Welcome to Rocket Class, where:

 Here you will find our class newsletters, photos, and any important information you may need to know!

Our class teachers are: Mrs Jones and Mrs Davies

Our teaching assistant is: Mrs Nevins

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to speak to us at the end of the school day; alternatively, you can email the school office to arrange a meeting.

Important Class Information:

Class teacher- Mrs Jones and Mrs Davies

Class teaching assistant- Mrs Nevins

Welcome to Rocket Class page. Here we will keep you updated on what is happening both in school and within our class. However, if you have any questions about anything, please feel free to catch up with us at the beginning or end of the school day. Mrs Jones will be teaching the class every Monday and Tuesday and Mrs Davies Wednesday to Friday.

Book changing and Maths Passport

Pupils will have the opportunity to change their books twice a week on a Monday and a Thursday. We encourage pupils to read each night and to read the Phonics Read Write Inc books 3 times before they change them to consolidate their knowledge of sounds and build fluency and expression. Once your child has finished the Read Write Inc scheme, they will be assessed on their reading fluency, expression and comprehension and will move on to 'banded books' when they are ready. Your continued support at home with reading and Maths passport practise will help your child progress further and develop more confidence with reading and number knowledge. If you would like an update on your child’s maths passport target, please send in your home copy to be updated.

PE 

On PE days, if your child has their ears pierced can they remove them if possible or bring tape to cover them for safety reasons. If children are taking their PE kits home to wash on Fridays please can you make sure they are back in school on Mondays. Our PE sessions are on Monday and Wednesday.

Additional Information 

Please ensure that all school uniform is clearly labelled so that we can easily return misplaced items to their owner.

Children are able to access and drink water throughout the day. With the weather still warm it is important that children bring in a refillable water bottle daily. On sunny days, a named sun-hat is important for when playing outside and participating in sports activities.  Sun cream should be applied before the start of the school day. If you would like your child to re-apply, they should do so themselves during their lunch-break. It is important that they don't share with friends to avoid allergies.  

If your child has any medical conditions, please can you ensure that a medical form has been filled out in the office and we are informed of how frequently medication/treatment is needed.  All medication should be clearly named and in date. Inhalers need to be in school so that they can be accessed at all times. Term 1

Topic

This term our topic is called 'Beyond the school gate'. We are going to be looking at our local community and why it is so special. The first week back will be focused around PSHCE and we will be looking at class rules, what it feels like to belong and how we are all unique. We will then have a Georgraphy focus for a few weeks where we will look at mapwork of Bourton and the UK. We will also look at human and physical features of our local community as well as learning about the continents of the world and where Bourton is in relation to the continents. We will then look at the iron age remains found on our school site in History, take photos of features in Bourton and label these on a Word Document in ICT and learn some sketching techniques in Art. As part of this topic, we shall be taking our classes on some fieldwork trips around our beautiful village. 

English

Learning to read is a life-long skill and a key thing your child will learn at our school. Everything else depends upon this skill, and so, at Bourton, we put as much energy into ensuring that every single child not only learns to read but learns to love reading!

Phonics is the key to unlocking reading and writing, and that is why we have chosen to use the Read Write Inc (RWI) phonics and writing scheme at our school. Children have daily RWI lessons, which includes an English lesson (made up of reading and writing) and a Phonics session (made up of sounds, words and spelling). Children are assessed termly to identify their progress. Learning to read is a life-long skill and the most important thing your child will learn; we encourage you to embrace your child's journey with phonics, and have included Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3 sounds below:

Those who have completed the RWI scheme and have moved to the literacy groups will be using high quality texts to support both their reading and writing. 

As always, there will be regular reading and handwriting practise throughout the term.

Maths

Year 1

In Year 1 we are revising numbers to 10 for 4 weeks; representing, comparing and exploring the numbers, looking at one more and one less, doubling and halving numbers to 10 and addition & subtraction within 10. We will then look at a number a week from 11 - 20.

Important dates:

Monday 2nd September – INSET Day

Tuesday 3rd September - School starts again

Friday 6th September - Year 1 and 2 Amaze Day

Tuesday 22nd October - Parents Evening (late)

Thursday 24th October - Parents Evening (early)

Friday 25th October - INSET Day