Doves Year 1

Hello, my name is Mrs. Palfrey and I am the Dove class teacher!

Our teaching assistant is Miss Tubby.  

This half term we plan to be exploring the following elements and subjects:

Science: The uses of materials – brilliant builders

 R.E.: Why does Christmas matter to Christians? (Incarnation)

P.E.: Gymnastics (Children will need their P.E. kit in school on a Wednesday)

DT: Textiles – winter puppets  

History: Nurturing nurses (Florence Nightingale/ Mary Seacole)

Computing: Programming: Bee-bots   

PSHE (Jigsaw): Celebrating Difference

Music: Nativity rehearsals 

MFL:  Spanish greetings, number to 10

In English,  reading focus - Stories on a theme: feelings. Rabbityness by Jo Empson, The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros and The Visitor by Antje Damm.

Writing focus - One planned dictated caption with a capital letter and correct end punctuation (full stop) per day (words in line with phonic sounds taught).

In maths, we will be focusing on addition/subtraction and shape. 

At home,  children can benefit greatly from the following activities to support their learning in school:

• reading to and with an adult. Again we plan for the children to have a reading for pleasure daily session in school but the children need to also be reading at home as much as possible.
• practicing spellings [weekly spellings to learn will be sent out each week].  

If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

                    Kind regards,

                    Mrs. Palfrey

Welcome to our Dove Class weekly briefing section. I will communicate information that relates to all the exciting activities in Doves for the week ahead each week.  If you have any questions, please catch me at the start or the end of each day; leave a message via our school office or email me directly (bpalfrey@pensilva.cornwall.sch.uk)

• Please refer to the last newsletter (emailed to parents) regarding the new school day timings.
• Logins are being updated and will be sent home in the back of the reading record books, over the coming days/weeks.
• Children all need an individual water bottle to keep themselves hydrated
• We will be having P.E. each Wednesday and Thursday. Please ensure that PE kits are in school and are clearly named. 

• Children will have the opportunity to chose two books to read for pleasure. One will be a book they have chosen within their ZPD range or RWI group and the second will be a book they have chosen from the library. They may have selected a book within their range to read themselves, a simpler book perhaps to read to a younger sibling  or a challenging book that they would like you to read to them or share read with you. 

  Please secure times that you can read with your child - this has a massive impact on their learning. There are suggestions of prompt questions/comments for you to support  your children or for you to record a brief comment in the reading record.