Welcome to Class 1A!

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A warm welcome to the Year 1, Class 1A webpage! We are so excited to journey through this academic year together, guided by our 'Aspire' core values of aspiration, service, peace, integrity, resilience and excellence and enjoyment. Our class is led by Miss Alexander, ably supported by our wonderful Teaching Assistant, Miss O'Shea. In 1A, we strive to create a welcoming and supportive environment, treating one another with dignity as we learn, grow, and serve. We look forward to watching your child shine as they use their God-given talents. Please check this page for updates and celebrations of the wonderful work happening in our classroom!

Important information: 

PE days: Monday and Thursday. Pupils can wear their PE kit/tracksuit every Friday.

Phonics and Reading: In Year 1, we strive to support children in becoming happy, enthusiastic readers who have a good understanding of what they have read. We teach phonics daily, using the Monster Phonics Scheme, and we also have reading sessions focusing on phonics application, vocabulary, comprehension and prosody. 

Each week, the children will read both individually and as part of a group to practise these key skills. At the end of the week, the book will be sent home for further practice. We ask that you look after these books and return them the following week. 

We are Writers

This half-term, Year 1 have been enjoying reading Old Bear by Jane Hissey. We have been exploring the story, discussing the characters’ feelings and using our phonics knowledge to retell the key events. We have been developing our writing skills by practising how to say a sentence before writing it, using our sounds to spell words and remembering to include capital letters and full stops. ✏️

We are now putting ourselves in the toys’ shoes by writing letters to the toys stuck in the attic, helping them find their way back to reunite with their friends. We are so proud of the fantastic effort Year 1 are putting into their writing!

We are Scientists

In Science, we worked together to draw around one of our classmates and label the different parts of the human body. We had lots of fun learning about our bodies and sharing our ideas!

We are Mathematicians

In Maths, we explored comparing numbers using the greater than, less than and equal to symbols. We used counting blocks to help us compare amounts and even practised drawing the symbols on our tables! We had lots of fun developing our understanding of number.

We are Historians

Year 1 had a fantastic time visiting the Museum of Liverpool as part of our History topic, Toys from the Past! We loved exploring the different toys and discovering how they have changed over time. We learnt that we can look at the materials toys are made from and how they move to help us work out how old they might be. What a wonderful way to bring our learning to life!