Year 1

Welcome to Year 1! 

We are very lucky to have two classes in our year group – Class 1L and Class 1V

In Class 1L we have three adults – Miss Leadbeater (Class Teacher), Miss Lindley (Learning Support Assistant) and Mrs Bosworth (Learning Support Assistant). 

There are also three adults in Class 1V – Mrs Vedia (Class Teacher), Miss Lee (Learning Support Assistant) and Miss Doyle (Learning Support Assistant).

Key Information

Our PE lessons are on a Monday (indoor PE) and Thursday (outdoor PE). Please remember to come wearing PE kit on those days.

Autumn 1

In English this term we will be learning the story ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson and using Talk for Writing to write about it. We will be retelling the story in lots of different ways and developing our understanding by exploring new vocabulary and creating story maps. In Autumn 1 we will also be looking at some key texts from our school reading spine during whole class story times. In Autumn 1 we are focusing on reading individually to practice our skills in decoding words, but we will also be starting Guided Reading once a week to practice our comprehension. In phonics, we are following the Castleton phonics programme.

In Maths we will be beginning our scheme Maths No Problem and focusing on numbers 1-10 and also learning about number bonds to 10. In Science this term we will be learning about Animals, including humans. During the month of October, it is Black History Month and we will be learning all about the achievements of Nicola Adams and other inspirational people. We are excited to be starting Computing this half term, learning about word processing and typing using tools on Purple Mash. We are all looking forward to this term and have had a brilliant start to Year 1.

Autumn 2

The Y1 children had a great start to the year in our first term and we are proud of them for settling in so well to their new classes! They have all being superstars and have really impressed us!

In English this term we will be learning our new story ‘Little Charlie’ using talk for writing again to orally learn the story and build new writing skills around character description.

In maths, we will be continuing subtraction within 10 and then moving on numbers to 20 and developing the children’s understanding and fluency with numbers up to 20 including addition and subtraction skills up to 20. In Science this term we will be learning about the four seasons and the seasonal changes. This is something that will be ongoing throughout the year as each new season approaches.

We will be also starting our Geography topic exploring and learning all about ‘Our local area’ this will include going on a learning walk around our local area and seeing if we

can spot different human and physical features as well as developing our geographical vocabulary and knowledge.

Spring 1

In Spring 1 the students will be learning the story of Pirate Tom from the Talk for Writing scheme. We started the term by going on a treasure hunt around the school and finding treasure! We will learn this story with actions and develop our understanding by exploring new vocabulary.

In Maths we are learning addition and subtraction facts within twenty and will soon move on to explore 2D and 3D shapes. Everyday we practice our counting and we continue to develop our fluency in Maths Mastery.

Science for this term is exploring different materials and learning how to identify these materials. This links well with our new History unit in which we are looking at old and new toys and how these are different. In RE (Religious Education) we are learning about Christianity and Islam including their places of worship and items that they use.

PE days will remain the same, Monday and Wednesday.

We have had a wonderful start to 2024 and are excited to progress even more this term!

Spring 2

We are so proud of all the children’s hard work so far this year and almost can’t believe we are already starting our Spring 2 term.

This term we will be continuing to do our daily Read Write Inc phonics session. Friday will remain our book change day so it is very important that everyone remembers to bring their books in on Friday so that they can be swapped with a new phonics book to read. In writing this half term, we will be learning a version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We will explore new vocabulary and grammar tools before writing our own stories! We also have World Book Day on the 7th of March.

In Maths we are beginning our new topic which is Numbers to 40; we will spend some time learning these numbers so that we are able to compare them. We will also begin to look at place value by learning how to split numbers up into their tens and ones.

In our Geography topic we are exploring the United Kingdom. We will learn all four countries that make up the United Kingdom as well as their capital cities and important landmarks. We will look at pictures, maps and videos to support learning.

Our P.E days are the same- Monday (Indoor) where will be continuing our gymnastics in P.E including key fundamental skills and Wednesday (Outdoor) with our P.E coach Mr Young. Please ensure your child comes in suitable P.E kit on these days.

Summer 1

Everyone has come back to school feeling very refreshed after a wonderful Easter break. This term in our talk for writing unit we are learning the story of Kassim and the Greedy Dragon. We will learn the story map by putting actions to words and we will explore key vocabulary and writing techniques to create our own warning stories.

In Maths, we have begun looking at fractions; in particular looking at halves and quarters. After this we will go onto learn numbers all the way up to 100! We will be learning how to make these numbers using base 10 to help us to learn place value. Additionally, in Science our new topic is plants. We will be learning about different types of plants, what they need to grow, the lifecycle of seeds and the different parts of a plant. We will even have a go at planting our own seeds!

In History we are learning about World War 2 and local history. PSHE will teach us how to keep our teeth healthy including how to brush them properly, what food and drink they need and why we should visit the dentist.

Finally, we will continue to learning new sounds and words in phonics.