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Slyne-With-Hest St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Listen, learn, love and laugh as part of God's family

Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

Our teachers are Mrs Jennings (Mon - Wed a.m.) and Mrs Kelsall (Wed p.m. - Fri)

We are helped by Mrs Hole and Mr Essa

Year 1 Curriculum Information

Year 1 Curriculum.pdf

Welcome to Year 1

Just a few pieces of information/reminders for you.

-Please can the children have their own named water bottles in school everyday. We no longer have access to a shared water fountain so it is important that they bring a fresh drink of water with them each morning. It is also important that they do bring just water and no juice. Unfortunately we do sometimes have spillages in the tray and in the past we have had problems with ants seeking the sticky juice!! We have also resumed our fruit delivery and so the children are given a piece of fruit during morning break. They no longer need to bring in any snacks.

-PE takes place on FRIDAY afternoons. We will be doing this outside as the hall is out of use. Please can the children come ready and dressed for PE every Friday, regardless of the weather. They need to wear black shorts, a white t-shirt, their school jumper/cardigan and trainers. They can also wear black/navy tracksuit/jogging bottoms in the cooler weather.

-Please could you also ensure that their school jumpers are named. It can get quite warm in the classroom and we regularly have jumpers dotted around the room! It is so much easier to give them back if they are named. Please check them regularly as their names can fade quite quickly.

-We are hearing the children read as often as we can in school and changing the books regularly. The children can bring them in to change on any day of the week but please bear with us if you don't get a new book straightaway. The books are being quarantined for 72 hours when they come back so we have less available than normal. Please continue to listen to your child read most days and also read to them and enjoy stories together.

-We appreciate how difficult it is to be able to speak to us face to face at the moment. Please remember you can jot down a quick message for us and pass it to the member of staff on gate duty in the morning or phone/email us. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Thank you so much for your continued support. Please don't hesitate to get in contact if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs Jennings and Mrs Kelsall

Well what a fabulous afternoon we have had! We thought we were going out to look at our festive nature area but we had a big surprise. FATHER CHRISTMAS was waiting for us! He gave us a sack full of presents and we were very excited to open them. Thanks for visiting us Santa!

Wow! What a busy half term we have all had! The children have completed their autumn homework brilliantly. I have been blown away by the fabulous art work, creations and fabulous photos you have sent in. Thank you for taking on the challenge and braving the weather to collect some fantastic evidence. We have enjoyed looking at all the photos in the classroom this afternoon.

Eva-Mae’s Science Homework.pdf

This week we have enjoyed exploring our 5 senses, with the help of Mr Potato Head. The children are able to describe some of the things they can see, hear, feel, smell and taste. They are also able to identify which body part helps them with each of the senses. We especially enjoyed examining and describing popcorn before, during and after it was popped! I think you can tell from the photos which sense the children enjoyed using the most!!

Marvellous Maths

Phonics fun! We played the Mr/Mrs game to practise our phase 3 sounds. Lots of fun was had having to meet, elbow tap and address each other with our new sound name!

The children are enjoying using the learning areas in the classroom. Lots of writing and reading happening too.

Today we went on a harvest hunt. We searched for harvest pictures in the nature area and enjoyed being outside in the autumn sun. We then thought about what we were thankful for this harvest time.

We started the morning today with a dough disco! We have our own, named pot of playdoh and we squeezed, nipped and patted it into different shapes. This is great to build up the muscles in our hands for writing.

Have a look at our lovely Year 1 classroom and some of the activities we have enjoyed over the first couple of weeks in school.

WE ARE CREATORS! In RE we had to create something out of paper, shapes, lego or playdoh. Look at all our fantastic work. Over the next few weeks we are going to learning all about God's amazing creation.

All information below relates to last years class (2019 - 2020). It gives you an overview of what the children enjoyed up to lockdown. This year, while following a similar curriculum overview, there will be changes to the content and delivery to meet the needs of the new group of children. Watch this space to see more information and in time see some pictures of the children at work.

Easter Gardens

You have been so busy designing, growing and building your Easter gardens at home. We have loved seeing your creative interpretations and you have remembered to include the important symbols of the Easter story and signs of new life. Don't forget on Easter Sunday to roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb, just like it did on the very first Easter Sunday. Well done everyone.

Signs of Spring

So many of you have found lots of signs of spring. I love seeing all the new life coming through in our wonderful world. What can you spot in these fabulous photographs and work that you have been sending in?