As it is the start of the new school year we will be adding content to this page very soon.
Welcome to Willow Class
We are a friendly class of children in Year 1 who are taught by two experienced teachers: Ms Perry and Mrs Forward(Monday) and our creative teaching assistant, Miss Sherwood, who supports our learning throughout the week.
On Wednesdays, we also have Mrs Fourie teaching us Science and the talented Mr Gardner from Aspire, teaching us PE and sportsmanship skills.
Please have a look through our ‘Meet the Teacher’ file, half termly curriculum overviews and knowledge organisers to explore more about our exciting year ahead and to support many areas of the curriculum. Please share these with your children and use them as reference throughout the year.
We are delighted that you are visiting the Willow Class page today and hope that you will come into school soon to see our wonderful and aspirational work in action.
Weekly Updates
Week 1
We've had a fabulous first week in year 1, exploring our new classroom!
We also met our new Science teacher, Mrs Fourie for a very exciting first Science lesson on Seasons and Weather. We had interesting discussions about what we observed in different areas in our school grounds through magnifying glasses.
Observing our environment
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Observing our environment
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Observing our environment
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Observing our environment
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In Maths this week we have been focusing on subitising - being able to visually see a number of objects instantly without needing to count them out one at a time. We have used this to help us recognise that the numbers 6,7,8 and 9 are '5 and a bit'. We have also been comparing groups of objects up to 20 to decide which has 'more' and which has 'less'.
Comparing amounts of objects
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Comparing amounts of objects
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Subitising
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We understand that 6, 7, 8, and 9 are made of 5 'and a bit'.
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In our first Art session we looked at how some artists explore the world around them to help them find inspiration. The children were particularly taken with artist Laura Crane, The Brush Maker, and so we took to the school field to collect various items in order to create our own paint brushes - We are extremely eager to paint with these next week!
Collecting materials to make brushes
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Collecting materials to make brushes
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Joining collected materials to make paint brushes
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Joining collected materials to make paint brushes
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Joining collected materials to make paint brushes
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Learning Conversations
Your Child's Learning
Please find below half termly curriculum overviews and subject knowledge organisers linked to your child's learning this year. These documents provide details of the key knowledge the children are expected to learn across the sequence of learning. We would encourage parents and carers to look at these with their children and regularly spend time discussing the facts on the sheets.