We hope that you had a fun Easter Break with your family and friends. We are enjoying hearing about all the exciting things that you got up to in the lovely sunshine.

We are looking forward to helping you flourish further during your final term in Year 1, nurturing and developing the seeds of knowledge and life that you have already gained. In particular, we will be making good use of our beautiful Ruby's Garden to learn how to plant and look after a wide variety of flowers and vegetables. We will be interested to observe seasonal changes around the Englefield Estate during our Woodland Learning sessions and the affect that the recent beautiful sunshine has had on the environment.

We continue to remind ourselves of our school values each day. Please encourage your family to discuss the following values with you and indeed visit your school to see how we put them into practice in everyday life.

Love of God

Love of Others

Love of Myself

Love of God's World

Love of Life 

This term we will be enjoying the book 'Where the Forest meets the Sea' by Jeannie Baker which will help us develop our knowledge of Tropical Rainforests and in particular the Daintree Rainforest of Australia.  

As part of our Science learning will will be learning more about animals, including humans and plants. Some of the learning in this subject will be in the context of Tropical Rainforests. 

Our R.E learning will help us learn about:

Islam

Please look at our Curriculum Web (below) to see what we will be learning about in other subjects this term under the topic title 'Rainforests'.

Year 1 Curriculum Webs

Our Week

Please remember that children need navy shorts and an Englefield blue P.E t shirt. For outdoor P.E children will need also navy sweatshirt and navy tracksuit bottoms. These are in addition to play time 'overs'. Children also need a pair of outdoor shoes/trainers/wellies for play times. 

Our Shared Learning Activities

Our Knowledge Organisers 2024-25

Woodland Learning - Friday mornings 

We will be out and about again this term - exploring the woodland on the Englefield Estate and also enjoying completing outdoor activities based within the school grounds. Mrs Sheppard and Mrs Street will be looking for at least 5 parent helpers each week as we are a larger group. We do need parents to help with Woodland Learning as without the legally required number of adults, we are unable to take the children out onto the Englefield Estate. If you are able to help, either regularly or just occasionally, please get in touch via our class email. 

Children will need 'overs' or a puddle suit and wellington boots and as the weather gets colder please also ensure they have warm socks, gloves and a hat. 

Reading Lists

We love you to read anything and everything. Reading feeds your mind! The following list is merely a guide for families to help with choosing books from school, your local library or to have at home.