Welcome to Year 1!

Welcome to our Year One class page.  I am Miss Collins and I am so happy to be teaching the Year 1 class at St Oswald's!  We are an enthusiastic class of learners who love exploring and finding out new things.  We are currently finding out all about Australia.  Our class is supported by Mrs Lee.  Please check this page to find out all about our learning and what you can do to help your children at home.

Our Learning

This term we are learning all about Australia.  We have used atlases and globes to learn about the continents and to find out where Australia is in the world.  We have located the cities of Canberra and Sydney and we know that Canberra is the capital of Australia.  In English, our lead text is 'Wombat Goes Walkabout' by Michael Morpurgo.  

In science we are learning all about animals, including Australian animals.  We are learning how to sort and classify them in different groups. We are continuing to observe the effects of seasonal change in the world around us.

Meet Barry Bear!

Barry Bear is the newest member of our class and goes home with a different child each day.  If you are responsible for looking after Barry Bear, he MUST go to bed as soon as it gets dark!  This will help the children to understand how the length of the day changes across the seasons.  We have already had some lovely diary entries from the children and we love hearing about all the exciting things Barry has got up to!  

Reading

The children are learning to read through our daily phonics sessions.  They then practice their skills three times a week during reading practice times.  They will read the same book to an adult over the three sessions, each time with a different focus (decoding, expression and comprehension).  The reading books are always closely matched to the children's secure phonic knowledge.  

The children are also sent home with additional books at the same level to read at home.  Please practise the book three times with your child before sending it in to be changed.  It is so important, for their future well being and success, that the children read and are read to on a daily basis so please, please make time at home for this!

Maths

In maths, we are now learning about numbers to 20.  We have been counting these numbers by grouping objects into a ten first.  We are developing our skills in reading, writing, comparing and ordering these numbers.

PE

Our PE days are on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  We are currently developing our skills in games and dance.  Please could you ensure that the children have their full PE kit in school on these days.

Have fun trying out some of our favourite online games.

I have added our favourite games, but these websites contain lots of other great interactive games and activities too.