Minorca Mount, Denholme, Bradford. West Yorkshire BD13 4AY

01274 832123

Denholme Primary School

Happy Learners High Achievers

      Welcome to Sycamore Class - Year 1 

 

Autumn 2

Class Teacher- Miss Bull

Teaching Assistant- Mrs Clark

Support Staff- Mrs McCarthy, Miss Miller, Miss Rehman

Hello and welcome to Sycamore class. Below an overview of what the children will be learning and experiencing during this half term.  We will be adding important dates and information as we go so please keep checking in! 

 

Important information/dates

6th November- Year 1 phonics parents information afternoon and evening

8th November- Virtual toy museum 

 

Home Learning

  • Spellings - given out on Friday and tested on the following Wednesday
  • Homework - given out on Fridays to be handed in/completed by the following Wednesday
  • Library/sharing book - changed on Tuesdays 
  • Individual reading books- changed on a Friday

Please encourage your child to read every day - this doesn't have to be the whole book, just a few pages each day.  You will have your reading book for a week - please read it more than once for confidence and fluency.  Please make a note of when your child reads in their reading journal.  

PLEASE BRING READING BOOKS AND RECORDS TO SCHOOL IN BOOK BAGS EVERYDAY.

 

Some of our learning so far in Year 1...

Phonics

We teach phonics and early reading using the 'Little Wandle' phonics scheme.  A phonics parents information evening was held in November 2022 but if you need any further information please look at the slides below or visit the Little Wandle parents webpage at: 

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

To read the letter about the new phonics scheme and supporting your child at home, please click the link below:

Parent Letter - Little Wandle

Our Curriculum this Half Term:

Theme: Memory Box 

Maths: Addition and Subtraction (Within 10)

English: Focus books- Meerkat Mail, Lost in the Toy Museum 

Science: Animals including humans

Computing: Pictograms/ Lego builders 

History: History of Toys 

PSHE: Celebrating Difference 

D.T: Creating Toys

Music: Dance, Sing, Play 

Visits and visitors: Toy Museum

 

 

PE

Our PE day is Tuesday and Friday. The children will need to come to school in their PE kit.  This half term we will be developing our movement skills for games. 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T FORGET YOUR WATER BOTTLES!!