
Welcome to Sycamore Class!
I'm Miss Howard and I am thrilled to be teaching Year One this year with the support of Mrs Pickup and Mrs Slater.
Please find below key details for this year and some photos of our exciting adventures.
If you have any questions, please speak to me at the door or schedule an appointment through the office.
Our Daily Routine
08.45 - 09.05 - Registration and Morning Task
09.05 - 09:30 - Phonics
09:30 - 10:10 - Maths
10.10 - 10.25 - Morning Break (with snack)
10.25 - 10.55 - Reading Practice
10.55 - 11.50 - English
11.50 - 12.50 - Lunch
12.50 - 13.05 - Registration and Class Story
13.05 - 13.25 - Phonics and Mastery Number
13.25 - 14.05 - Wider Curriculum
14.05 - 14.15 - Break
14.15 - 15.00 - Wider Curriculum
15.00 - 15.30 - Collective Worship
Phonics and Reading
Here at Wellfield, we follow the Little Wandle Phonics and Reading Scheme to support our children's reading and writing journey. Every day in Year One, we have a whole class phonics lesson each morning with some children have additional 'Keep Up' sessions in the afternoon. In addition, all children will have three reading practice sessions with an adult.
Please send in Bookbags and reading records everyday so we can check reading and write in when we have read together.
Each week they will bring their reading practice book home on a Friday. It is important that children get to celebrate their reading progress by sharing this book with you at home. The book will then need to be returned to school on Monday for other groups to use.
We will also provide a home reader for the week on a Monday which is at your child's reading level, please encourage your child to read with you at least 3 times a week for 10 minutes and remember to sign their reading record so that they can climb our Shooting Stars Chart.
Homework
Homework is sent every week on a Thursday to be brought back the following Tuesday.
PE
In Autumn 1, our PE lesson will be on a Friday. On these days children should wear their P.E. kit and school jumper/P.E. hoodie to school. P.E. kit comprises of a white tee-shirt with the school logo, plain black shorts or plain black jogging bottoms/leggings, school jumper/school P.E. hoodie and black pumps/trainers. Kit may be required at other times but prior notice will be given. Please ensure that cardigans/jumpers/hoodies are clearly named.
Forest School
For Autumn Term 1, Year 1 is timetabled for Forest School on Thursday afternoon instead of their P.E. session. Children should come to school in their P.E. Kit and bring weather appropriate clothes for the Forest School session. This should include warm trousers, tops and jumpers/sweatshirts, socks and wellington boots and a waterproof jacket and trousers or oversuit (if available). As the weather gets colder, please also send hat and gloves. Forest School can become quite muddy, particularly during the winter, so please only send old clothes which you don’t mind getting dirty.