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Welcome to Key Stage 1!
(Years 1 & 2)
Year 1 - Chestnut Class Years 1 & 2 - Poplar Class Year 2 - Elm Class
Welcome to the Key Stage 1 Class page.
Mrs Lowther is the Key Stage 1 Phase Leader.
We have three Key Stage One classes:
Chestnut Class (Year 1) is taught by Mrs Lowther.
Poplar Class (Year 1/ 2) is taught by Mrs Maskill.
Elm Class (Year 2) is taught by Miss Rollins (Monday - Wednesday) and Miss Elks (Thursday and Friday)
Mrs George, Mrs Fieldhouse and Miss Gilmer support across classes in our phase.
Ms Walsh (HLTA) and Miss Crowe also teach and support across the phase.
Autumn Term 1
School Theme: Warriors of the World
Welcome back to school for the first half of our Autumn term in Key Stage One (KS1)! We are delighted to welcome children and families back into school after the summer break – it has been wonderful to see everyone. Key Stage One staff and children are ready and excited to dive into our new school year and start our learning!
Our theme for this half term is ‘Warriors of the World’. Africa is going to feature heavily in our work! Our Art lessons look at Tinga Tinga art which takes its name from the artist Edward Saidi Tingatinga. In this we look at the use of pattern and colour. Towards the end of the half-term we will be creating collaborative animal print inspired pieces.
In our English lessons, we will be reading a selection of stories, poems and animations including The Lion King, Meerkat Mail and Bringing the Rain to Kapiti plain. All of KS1 will be immersed in Curious Quests (the next stage of Drawing Club) where we can really bring these stories to life through a magical mix of images and text. At the end of this half-term, we hope to hold an Out of Africa day, where children can dress up and celebrate our work to date.
As Scientists we take a close look at the animal kingdom and explore animals from each animal group. We will sort, compare and analyse according to their structure and typical characteristics.
All of this and much more promises to make it a fantastic start to the year!