Welcome to Woodpecker Class!

'Embracing the Fullness of Life'

John 10:10 "I am come, that they might have life, and that they might have it abundantly."

We are a class of Year 1 children in Woodpecker Class.  Our teacher is Miss Barrell. Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Young (Monday - Thursday) and Mrs Chown (Friday). We are lucky to have a beautiful classroom in the main building above the hall.  

In Woodpecker Class, we value kindness, respect, and good behaviour. We work together as a team, always aiming to support one another and create a happy and positive learning environment. Well-being and progress are very important to us, and we will encourage each other to do our very best every day.

We are very lucky to have caring parents who support us at home with our learning. We have a lot of rewards for fabulous work and we do a show-and-tell on a Friday to show any achievements from outside of school.

Woodpecker classroom is always busy and we love to try new things. We are kind and respectful members of our school community. We are looking forward to more exciting learning and adventures this term!  

MATHS

Teaching for mastery in maths

Helping children to acquire mastery in maths will pay dividends throughout their education. Maths mastery involves using approaches to develop a deep and secure knowledge and understanding of mathematics at each stage of children’s learning. These approaches can enable all children to success and acquire mastery and as teachers we believe all pupils can achieve. Depth is key, meaning children have recognised and grasped connections between concepts and can explain the reasons why something works or why it does not if something changes. As children progress through their education, they will be able to use this secure understanding to build more advanced mathematical ideas as maths continually builds on itself. The chart below show the Five Big Ideas used to underpin the teaching for mastery. Please follow the link for details of what lies behind them.

https://www.ncetm.org.uk/teaching-for-mastery/mastery-explained/five-big-ideas-in-teaching-for-mastery/

WRITING

At South Petherton C of E Infants School we are passionate about the teaching of reading and writing. We use a range of key texts to support the development of transrciption skills in line with the requirements of the KS1 National Curriculum.

Talk is an integral part of learning and children are encouraged to articulate all parts of the writing process.

Writing is celebrated after each lesson through sharing the children's finished work.

All children are taught the process of how to edit their piece of work looking at specifics such as spelling and punctuation.

As a result this provides the children with a clear view of what quality writing looks like and therefore, standards are improving and we are creating writers that are passionate and creative.

Help your child with maths vocabulary and number formation

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