using and naming tuned and untuned instruments
Autumn 2 - Festivals
English: Texts (Autumn poems, Can't You Sleep Little Bear, William Booth)
Maths: Addition and Subtraction, Shape
Science: Seasonal Changes, Winter
RE: Celebrations and Festivals, Incarnation
Computing: Purple Mash - Lego Builders
Online Safety: Online Relationships, Privacy and Security
PE: Dance (Journey of the Magi) and Fitness
PSHE: Don't Forget to Let Love in
History: Guy Fawkes, William Booth, Goose Fair, Trip to William Booth museum and birth place
Art: Light and Dark pictures, Firework pictures, Finger painting seasons trees, Finger painting artist Iris Scott,
DT: Mechanisms - moving pictures, winter scene
Music: Performance - Christmas Nativity
Spring 1 - Let's Play
English: Texts (Dogger, Lost in the Toy Museum, Traction Man)
Maths: Place Value within 20, Addition and Subtraction
Science: Investigation
RE: Myself and Caring for Others
Computing: Purple Mash - Animated story books about toys
Online Safety: Online Bullying
PE: Games - Tennis and Fitness
PSHE: Too much selfie isn't healthy
History: Toys from the past, Trip to Newstead Abbey - Out of the Toybox!
DT: Textiles - Design and make a toy sock puppet
Spring 2 - Animals
English: Texts (Dangerous, The Enormous Crocodile, Animal Information Books, Alan's Big Scary Teeth)
Maths: Place Value within 50, Length and Height, Mass and Volume
Science: Animals Including Humans, Seasonal Changes - Spring, Animal Visitors - animal experience
RE: Celebrations and Festivals - Easter, Understanding Christianity Salvation
Computing: Espresso - Coding 1 Part 1
Online Safety: Health, Wellbeing and Lifestyle
PE: Dance - Jungle Animals and Fitness
PSHE: Don't hold on to what's wrong!
Geography: Where do animals live?
Art: Drawing -- lines ands patterns, Eric Carle - Animal Collage
Summer 1 - Green Fingers
English: Texts (Jack and the Beanstalk, Jim and the Beanstalk)
Maths: Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Position and Direction
Science: Plants
RE: Gospel Unit
Computing: Purple Mash - Spreadsheets
Online Safety: Online Reputation
PE: Games - Rounders and Orienteering
PSHE: Fake is a mistake!
Art: Observational Drawings - flowers, Painting - Andy Warhol flowers
Music - Charanga - Hey You, Glockenspiels
Summer 2 - The Seaside
English: Texts (Lighthouse Keeper Stories)
Maths: Place Value witin 100, Money, Time
Science: Seasonal Changes - Summer
RE: Symbols, Trip to St Mary's Church
Computing: Purple Mash - Technology outside school, Espresso Coding 1 Part 2
Online Safety: Managing Online Information
PE: Athletics and Orienteering
Geography: Human and physical features of the seaside, making maps
History: What was the seaside like in the past?
PSHE: No way through isn't true!
DT: Structures - Making Boats
Music - Charanga - Hey You, Glockenspiels
Useful Links
Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games
Mathletics
Purple Mash
https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/home
