Year 1
Class Teacher: Miss Plank
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Jervis and Miss Widdows
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! They have the opportunity to embed and extend what they have learnt during whole-class teaching and small group work during their independent learning time. They have a lot of fun together!
Weekly Timetable
Monday: Singing assembly
Homework given out
Tuesday: Collective worship
Wednesday: Gospel assembly
Thursday: Collective workshop
Homework to be returned
Friday: Praise assembly
PE (kit to be worn to school)
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 Friday 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 literacy this term. Children will learn to explore a range of different texts, including Pinocchio, The way back home and the poem 'Firework night'.
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 10, addition and subtraction within 10 and shape.
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 'Prophecy and Promise'. We will begin to look at different traditions for both advent and Christmas. We will also be exploring the nativity story, from the annunciation and visitation to the birth of Jesus.
Science
Our science topic this half-term is all about 'Seasonal change, from autumn to winter'. We will be looking at the characteristics of autumn and how they change when it is winter. We will be exploring wind direction and using a wind sock to test the direction the wind is blowing.
Geography
This half-term we will be learning all about maps. We will be looking at aerial view maps and how they are different to what we can actually see. We will be using maps to get around school and thinking about what maps are useful for.
Art and Design
In our art and design lessons we will be exploring the artist 'Kandinsky'. We will learn all about his abstract artwork and be using it as inspiration for our own artwork using lines, shapes and colours.
PSHE
We will exploring the 'My happy mind' topic of 'Celebrate', where we will celebrate ourselves and those around us. We will focus on our characters and talk about the personality traits that make us, us!
Physical Education
Sports coach (Coach Joe) - Health and wellbeing
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!