Year 1: Ladybirds
Welcome to the Ladybirds!
Hello and welcome!
*Meet the Ladybird grown-ups*
The grown-ups in the Ladybird class are Mrs Kingston, Mrs Hul, Mrs Uzzell and Mrs Maksymiw. We love teaching the Ladybirds and we are so proud of their achievements!
If you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you!
*Our Christian Value for the term*
Our Christian Value this term is ‘Respect.’
Our value for this term is Respect. Being respectful is one of the key ingredients to being the best person you can be. “Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.”
Respect is also one of our school rules (Ready, Respectful and Safe) and is a value we hold dear in school. The children learn to recognise respect in others, while also showing respect themselves.
“Respect other people's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them.” Roy T. Bennett.
They also learn the importance of showing respect to our belongings and to our environment. The children are developing their understanding of how we can respect our beautiful world and what we can further do as a school, as a Plastic Free School.
When it comes to climate change, “be the change you wish to be in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi.
*Our Learning for this term*
Autumn Term 2 2025
A Starry Night!
English Through Talk for Writing, our focus story is ‘How to catch a Star’. We will become very familiar with the story through re-telling it orally and using a number of different writing styles to put our own spin on the story! We will also be developing our understanding of spelling, punctuation and grammar, the use of adjectives, verbs and imperative verbs. The children will be encouraged to write carefully composed sentences. Children are continuing to practice correct letter formation in their handwriting, ensuring that letters are the correct size and are all facing the correct way. We are continuing to look at the sizing of our letters, focusing on ascenders and descenders. Maths In Year One we follow a maths scheme called White Rose Maths. This term, we will cover: Addition and Subtraction and Shape. These units of work will further develop knowledge and skills in addition and subtraction. We will continue our learning of fact families looking at the eight facts. We will also name and identify both 3D and 2D shapes and learn about patterns with shapes. Each term the consolidation of pervious knowledge is also planned into the curriculum as needed for the individual class. Phonics information and reading As always, we place huge emphasis on the importance of regular reading practice both in and out of school. Every child will be allocated a Reading Practice group and will read three times with their group each week. Books will be changed each Monday. Please ensure that your child brings their reading practice book and reading record to school each day so that we can assess and record their progress appropriately. Hearing your child read at least 3x a week is very valuable in developing their reading skills and their love of reading! We cannot emphasise this enough!! As we start the school year we will begin the next step in our phonics journey. Our daily lessons will take the same format and build on the phonics teaching from Reception. This progresses quickly and so practising new sounds and spellings is vital. More information about our expectations for reading and spelling and how you can support your child at home will be sent home in a separate letter. Homework Challenges These can be handed in at any point up until half term and be done in any format – photos, videos, writing, drawings, or any other type of artwork. Please choose from the following:
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