A big warm welcome to Class 1P with Miss Benson

Class email: 1P@stpatricks.sefton.school. Please feel free to email should you have any questions or you wish to share some news about your child.

News: Don’t forget to read the fortnightly newsletters for regular school updates. 

Welcome back for our second half- term in Year 1. During this half-term, the children will be introduced to some new sounds in our Phase 5 phonics and looking at different patterns and relationships between reading and spelling. In English, the children will be looking at the Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter by Benji Davies. In Maths, we will be continuing with our work on numbers to 10 and looking at the relationships between addition and subtraction. 

The children will enjoy learning about our local area in Geography. In Science, we will continue our learning about Animals Including Humans and in Art we will be exploring the work of Andy Goldsworthy and his use of natural materials to create patterns and shapes.  As part of our Religious Studies, our topic will be 'Prophecy and Promise'. To find out more about our learning in school, please visit our Curriculum Pages. 

Medical Conditions

If your child has a medical condition that staff need to know about, please inform school as soon as possible. If your child requires an inhaler, or any other medicine, please make sure it is brought into school via the school office so that the administration forms can be filled in. 

Reading

Two reading books will be sent home each Monday. We ask that children read at least three times a week at home. This helps the children enormously to develop their reading and writing skills.  Please send your children’s Reading Record book into school each day.

Reading is important at St Patrick's, and we aim to foster a love of reading by giving the children opportunities to listen to and share a wide range of books and stories. In our class we have a 'Vote for a Book' station where the children are given the chance to vote for which book we share together as a class. 

Jumpers, Cardigans and Water Bottles

Please remember to clearly label all jumpers and cardigans and ensure your child brings a water bottle to school each day.

Snack

If you wish for your child to be part of our school snack scheme, the cost is £6 a half-term, £12 for a term or £36 for the year. Children receive a fruit snack in the morning break and in the afternoon, we provide a variety of healthy snacks throughout the week and a treat on Friday.

If you have chosen not to participate in the snack scheme and wish to provide a snack instead, please ensure that it is a healthy food choice, such as fruit or a cereal bar. 

Homework

During the Autumn term, our focus is reading. Please try to read with your child at least 3 times a week. 

P.E.

This Autumn half-term, P.E. sessions will take place each Thursday and Friday.  Children should continue to come into school wearing their P.E. clothes with a school jumper or cardigan and appropriate footwear as one lesson will be delivered outdoors every week.