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Welcome to Owls Class (Year 1)

Year One's Fun Morning

This morning, Year One enjoyed an exciting trip to Three Hills, where they took part in a fun-filled range of agility activities alongside children from other schools. Throughout the morning, the children rotated around different challenges designed to develop balance, coordination, speed and teamwork. From obstacle courses to quick movement games, everyone joined in with enthusiasm and a real willingness to try their best. It was lovely to see the children supporting one ano

Materials in Year One

In Science this term we are learning about Materials. Last week, in Year 1, we had a Recycling Relay to learn about recycling materials. There was a mix of recyclable items at one end of the hall and labelled bins at the other. One by one, the children had to run to pick an item and put it in the correct bin. It was exciting to see everyone thinking carefully about where each item should go while having lots of fun running around. By the end, all the recycling was sorted cor

Christmas Tree Trail

Before Christmas, the children took part in a wonderfully creative Artist Day, which blossomed into a truly special festive event for our whole school community. During the day, each class learned about a famous artist, explored their unique style, and used this inspiration to design and create their own beautiful Christmas tree decorations. These unique pieces of artwork were then displayed on Christmas trees throughout the church for our after-school Christmas Tree Trail. S

Tuned Differently!

Have you ever thought about the differences between sounds that musical instruments can make? Some are loud, some are quiet, some are tricky to play, others appear more simple! In our assembly today that's exactly what we did! We had a range of instruments and thought about the sounds these made, were they the same or were they different? After this we played together as a band - our instruments made very different sounds but they worked together. So what was the underlying m

Year One: The Three Little Pigs

To start our new English topic this term, we took part in an exciting hook activity. We followed clues hidden around the school hall to help us work out what our new class story would be. The clues included pink paper, a builder’s hat, straw, sticks, the number 3 and bricks. These clues got us thinking carefully and sharing our ideas with each other. Once we had gathered all the clues, we were able to work out that our new class text is The Three Little Pigs . We then read th

Christmas Carol and Christingle Service 2025

We ended the term in the most special way with our annual Carol and Christingle Service, held on Friday afternoon at St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church. As we arrived, families were welcomed into the church by our school Christmas choir, who have spent much of December spreading festive cheer throughout the local community. The choir have been visiting care homes and supermarkets, sharing popular Christmas songs and traditional hymns, and it was a joy to see them open our serv

Zootopia 2

Today the whole school went to our local cinema, Silver Screen, to watch Zootopia 2. We were very lucky to still be able to visit this side of Christmas as the cinema has been closed for ages to accommodate some building works, they just re-opened in time for us this morning. Everyone had a great time and were extremely well behaved.

Glendale Reading Buddies

During this term more children have had the opportunity to go reading with our Glendale buddies. We really appreciate the time that they give up to hear our children read and the children I take always say they have enjoyed themselves.

Baubles - KS1 Christmas Play 2025

Last week, the Year 1 and Year 2 children did a fantastic job performing their nativity, Baubles. The story followed a group of school children who discovered baubles on a Christmas tree at their school. Each bauble told a different part of the Nativity story - from angel Gabriel visiting Mary to the birth of baby Jesus and the visit of the shepherds and wise men. The children sang beautifully, spoke clearly and showed great confidence on stage. Their hard work in rehearsals

Year One Beach School

Year 1 had a lovely time at Beach School last week whilst the winter sun was shining. The children explored the beach and discovered crabs hiding under rocks. They worked together to make crab hotels using stones, shells and seaweed, thinking carefully about how to keep the crabs safe and comfortable. Some children also enjoyed writing their phonic sounds in the sand, practising their learning in a fun outdoor way. It was a fun and exciting morning of outdoor learning by the

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Dear Parents/Carers of Owls,

We hope you had a really lovely Christmas break and managed to make some great memories together.

As we no longer have our nativity to practise and the craziness of Christmas term, we will be getting back to working hard with a more structured timetable this term.

Literacy:

We continue to use Talk for Writing in our literacy lessons. Talk for Writing is a fun approach to Literacy, which enables children to read and write independently for a variety of audiences and purposes within different subjects. This term our class text is the traditional tale of The Three Little Pigs.

Maths:

Our 2 key learning areas this term are Place Value within 20 and Addition and Subtraction within 20. We continue to carry out lots of practical activities to support our Maths learning, as well as beginning to use our workbooks to answer questions around the concepts we have been learning.

Science:

Our science topic this term is Materials which links well with our class text. The children will get to explore, investigate and experiment with a range of materials.

History:

In History, Mrs Price will be teaching a unit about explorers and will specifically be looking at the life of John Cabot.

Art:

In Art, the children will be working in 3 dimensions with Miss Hayward on a Friday.

Design Technology:

In Design and Technology, we will focus on Stable Structures to allow us to understand how to build a stable house for the Three Little Pigs.

Computing:

The Computing unit this term is Following instructions with Mr O on a Friday.

Music:

In Music, the focus is on Pitch with Mrs Hume on a Friday.

Physical Education:

The PE focus this term is Gymnastics. The children will develop their balance and strength with Mrs Price.

PSHE:

In PSHE, the children will be celebrating differences with Mrs Semple on a Friday. They will think about how we all have different likes and dislikes.

Phonics:

Phonics is taught daily in school and is an essential part of learning to enable pupils to read and write. If you are unfamiliar of the sounds the children learn please watch this video to allow you to support your child at home too: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/find-a-book/read-write-inc-phonics--1/phonics-pure-sounds-video

Home Learning:

Thank you for your continued support with Home Learning. Please ensure books are handed in by Monday each week.

Reading at School:

Please continue to read daily with your child at home and record this in their reading record. If there are special events in school, reading times may occasionally be affected.
We will continue to read twice with your child if have a levelled reading book. At the moment we do not have set days to read with your child, so it is important reading books come into school every day.

Reminders:

PE is on Monday and Friday. Children must wear their kit to school on Fridays and bring it in on Mondays.
Please ensure all uniform and belongings are clearly labelled.
Children should come to school with a coat, blazer, and school headwear (cap or beret).
Please send a water bottle every day.
Continue supporting your child with phonics.
You are welcome to send your child in with fruit each day for their snack, however, the school does provide a piece of fruit every day for your child during their morning playtime.
No items from home should be brought into school

Best Wishes, Mrs Laidlow