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Parrots - Foundation Stage 2 & Year 1

Our Teachers

Our Teaching Assistants

Mrs Scotney is our class teacher. She loves making our learning fun and exciting! We also have two special friends in our class called Mr Parrot and Rosie. They help us with our learning but can sometimes cause mischief in our classroom! Mrs Scotney loves singing and dancing with us during our wake and shake sessions (although her singing isn't that great!) Her favourite author is Julia Donaldson and she has LOTS of her books which she enjoys reading to us. Parrot Class is a Foundation 2/Year 1 class and we are all Superhero learners! We love a challenge and we always have a can do attitude. We always work as a team and help our friends when they need us. We enjoy our 'Rainbow Challenges' when we take charge of our own learning, deciding which challenges we want to complete first. 

Important Information about Parrot Class

P.E Days- All children have P.E onThursdays. Year 1 also have P.E on Fridays. Please make sure that your child is wearing their P.E kit to school and that any jackets/hoodies are labelled. If you have earrings please take them out or cover them with plasters and tie long hair up.

Labelling clothes- Please label all cardigans, jumpers, coats, hats etc with your child's name!

Homework- All children are expected to read 4 times per week. Reading rewards are also given at the end of each half term for children who have read 25 times or more over the half term. 

Year 1 children will be set homework activities on Education City on a Friday to be completed by the following Friday. 

 

Reading Books- Your child's reading book will be changed once a week on a Friday. Please make sure children bring their book to school each day. 

 

      

 

Our Learning this half term will be based around the theme of 'Once Upon a Time...'. 

 

    

                                   

 

 

Our special stories this term are- Dipal’s Diwali, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears and The Christmas Story. We will be reading and following instructions to help us make a diva lamp. We will be using 'Talk for Writing' to help us to retell the story of Goldilocks. The children will also learn to retell the Christmas story through role play. The children will take part in weekly mark making mornings to encourage a love of writing. They will also practise writing their name with a focus on correct letter formation. In our daily phonics sessions, we will learn the Phase 2 letter sounds and how to blend and segment these sounds in words.  

We will be taking a mastery approach to maths. Focusing on a number every two weeks to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of each number. We will be counting, recognising, forming and ordering these numbers. We will also be finding numbers that are one more/less and learning how to partition the numbers to help us to add and subtract them.

Our focus this half term is Materials. The children will be learning about the difference between an object and a material. They will be sorting materials based on their different properties. The Year 1 children will be working collaboratively to investigate which material will be strong enough to make a bridge for Goldilocks to cross safely. F2 children will investigate magnetism. 

          

 

In History  this half term, we shall be learning about changes over time. We will be focusing on Toys and Games. The Year 1 children will be having an immersive History Day at Mansfield Museum where they will get chance to explore some toys from the past. 

In Expressive Art and Design our outdoor role play area will be a based around the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, children will have the opportunity to use masks and props to retell the story. The Year 1 children will be working on their pencil skills to help them to draw portrait of Goldilocks in the style of Quentin Blake. The F2 children will be learning to use a range of fixing and joining skills. They will also use salt dough to create a Diva Lamp. All the children will create art work to celebrate Remembrance Day. 

 In Computing we will be learning how to use the iPads and Chromebooks.

During Music sessions, we will be following the Charanga Music scheme. We will listen and respond to different styles of music and explore and create (pulse, rhythm and pitch) using voices and instruments. We will also practise and perform our Christmas concert. 

In RE will be learning about Diwali and how it is celebrated. They will also learn about the Christmas Story and how different families celebrate Christmas.

 

 

This half term in PE/PD the Year 1 children will take part in Parachute Games and Dodgeball. 

The F2 children will be taking part in weekly P.E lessons focusing on spatial awareness and working as a team.

In class we enjoy our daily wake & shake, dough disco and Yoga sessions to help us to develop our balance, co-ordination, and core strength. The children also have access to a wide range of ourdoor equipment which they can access on a daily basis during free flow. 

 

Our Jigsaw topic is  is ‘Celebrating Differences’ We will also be taking part in Anti-bullying week. The children will also continue to learn about the Zones of Regulation and how we can manage our feelings in each of the zones. 

We will continue to take part in our daily yoga and Well-Being Wednesday sessions to help us to learn how we can look after our well-being and mental health. 

Our British Value focus is Respect. We will discuss how we have respect for children and adults at school and what having good manners look like.

 

 

 

 

Our Forest School sessions this half term are-

Monday 9th September

Monday 23rd September

Monday 25th November

 

Children need to come dressed in weather appropriate clothes that can get muddy. Please send children with wellies or old shoes in a named bag so that the can get changed into them before the session. 

Learning Activities

Click on the links below to have a go at some fun games that will help you with your learning.

Education City https://ec1.educationcity.com/

Phonics Play https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk

Phonics Bloom https://www.phonicsbloom.com/

Oxford Owl https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Numberblocks Activities https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

Numberblocks Episodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks

Alphablocks Activities https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks

Alphablocks Episodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01cz0p1/alphablocks

 

 

Have a look at the slideshows below to find out what fun learning activities we have been taking part in!

Harvest Song

Still image for this video

Life Education Tent- All about Me and my body!

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