Welcome to Beech Class

 

 

Our main focus this half-term will be History.

We will be looking at the history of flight and the impact of significant figures, including Amelia Earhart and The Wright Brothers. 

 

We will also be focussing on Science and Art this half term.

We will be:

• finding out about deciduous and evergreen trees
• learning about different types of trees, plants and flowers
• finding out about the life cycle of a plant

Click on the link to find out more:

                                                 Life cycle of a plant

 In Art this half term:

We will be 

• exploring with different tools and making marks
• describing art looking at texture and dark/light areas
• sketching with a pencil using lines to create patterns

 

 

 

Authors of the Month

Every month in Beech class we focus on books by a different author.  The aim is that they can recall these authors and some of their books that they have written when asked. This will hopefully instil a love of reading for the future.

This terms authors are: 

 

 Julia Donaldson and Eric Carle

 

 

ENGLISH

 

We will begin by looking at what makes a good sentence. By focussing on each element we will emphasise how important each part is. 

We will then move onto using books as a prompt to write for a purpose. 

We will describe the beautiful pictures in this book using labels and then moving onto simple sentences using more ambitious vocabulary. 

 

 

We are continuing to use Little Wandle Letters and Sounds in Year One.

Phonics continues to be taught daily in Beech class. This term we will be consolidating all Phase 3/4 phonemes that we have learnt already. Then we will move onto Phase 5. Children who still need support with Phases 3 and 4 will get daily input to make sure that nobody gets left behind.  

Every Friday you will receive a revision sheet which goes over the weeks sounds. It would be of great benefit to go over these sheets to make sure all sounds are fully understood. 

You can find out more about Little Wandle Letters and Sounds by clicking on the link 

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

 

 

     We will continue to access e-books on the Collins site/app. The new book that the children will have been reading during their reading sessions will be put into your online library on a Wednesday. When they read it to you, they should be reading it fluently and showcasing their skills of decoding, prosody and comprehension. 

We will also visit the library on Friday and bring a book to share with you and the family. This is a book that is for sharing together to encourage real pleasure for reading. 

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We will be covering all Autumn term content using the White Rose education programme, but also consolidating past skills too. 

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You can help at home by: 

 

• counting everyday objects to 10/20

• comparing numbers

• saying 1 more/1 less than a number 

 

• ordering numbers forwards and backwards to 10

 

• using a numberline

 

 

Any questions please ask us.

 

Keep in touch on Google Classroom. 

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