Welcome to Wagtails

We are Reception and Year 1

Class teacher: Miss O’Connor

We are helped by: Mrs Webber

Please click on the links to read our recent curriculum letters:

Wagtails Curriculum Mind Map Peek into the Past Spring 1

Wagtails Curriculum Letter Peek into the Past Spring 1 2020

Wagtails World of Work Mindmap Autumn Term 2.pdf

Wagtails Class Curriculum Letter Autumn Term 2.pdf

Wagtails Class Curriculum Mindmap Autumn Term 1

Wagtails Curriculum News Autumn Term 1 2019-2020

Wagtails 2019-2020

Our Whole School Topic is Peek into the Past

We are learning about: People from the Past

This term we are reading Grandad's Island by Benji Davies 

Wagtails will be exploring a picture book which will allow the children to put themselves inside the story and empathise with characters and their issues and dilemmas. They will engage with illustrations throughout the book to explore and recognise the added layers of meaning these can give to our interpretation of a text. Wagtails will explore how to use drawing as an approach to enhance thinking for writing and developing vocabulary. They will discover and follow the authentic process that an author/illustrator goes through when developing a picture book and create a picture book based on their own creative story ideas.

As a class we created a soundscape of a picture from the book –  We identified the animals and the noises they might make. Then the children made one noise they think they’d be able to hear, we developed this into a soundscape. We worked on ensuring a variety of sounds and changing the dynamics.  Here is our recording.

Wagtails are Chefs

You might like to try these at home:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chicken_and_tomato_06581

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1288660/rock-buns

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1228635/cheese-straws

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/crumble-topped_tarts_57648

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheese_and_tomato_melts_99595

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b00wkkmh 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/melting_moments_59381

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/gold_digger_buns_07011

Thank you to all who attended the Workshop on Kinetic Letters on 19th November if you missed it below is the presentation. Please ask if you would like anymore information and see the school office if you would like to order Kinetic Letter cards to support your child at home with their handwriting. 

Thank you to all parents who attended our Phonics and Reading Meeting on 10th October if you missed it below is the presentation- Please ask if you would like anymore information. 

Wagtails are Mathematicians

Below are some links of songs and games we have been using to support our Maths. You might like to try these at home:

Shape

Counting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAQ2HTqTl2w Jack Hartman, different representations of numbers

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue count on and back 1 to 10 

1 More and 1 Less

Addition and Subtraction

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html      
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBkpC29_GaI systematic number bonds to 10 using blocks  

Reception  are working towards the Early Learning goals. Click here to view them.

Year 1 are working towards KS1 National Curriculum. 

Wagtails are Writers

Kinetic Letters - Letter Formation

The children are following the adventures of Bounce the brave monkey and Skip the scared monkey.

Please help them to practice this whenever they are engaged in writing at home.