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🌳 Welcome to Oak Class – Year 1 🌳

Teacher: Mrs Ramsey
Teaching Assistant: Miss Markham

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👋 A Warm Welcome from Oak Class!

Welcome to Oak Class! We are a fun, friendly, and enthusiastic group of Year 1 learners who love to explore the world around us. Our classroom is a safe, supportive space where every child is encouraged to try their best, be kind, and enjoy their learning journey.

 

🗓 Weekly Reminders

• PE is every Monday – Please ensure your child comes to school with full PE kit, including suitable footwear.

• Spelling lists and homework menus are sent home at the start of each half term

• Book bags should be brought to school daily, with planners and reading books inside.
  Our school target is 4+ reads at home each week – thank you for your support!

• Label everything! – Please make sure all items of clothing, book bags, water bottles, and lunch boxes are clearly labelled with your child’s name.

📅 Important Dates for This Half Term

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📚 What We’re Learning This Half Term

We have an exciting half-term ahead, packed with lots of hands-on learning across the curriculum!

 

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🔤 Phonics

We have 45 minutes of phonics every day and follow the Read Write Inc. (RWI) programme. 📚 Please see our Phonics page for more information about how we teach phonics and how you can support your child at home.

A reminder that children complete the Phonics Screening Check in Year 1, so developing confident and accurate reading will be a big focus throughout the year. ⭐

 

📖 English – Oi Frog!

We’ll be jumping into the hilarious world of Oi Frog! 🐸 We’ll develop our reading, writing, vocabulary and comprehension skills through this fun and engaging story.

🔢 Maths

Our maths learning will focus on:

• Place value within 10
• Addition and subtraction within 10

We’ll be developing our understanding of numbers and building confidence with practical and mental calculations. 🧮

🤸 PE – Locomotion

In PE, we’ll be exploring locomotion – moving our bodies in different ways, developing our coordination, balance and control. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🗺️ Geography – Where Am I?

We’ll be exploring our immediate locality and thinking about where we live. We’ll learn what a map is, what maps are used for and begin developing our own mapping skills. 🗺️📍

🔬 Science – Identifying Animals

Our scientists will be learning about different types of animals and how we can identify and group them. 🐶🐸🦋 We’ll be looking carefully at their similarities and differences.

🎨 Art – Drawing

We’ll be developing our drawing skills, exploring lines, shapes, patterns and different drawing techniques. ✏️🎨

🛠️ DT – Freestanding Structures

In Design and Technology, we’ll be exploring freestanding structures and thinking about how we can design and build our own structures that are strong and stable. 🏗️

🎵 Music – Animal Mad

Get ready to get Animal Mad! 🐯🎶 We’ll be exploring music through an animal-themed unit, developing our singing, listening and musical skills.

✝️ RE – Who do Christians say made the world?

We’ll be exploring the Christian creation story and thinking about who Christians believe made the world. 🌍✨

💻 Computing – Technology Around Us

We’ll be looking at the technology we see and use around us every day, learning how technology helps us and beginning to develop our understanding of how different devices work. 💻📱

💛 RSHE – Who is My Friend? Where Do Feelings Come From?

We’ll be thinking about friendships and relationships, what makes someone a good friend and how we can recognise and talk about our feelings. 🥰💭

We’re looking forward to a fantastic first half term in Oak Class! 🌳🍎✨

📚 Phonics at Home

Phonics is a really important part of your child’s early reading and writing journey. In school, we follow Read Write Inc. (RWI) to teach sounds, blending and tricky (red) words.

Practising little and often at home makes a big difference to confidence and progress 🌟

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🎮 Fun Phonics Games to Play at Home

These free websites are great for quick daily practice:

👉 Phonics Play
👉 Top Marks - Phonics Games
👉 Oxford Owl (free parent account)

 

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📖 Why Phonics Practice Is So Important

In Year 1, children will take part in the Phonics Screening Check in June.
This checks how well they can:

✔ Read real words
✔ Read “alien” (nonsense) words using phonics skills
✔ Blend sounds confidently

Regular practice helps children:

• Become fluent readers

• Feel confident in the screening check

• Improve spelling and writing

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📱 Read Write Inc. Portal – QR Codes

We will provide extra QR codes for the Read Write Inc. online portal so children can:

• Watch their phonics lessons again

• Practise sounds and blending at home

• Read matched books online

👉 These will be sent out at the start of term, but please ask your child’s teacher if you would like any extra QR codes.

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🎒 Book Bags – Home Support

Please keep an eye out in your child’s book bag for phonics supporting work and activities that can be completed at home.

These will help reinforce the sounds and skills we are learning in class.

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🧺 Other Information

• Library Day – Children will visit the library once a week

• Celebration Assembly – Every Friday we celebrate the amazing achievements of our class, including our Star of the Week!

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💬 Communication

If you need to speak with me, please wait until all children have been safely dismissed at the end of the day.
Alternatively, you can send any pictures of homework or special celebrations to:
📧 rosie.ramsey@brookfieldjunioracademy.org

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We’re really looking forward to a brilliant term in Oak Class — full of fun, learning, and new adventures!