Welcome to Halls Class

The teachers in Year 1 Halls Class are Mrs Snowden and Mrs Bain. We will help you with anything you need to know or any queries you may have - we are happy to help.

Our class is named after the author Smriti Halls. Smriti Halls is an award-winning, critically acclaimed children’s author. With a cast of characters as varied as mischievous monsters and disgruntled geese, she explores relationships and identity; the personal and the political; how it feels to be in your own skin — and in someone else’s. Her books, often fast-paced and funny or lyrical and tender, are always full of hope and heart and speak to the child in all of us.  Several of her books have been nominated and shortlisted for national awards. 

In Halls Class, we love to read and ensure that all children have exposure to a wealth of engaging books from different authors. Books can take you any place that you can imagine and even to places that you can't! They give you a wonderful insight into other cultures, experiences, people and places without even leaving your seat. We encourage children to value and understand others and gain a greater understanding of the world around them through their broad reading experiences.

PE will take place on Monday and Friday.  On these days, children are asked to wear their school PE kits to school (plain black jogging bottoms / leggings / shorts, school polo top and school jumper with trainers or daps).  I would advise that you also bring a carrier bag of spare clothes (underwear, change of trousers / skirt) in case of any accidents - we can keep this in school on your child's peg. 

If you have any questions, please ask myself or Mrs Bain!

Kind regards Mrs Snowden

Term 2

This term our enquiry question is 'What is it like here?' In Geography, we will name the countries in the UK and identify Europe on a map of the world.  We will make / draw maps of our classroom and school grounds, learning about aerial views. In Science, we will be learning about the changing seasons - focusing on Autumn and Winter.  Alongside this learning, in DT (Design and Technology) we will be learning about levers / sliders to make a moving picture.  Please refer to knowledge organisers for the relevant subjects and the overview curriculum map for Term 2.

In Maths, we will focus on addition / subtraction to 10 - building fluency and rapid recall of facts e.g. different ways of making 5. In English, our writing will be based upon a poem called 'Firework Night' and a non-fiction unit recounting a local walk. We have our daily phonics lesson (following the Little Wandle phonics programme) - to support early reading and spelling, and 4Xweekly group reading with Mrs Snowden or Mrs Bain. You will bring the book home after we have practised reading it - your children should be able to read this book with fluency and expression!