Year 1 2020-2021

Mrs Kirkham

Year 1 Teacher

Welcome to Y1 in 2021

We are having a fantastic summer term so far….

Trip on Tuesday 11th May to ‘Bring Yer Wellies’

Have a look in the 'What's new area to see our new summer term 1 coverage!

Year 1 has a great team to nurture, educate and support, Mrs Kirkham and Mrs Reed plus a fantastic group of enthusiastic parents and children.

I'll keep you up-to-date with activities and events on the website and our school Twitter - @brindlegregson and @Year1BGL

I encourage all my parents to come and chat, before or after school, about any issues or questions you may have. However if it is urgent and needs prompt action, please get in touch with Mrs Wilkinson in the office.
I'm contactable in person, seesaw app, phone call to the office or my email s.kirkham@bgl.lancs.sch.uk

We are at the minute supporting parents with 'Remote Learning' if they are off school for COVID-19 linked health issues or a long term sickness. In year 1 we use Seesaw as a platform for sharing and delivering videos to guide you at home. We also use zoom to connect with the children on a 1:1 or as a group-I feel it's very important for the children's mental health to keep that contact and conversation with their friends.

Thank you for your co-operation and support.

Mrs Kirkham

Summer term 1st half

English - Caterpillar Shoes (Non-Chronological Report) – Literacy Shed – 2 week, non chronological reports.

Stories on a theme - Commotion in the Ocean - our focus theme is under the sea.

Maths - Maths No Problem, Fractions- Numbers to 100- Time

History - Significant Historical Local site – Hoghton Tower (Tudors)

Science - Materials - some 'Growing activities-catch up from during lockdown! trip to consolidate. *Trip to Bring Yer Wellies, local outdoor activity centre: Tuesday 11th May 2021 - see calendar events at the bottom of the page for more information.

DT - Eating more fruit and veg

RE - Islam - Where is God? Allah is revealed in Creation

Music - Using your imagination

Spanish - - Imitating accents, - Playground games, - Learning and performing songs

PE - Gymnastics and games

Computing - Introduction to Data: Learning about what data is and how it can be represented and using these skills to show the findings of a mini beast hunt.

PSHE - Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing

Today we went outside to look at the new playground markings! It started to snow, so we were very excited.

Reading during home learning is through Bug Club - a fantastic scheme we have bought in which links with our classroom phonics reading scheme. The children can read to an adult and complete the bug quizzes before moving onto the next book! Be careful as the bugs need completing before it will let you move on! any issues, let me know.

Year 1 Assessment - KLIPS

KLIPS stands for 'Key Learning Indicators of Performance'.
All the children will working towards these targets over the course of the year.

It is expected that the children are secure in all of these areas by the end of the year. We aim to highlight off all, or as many of these bullet points as possible, throughout the year.

Reading KLIPs in Y1

Maths KLIPs in Y1

Writing KLIPs Y1

Something about me!

See at the top of the page for more info!

I volunteer at a dog rescue centre in Murcia, spain, the centre is called 'Galgos Del Sol'. Here is a short clip of one of my visits: