Year 1
Class Teacher: Miss Plank
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Jervis, Miss Widdows
and Mrs Johnson
We are very excited to welcome you to Year 1!
In Year 1, we are very lucky to be able to learn through both teacher-led activities and continuous provision, which is based around the National Curriculum. We have an indoor and outdoor space that is equipped with resources for the children to access independently, giving them the opportunity to develop their communication skills, determination, resilience and creativity. It is amazing what their imagination creates! The children have the opportunity to embed and extend what they have learnt during whole-class teaching and small group work during their independent learning time. We have a lot of fun together!
Weekly Timetable
Monday: Singing assembly
Homework given out
Tuesday: Collective worship
Wednesday: Gospel assembly
PE (kit to be worn to school)
Thursday: Prayer time
Homework to be returned
Friday: Praise assembly
Key things to remember:
- Read at home for 10 minutes every day. This might be your phonics reading book or a book that you share with somebody at home, just for fun!
- Bring your reading book and green reading diary to school every day, put it in the basket each morning.
- Wear your PE kit to school on a Wednesday for your PE lesson.
- Bring a water bottle to keep in class.
This half-term's learning:
Writing
A variety of inspiring stories will support the teaching of writing this term. Children will continue to explore the story 'Grandad's Island'. We will also write a recount of our trip to the woods.
Children will identify the main characters and explore the settings and events in the stories, gaining an understanding of different story features. There will be a focus on applying punctuation accurately and with some independence. They will use their developing phonic knowledge to compose and write simple sentences independently to communicate meaning, and write most letters, correctly formed and orientated.
Phonics and Reading
St Saviour's follows the 'Little Wandle' programme for phonics and reading. We work really hard in Year 1 to recognise graphemes and then blend them together to read words. We can then read lots of different books from our class reading corner or the school library. We also apply what we know to spell lots of new words! We have the phonics screening check during the summer term.
Please see the link below to our phonics and reading pages:
Mathematics
During maths this term, Year 1 will be developing their knowledge of place value within 20, and then within 50. We will extend our addition and subtraction skills to within 20 too. We will also explore measures, including height, length, mass and volume.
Here are some maths games to enjoy at home:
Match the numerals to the values and words
Religious Education
In our RE lessons this half-term, our unit is called 'From desert to garden'. We will begin by looking at Jesus' time in the desert and how he refused temptation. We will look at how we remember this time through lent and in preparation for Easter. We will then explore the Easter story, from Jesus entering Jerusalem to Him rising again on Easter Sunday.
Science
Our science topic this half-term is all about plants. We will be looking at the different parts of a plant. We will also be identifying common wild and garden plants and flowers, as well as deciduous and evergreen trees. We will find out how some fruit and vegetables grow too.
Geography
This half-term we will be learning all about the United Kingdom. We will find out which countries are in the UK and how their flags create the Union Jack. We will also be finding out more about the countries in the UK, what their capital cities are and what the landscape is like.
Art
In our art lessons, we will be exploring the work of Yayoi Kusama. She creates artwork and sculptures inspired by dots! We will be creating our own sculptures inspired by her art and installations.
PSHE
We will exploring the 'My happy mind' topic of 'relate', where we will remind ourselves how to relate to each other and how to be the best friend we can be.
Physical Education
Sports coach (Coach Danny) - Dance
Weekly Homework
- Homework books will contain your weekly homework. They will be sent home on a Monday and must be returned to school on a Thursday.
- Daily reading should be recorded in your reading diaries and returned to school each day.
Photographs of fun activities in Year 1!
Please keep checking here for new photos.
Useful Websites
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Number Bonds 10 Video
Number bonds to 10
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Number Bonds to 10
Number Bonds to 10
Number pairs
Play the number bonds game by bursting bubbles that make pairs to 10 or 20. You have to be fast!
Play 'Hit the Button' to answer questions as quickly as possible. Have fun!