Welcome Active Ants!

It's Mrs Espley here! I will be your teacher this year, we are going to have so much fun! 
We will be supported by Mrs Ostle or Mrs Bissell

We are in the Summer Term!

 Below you will find some of the fantastic learning we will be doing throughout this term.

Parents, please check Class Dojo to see what we are up to and to keep up to date with class updates.

Phonics
We follow the Essential Letters and Sounds Phonics Scheme.

This term we will be recapping what we have learnt so far before focusing on Phase 4. We are using work booklets to apply our phonics skills. We will be focusing on consonant blends for example st, fl, tr. These are single sounds which can be difficult to orally blend and segment. We will also be looking at compound words too. 

Writing

We are working hard to apply our phonics in our writing. We are learning to write simple sentences with the use of capital letters, full stops and finger spaces.  

Reading at home / home learning

Reading at home is so important for children that are learning to read. Just 5 minutes each day really will make such a difference to your child’s progress and confidence in reading. We will send home a reading book but will also use an E-Library to assign Phonics books.

Mathematics

This term we are going to be learning about subtraction. Later in the term we will learn about equal sharing too. We will continue to deepen our understanding of numbers to 20 and we are working hard on forming these correctly. 

We will deepen our understanding of shape and pattern through practical activities and will have lots of opportunities to apply these skills. 

Year 1 Transition

This term we will begin to transition our routine to include more adult led learning activities. We will still have lots of time to play and explore! 

Thank you for your support!