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Welcome to Class 1

Mrs Walls, Mrs Brindle, Mrs Barratt, Mr Duckworth

Class 1 is a mixed age class of Reception and Year 1 children. We aim to nurture and help your child flourish as they begin their schooling at Bretherton and will support and guide them to achieve their full potential.

We welcome you back to school after the half term. As we embark on our final term together we have so many exciting learning opportunities planned and cannot wait to begin! Below is an overview of what we will be covering:

English

We will begin by looking at "The Night Pirates", written by Peter Harris and illustrated by Deborah Allwright. The story focuses on a brave little boy named Tom who is swept away on a nighttime adventure with a group of "rough, tough" girl pirates. 

We will then be looking at "Julian is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love. This picture book celebrates indivduality, self-expression and unconditional love. It follows a boy names Julian who, inspired by mermaids he sees on the subway, creates a costume. 

Maths

This term year one will be learning about place value up to 100, fractions and beginning to look at multiplication and division using arrays. We will also be exploring poistion and direction. We will finish the term learning about money and calulations using money and then beginning to learn to tell the time with o'clock and half past.

In reception we will be looking at numbers to 20 and learning how to count to 20 and beyond. We will be learning to add to groups together and say how many there are all together. We will look at sharing and grouping, and then look at consolidating our knowledge of odd and even numbers. Finally just before the end of term will be building and creating patterns, building on the knowldge we have gained over the year.

RE

In  RE we will be learning about Jesus' life in the time when he was alive and what it was like, then comparing it to our lives in the present. We will also learn that Jesus was a Jew and learn about Judiaism, making comparisons between Judaism and Christianity.

Science

In science we will start the term looking at Animals (Including Humans). Through this topic we will learn about how body and the different functions. We will learn about what an animal needs to surive and explore our own five senses. We will then move onto looking at plants, what do they need to grow and what the different parts of the plant do.

Geography

In geography, we will be looking at the seasons, what kind of weather we would expect in those seasons and if there are any patterns. We will look at how we can record the weather over a period of time. This will build on what we learned in Science last term.

History

We will be answering the question "what was going to the seaside like in the past?" We will explore the kinds of things people did in the past at the seaside and explore how we can find out what holidays were like in the past. We will compare life in the past to now and look at how seaside holidays have changed.

Music

In music we will be exploring sound and music and movement. We will be finding out about how we can make sounds with our voices, with our bodies and the sounds around us. We will be finding the beat and exploring tempo as well as pitch.

PE

In PE we will be doing athletics, hopping, running and changing direction with good posture, jumping as far as possible, rolling a ball with accuracy and improving our accuracy when performing an underaem throw. We will then be doing a dance unit on The Three Little Pigs, we will be conveying empathy through our moves as we perform in role as some of the characters.

Art and DT

We will be looking at rain and sunrays in our Art this term. We will explore creating lines and shaope with pencils of varying softness. We will be exploring creating patterns with man made and natural materials and using printing ink and rollers to create some beautiful peices.

We will also continue to develop our love of the outdoors ensuring we get outside as much as possible to appreciate the world around us. Please ensure your child has wellies in school as we need them all year round when exploring our mudkitchen and water resources. 

Our Early Years Provision

At Bretherton Endowed C of E Primary School our key aim is to continue and extend the education which has begun at home and in pre-school provision to enable every child to develop an enthusiasm for learning throughout his/her lifetime. 

Intent for the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

It is our intention at Bretherton Endowed C of E Primary School that children in the Early Years Foundation Stage feel happy, safe and secure. All children are valued as individuals. We aim to deliver a curriculum that provides memorable experiences and firm foundations for learning to enable every child to thrive. We endeavour to give children the Cultural Capital they need for the future by giving them the best start in life to enable them to fulfil their full potential  and achieve future success. 

To ensure the best outcomes for our children we offer a broad curriculum with a balance of adult led and child initiated activities. We provide a stimulating environment and exciting opportunities both indoors and outdoors to promote curiosity, problem solving and imagination. Our children are encouraged to be confident, resilient and independent. 

We continually promote and develop social, personal and emotional skills to enable children to play and learn together. Throughout the curriculum language and communication skills are a key focus as we recognise these are crucial in children’s development, learning and progress.

To enable every child to thrive at Bretherton Endowed C of E Primary School we recognise the importance of forming positive relationships between children, staff and parents.

Early Years Foundation Stage: September 2021

The government has released new guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage for September 2021. We will therefore be following the Early Learning Goals for planning and assessment.

The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

To prepare for the revised EYFS curriculum September 2021, we  follow the guidance in Development Matters (September 2021) and the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage  (September 2021).

The framework sets out the seven areas of learning and development.

The three prime areas of learning that underpin everything in the early years are:

• communication and language
• physical development
• personal, social and emotional development

The four specific areas of learning which help children to strengthen and apply the prime areas are:

• literacy
• mathematics
• understanding the world
• expressive arts and design

All of these seven areas are connected together. In addition there are three characteristics of effective teaching and learning which weave through all the areas. These are:

• playing and exploring – children investigate and experience things
• active learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements
• creating and thinking critically , make links between ideas and develop strategies for doing things– children develop their own ideas

In planning and guiding what children learn we incorporate the seven areas of learning, take into account the different rates at which children develop and provide the opportunities to encourage the three characteristics of learning.

The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

The EYFS profile is a statutory assessment at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is comprises of an assessment of the child’s attainment in relation to the seventeen Early Learning Goal descriptors from the seven areas of learning:

• Communication and Language 

Listening, Attention and Understanding

Speaking

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development 

Self–Regulation

Managing Self

Building Relationships

• Physical Development

Gross Motor Skills

Fine Motor Skills

• Literacy 

Comprehension

         Word Reading

         Writing

• Mathematics 

Number

         Numerical Patterns

• Understanding the World 

Past and Present

People, Culture and Communities

The Natural World

• Expressive Arts and Design

Creating with Materials

Being Imaginative and Expressive

We use our professional judgement to make these assessments based on the knowledge and understanding of what the child knows, understands and can do. These assessments are informal and based on day to day observations of the child.  In addition, comments are added to describe how a child demonstrates the three characteristics of effective learning. The main purpose of this profile is to support a successful transition to Key Stage 1. It is also used to inform parents about their child’s development. Children are defined as having reached a Good Level of Development at the end of the EYFS if they have achieved at least the expected level for the Early Learning Goals in the three prime areas of learning and the specific areas of literacy and mathematics.   

Phonics and Reading in Class 1

• In EYFS and Year 1 we follow ‘Monster Phonics .’
• We mainly use the Monster Phonics Reading Schemes.

Curriculum in Class 1

• Year 1 children follow the National Curriculum Key Stage 1.
• All Class 1 children follow a two year cycle of topics and the Jigsaw PSHE scheme of work . This is an engaging curriculum which offers a variety of experiences and opportunities for the children and is linked to the continuous provision we have in class.

We operate an open door policy at Bretherton Endowed Primary School. Please do come and see us if you have any queries, concerns or just as importantly if you are pleased with something your child has done.