Ribble Class is home to our Reception and Year 1 children and is taught by Miss Robertson on Mondays – Thursdays and Mrs Hamblin on Fridays. Additional support is also provided by Mrs Murdoch and Miss Robinson throughout the week. Mrs Roy is currently absent from school.
Learning is fun in Ribble and we blend the important elements of play with the more formal expectations associated with children as they grow up.
Each term we enjoy focusing our learning through different topics such as ‘Wonderful Weather’ ‘On Safari’ and ‘Kings and Queens’. We read lots of stories connected to our topic which help us to explore characters, inspire our imaginations and help create our own stories. We do lots of work on learning new phonemes to help us read and many of our activities are inspired by these sounds to make sure we are learning them as we play.
Maths is taught each day and we encourage development of concepts through practical application.
We are passionate about giving children exciting and memorable events to embed their learning. When learning about Kings and Queens we enjoyed a Medieval Banquet, where we ate, sang, danced and played games. In RE we acted out a Christian Wedding and a Jewish Wedding. We loved dressing up! In Science we have loved exploring seasonal changes and done experiments with different materials.
In our school we use the Little Wandle Phonics scheme to develop phonics and promote early reading. In Key Stage 1 we continue with Little Wandle and combine this with a variety of engaging texts from various reading schemes. Click below to find out more about our chosen scheme:
We ask you to support your child’s reading journey by listening to them reading their phonics based book. This is the book they have practiced at school. It will come home on Fridays to be returned on Thursdays. Please use your child’s Reading Record to record when you have heard them read. On Thursdays the children will bring home a book which they have chosen to share with you. This is a book to enjoy together rather than a book which they are expected to read themselves.
Spellings are set weekly for Yr 1 children. New spellings will come home on Mondays. These will be tested the following Monday. are tested Mondays. Please help your child practice their spellings at home.
We encourage maths fluency by using the online maths platform Numberbots. The children are given personal login details which enables them to access this tool from home and school.
Please send your child to school each day with their water bottle, book bag and reading record. A healthy snack is provided for the children each morning.
Our PE days are Monday and Thursday. Please ensure your child wears their PE kit for school on this day. Long hair needs to be tied back for PE days, and earrings taken out.
