Year 1 – Turtles
Welcome to the year 1 Turtles class! Our class teacher is Miss Penaluna and our class teaching assistant is Mrs Khan.
In year 1 our children have access to play based learning alongside more formal approaches using both the indoor and outdoor environments. We have daily English, maths and Read Write Inc phonics sessions and we read every day after lunch. We develop our creativity and thinking skills by following an enquiry based curriculum and learning other subjects such as; history, geography, art, design technology, religious education, PHSE, Spanish and science.
Our enquiry based questions include:
What makes Newcastle special?
What is the best material for a raincoat?
Is George Stephenson significant?
Throughout the year our learning is enhanced through trips to different environments, for example, the local church, library, farm, Discovery museum and Locomotion.
We have PE lessons every week delivered by a visiting coach who helps us develop gross motor skills through fun activities both indoors and outdoors. We are also very lucky to have two ‘In Harmony’ music sessions a week, taught by specialist music teachers from the Glasshouse International Centre for Music.
We value reading at Bridgewater and every child is encouraged to read at home daily to develop their reading skills and a love for reading. We often share children’s favourite books from home and listen to stories in class.
We work closely with parents and provide them with opportunities throughout the year to engage with their children in school, during our half termly stay and read, stay and talk and stay and play sessions.
Year 1 children complete the statutory phonic test in the summer term.
