Year One Team

Miss Powell (1P) & Miss Shuttleworth (1S) 

Miss Price,

 Mrs Wilding, Mrs Davenport. 

Mrs Price & Mrs Baker (PPA cover - Tues pm)

Important reminders

Please make sure that your child brings their water bottle, reading book and book bag into school every day. Your child may not necessarily read on the same day each week so it is really important that they come prepared every day. We cannot issue the next book until the previous book has been returned. Any lost or damaged books will incur a charge of £5.

Year 1 starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3.15pm. The children line up at their class spot on the playground each morning. The class teacher will come and collect the class from the playground at 8.45am once the bell sounds. Once the classroom door has been shut, you will be unable to drop your child to the classroom door and instead they will need to come through the main reception.

Thank you for your support and understanding. 

What will Year 1 be doing this half term? 

English

In English this half term, we will start off reading 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak . Firstly, the children will be describing the characters in the story and discussing what they like and dislike about the story. We will then move on to sequencing the story and retelling it orally using a story map and talk for writing strategies before completing a written retelling. 

We will also be exploring non-fiction. The children will have the opportunity to explore non-fiction books during English lessons throughout the year, in the classroom reading areas, school library and during guided reading. Once the children are familiar with non-fiction, they will proceed to write their own non-fiction text this term in the form of a set of instructions.

Finally we will be reading and learning the poem 'Grump, Grump, Grump' by Julia Donaldson. The children will go on to recite and perform this poem either as a whole class, small groups or individually. It is really fun for the children to explore actions, expression and volume when performing and it is a fantastic way for them to develop confidence too. 

Maths

This half term in Maths the children will be focusing on place value within 10 by sorting and counting objects, representing numbers to 10, counting forwards and backwards, counting one more and one less, using a number line and comparing objects and numbers using greater than, less than and equal to symbols. The children will also start a unit of work on addition and subtraction by looking at parts and wholes, fact families and number bonds to 10 and within 10.

Maths lessons will be fun, practical and, as much as possible, practical. The children will have the opportunity to use things like counters, tens frames, scales, measuring snakes and other resources to help secure and develop their mathematical understanding. The children will also be challenged with reasoning and problem solving tasks to help deepen their understanding of concepts. 

Science 

In Science, we will be learning all about animals including humans. The children will be taught about the five animal categories -  mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish. We will also explore the diets of some animals to establish whether they are herbivores, carnivores or omnivores. When learning about humans we will discuss what makes us different to other animals and learn specifically about our five senses and the body parts that they are related to. 

The children will also begin to explore seasonal change, specifically Summer to Autumn. This is something we continue to do throughout the school year as the seasons change. The focus will be on naming the different seasons, knowing what months the seasons happen in, knowing how we would dress during the different seasons and identifying signs of change from one season to the next; including what happens to the trees/plants, what different animals do and how the weather changes. 

Religious Education

This half term in Religious Education, we will be learning about Sikhism. The children will have the opportunity to respond thoughtfully to a range of stories from Sikhism including 'Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread'. The stories have important messages and morals and the children will be encouraged to explore these and how they can be related to their own lives.  We will also look closely at the Sikh place of worship and will be visiting a Gurdwara sometime in November (more information to follow). In RE lessons, the children will be able to hold and explore various religious artefacts and will learn why they are important. 

History

Our first History unit of the year is the 'Great Fire of London.' This is an exciting topic, which the children become really engaged with. They will start off learning about what London was like in 1666 and comparing it with life in London today. The children will then move on to investigating the causes of the fire and why it spread so far using historical sources. They will also look at the damage caused by the fire, some significant individuals who wrote about the fire and they will investigate how London was rebuilt after the fire.

Geography

In Geography lessons, the children will start the year by learning about the geography of our school. We will look at aerial photographs and create our own maps and routes around school using geographical vocabulary and symbols.

In a cross-over with Science, the children will also be looking at seasonal changes throughout the year with a focus on how the weather changes in different seasons. 

Physical Education

1P will have P.E. every Thursday and Friday.

1S will have P.E every Monday and Friday.

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing the correct school P.E kit on these days.

We will start the term focusing on team building in our PE lessons. The children will develop their co-operation and communication skills during these sessions. Later on in the term, we will be working on our gymnastics skills. The children will be learning to extend their agility, balance and co-ordination by performing balances, jumps and rolls.