Welcome to Year 1
Mrs Kelly Mrs Smith-Butler (Mon-Weds)
Miss Leach Mrs Platt (Weds-Fri)
Mrs Khan
Miss Murray (Trainee Teacher)
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Mrs Wall
Mrs Wright
Please keep up to date with everything that is happening in Year 1 on this page and on Class Dojo.
The Year 1 team share lots of messages, reminders and updates on Class Dojo as well as extended learning every Friday.
If you need to speak to one of the Year 1 members of staff, please make an appointment at the school office.
Summer A
Big Question...
What's growing in our gardens?
In English we are going to be writing our own fantasy stories using the book ‘Beegu’ by Alexis Deacon as inspiration. We will also explore ‘poems to learn by heart’ with a focus on poetry by Julia Donaldson. In Maths we will be learning to measure length and height. We will then move on to multiplication and division starting with counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. In Art we will be studying art by Leonardo Da Vinci before creating our own self-portraits. In RE we will be exploring the question ’How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times?’ In Geography we will begin studying the United Kingdom. We will look at the countries that make up the UK, the seas which surround the UK and the features of the four countries. In Science we will be exploring plants including the parts of a plant, how a plant grows and the things they need to be able to grow.
Spring B
Big Question...
What is your favourite animal and why?
In English we started off by exploring traditional rhymes. We then wrote a recount using our visit to Lancaster farm as our focus. In Maths we worked on addition within 20 and then moved on to place value up to 50. In DT we designed and creating our own rockets! In RE we explored the question ‘What makes some places sacred?’. In Geography we explored the season of Spring by looking at the weather daily and compared Spring to the other seasons. In Science we continued to investigate different types of animals. We explored a range of animals, compared their similarities and differences and classified them. In PE we have worked on our gymnastics skills including balancing, rolling and jumping and used the equipment to further challenge ourselves.
Spring A
Big Question...
How can I look after the world and living things?
In English we looked at the text 'Just Ducks'. We researched ducks and wrote our own non-chronological reports. In Maths we explored place value and addition and subtraction up to 20. In Art began investigating Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting ‘Starry Skies’ and considered the techniques and materials he used. In RE we explored the question ‘What is a Muslim and what do they believe?’. We visited Central Mosque in Rochdale further enhance our understanding of the Muslim religion. In Science we began investigating different types of animals and compared them. In History we have been learning about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and the impact they had on nursing and hospitals. For outdoor PE we have worked on agility, object control, core strength and balance. For indoor PE we have been learning Flamenco dancing!
Autumn B
Big Question...
What is the oldest toy in the world?
In English we looked at a range of stories by author Oliver Jeffers. We explored the story structures, characters and settings before writing our own stories in the same style. We then moved on to instruction writing using another Oliver Jeffers text 'How to Catch a Star'. In Maths we looked at addition and subtraction within 10. In RE we explored the question ‘Who is a Christian and what do they believe?’ and visited St Chad's church to support our understanding of the Christian religion. In Science we explored different materials and investigated and compared their properties. In History we considered how toys have changed over the years and linked this to our Science work. In DT we made our own moving pictures using mechanisms such as sliders or levers. In PSHE we focused on celebrating differences.
Autumn A
Big Question...
What makes me amazing?
In our first term in Year 1 we learnt all about ourselves. In English we looked at traditional tales with a focus on Jack and the Beanstalk. In Maths we practiced sorting and counting objects before moving onto finding one more and one less of a given number. We investigated the human body in Science and how they work. We also investigated our senses and which part of the body they belong to. In Geography we explored the area we live in and our local area. In Art we explored the colour wheel as well as the different techniques we can use when using a paint brush. We worked as a team to create some Art work in the style of Jackson Pollock.
Medium Term Plans
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Important things to remember...
Phonics
Phonics plays a huge part of our learning in Year 1. All children will take part in the Phonics Screening Check in June. The purpose of the phonics screening check is to confirm that all children have learned phonic decoding to an age appropriate standard. With some exceptions, all pupils who have reached the age of 6 by the end of the school year must take the check during that academic year. Please find more information here -https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676e908e517edf5c74c83728/Phonics_screening_check_information_for_parents.pdf
Our chosen scheme for phonics is Little Wandle Letters and Sounds. Please visit the Little Wandle website for more support on how you can help your children at home.
PE Kits
Children will complete both of their PE sessions on a Thursday. Please send your child in to school on a Thursday, wearing their PE kit. This will be for indoor and outdoor sessions so please make sure the children are wearing layers for the colder weather and have suitable shoes. For example, jogging bottoms or leggings, t-shirt, zip up or overhead jumper, black trainers. Children will be able to wear coats for the outdoor PE session.
Please can all uniform and PE kit be labelled with your child's name.
Forest School
All children will get the opportunity to take part in Forest School activities throughout the year to promote team building, communication and language and independence skills. Please ensure your child has a waterproof coat in school everyday as they will access our forest school even when it is raining! If we inform you your child will be taking part in forest school activities, you may also wish to send in a pair or wellies for your child to change into.
Reading Books
Your child's reading books will be changed every Thursday. Please can you read with your child at home for 10 minutes every night and sign their reading record. This Reading Record needs to be brought into school every day in order to move up the troll tree. If you make it to the top of the troll tree by reading every day you will be entered into the prize draw to win a book in our celebration assembly.
Please respect our school books. Any damaged books will incur a fee.
Homework/Spellings
All children will receive spellings on a termly basis. Please practice the spellings with your child every night ready for their spelling test which will take place each Thursday.
Useful websites
- www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/
- www.ictgames.com
- KS1 - England - BBC Bitesize
