Sycamore Tree Class
Sycamore Tree Class
Welcome to Sycamore Tree Class
A warm welcome to parents and children from Sycamore Tree Class.
Thank you for visiting our class page. Here you will find lots of information about the fun and exciting things we are learning! And as we are always very busy, do visit this page often as we will be sharing all our amazing adventures
Thank you for visiting our class page. Here you will find lots of information about the fun and exciting things we are learning! And as we are always very busy do visit this page often as we will be sharing all our amazing adventures.
Year 1 Curriculum Meeting September 2023
!!IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!
The Year 1 phonics screen will take place in the Summer Term. As you are probably aware all children in Year 1 have to take part in this.
Please look below to learn more about the phonics screen and how you can help your child at home.
Click on the links below for more information.
What are 'non-pseudo words'?
The check will contain a mix of real words and 'non-words' or 'pseudo-words' (or nonsense/alien words). Children will be told before the check that there will be non-words that he or she will not have seen before. The children will already be familiar with this through their phonics lessons. Non-words are important to include because words such as 'vap' or 'jound' are new to all children. Children cannot read the non-words by using their memory or vocabulary; they have to use their decoding skills. This is a fair way to assess their ability to decode.
After the check
Your child's phonic standard - whether they have met the expected standard or are working towards this - will be reported to you alongside your child's annual report. For children working towards the expected standard, further information will be provided on how to further support your child both at home and in school.
Children who did not meet the expected standard in Year 1 will retake the check in Year 2.
Past Phonic Screening Check Papers
*Sycamore Tree Class
2023-2024*
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Enjoying freshly made bread just like the little red hen!
GREEN UP YOUR ACT RECYCLING WORKSHOP
MATHS Partitioning and Comparing Numbers
SCIENCE Finding all about trees
COMPUTING
ADVENTURE LEARNING Making Maps
*Sycamore Tree Class
2022-2023*
CLASS TIMETABLE
World Book Day 3rd March 2023
On Pancake Tuesday, we all had some pancakes with some honey on top :)
Making Wind Vanes in Gardening 27/2/23 :)
Practicing our Computing skills in February 2023 (Busy Things) - Login in Reading Record
We are counting to 20 in December, now we are ready to start adding and subtracting these numbers after Christmas :)
On the 10th of December, we went to visit a Travelling Crib :)
This term, as part of D&T, we made soup with carrots and butternut squash :)
3D Shapes, we got to make our own 2 and 3D Shapes :)
We all dressed up for Halloween in Sycamore Tree :)
We had Well Being Day on the 10th of October. We got the opportunity to make Flapjacks, and also eat them. There was none left after Sycamore Tree Class
This week , we have been working with JIT to complete a Cyberwalk. We use laptops and Mr Joyce's computer to create art, what do you think of our work? :)
Here are some of our beautiful Autumn Projects :)
We had an Anansi Workshop on the 29th of September, and he was VERY impressed with the acting skills of Sycamore tree Class 💃🕺
On the 22nd of September, to help combat Global Warming, Sycamore Tree Class made little booklets out of recycled material. We LOVED it ♻️
Here are some pictures from our Science lessons. We have been learning about our senses, and doing experiments to test them 😀
***PHONICS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION***
The Year 1 phonics screen will take place sometime in the Summer term. As you are probably aware all children in Year 1 have to take part in this.
Please look below to learn more about the phonics screen and how you can help your child at home.
What is the Phonics Screening check?
Click on the links below for more information.
If you would like further information, please click here to see the Department for Education’s pdf on phonics and the phonics screening check.
Use these free activities to help your child to practise and get ready:
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End of Sycamore Tree Class 2021-2022
This week, we saw 6 duckings hatch from an incubator. We got the chance to see them grow, swim and walk around. We even got a chance to hold them in our hands. It was amazing!🦆
Is is important in Sycamore tree that we understand how to be safe online. We know what is good and what is bad!
This term in Computing, our topic is "What is an Algorithm?"🖥️🖱️
Here are some recent pictures from our Gardening lessons 💐🏡
Our Easter Sunday Projects 🙏🏿
Before Easter, we made Easter Bonnets at home, and went on a parade around the school. Some of our parents came into see us🥚👒
We celebrated World Book Day on the 4th of March, we even did a nice fashion show in the school hall where our parents could come into the school and see us 😃
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dance Session 💃🕺
Ash Wednesday
The Sword In The Stone 🙌🏻
On the 25th of February, we celebrated 80's day in the school. We dressed up as famous people from this era 😎
In February. Falconry UK came to visit Year One. We learned a lot about how birds of prey eat, how they hunt, and how they can be trained . Some people even got to hold the birds using a special glove. 😊 🦅
Some people made beautiful bird projects at home to house our birds. We also made food for the birds using lard and bird seeds 🐦🥔
Here are some photos from our gardening for Spring 1 🌱🍂
NSPCC Number Day 😆➕➖➗
