Pear Tree Class - Year 1
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Welcome to our class page!
Year 1 Pear Tree is taught by Miss Cotterill with support from Mrs Wakefield (am), Miss Mallison (am), Miss Sanderson (pm) and Miss Sands (pm).
As we are sure you can appreciate, the mornings are a very busy time and our main concern is to get the children into school safely and ready to start the day. If a message needs to be passed on to do with home-time arrangements or something that we need to know about for that day then please feel free to speak to the teacher at the door. If a longer or more confidential conversation is needed please use the class email or call the school office to arrange a phone call.
Our class email is pear@ruffordparkprimary.org.uk
Routines
PE: PE lessons will be on Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Children will need to wear PE kit to school on these days. Earrings should not be worn and long hair also needs to be tied up. If for any reason earrings can not be taken out then they should be covered with tape (this needs to be brought to school or put on in the morning at home).
Reading: Reading books need to be brought to school each day in book bags. They will be changed on a Tuesday. Children should, ideally, be reading at home to an adult daily. The minimum expectation is that children will read 3 times each week. Please remember to sign your child's reading record book so that we know they have read at home.
Children will also have the opportunity to choose a library book to take home each week. This can be changed every Friday.
Home Learning: Phonics activities will be sent home with your child every Friday. These will reflect the sounds that have been taught during the week in school. We do not expect the phonics sheets to be returned to school, but please make sure you help your child to practise them at home.
Children will receive Maths or English homework every Friday and this should be completed and returned by the following Thursday.
Uniform: The children have all come back to school looking super smart. Please remember to label clothing (especially jumpers and PE hoodies). The children do not need indoor shoes but must wear black shoes except on PE days.
Rucksacks: Rucksacks should not be brought into school. These bags take up a lot of space in the cloakroom and make it harder for children to hang their coats up and access them independently.
Water Bottles: Children need to bring a named water bottle to school each day filled with water only.
Coats: Children must have a coat in school each day. This should be waterproof!
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Summer Term 2025
In Summer 1 we will be focusing on geography by learning about the seven continents, five oceans and the points on a compass. In Summer 2 we are going to focus on history and learn about some famous explorers. In English our key texts are "The Pirates Next Door" and "Somebody Swallowed Stanley" which we will be using to do some creative and informative writing. We will also be learning the poems 'The Moon' by Robert Louis Stevenson and 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster.
Please see the curriculum overview for this term below.
Pear Tree Class Blog September 2021- July 2024
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