Lavender class - Year 1 | King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

Lavender class - Year 1

A reminder that children need PE kits on Monday and Wednesday please!

Welcome to Lavender Class

The staff in Lavender class are:

Mrs Wilson (class teacher),

Miss Calver (mornings),

Miss Anna (afternoons),

email: lavender@kingrichards.leicester.sch.uk

Our topic for the first half of the Summer Term is Island Life

We will learn to name human and physical features on a map.

We will compare different parts of the UK.

We will learn the names and locations of the countries, capitals and seas of the UK.

If you would like to know more about what your child will learn in our topic, please click on the relevant link below (Knowledge Organiser).

Island Life knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser - Island Life 2023.docx

Happy Camel game Measuring and comparing mass

Topmarks Measuring in centimetres game Play Level 1 only - we have not learned about halves yet!

The children grew cress from seeds and observed the changes as it grew. We then made egg or cheese and cress sandwiches!

Below are some YouTube videos which could help parents to support children with their phonics - there are guides for how to pronounce the sounds and about what 'tricky words' are.

Please do come and ask if you have any questions.

Phase 2 sounds Part 1

This Phase 2 sounds taught in Reception Autumn 1 video is designed to be shared with families by schools using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised to help them to support learning at home.

Phase 2 sounds Part 2

This Phase 2 sounds taught in Reception Autumn 2 video is designed to be shared with families to help them to support learning at home.

Phase 3 sounds Part 1

Parent and carers guide to pronouncing phonemes

Parent and carers guide to Tricky Words

This quick guide for parents and carers explains what tricky words are, why they are tricky for children to read and spell and why it is important to teach them.

Anthony's brilliant School Rules poster (he added the last one himself!)

If you are interested in finding out more about the benefits to children of attending Forest School click here (this will take you to an external site not controlled by King Richards School).

This might help if you are having difficulty getting on with Google Classroom

Google classroom parents guide CW.docx

How to translate a Google Document into another language

To translate a Google Doc into another language.docx