Year 1

1W and 1N

Welcome to Year 1! 

We have had a lovely start to the year and we are really proud of how the children have settled in.
The adults working in Year 1 are:
1W
Miss Watkin – class teacher
Miss Strafford – teaching assistant

1N
Miss Woodward – class teacher
Miss Lee – teaching assistant
Miss Pyrah – teaching assistant

Our PE days in Year 1 are Monday (indoor PE) and Tuesday (outdoor PE).

Please ensure your child brings a water bottle into school every day.

Autumn 1 - Learning Highlights

This half term we are going to be learning and retelling a story called ‘Little Charlie’.

The children have already worked really hard to learn the actions for our story map.
In maths, we are exploring place value to 10. The children will learn some new vocabulary such as more than, less than and equal to.
In science we will be learning all about our bodies and the 5 different senses.

We will be finding out about the United Kingdom in geography and the different countries that make up the United Kingdom.

The children will receive a new phonics book to read at home every Friday. Please read with your child 3 times through the week and record this in their reading record books.

All phonics books should be returned to school every Friday so we can swap them.

Well done for such a fantastic start to Year 1! We can’t wait for the year ahead.

Autumn 2 - Learning Highlights 

 

 English: We are reading ‘Lost and Found’ this half term which is a lovely story about a lonely penguin. The children are making missing posters and re-writing the story. We are focusing on using capital letters, finger spaces, full stops and writing sentences using ‘and’.
Maths: Our focus in maths is on 2D and 3D shapes. We are learning to name and sort the shapes. We will begin to learn numbers to 20!
Geography: In geography we will continue to learn about the United Kingdom. We will explore physical and man-made features.
Science: We are learning about materials. We will explore the different properties of materials and begin to sort them.
PE: We will be developing our ‘sending and receiving’ skills in outdoor PE. This includes throwing, catching, kicking and rolling. In indoor PE we will be enjoying pilates. 

 

We will continue to focus on phonics every day. Please remember to read with your child 3 times a week and return the reading books every Friday. 

Spring 1 Learning Highlights

 English: We are reading the story ‘Five Minutes Peace'. We are focusing on using finger spaces, full stops and capital letters in our sentences. Our end writing focus will be to write a diary entry, as one of the children in the Five Minutes Peace story.

Maths: Our focus is on place value and having a deep understanding of the numbers to twenty. We will be practising using number lines to twenty to support our learning in this topic.

Phonics: Children have two phonics/ reading sessions during the day following the ‘Read Write Inc.’ scheme.

History: This term, we will be beginning our learning about toys old and new. We will go on a trip at the start of this term, to Abbey House Museum, to support this learning.

Science: We will be continuing our learning about materials and will be doing lots of experiments and practical work to help us learn! 

PE: We will be learning how to play invasion games in our outdoor PE sessions, and learning new stretches and balances in Gymnastics during indoor PE.

PSHE: In PSHE, we are focusing on understanding the Law. We will talk about responsibilities and rules and why these are important.

A Note from the Year 1 Team:

Please read with your child 3 times a week and return Phonics books on Thursdays.

Thank you for your support!