About this class
Year 1
In Year 1, children begin to develop themselves and their areas of interest as we extend our learning within a broad and balanced curriculum. If you would like to contact your child's class teacher, you are welcome to talk to them at drop off and pick up times or contact them at the school email address.
General Information
What do I need to bring to school?
Book Bag
All children require a book bag which they will need to bring every day.
Water bottle
All children to bring a clear plastic, medium sized, bottle of water. Please can we ask for no metal bottles.
Fruit & Snack:
All children in Year 1 are provided with one piece of fruit per day. However, children are invited to bring a piece of fruit from home for their morning playtime snack if they wish.
Milk
If you would like your child to have a carton of milk at snack time, please order this through www.coolmilk.com.
Important information
PE Days:
- Monday and Friday
Children will come to school in their P.E kits on P.E days. Please ensure earrings are out or taped up before they come to school, and long hair is tied back.
Reading & Phonics
We are passionate about children learning to read; we ask that families read with and hear their children read at least 5 days a week and record this by signing their child’s reading record.
Reading books will be changed: Monday
All children will have phonics lessons every day. We follow the ELS scheme (Essential Letters and Sounds) for more information please see our Literacy page.
Home learning
Homework will be sent home every Thursday and will need to be returned the following Tuesday. Homework will be a mixture of Maths, Literacy or Project tasks. The majority of Maths homework will be on My Maths, login details can be found in their homework folders.
Spellings
Spellings will be given on a Thursday and be tested the following Thursday.
Beat Your Score:
If you wish to practise at home, your ‘Beat Your Score’ sheets can be found on the right side of this page.
Online Resources:
You will find your login details for the following site at the front of your reading diary.
My Maths: www.mymaths.co.uk
NumBots: www.numbots.com
Curriculum- Yearly overview of topics
Topics Covered Throughout the Year:
Autumn Term: Just like me, just like you (diversity), Festivals and celebrations
Spring Term: Home Sweet Home
Summer Term: Fire of London, Understanding the World (Hot vs Cold)
Autumn Term:
In Maths this term we will be learning to read and write numbers to 10. We will look at Place Value within 10 and addition and subtraction within 10. We will also be learning about 2D and 3D shapes.
In English, we will be exploring a range of texts including: ‘Oi Frog’ by Kes Gray. We will also be learning about non-chronological texts linked to our mental health project. We continue to explore different texts highlighting SPAG.
Our Science focus this term is materials. We will learn:
- how to distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made.
- to identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock.
- to describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.
- compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties
- to identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials for particular uses.
- how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
We will also begin to explore the seasonal changes and complete activities linked to Autumn. We will revisit this work later in the year to make comparisons with the other seasons.
PSHE- Our first Topic this term is ‘Family and relationships’. This is where we discover the importance of looking at our relationships and well being through our PSHE lessons. We will also be learning about understanding our feelings, health and wellbeing, stereotypes and friendships. Closer to Christmas, we will begin to learn about health and wellbeing.
Linked to our mental health unit, in Art we will begin the year by exploring the artist Henri Matisse and using line to create our own self portrait.
In R.E we will be looking at the Christian celebrations and why they matter to Christians. We will also be exploring the questions’ ‘What is the good news that Christians say Jesus brings.’
In the second part of the Autumn term, in our History, we will be learning about different generations. We will be looking at changes within living memory and what has changed between children, parents and grandparents, e.g., Toys, books, holidays, clothes etc
In our weekly computing sessions, we are learning how to use technology around us. We will also be covering e-safety to ensure that children are safe on the internet.
Close to the end of the second term, we will have two collapsed days to focus on DT. This will be creating moving toys with mechanisms. We will send more information closer to the time, but children will require a box to complete the project.
Tuesday 17th December Christmas performance
Thursday 19th December will be our Christmas dinner and Christmas jumper day.
Spring term:
More information coming soon!
Summer term:
More information coming soon!
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