Elm class is a Key Stage 1 class with children from year 1.  The class teacher is Mr Holland and the teaching assistant is Mrs Naylor.

Summer 1

We will be starting our English learning this term by exploring the exciting book ‘George and the Dragon’. We will be creating poems and our own narratives based on the origin story of the dragon!

In Maths, we will be looking at grouping and sharing, finding a half and a quarter of an amount then finally exploring position and direction.  

In Science we will be learning about plants and trees, focussing on what is growing in our local area. We will also be measuring the growth of our sunflowers planted in March.

In Geography we will be learning about the continents of the world, including their human and physical features, and how to use a compass to show direction. 

In our PSHE and PATHS lessons, we will continue to explore and discuss different comfortable and uncomfortable feelings. We will also be teaching our RSE lessons this term, exploring how our bodies change as we grow and naming parts of the body. 

In ICT, the children will be practising their general computer skills - how to login to their Chromebooks, how to navigate around the Desktop and to improve their Internet searching and typing skills. In DT, we will be exploring the design and construction of playground equipment. In Music, we will be learning about the music of Australia.

Our P.E days will be Tuesdays (indoor) and Wednesdays (outdoor). Please ensure P.E kits are labelled to avoid missing items. This should include a plain t-shirt in house colours where possible, trainers and shorts (as it is getting warmer). Thank you!

You can expect a weekly update e-mail from the Year 1 team on a Friday. If you have any questions, please do get in touch via the office e-mail or on the playground. 

Frog Life Cycle

Elm class have been able to collect some of the frog spawn from our school pond.  Luckily, the frog spawn was ready just at the same time that we finished our Guided Reading book 'Tad' about a tadpole that grows into a froglet and then a fully-grown frog.  We will be posting regular pictures about how the frogspawn is transforming into hungry tadpoles then slimy frogs.