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About Class 1
Our Class Teacher is Miss Thewsey. Mrs Longstaff teaches us on Tuesday afternoons. Our teaching assistants are Mrs Peel and Mrs Draper.
Our class is Reception, Year One children and Year two children.
Class 1 is a vibrant, inclusive space where every child is valued, supported, and encouraged to flourish. Blending the curiosity of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) with the growing independence of Key Stage 1, we nurture a lifelong love for learning. Through continuous provision, purposeful play, and hands-on exploration, our youngest learners develop essential physical skills, strong communication, and positive personal and social foundations. As children progress into Key Stage 1, we build upon these foundations with an engaging curriculum that fosters mathematical fluency, strong literacy, and critical thinking. We take pride in building a respectful, responsible classroom community where children look after their environment, support one another, and plant the seeds to achieve their biggest dreams.
We show:
Responsibility for our belongings and the resources we use.
Respect through listening to each other, working together and helping each other.
Engagement by trying our best, keeping our work neat and not giving up.
Aspiration by asking questions, taking risks and reaching for the stars!
PE
PE is on a Thursday and Friday. On Thursday please can children come into school in their PE kits with their uniform to change into. On a Friday, we will come home with our PE kit.
Homework
Homework is set on a Thursday and due in on the following Thursday. Please try to return reading books on this day.
Snack
In class one, fruit and vegetable sncak is provided with plenty of choice. However, if you would like your child to have a snack at morning break please send in a healthy snack e.g. fruit. Milk is also provided for children until they turn 5 after that it can be purchased on Arbor.
Class 1 News
Curriculum
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Please use the website and Tapestry to see what we have been up to each week.
Week 5
On Tuesday, we enjoyed "Be Safe" Day, taking part in a range of interactive sessions with special visitors to learn about staying safe in different situations: We began the day reflecting on safety in school, discussing which trusted adults we can turn to and reviewing the support systems we have in place. Later in the morning, we focused on practical steps for staying safe online. A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) joined us to talk about their role in keeping our co
Miss Thewsey
Oct 81 min read
Week 3
In Geography, we’ve been exploring the world around us through our big question: “Where in the world are we?” Over the past few weeks, we’ve learned about world oceans, continents, and the countries that make up the UK. This week, we brought things closer to home to look at human and physical features in our local area—and even went on a walk around the village to spot them in real life! The children enjoyed exploring the village and pointing out the landmarks. In English,
Miss Thewsey
Sep 251 min read
Week 2
This week we have been working hard in maths. Our year ones and twos have been looking at the compostion of numbers to 20. We have used lots of concrete resources to build numbers, considering how many tens and ones the number has. We have also been working on our formation of numbers too. In Reception, we were inspired by NumberBlock 3's painting and decided to do some of our own. We made colourful splodges with paint, counting how many went on our page. They made beautiful
Miss Thewsey
Sep 181 min read
Week 1
We have had such a fantastic first week at school. It has been lovely to see the children come in so well and hear all about the wonderful summers they have had. They have enjoyed being with their friends again 😊 Reception have enjoyed exploring the areas of the classroom. They have been doing lots of puppet shows and very much liked dressing up as superheros. They spent a lot of time working together to build a special superhero den and playing in the new mud kitchen. I
Miss Thewsey
Sep 101 min read
Our last week
Well it has been a lovely final week in class one! We have very much enjoyed the year and have worked very hard. I couldn’t be prouder of the children they have made such amazing progress, and it has been so wonderful to see them develop over the year. I feel so lucky to work with such lovely children and their families too!! Last week, year one and two spent time making some support vehicles for the world cup as part of their DT learning. They looked at current vehicles an
Miss Thewsey
Jul 161 min read
Thorp Perrow
Class one had the most magical day at Thorp Perrow. We started the day with a walk around the grounds where we spotted lots of wildlife and talked about the different plants and trees. Then we had a snack and walked to see the birds. We found out lots of information about the different types of birds of prey, where they live, what they eat and how they hunt. The children then enjoyed a show of the owls. There were three types of owl: "Titch" a barn owl, "Cathy" and Horn earre
Miss Thewsey
Jul 61 min read
Week 4
Well, it has been a rather hot week but that hasn’t stopped class one. We have been ever so busy! On Monday, reception enjoyed visiting playgroup. The explored the classroom and spent time with the children, it was lovely to see. They took shade in the willow den, spent time creating tracks for the vehicles and some of us enjoyed playing in their home corner. On Wednesday, we had ice lollies and enjoyed having a longer story time! It was a lovely treat. On Thursday, it
Miss Thewsey
Jun 261 min read
Week 6
This week in RE, KS1 looked at some Islam artefacts. We talked about the importance of each object and what they were used for. The children linked this back to their understanding of Islam and their strong belief about being respectful. Reception have enjoyed planting and watching their runner beans grow and some other plants. We have talked about how to care for their plants and the different stages of growth. On Friday, we had a special treat! Since Christmas the child
Miss Thewsey
May 221 min read
Week 5
This week has been busy in class one. We tried very hard to be quiet in the mornings because of the year six SATs. The children have done a great job. In reception and year one we have been working hard in phonics. Reception have been writing long wards like “snapping” and “jumping” which has been challenging but we have persevered. Meanwhile in year one, we are revising to get ready for the phonics screening check. The children are doing a fantastic job. In year two, they
Miss Thewsey
May 151 min read
Week one
In Maths, Year one and two have enjoyed learning about money. We began by spending lots of time exploring coins and notes, comparing them and identifying their value. After that, we looked at counting in pence and pounds. In History, we have started a topic on the Great Fire of London. So far, we have thought about what London was like in 1666 and compared it to now. The streets were very different as the houses were made of timber and they jetted out. Life was harder as fi
Miss Thewsey
Apr 171 min read
Week 1
Our Reception children have enjoyed learning about Shrove Tuesday this week and Lent. We talked about the importance of Lent to Christians. Then, although it was a little bit late, they made some delicious pancakes. The children enjoyed measuring out the ingredients, stirring the batter but mostly eating their lovely pancakes! In Year one and two, we have began our unit in Science on Materials. The children have enjoyed discussing different materials, going on a Material hunt
Miss Thewsey
Feb 261 min read
Art week
This week has been art week. We have really enjoyed this unit on painting. Reception have explore painting with different materials, mixing colours and thinking about their style of painting. Similarly, year one and two have explored different techniques. We looked at six different ways of using watercolours including blotting, adding salt and mixing paint. We also looked how pipettes and dropping paint can create different shapes. We made pictures in reverse, looking to
Miss Thewsey
Feb 111 min read
Week 5
The children have been enjoying their Computing unit on digital music with Miss Williamson. They have explored how music makes them think and feel. The children have made patterns and used their patterns to make music with both percussion instruments and digital tools. They have also created different rhythms and tunes, using the movement of animals for inspiration. Finally, the children will share their creations and compare creating music digitally and non-digitally. In Fre
Miss Thewsey
Feb 51 min read
Week 4
In PE with sporting influnence we have been doing some gymnastics. The children have been doing a fantastic job of holding different positions as well as working on their jumping. Our world religion this year is Hindusim. On Wednesday, we had a fantastic afternoon learning about Hindu worship. We learnt that they worship in a Mandir to their God. They have some items that support their worship such as a bell to let the God know they are there, incense to give a presence of Go
Miss Thewsey
Jan 291 min read
Week 3
This week we have been doing lots of lovely writing. In year one and two, we have been writing adventure stories. We began at the start of term by reading lots of adventure stories, identifying the audience, purpose and key features. Then we learned how to use apostrophes for contracted forms, we challenged ourselves to use at least one when writing our story. Finally, this week we planned and wrote our wonderful narratives. In Geography, we have all been learning about Afr
Miss Thewsey
Jan 221 min read
Week 2
This week we had a special visit from Mrs M from sporting influence who spoke to us about first aid and how to keep safe. First, we had a look at a first aid kit and thought about what we might need, what each thing was for and whether there was anything missing. After that, we moved on to how we would get help, ringing 999 or going to ask an adult. We role played ringing for an ambulance and saying where we were. Next, we looked at hazards and dangers. We spotted them and sa
Miss Thewsey
Jan 151 min read
Week 1
Class one has had a great first week back. We have enjoyed catching up on our few weeks off and seeing our friends again. In our mastery maths, KS1 have been looking at the composition of the number 7. We have used the stem sentences “7 is made of ______ and ______” and “______ and ______ make 7”. The children have used the rekenreks and dice frames to represent the numbers. It is lovely to see their confidence in these recall facts grow. In reception, we have been excited
Miss Thewsey
Jan 81 min read
Week 6
This week we have been enjoying more Christmassy fun. On Wednesday, the children did a fantastic job at our Carol Service. It was so lovely to be joined by so many of our grown-ups. The children sang beautifully and especially enjoyed We Wish You a merry Christmas and Jingle Bells. Rosalie and Harriet did a wonderful job on the piano as well. Well done, girls! On Friday, it was a very exciting day as we had Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas Dinner Day and the fair! What a b
Miss Thewsey
Dec 11, 20251 min read
Week 5
We have had a busy week in class one. Alongside our learning, we have spent lots of time rehearsing and getting ready for our Nativity. We are getting very excited! In Science, year one and two have been thinking about animal habitats. We have talked about different habitats and how animals are adapted to live there. Then we considered microhabitats and the animals that live near us. We did a walk of the school grounds looking for microhabitats and finding lots of minibeasts.
Miss Thewsey
Dec 4, 20251 min read
Art Week
This week, we have enjoyed art week which focused on printing. In year one and two, we began by studying the artist Andy Warhol and his artwork inspiration. The children spent time researching his life and work, focusing on his printwork of the cans of soup. All of the children then explored using different materials to print with, including fruits and vegetables, bottle tops, stamps and lego bricks. They used different colours and made interesting pieces. Finally, year one a
Miss Thewsey
Nov 27, 20251 min read
Forest Schools
Class one have loved their sessions of Forest Schools. They have been out in the sun, rain and ice but that hasn't stopped their fun. They have made lots of exciting dens, spotted things in nature and enjoyed learning how to use some of the tools.
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Nov 20, 20251 min read
Week 2
In Reception, the children have been busy using the blocks to make numbers to 5. We have talked about how numbers can be split into parts but the whole remains the same. The children have also enjoyed using the cubes to paint number pictures. In year one and two we have enjoyed finishing our writing unit on legends. We spend several days this week, writing our own stories. To support us, we have planned the stories, examined lots of other legends and considered the vocabula
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Nov 13, 20251 min read
Week 1
Class one has had an action-packed week. We have enjoyed being back at school and sharing all of the exciting things we did in our week off. It sounds like you all had lots of fun and were very busy. Our year ones and twos have been working hard in science this week. Their topic has been animals, including humans. The have completed two lessons this week all about animals. The first lesson was considering the types of animals there are. The children enjoyed working scientif
Fountains School
Nov 6, 20251 min read
Week 8
Wow, well we have made it! What a half-term it has been. The children have made us so proud with how well they have settled into school and got stuck in. The year ones and twos have been the most wonderful role models to our reception. Our lovely reception children have made the best start to school. They have made new friends, learnt so much and showed us all how fantastic they each are. In Maths, year one and two have been looking at tens and ones. We have practiced countin
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Oct 23, 20251 min read
Class 1- Week 7 DT Week
What a wonderful week we have had this week! The children have enjoyed DT week learning lots about seasonality and making some yummy food. In reception we made a delicious apple cake. They helped to weigh out the ingredients, add them to the bowl, mix it and then add the sliced apple. After cooking, we enjoyed eating it! In KS1, we made kebabs. The spend a lesson investigating the need and consumers for kebabs. Then several following lessons learning about seasonality and
Fountains School
Oct 19, 20251 min read
Week 6
This week we have been embracing Autumn. We have talked about signs of Autumn and spent time noticing the seasonal change. The children have enjoyed creating with the leaves, collecting acorns and using Autumnal resources to count and play. The reception children have been doing lots of painting, making cards, rainbows and Autumnal artwork. They have also liked dressing up this week; roleplaying policemen and making their own "jails". The children have been learning how to us
Fountains School
Oct 9, 20251 min read
Week 5
This week has been another lovely week in class one! In Maths, this week we have been looking at number bonds, adding and doubles. The children have enjoyed some creating addition fact families together. They have been working hard with lots of practical resources. In French, we have been practicing our greetings. The children have enjoyed using them to greet people and are getting more confident with their pronunciation. On Friday, we had a lovely visit from Mrs Simpson
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Oct 2, 20251 min read
Week 4
Reception have enjoyed another busy week. We have been busy in our areas making lots of lovely creations. In our learning, we have been talking about our families. Thank you for sending pictures in for us to look at! We discussed the groups we belong to such as swimming, rainbows and Fountains school too.
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Sep 26, 20251 min read
Bolton Castle Trip
KS1 had a magical day at Bolton Castle. The children loved looking around, learning about life in the castle and looking at artefacts. It was also so lovely to be joined by North Stainley and Grewelthorpe. We started the day by meeting Master David and his wife Sue who talked to us about the castle and showed us the entrance called the Portcullis. After that we went into the solar to get dressed for the day. Once ready, we looked at lots of artefacts from the castle and talke
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Sep 25, 20251 min read
Week 3
We have had another wonderful week in class one! In English, for several weeks now we have been learning about traditional tales. In our lessons, we have read many traditional tales, considering the audience, purpose and features of the book. This week, we have thought about the vocabulary that is used in the stories. The children have also learnt about the coordinating conjunction, "and", which they are going to use in their writing.
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Sep 19, 20251 min read
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