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Northway Infant School

Year 1

Hello Orange Class!

Year 1 (ID 1052)

  • Mrs Bastin
    Year 1 Teacher (Orange Class)

    Mrs Bastin

    Mrs Bastin teaches Orange class on Mondays and Tuesdays and is alsoMaths Subject Lead.

    I have been lucky enough to have taught at Northway Infants School for over 20 Years. Children are my life and I thrive on being surrounded by their smiley faces and seeing the wonders of the world through their eyes. I believe that fostering a love of learning and providing a space where children can grow and shine as individuals is vital at the start of their education journey. I enjoy seeing the children flourish and am now privileged to see some return as adults with the next generation. When not working I love spending time with my young grandchildren, and love to dance...(with two left feet!!) and reading.

  • Mrs Gibson
    Year 1 Teacher (Orange Class)

    Mrs Gibson

    Mrs Gibson teaches Orange class on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and is alsoScience Subject Lead
    and DT Subject Lead.

    I love teaching and take pride in sparking children's curiosity, encouraging them to explore, discover and ask questions about the world around them. It is such a privilege to work with children at the beginning of their journey of learning and discovery and I strongly believe that fostering a love of learning in the early years creates the best foundations to build upon. I love working at Northway Infants where everyone is passionate about creating the right environment so that children develop the confidence, resilience, skills and self-belief to give everything a go and provide the opportunities for everyone to SHINE! No two days are the ever the same at Northway and children's laughter, curiosity and determination make every day special. I am very much an outdoors person and love walking, camping and crafting with my family when I am not working.

  • Miss Williams
    Year 1 Teacher (Orange Class)

    Miss Williams

    Mrs Williams teaches Orange class Monday to Friday mornings and is alsoHistory Lead and Geography Lead.

    I have been a qualified teacher since 1997 and have worked at Northway Infants for 4 years, in various roles. I feel truly blessed to be part of such a wonderful school and thrive on helping our children to be the best that they can be. Each day is filled with wonder and awe at how amazing our pupils are and how well they SHINE in this supportive, caring and nurturing environment. I'm very excited to be back in a teaching role and can't wait to see how our little stars will astound me each day with their determination, resilience and happiness. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with friends/family and taking my dogs for walks in and around our beautiful town.

  • Mrs Mace
    HLTA (Orange Class)

    Mrs Mace

    I have worked at Northway infant school for over 20 years. I'm a HLTA and I mainly support in year two, but I also support in year one each week. I have always loved teaching, and for me it's those light bulb moments, when you see the penny drop and children realise they CAN DO IT! Their smile grows and they beam with pride, and you think I helped them achieve that.

  • Mrs Ryder
    SEN Support Assistant (Orange Class)

    Mrs Ryder

    Mrs Ryder is also a Midday Supervisor.

    I started at Northway Infants in 2017 and I have loved every minute. I love helping the children and it is so rewarding to watch the grow into happy, confident and caring children. I feel so fortunate to be working in such an amazing school and to be working alongside a supportive and friendly team, who always put the children first.

  • Mrs Parrott
    Teaching Assistant (Orange Class)

    Mrs Parrott

    It is fabulous to be part of the Northway Infant School family. A school where children are celebrated and helped to shine. It is my privilege to be able to work with our lovely children, seeing their eyes light up when they have that Eureka moment! I couldn't imagine a better job or any as fulfilling!

  • Mrs Stocks
    HLTA (Orange Class)

    Mrs Stocks

    Mrs Stocks is also afirst aider.

    I love working at Northway and I love helping children to learn more! In my spare time, I love walking my dog Willow!

Spring

Feet, flight, feathers and fins.

Below is an outline of what we will be teaching this term and this terms knowledge organisers with key knowledge we want the children to retain.

Curriculum Overview

Knowledge Organiser - Spring 1

Knowledge Organiser - Spring 2

Autumn 2

A few of my favourite things.

Curriculum Overview - Autumn 2

Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2

Curriculum Overview - Autumn 1

Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2

Outdoor learning

This term we have enjoyed our weekly outdoor learning sessions. These have encompassed working together with our peers as we have used different tools, explored the changing seasons, challenged ourselves and assessed our own risk. We really enjoyed our fire at the end of half term, which led to some super language and poetry.

Science

In science we have been learning about and using our senses to explore the world around us. Our senses are amazing and we have been exploring how they also help to keep us safe. We had great fun, on listening walks, visual treasure hunts, smell and tasing challenge sessions and were amazed at how many objects we could identify by touch or sound alone.  The next half of this term we are exploring different materials and their properties, so watch this space!

Computing

In computing we have been learning about programming and algorithms. We began by programming each other with simple instructions to move from one location to another and discovered that sometimes our ‘algorithms’ - sets of instructions, need be de-bugged. We used small programable robots called Bee-Bots to solve problems. This included writing and programming algorithms to reach buried treasure on a large treasure map and by predicting where our Bee-Bots would end up by looking at different algorithms and de-bugging any errors.

RE

In RE this term, we have explored the meaning of community and the different community groups we can belong to. We have begun learning about the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths and learnt about their special symbols and the ways in which people are welcomed into their communities such as christening, baptism and Aqiqah ceremonies.

Music

‘What a Wonderful World’ is not only a song that has been a starting point in music this term but is also a theme that we have kept returning to in Year One, as we have delighted in exploring our surroundings with our senses. We have really enjoyed learning about Louis Armstrong, Jazz music, its origins and the different instruments used. We have continued to develop our understanding of pitch, tempo, dynamics and texture within music and experimented with these as we have played a variety of instruments. We have even created our own version of ‘What a wonderful World’ using soundscapes and creating our own lyrics. 

Key Instant Recall Facts

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