Reception/Year 1 Class
| Minsterley Primary School Autumn – Clee Class – 2026
Teachers: Miss Thomas TAs: Mrs Middle A big ‘Hello’ to all the new children starting school this term, welcome to Clee Class. It is a very exciting time, and we look forward to getting to know you and your families. Any questions or worries you may have please don’t hesitate to ask! |
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English
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We love stories and rhymes – every day we will share stories and sing nursery rhymes and songs. We will learn how to listen carefully and join in with the repeated parts of stories. We will take part in small world and role play; acting out familiar stories and making up our own. We will use lots of different media to make marks, such as chalks, felt pens, crayons, water, paint and lots more! We do this to build the muscles we need for writing. Year 1 will continue to practise their skills to become independent in writing sentences. |
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Maths
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We will begin by singing lots of counting rhymes like ‘1 Man Went to Mow’ and ‘5 Little Ducks’ to learn the order of numbers both forwards and backwards. We will learn how to recognise an amount up to 5 without having to count it, this is called ‘subitising’! We will learn rules for counting accurately and how to quickly show an amount on our fingers. Year 1 children will be working on counting, sorting and representing numbers to 10 before moving on to addition and subtraction within 10. We will use things like ‘ten frames’ and ‘part-whole’ models to support maths. |
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Phonics and Reading
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In Clee class we will have a daily phonics session; your child will learn to listen for sounds and recognise letters in order to ‘blend’ them together to make words and ‘segment’ words into their individual sounds to write words. Year 1 will continue their work on digraphs (two letters that make one sound).
Reading Books Each week your child will bring home 2 reading books linked to our phonics scheme. Please read these with your child, recording them in their Home Link Book. It is beneficial for children to re-read books a number of times throughout the week. Children who read 4 or more times in a week get a Dojo point. In addition your child will choose a book from our ‘Top 20 Reads’ box to share with an adult at home, these will also be changed weekly. We will be holding a parent workshop all about reading, and how we teach it, within the first few weeks of term – keep a look out for the date!
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Understanding the World |
This term we will look at ‘seasonal changes’ as Summer turns to Autumn and then Winter. We will use our time in Forest School to explore the changes that are happening around us. We will also find out more about ‘Materials’; naming objects and the materials they made of. We will carry out some simple tests relating to the properties of materials. We will ask ’What is History?’ and use the theme of ’Holidays’ to compare past and present. We will also explore the question ’Where am I?’ when learning about our school environment and the UK. |
| Expressive Arts and Design | Our work in art, design and technology and music is linked to painting, collage work, cooking and our senses. The children will have opportunities to explore these topics through adult led and child led activities so they can explore feely. |
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RE and PSHE/PSED |
We have a special friend in Clee Class, he is a giraffe called Harold, he helps us to learn more about ourselves and each other. This term he will help us to think about ‘what makes us special?’ and ‘who is special to us?’ before moving on to helping us to recognise and name feelings in ourselves and our friends. In RE, we will be learning about ‘Being special and exploring about where do we belong?’ |
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What to bring to school?
ClassDojo |
Every Day:
*Book Bag with reading books, Top 20 book and orange home link book. *Water Bottle with fresh water – please no squash/juice. Thursday (Forest School) *Wellies and waterproofs/puddle suit in named bags. *Spare plastic bag for muddy wellies/clothes. Wednesday (PE) *Children can come to school in their PE kit. We have very little room in our coat peg area we therefore request that your child DOES NOT bring a backpack into school.
Class Dojo Have you signed up to Class Dojo? We use this platform to communicate with you, to send regular updates about our learning and to share ‘Wow’ moments in your child’s learning journey. |
