Diamond Class

We would like to welcome the children back after their summer break.
We are looking forward to beginning an exciting year together in Year 1! 

We have a busy term ahead and lots to look forward to! 

We will be celebrating harvest festival and are looking forward to our class assembly  later this term.

There are a lot of new routines that your child will be getting used to over the next few weeks. Please help them by ensuring that they have the correct equipment on the right day and ensure all items of uniform are labelled.

It is really important that you read with your child every day and that this is recorded  in their purple reading record books – this helps to track their progress effectively.

Starting the week commencing 18th September the children will be bringing home spellings to learn each Monday, please encourage your child to complete the practice sheet and return it to school the following Monday.

In addition, each week the children have a word of the week to learn to read and spell.  Please help your child with this i.e. practicing writing the word, spotting the word in their reading book and in other books you may read together.  

Our history topic this term will be Nurturing Nurses. We will be learning all about the  life and work of three famous nurses – Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. 

As part of our learning we are hoping to have a real nurse talk to the children about their job and how they look after their patients. 

Our Geography topic this term will be Our School. We will be learning about where our school is situated within the local area, looking at aerial photographs and creating aerial plans of our school site. 

In Science we will be learning about animals including humans.
We may need your help to collect resources so please keep an eye on Class Dojo for messages about this.

Please speak to us at the classroom door or send us a message on Class Dojo if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support
Miss Baker and Mrs Chapman

To view our story time videos please click below

Our Geography topic will focus on Stotfold.  We will be going on an interesting walk around the town and will be looking at key landmarks such as the shops, the church and the park.  We will also view all the road signs.  We will be thinking about the features of the town and ideas for improvement over the next few weeks.

After half term we will be starting our History topic on the Great Fire of London.  The children will learn all about how the fire started, why it spread so quickly and how London was rebuilt following the Great Fire. We will also be re-creating our own Great Fire.

In Science, our topic this term is materials and the children will be learning to identify and describe the properties of a range of different materials. There are curriculum links with DT where the children will be designing, making, testing and evaluating a waterproof hat.

As you know every Thursday the children will be bringing home spellings to learn, please encourage them to complete the practice sheet and return to school the following Thursday as it really has a positive impact on the children remembering and retaining their spellings. In addition, please help your child to read and spell the word of the week.  Perhaps look for this word in the books that you read together, spell it out using playdough, draw it in some sand or a tray of rice?

Please come and see us if you have any questions.

Class Assembly planned for Wednesday 1st March