Welcome to Year 1 - Kingfishers!

Hello everyone, 

Welcome to Kingfisher Class!

Meet the Team

 

                                              

        Mrs Hawkins         Mrs McFarlane-Cushing               Mrs Lalite

The teacher in Kingfishers class is Mrs Hawkins and the teaching assistant is Mrs Mc Farlane Cushing.  Mrs Lalite will teach in our class once a week.  

Here are some key points of information:

• We open the classroom door at 8:40 am every day and the register is taken at 8.50 am
• We change our phonics reading books on Mondays 
• Please make sure you bring in your reading book and reading record every day, along with your book bag
• Please write down the pages of any book that you have read at home in your reading record
• Library books are due in on Wednesdays and changed on Thursdays
• We do PE twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday, and this is done outdoors whenever possible. Every child needs a full P.E. kit in school and a pair of trainers and /or plimsolls
• Homework will be given out on a Friday and it is due in on the following Wednesday
• Spellings are given out on Fridays and collected the following Friday 
• We finish at 3.10pm each day   

      

      

Above are links to documents which are always useful when supporting your child's writing. We have included a list of non-decodable words (tricky words) which are useful to practise reading by sight, as well as sound mats showing all the sounds we have been learning in Phonics lessons.

If I have any concerns or problems, who can I speak to? 

Your first point of call is your child's class teacher.  Please speak to them to arrange a mutually convenient time to have a discussion.  We ask that if you would like to speak to us at home time, please wait for the rest of the class to be dismissed so our full attention can be given. Parents evenings are held once a term for you to discuss your child's progress. 

Useful Links

ICT games (general) - http://www.ictgames.com

General games and support - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/

Phonics play - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk

Phonics - https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

Maths - http://sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

General - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8

Maths - http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html

Literacy Shed - https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html

Online books - https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

Numbots - https://numbots.com/

Alphablocks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks

Number blocks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

BBC Bitesize -  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p

Maths games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk

 

At Hillshott Infant and Nursery school we follow the Little Wandle handwriting scheme.The key thing to remember is that all letters start from the top (apart from d and e).

Pattern practice and ‘play’ writing are an important part of handwriting development. Your child will be practicing letter formation in a number of exciting ways: in sand, using paint, in the air, on the interactive television screens and iPads, as well as on paper with a pencil!