Key Stage One
Newsletter
September 2015
Castles here, there and
everywhere
Terms 1 and 2
Please remember….
 P.E. kit needs to come to school on Monday
morning and can go home on Friday afternoon.
Earring tape is essential!!
 The more you read,
the better you are at everything!!
Please read with your child at home every day!
At the end of each term there will be a book
prize for anyone who reads every day.
 For snack, free fruit is provided everyday,
however, on Friday you can bring something
delicious (but healthy, of course!) from home.
 Check your child’s book bag for their spelling
book. Please help them to learn these spellings on
paper (not in the book). These will be tested on a
Friday morning then they will be given new ones.
 Your child will be given a log in for Purple Mash
and Mathletics. These can be found in the front
of their Fish books. Could you be our Mathlete of
the week? Log in to Mathletics! You have to play
to win!
Welcome to the Autumn Term!
What shall we be learning? –
Castles, here, there and everywhere – We will be learning the history and geography of our local area.
Continuous
learning
Literacy
Non-fiction and fiction
writing – facts about our
topics and related story
making.
Recounts
Labelling.
Letter writing
Information leaflets.
Poetry
History
Find out information about
our lives and the history of
our local area.
Learn about key events
from the past.
Timelines.
Reading.
Guided
reading.
Daily phonics.
Handwriting.
Calendar.
Design
Technology
Join textiles
using a running
stitch.
Numeracy
Geography
Use key vocabulary to
describe our local area.
Working towards their
targets on learning ladders.
Mental agility.
Problem solving.
Using keys on our maps
– locally and within
story worlds.
Creating our own maps.
Science
Animals including humans –
identifying different types of
animals and learning about
our bodies.
Seasonal changes – looking
at the effects of our
immediate environment.
P.E.
Gym: move in different
ways using large apparatus
and the floor.
Ball skills– Use balls of
different sizes to practise
throwing and catching, and
bouncing.
Computing
Programming
E-Safety
Digital Literacy
Music and Drama
Art and Design
Painting
Colour mixing.
Create coats of arms
Using the role play area
to act out stories and
historical events in
preparation for writing.
Learning to keep a beat
and exploring sounds.
R.E
Harvest festivals.
Look at the
meaning of
Christmas for
Christians.
More fun!!
Christmas production