Welcome to Blackbirds

Welcome to Blackbirds Class we are looking forward to learning, discovering and exploring together.

Me and You. How do you do?

We are very excited to get to know you and your family this year. We can’t wait to spend time with you in class or visiting you at home. We have been working hard to make the environment as stimulating and inviting as possible. We cannot wait for you to play, explore, investigate, discover and create in them! I wonder what you might do here.......

Thanks so much to all of you who have signed up and are already posting on Tapestry. It gives us a fantastic insight into you as a family unit and each child as a unique individual.

If you haven't already posted on Tapestry, please do have a go. Do ask if you need some help with this. We will be looking out for your posts and we are sure you will be looking out for ours too!

Here’s to a settled, happy start to a new school year.

Term One

We will be focusing on this book...

Will the bear get his hat back?!

Term 1 Topic Grid.

Term 2

Our new topic is, 'The History of Me'.

Here is the topic web:

Here are some photos of year one adults in the PAST. Can you guess who?

Term 3

'Toys through Time'

Take a look at our learning web for Term 4...

Look at our learning web for Term 5...

Home Learning

Check out these links to websites and suggestions of things you can do at home....

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/writingRepeater/

• Use this to model some handwriting patterns or letter formation for your child to watch and copy.

Oxford Owl

• Oxford Owl is a great website with a wide range of ideas for phonics and maths. Take a look at their free eBook library too.

https://abcdoes.com/home-learning/

• Alistair Bryce Clegg (who has inspired the Early Years ethos at The Oaks) has begun to gather some practical, fun activities to try at home.

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

• Share good quality online stories and enjoy fun Literacy and Numeracy activities.

https://numbots.com/

• Many of our pupils are already enjoying the Numbots resource at home. You should have received your child's login details (they went home in book bags) but please get in touch if there are any problems.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=37

(Select the 'Early Years' tab from the 'Popular Subjects' menu.)

• For mixed Literacy and Numeracy activities, and links to other sites.

Other websites to try.....

Phonics Play

This website provides lots of free phonics games to play.  This website provides games to help children to practise blending and segmenting skills and sight word recognition.

Please post anything you do on Tapestry, we would love to share it too.