Welcome to Butterfly Class 

You should be able to find everything you need to know about our curriculum using the links below. If you have any questions, please send me a message on Class Dojo.

Class teacher - Miss. Myson 

Class LSAs - Mrs Middleton 

Class HLTA - Mrs Story (Wednesday pm) 

Our school day 

8:30am  - 3:10pm

Children will go to the library at 3:15 if they are not collected.

Transition from Reception to Year 1

At the start of the year, we will be echoing a lot of the play-based learning your children did when they were in Reception to help make their transition easier. When the class is happily settled and ready for a more formal style of learning, we will gradually introduce it.

PE

Each week, PE will be taught on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. The children will independently get themselves changed into their PE kits at school. Please ensure all jewellery is removed including earrings. The children cannot participate in PE if they are wearing earrings, even if they are taped up. PE will start on the second week back to school.

Snacks

 Most children require a snack at morning break to keep them going through the day. We encourage children to bring in healthy snacks. Many of these snacks will help contribute to their 5 daily portions of fruit and vegetables, keep them alert and help them concentrate.

In year 1 there is a daily snack of fruit or veg provided for free by the government, so additional snacks for these ages may not be required. 

If you are intending to send in healthy snacks with your child please limit them to the list below.   

 - Vegetables/ vegetable sticks – such as celery, cucumber, peppers or carrot. 

- A piece of cheese (cheddar cheese or Babybel).

- A piece of fresh or dried fruit – pineapple, mango, kiwi, plain raisins, apricots, blueberries, banana slices.

- Breads are also good snacks Bread sticks, plain pretzels, banana bread, malt loaf, oat/rice cakes and small pitta.

We are aiming for a common-sense approach, with the key being to keep it healthy and no chocolate, sweets or crisps during breaktime.

Homework

After the children have been in school for a few weeks, homework activities will be sent home. They will be set maths homework on Purple Mash and will receive writing/spelling homework in a Bingo grid format. Homework will be given out on a Friday and needs to be handed in by the following Wednesday. 

Reading

We encourage you to read together daily and to listen to your child read their school books at least three times a week.  Each time they read their school books at home, please note this in their reading record and their name will be put into our Super Reader jar. At the end of the week, a name is picked at random and their reading achievements are celebrated in assembly.

Reading books

In Year  1, the children will be sent home with a sharing book and a group reading book. 

The sharing book is closely matched to your child's phonetic ability but there may be certain sounds or tricky words which they have not yet learnt. The purpose of these books is for you and your child to have a go at reading and sharing them together, please tell your child a word if they are unsure of how to decode it or what it means. These books will be changed twice a week. 

The children will also bring a group reading book home which is matched to their individual phonics needs. They will have already practiced reading this book at school and should be mostly fluent by the time they bring this home. Please use this as an opportunity for your child to show off their reading and understanding of the text to you. These books will be changed once a week. 

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