Year 1 your teachers are:

Mrs Dwane - 1 Tiger, Mrs Gill-Janjua - 1 Peacock,

Mrs Smith and Ms Symes - 1 Monkey

           Mrs Dwane     Mrs Gill-Janjua           Mrs Smith            Ms Symes

Summer term in year 1

Welcome back year 1, we hope you had a lovely Easter holiday and that you are excited about all of the great activities we will be doing in the summer term!

Our theme for this term is 'Animals'.  We will be learning all about the Animal Kingdom in science lessons and making animal puppets in art, design and technology. In topic lessons we will be learning about the continents and oceans of the world. In religious education (RE) lessons we will be learning about Islam. Plus lots more ..... Our Knowledge Organisers for this term can be found below, please read them and complete the quiz.

This is Ishaq's bean - you can see it's already over 5cm tall - Don't forget to send in your photos to TEAMs. 

You can contact your class teacher at homework_y1@ryvers.slough.sch.uk  if you have a question or would like to share one or two of your learning activities with us or just to say hello! Please include your name and class in the subject line.

If your child has to self-isolate you can find lesson information on TEAMS. If you are having any problems with online TEAMS lessons please email: remote_learning@ryvers.slough.sch.uk

TEAMS logins are in the front of your child's blue home reading diary

Reading

Reading books are available online at Collins Big Cat -please read with your child every day and ensure their reading planner is in school every day so that KS1 staff may check their planner.

PE

PE will be on Wednesday for all classes. Children should come in to school wearing their PE kit please. All earings to be removed on Wednesday for PE and long hair must be tied back.

Homework

Homework is set each Friday and is due back on the following Wednesday. In line with school policy each activity should take the following amount of time:-

Reading 10-15 minutes daily

Spelling 10 minutes weekly (tested the following Thursday)

English 20 minutes weekly

Maths 20 minutes weekly 

If your child is struggling to complete their homework in this time, please speak to your class teacher.  Over school holidays your child may be asked to complete a project linked to work which they have been doing in class.

Remember, you should also spend some time everyday on:-

Numbots & TTRS

Collins Big Cat

Nessy (if you have a login) for 20 minutes

Cracking Number Facts (May resume after Easter)

Cracking Number Facts are tested on a Friday with a two-minute test.  Results are given to the children and if a level is passed a certificate will be sent home.  Please note we do not send home completed sheets - see the note below for more information about Cracking Number Facts. 

Important Reminders

• Children must bring their planners in daily and try to read at home every evening
• All dinner money and school trips should now be paid through Parent Pay
• We do ask that on Mufti days children still wear school shoes. No boots or strappy sandals
• Hair longer than shoulder length must be tied up

Computing: This is a very useful link with advice about screen time for young children (highlight and right click to open link): - 

https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/screen-time/

  STORY TIME

*Nursery and Reception parents please look out for a separate letter, from Mrs Porter (Early Years Phase Leader), to explain the settling in period in more detail.

Supporting reading at home