Woodthorpe Church of England Primary School
Learning & Growing Together To Be The Best We Can Be
Welcome to Class 1
Mrs Walsh and Miss Lonergan
In our class we have Reception and Year 1 Children. Our learning journey is as exciting and memorable as possible, following the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage One Curriculum. Each day, we do Phonics (following Read, Write Inc), Mathematics and English and in the afternoons, we teach all other subjects- usually 2 in an afternoon. Our Year 1 children work closely with the Year 1 children in Class 2 and follow the same Key Stage One Curriculum as them. We have such a fun, busy school day and put the children at the heart of our learning, with plenty of opportunities for learning through play.
We will share daily and weekly updates of learning, through photos, video and other captured moments on Class Dojo. You can also contact us via this app.
Please see the different curriculums below for EYFS and Year 1.
Curriculums
In the Early Years (EYFS) at Woodthorpe, we plan our curriculum based around the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. This describes the seven areas of learning and development which “must be implemented through planned, purposeful play.” The framework describes three characteristics of effective teaching and learning;
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Playing and Exploring
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Active Learning
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Thinking Critically
These principles provide the bedrock to our curriculum planning. The Early Years Foundation framework is split into two key areas of learning: the prime areas and the specific areas.
Year 1- Please click on the link below to access Programmes of Study by Subject for the Key Stage 1 curriculum. In class 1, the Year 1's will follow the Year 1 curriculum as well as accessing continuous provision to enhance learning.
National curriculum - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Our EYFS Topics and learning for the year-
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Autumn Term 1 Let's Explore
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Autumn Term 2 Marvellous Machines
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Spring Term 1 Long Ago
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Spring Term 2 Ready, Steady, Grow
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Summer Term 1 Animal Safari
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Summer Term 2 On the Beach
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This project teaches children about the environments that they share with others, including their homes, school and places in the local community. Key Texts: Owl Babies- Martin Waddell Lost and Found- Oliver Jeffers The leaf man- Lois Ehlert We're Going on a Bear Hunt- Michael Rosen Whatever Next- Jill Murphy
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This interest-led project teaches children about the technology that is part of their daily lives and how machines help us. The project gives children the opportunity to build and create marvellous machines. Key Texts: Stick Man- Julia Donaldson Goldilocks and the Three Bears Rosie Revere Engineer You can’t call an elephant in an emergency? Patricia Cleveland Peck Trip writing and Christmas letters- Emergency services museum Christmas Story
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This project teaches children about how they have grown and changed since they were babies and how life in the past was different from today. Key Texts: Jack and the Beanstalk The Smartest Giant in town- Julia Donaldson The Tiger who came to Tea by Judith Kerr Coming to England- Floella Benjamin Cinderella Little Red Riding Hood
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This project teaches children about food and farming and explores themes, including where food comes from, what plants and animals need to grow and survive and what constitutes a healthy lifestyle. Key Texts: The extraordinary Gardener by Sam Boughton Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Brown The enormous turnip Olivers vegetables by Vivian French The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle
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This project teaches children about the animals that live around the world, how to look after animals and the importance of caring for our local and global environments. Key Texts: Little Red and the Very Hungry Lions- Alex T Smith The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell A first book of animals by Nicola Davies
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This project teaches children about the plants and animals that live at the seaside. It also explores holidays in the past and the importance of keeping safe in the Sun. Key Texts: Clem and Crab by Fiona Lumbers Somebody swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts The Sea saw by Tom Percival Come away from the water, Shirley- John Burningham Up and down by Oliver Jeffers
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Useful Documents and links
(please always check the website before a child uses it)
Throughout KS1 children will be exposed to a wide variety of fiction/non-fiction books, poems and rhymes. Have a look at some of the books/stories and poems we listen to and learn all about on our Core Book List.
By the end of Year 2, the children will need to know all of the Year 1 and 2 Statutory Spellings. You can support them with spelling and phonics using the following websites:
- Oxford Owl Read Write Inc. guide for parents https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
Every child in Class 1 also has an Oxford Owl login in the front of their reading diaries where you can practice the books we are reading in phonics with them. - Free games on Spelling Frame https://spellingframe.co.uk/
- Free games on Top Marks https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/words-and-spelling
- During the first Spring term, each class in EYFS will also be given their own unique Numbots username and password to access a Maths app, which is the first stage in number and Times Table knowledge.
Other useful websites that could be useful to learn at home with your child could include:
- BBC Bitesize - useful for all areas of the curriculum https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
- Top Marks Maths Games https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2 (Particularly useful as children need to know number bonds to 10, 20, 100 and by Year 2 the 2, 3, 5 and 10x table.
ALWAYS check the website before your child uses it.
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https://www.booksfortopics.com/ - brilliant ideas for books your child could read.
While every attempt has been made to ensure the suggested websites are child-friendly and safe, please tell a member of staff if you have any e-safety concerns regarding these suggestions.