Winchelsea Primary School
Year 1: Opal Class
Welcome to our Opal Class page!
Meet the team
Mrs Houlden & Mrs Doran
Reading and phonics
In Year 1, we will be learning phonics through a scheme called Read, Write Inc.
Information for parents can be found via the link below:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
Useful Information and reminders
P.E days are Wednesday and Thursdays.
Forest school is on a Friday
Please remember to bring the following items into school every day:
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Book bag / reading record and book
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A waterproof coat (sun hat and sun cream in the summer terms)
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Water bottle
Homework
This term, we would like our children to focus on the following homework each week:
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Share a book with parents
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Read key words and sounds using the videos and QR codes which will be sent by Mrs Houlden.
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Complete Mathletics tasks
Class Newsletter
Please click on the link below to view our class newsletter, which will outline our learning for the term for each subject.
Important dates
Fri 24th April- Parents invited to come and join our 'Roots to Food' cooking session from 10:30-11:30am
Tues 12th May- Class visit to Fairfield Community Farm
Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
In the summer term, year 1 pupils will undergo the phonics screening check.
It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your child is progressing in phonics. It will help to identify whether your child needs additional support at this stage so that they do not fall behind in this vital early reading skill.
It checks that your child can:
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Sound out and blend graphemes in order to read simple words.
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Read phonically decodable one-syllable and two-syllable words, e.g. cat, sand, windmill.
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Read a selection of nonsense words which are referred to as pseudo words.