St James' Church of England Primary School

  Mrs Thomas, Mrs Bashir and Mrs Cooper

would like to welcome you to Class 1!

 Here is the Year 1 Class Room

Our topic this half term is...        Once upon a time

We will be reading traditional stories. Hear are some of the books we will be reading;

We will be drawing pictures from the stories using different types of pencils. We will be writing labels and sentences using our phonics. 

Homework

Listen to the story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Science

We are learning about different animals, grouping animals together that are similar, naming parts of animal bodies. We will also learn about the foods animals eat.

Animal groups 

fish		Fish live in water. have scales. they have fins. they have gills to breath under water. they lay eggs.
amphibians		start life in the water. lay eggs. have wet slimy skin
birds		have feathers. have a beak. have wings. lay eggs.
reptiles		Live on land. have scales. Lay eggs.
mammals		Have hair on their body. they give birth to young. they make milk for their babies.

Phonics

In year 1 we follow Read, Write Inc to learn letters and their sounds. We have phonics every day.

REFLECTION TIME

During the school day, there are dedicated times where we collectively stop, think and reflect. Children are invited to join in with these prayers.

Lunchtime Prayer

Thankyou for the world so sweet,

thank you for the food we eat,

thank you for the birds that sing,

thank you god for everything

Amen

 End of day prayer

Thank you Lord for this nice day,
Bless our work, our friends, our play,
Amen

 Our classroom and playground have prayer spaces that children may visit too.