Mrs Stoke’s Year 1 Class
Mrs Stokes’ Year 1 Class
On this web page you can find out about all the exciting things taking place in Year 1!
Teacher: Mrs Stokes
Email: jstokes@victoriousacademies.org
Twitter: @Year1Discovery
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Wood
Please follow the link here to our meet the teacher presentation.
Term: Summer 1
Our Learning this term:
Maths: Counting in 2,5,10 – This term we will spot number patterns as we count in multiples of 2,5,and 10.
Fractions – This term we will begin to identify halves, quarters and wholes of shapes and learning how to transfer this knowledge into our position and direction unit where we will make whole, half and quarter turns.
Time- We will begin to tell the time to the hour, half hour and quarter past the hour practically and by drawing missing hands on clocks.
English: In English, we will be looking at the story Queen’s Hat and writing our own version of it by adding our own super adjectives and onomatopoeias. We will then move on to writing a letter of invitation to the Queen to invite her to our royal tea party at the end of the half term.
Science: What plants and trees grow in our local area? We will be learning about a famous botanist called Joseph Hooker who discovered new flowers and plants many years ago. We will name the parts of plants and grow our own sunflowers too. We will watch their growth over time and make comparisons and measurements. We will identify plants and trees in the local area on a walk to forest school. We will discover the difference between deciduous trees and evergreens too.
History: How did Queen Victoria differ from Queen Elizabeth II?
In History we will compare the two Queens looking first at the role of a monarch and studying artefacts that belonged to them and then using roleplay to re-enact a coronation. We will research facts and plot the main events of their lives on a timeline.
DT: What kind of tea would be fit for a king in 2024?
This half term we will start by researching and evaluating cakes and biscuits, comparing textures, colours and tastes. This knowledge of existing products will help us to design our own. We will make our own biscuit to serve at a tea party for the King.
Computing: Can I make a robot move and plan a route for it to follow?
This half term, we will be learning the basics of programming a robot, we will learn what an algorithm is and use this to plan a journey for the bee-bot.
Music: What songs can we sing to help us through the day?
We will be listening and responding to different pieces of music and expressing how it makes us feel through dance and composition. We will focusing on the pulse, rhythm, tempo and using our voices as well as the glockenspiels to perform.
RE: Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?
As part of Religious Education, our focus will be looking at Islam and their beliefs as to why certain places and objects are sacred to Muslims.
PSHE: This half-term, our focus will be on Aiming High. We will look at our talents and the talents of others and consider strategies to help us achieve our goals.
General Class Information
Reading: Each week, the children read a range of texts through their learning. They also take part in whole class or small group Reading sessions where their decoding and comprehension skills are developed with a different reading skill being focused on each day.
Home reading is to practice and consolidate their fluency, expression and comprehension. Children still being taught phonics will take two books home – 1 decodable book and 1 reading for pleasure book and be assigned a Collins ebook based on the book they have read in school that week. The decodable book is for the children to practice their fluency and expression as well as to show their understanding through questioning. The reading for pleasure book is for the children to share with an adult and to promote a love of reading. If they are past being taught phonics they will be sent home 1 colour banded book to practise decoding and comprehension as well as 1 reading for pleasure book. Please let us know how your child has got on with their reading books using the reading record. We would like you to write a comment each time you hear your child read.
The children will also be listened to at least once every two weeks on a 1-1 basis with their teacher or teaching assistant. The class teacher or teaching assistant will change your child’s book on the day they are listened to read. We will not change a home reading book unless there is a comment in the reading record. If we do not have a comment or a book is not returned for two weeks Mrs Collins, our English curriculum leader, will contact you.
One child per half term will be nominated for being the Reading Hero for their class based on their commitment to home reading. The child will be chosen based on the evidence seen in their reading record and in class. If your child is chosen to be the class Reading Hero they will be given a prize and a certificate and acknowledged in Friday’s good work celebration assembly.
Homework:
- Read at home at least 3 times
- Go on TTRockstars twice for 10 min
- Go on Lexia twice for 10 min
- Complete Maths or English homework
PE:
PE is two times a week on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Your child will participate in a dance lesson and sports/gymnastics lesson every week. It is normally expected for children to have a full PE kit kept in school at all times.
Children should not be wearing any jewellery including earrings for PE. If your child does wear earrings, please could you ensure they are taken out before school on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday please.
Snack: Snack is to be a piece of fruit or a cereal bar. No chocolate, crisps or sweets are allowed