Hello and welcome to the Year 1 & 2 page!
We are very proud of the learning opportunities we offer the children in Key Stage One and think we have created a range of topics which appeal to lots of different children’s interests. We aim to incorporate play based learning to continue the great start that children have in EYFS at Thorndown.
Our Team
Year One
Mrs Silvester teachers in Otter class.
Mrs Silvester loves animals and enjoys bug hunting in the garden. Her favourite children’s story is ‘The little Mole who knew it was none of his business’.
Miss Goulding teaches in Camel class.
Miss Goulding enjoys walks and bike rides with her family. Her favourite book is ‘Peace at Last’ by Jill Murphy and her favourite colour is orange.
Mrs Browne and Mrs Jones teach in Owl class.
Mrs Browne loves reading and her favourite story is ‘Piggy Little’s Hide and Seek’. She also enjoys baking cupcakes with her children at the weekends. Exploring different places is one of Mrs Browne’s favourite things to do.
Mrs Jones loves music, singing and spending time with her family.
Year Two
Mrs Lally and Mrs Cowan teach in Koala class.
Mrs Lally loves books and her favourite story is ‘The Tiger who came to Tea’ by Judith Kerr. She also loves being creative with words in English lessons.
Mrs Cowan loves reading. Her favourite children’s book is The Smartest Giant in Town. Mrs Cowan enjoys spending time outside, going for walks and visiting the park with her daughters.
Mrs Emberton teaches in Puffin class.
Mrs Emberton loves walking her dog, Harley, with her family. She enjoys jigsaw puzzles and dancing in her kitchen!
Mrs Williams teaches in Panther class.
Mrs Williams loves spending time with her family and going on days out.
Our Curriculum
Our Long Term Plans are here to give you an overview of what your child will be learning in each subject during their time in Key Stage One.
For a more in-depth look at the progression of skills in each subject, please click on the individual subject tabs on the right hand side of this webpage.
Here is our Year One Long Term Plan
Here is our Year Two Long Term Plan
Useful resources
Number Sense and Fluency Open Classroom Presentation notes
Here is the Powerpoint from our recent ‘New to Year One’ Parents Meeting:
New to Year 1 Parents Presentation
Here is the Powerpoint from our recent ‘New to Year Two’ Parents Meeting:
New to Year 2 Parents Presentation
Phonics and Reading
These are the videos we shared at our recent Year One Reading Cafe:
For further helpful resources and to learn more about how phonics and reading is taught at Thorndown please click on the English- Reading tab on your sidebar.
Additionally, Mrs Dunsdon has made a series of reading videos to offer some top tips about reading at home. They can be found here: https://www.thorndownprimaryschool.co.uk/reading-at-home-videos/
Other useful websites and resources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcqqtfr
Maths
https://play.numbots.com/#/intro
http://www.iseemaths.com/games-resources/
Science
https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/
