Executive Head: Mrs Rachel Lane Head Teacher: Mrs Hannah Williams
Assistant Head: Mrs Heather Willis and Miss Sasha Palmer
SENDco: Mrs Katie Kirby (email: katie.kirby@finlay.gloucs.sch.uk)
Address: Finlay Community School, Finlay Road, Gloucester, GL4 6TR
WELCOME TO
YEAR 1C CLASS PAGE
We are a dedicated and hard working team at Finlay and all our staff contribute to the children’s learning and well-being, offering many activities to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum but also to enrich the children’s cultural capital and develop our school SMILE values.
The adults working in our class are: Mrs Natasha Codd, Miss Ammara Badat and
Mrs Michelle McPherson
If you need advice on any information below, get in touch by calling us on 01452 530310 or email: Natasha.codd@finlay.gloucs.sch.uk
What are we learning about in the Autumn Term?
Our theme for the Autumn Term is The Finlay Toy Factory. The focus of this theme is to look at the change in toys throughout history. We will focus on the Victorian Era during this theme. We will use our comparing and contrasting skills, looking at what is the same between the toys and what has changed. We will have lots of opportunities to explore real life artefacts, using our inference skills when thinking about how the toys may have worked.
In DT, we will be developing our construction skills, creating a toy using axels and wheels.
Throughout this unit, we will be writing descriptions of a toy of our choice, as well as retelling the story of ‘Old Bear’.
In Science, we will be exploring everyday materials and their properties, including: distinguishing between an object and the material from which it is made; identifying and naming a variety of everyday materials, and comparing, describing and grouping materials together based on their simple physical properties. We will apply all of our scientific learning to our work in history on toys.
In RE, we are exploring two big questions from the Gloucester Agreed Syllabus: ‘What does it mean to belong to a faith community?’ and ‘What do Christians believe God is like?’
In PE, we will be developing the practical game skills of underarm throwing and rolling, as well as developing our practical gymnastic skills.
In Jigsaw/PSHE and RSE, we will be learning about ‘Being Me in My World’ and ‘Celebrating Difference’.
Home Learning
Please see a copy of our home learning activity sheet for the Autumn Term. This grid includes a range of activities for children to complete at home. Evidence of these home learning tasks can be uploaded to Seesaw or completed in home learning books.
The children should also access Times Tables Rockstars and Spelling Shed at least three times a week using their individual log ins. They also are required to read to an adult at least three times a week, and record this in their reading logs.
Useful links
Year 1 - useful links for learning from home
Times Table Rockstars
children will need their username and password to login from home. https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Scholastic: 5+ days of reading activities
watch the book, read the story and follow up activities. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html
Wild about reading!
If you have a library membership you can borrow ebooks and emagazines for free: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/ebooks-eaudiobooks-and-emagazines/
Phonics:
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
Classroom secrets Home Learning Packs
Maths, Reading, SPaG and Practical Ideas – booklet can be downloaded or printed. Worksheets accessible at three different levels: WTS, EXP and GDS https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio Listening activities.
BBC Bitesize has a host of materials for
KS1:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
Educational online games
More Useful Sites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources