Mrs McCallum is the Class Teacher Monday to Wednesday and Miss Ferguson is the Class Teacher on Thursday and Friday.

Welcome to Class 1. Mrs McCallum teaches on a Monday to Wednesday, with Miss Ferguson teaching Thursday and Friday. Mrs Bisley is our Teaching Assistant Monday and Tuesday, and Mrs Beattie is our Teaching Assistant Wednesday to Friday. We are joined by Mrs Pilkington on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

During their time in Class 1, children build on their prior knowledge gained in Reception. Children still learn through play in a number of ways and have the opportunity to become confident, independent learners.  ​Planning for learning uses a combination of focused teaching sessions and exploratory activities as well as enhanced opportunities for child-initiated tasks.

Class 1 continue to learn phonics through Unlocking Letters and Sounds. The children learn new graphemes every week and we ask that you review these at home too. We will send out a weekly newsletter so that you know which graphemes to focus on. Children bring home a reading book that they already have read in school. The aim is for your child to read these books fluently and independently – they learn the building blocks to read at school and practise being amazing readers and storytellers at home! Don’t forget that it is also extremely important to read stories to your child as this is where they will learn wonderful vocabulary, how to change their voice to ask questions or become a character. It really will make a difference!

In Maths, children will become confident mathematicians through hands-on, practical lessons. Children will be encouraged to explain their findings which will enable them to further develop their mathematical understanding. We also focus on knowing key facts fluently. Again, look out for information on our weekly newsletter so that you can help at home.

An ​enquiry question begins each term’s learning with a ‘hook’ to capture the children’s imaginations and bring their learning to life.  The enquiry theme is concluded each term with an event, guided and informed by the children’s own findings from the learning that term.  Our learning adventures take us in many directions!

We hope you and your child really enjoy being part of Class 1!

 

Class 1 team: Mrs McCallum, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Bisley, Mrs Beattie and Mrs Pilkington.

Email: class1@ramsbury.wilts.sch.uk

 

 

 

Mrs McCallum – Class 1 Teacher

Monday to Wednesday

 Miss Ferguson – Class 1 Teacher

Thursday and Friday

 

Mrs Bisley – TA

Monday and Tuesday

 Mrs Beattie – HLTA

Wednesday to Friday

Mrs Pilkington – Additional TA

Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Class Information

Curriculum

Phonics

 

Common Exception Words

Words we learn to read by the end of Year 1

Spellings

Words we learn to spell by the end of Year 1

Maths

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