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 learn to explore a range of different texts, including 'The Queen's Hat' and 'Grandad's Island'.
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:
Counting, matching and ordering
Religious Education
In our RE lessons this half-term, our unit is called 'Galilee to Jerusalem'. We will begin by looking at Jesus presentation at the temple and how this is celebrated at Candlemas. We will also look at when Jesus was lost in the temple, when He chose His disciples and announced His mission, thinking about how we can continue this mission.
Science
Our science topic this half-term is all about 'Everyday materials'. We will be looking at the common materials around us, what we use them for and their properties. We will also perform a simple test on some materials to see which ones are waterproof.
History
This half-term we will be learning all about queens, understanding their roles and about some important queens in particular, including Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.
Design and Technology
In our design and technology lessons, we will be designing, making and evaluating a fruit salad, learning how to safely cut the fruit and arrange it in an appetising way.
PSHE
We will exploring the 'My happy mind' topic of 'appreciate', where we will recognise some of the amazing things we have to be grateful for, and know how to show our appreciation for these things.
Physical Education
Sports coach (Coach Danny) - Gymnastics
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 records 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!
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Number pairs to 10
Pair the numbers to 10 to burst the bubbles.
Play 'Hit the Button' to answer questions as quickly as possible. Have fun!