Welcome to Class One

Teachers: Mrs Morgan and Mr Shillito

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Cant

CLASS INFORMATION
Homework will be given on a Friday and returned by the following Wednesday. This should be children’s own work and they should spend roughly 30 minutes on each piece. Children should ensure it is completed to the best of their ability. Homework consists of reading, spellings and maths. Additional SPaG homework will also be sent out for Year 6 only – this is to support children with their upcoming SATs.

Daily reading is essential. It is still beneficial to listen to children read at this age, and discussion of texts once children have read really helps their understanding. Reading to your child is also extremely important as it supports their learning even in Years 5 and 6. Reading records will be checked daily.

Spellings will be sent home each week ready to be learnt for a test the following week.

Times tables – we practice our times tables daily to develop fluency and children’s learning can be supported at home also. White Rose Education offer a useful and free app and “Hit the button” is a great web based game that will help you learn them.

PE lessons are on Wednesdays. No earrings and suitable footwear please. Children will come to school in their PE on Wednesday’s with a school jumper or school cardigan.

Please ensure your child has an art shirt/apron or an old T-shirt in their bag.
Your help in ensuring children have the right resources each day is brilliant. However, as children reach the top of the school a sense of responsibility and independence is even better. It will prove invaluable once they reach secondary school.

USEFUL WEBSITES
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
www.ictgames.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/schools
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Summer Term 2025
Welcome back Class One – hope you all had a super and well-deserved break. It was a nice long one with lots of sunshine so we are all feeling refreshed in class one.

We’ve got a busy term coming up – new topics and learning, Bikeability and with upcoming SATs in a few weeks. We are making sure children feel confident and prepared to do their very best. We are looking forward to a super last term of this academic year (the very last term at Stapleford for our Year 6’s) and we have so much to work towards and be excited about.

English
In English we are exploring tales from other cultures, looking at texts such as Ali Baba and the Forty thieves and Sinbad the Sailor. During guided reading sessions we are reading a superb fiction text called ‘Crater Lake’ – which is a little bit spooky and will keep children guessing, putting their inference skills to the test!

Maths
In Maths we are using mastery techniques to develop a solid knowledge base of different mathematical concepts. This enables children to develop a deeper understanding. We are currently exploring angles and will move onto position and direction.  Times tables are a vital skill to improve children’s accuracy and speed in mathematics, we will work on these daily in school and it is vital to continue to recall these at home too. We are continuing with our daily fluency session Mastering Number.

Science
In Science we will be completing a unit of work about electricity. We will learn about gravity, friction, air resistance, water resistance, levers, pulleys and gears.

RE
During RE sessions we are exploring Christianity and looking at what is the significance of the Eucharist for Christians.  

History

This terms history lessons looks at the Tudors; exploring Tudor monarchs, entertainment and exploration.

Geography
In geography we will be exploring locational knowledge – this includes building on children’s knowledge of using maps, four and six-figure grid referencing.  

Music
In music we will be completing a unit of work based on the song “Make You Feel My Love’. The material presents an integrated approach to music where games, the interrelated dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch etc.), singing and playing instruments are all linked.

French
The children will continue to learn French with Mr Shillito on a weekly basis. 

Art
We will be exploring Futurism, with an artist spotlight on Umberto Boccioni.

PHSE

We begin the new term looking at ‘Living in the Wider World’. Focusing on shared responsibilities and communities.

Computing

During in our computing sessions we will exploring: Game creator, 3D modelling and Concept Maps.

PE

In PE children will be exploring Striking and fielding games, and athletics. We will also hold our annual sports day.