Welcome to the Owls class page. We are looking forward to a busy year and we have some really exciting topics ahead. Owls class are lucky to have our KS1 teaching assistants working with them supporting their learning. We have lots of enthusiasm and are looking forward to the year ahead. Please feel free to come and talk to Mrs Johnson if you have any questions.

• Meet the Team

  Mrs Helen Johnson	Year 1 Class Teacher
  Mrs Mandy Millar	KS1 Teaching Assistant
  Mrs Clare Holden	KS1 Teaching Assistant

   

• Our Class Routines

  In year 1 the children will be given a reading book which they can change whenever they need to. Please ensure that your child has their book in school every day for reading time and that they are reading regularly at home too. We ask for reading records to be signed by parents once they have read with their children.

   

  PE day for Owls is Wednesday.  Please could we ask that children wear their PE kit to school every Wednesday.

   

  Home learning will be sent home during the spring and summer terms.

• Our Curriculum

  In year 1 our Cornerstones topics this year are:

  • Paws, Claws and Whiskers
  • The Enchanted Woodland
  • Bright Lights, Big City
  • Dinosaur Planet
  • Superheroes

   

  We use the White Rose mathematics scheme at Hampton College Primary, which encourages children to develop their mathematical skills whilst also promoting problem solving, reasoning and mathematical vocabulary.  Our calculation policy can be downloaded here; this provides a guide to the written methods of calculation used at Hampton College Primary.

   

• Celebrating our Learning

  Year 1 Welcome Workshop Letter

  Autumn Term 1 - Year 1 Knowledge Organiser - Paws, Claws and Whiskers

  Autumn Term 1 - Year 1 Curriculum Overview - Paws, Claws and Whiskers

  Autumn Term 2 - Year 1 Curriculum Overview - The Enchanted Woodland

• Our Home Learning

  Please read regularly with your child at home.

  Open Up Science newsletter - Metamorphosis

  Open Up Science newsletter - Illusions

  Open Up Science newsletter - Eggs

  Open Up Science newsletter - Numbers

  Open Up Science newsletter - Kate Pankhurst

  Open Up Science newsletter - Charles Darwin

  Open Up Science - Coronavirus Vaccine Special Issue

  Open Up Science newsletter - January 2021

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 19

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 18

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 17

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 16

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 15

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 14

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 13

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 12

  Open Up Science newsletter - Issue 11

• Parent Zone

  To support your child at home you could try the following websites:

  http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm - Phonics games and activities to make learning phonics fun.

  www.kidrex.org - Kidrex is a child-friendly version of Google which has stronger filters to protect your children when searching the internet.

  www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks - Short clips which support in developing your child’s knowledge of phonics.

  http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk - A useful website with an abundance of reference material.

  www.ictgames.co.uk - Provides a range of educational games for literacy and maths.

   

  Please let us know if there are any other websites or apps that you use at home. We can add these to our website for other parents and children to enjoy too.