Fleming Class Y1

Welcome to Fleming Class

Our class is a team - we are discoverers, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!

Our class is named after Sir Alexander Fleming, he was a Scottish physician and microbiologist. He is best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.

Mrs Reskelly

Class Teacher (Monday - Wednesday)

All about me!

I'm Mrs Reskelly and I will be teaching in Fleming class on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I am looking forward to working with Mrs Oswick to teach Fleming class, we will work closely with Mrs Kiell in Newton class, we are really lucky to have such a great year 1 team. We have a fun year ahead with lots of exciting learning and enrichment opportunities planned.

Here are a few facts about me:

Favourite colour: Teal
Favourite animal: Dogs (and penguins)
Favourite book: The Twits by Roald Dahl
Favourite food: Potatoes - in any form!

Fun Fact about me: I lived in Australia for seven years until I missed Cornwall too much so I moved back home to be closer to family and the beautiful Cornish beaches. I have taught in Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka but in my opinion Cornwall tops them all!

Mrs Oswick

Class Teacher (Thursday - Friday)

All about me! Mrs Oswick

Hello, I’m Mrs Oswick and I will be teaching in Fleming class Thursdays and Fridays.

Throughout the year ahead, we will work closely with our Yr 1 partner class, Newton and their teacher, Mrs Kiell. We have such an exciting curriculum to look forward to together and exciting trips, visitors, activities and WOW moments lined up for you all.

Here are a few facts about me:

Favourites:

Colour – Yellow

Animal - Dog

Beach – Porth

Food – Lasagne

Fun Fact: I have lived in Hong Kong and Thailand and LOVE to travel and visit new places!

Mrs Luscombe

Teaching Assistant

In Year 1, a healthy morning snack of fruit or vegetables is provided to every child daily.

English

This term, we will be basing our writing on the story of Golidlocks and the Three Bears and other traditional tales. We will be working hard in ensuring our pencil grip and fine motor skills are strong with correct letter formation. The children will use the stories to practice segmenting to write simple lists and captions. We will develop our non-fiction writing skills with instructional writing based upon our porridge making.

Reading

We teach reading through Little Wandle. We continue to develop our reading skills, including decoding, prosody and comprehension. We encourage a love of reading through engaging in a range of different book types and genres. We need your support with this and ask you to read 5 times a week and record this in your child's reading record. The number of home reads will go towards moving up the Reading Rockets rewards in class. Please ensure your child's book and reading record are in school every day.

Your child's Little Wandle reading book will be changed every Monday.

Maths

In maths, we begin to develop our understanding of place value with a focus on sorting, recognising, counting and comparing numbers and objects to 10.

Continuous Learning

Within Year 1 we follow a Continuous Provision alongside our whole class and group teaching.The children will have a main lesson input as a whole class and then complete their independent work with an adult in a small, focused group. They are then able to access activities within the classroom or outside alongside this learning which will further their understanding of topics.

PE

Our P.E. days in Fleming are Tuesdays (indoors) and Thursdays (outdoors). Please make sure your child comes to school wearing their kit on these days.

Homework Learning

Weekly overview of phonics and tricky words to practice at home. Daily reading. Termly KIRFs

A showcase of our learning in Fleming Class: