Mrs Kemp and Ms Shorthouse (Class Teachers)
Mrs Talley (Support staff)
- Year 1 Reading Spine (588KB)
- Year 1 Reading Intent (91KB)
- Year 1 Intent (191KB)
- Additional Tricky Words (571KB)
Spring 2024
What a fantastic start to the spring term with the Year 1 class assembly. We are so proud of how well the children learned their lines and spoke so confidently. They were excited to share some of the things they have been learning and used the microphone for the first time too! Well done!
In English we began the term by reading the story, ‘Can’t you sleep Little Bear?’ and the children made predictions about what they thought would happen. They wrote some instructions to help Little Bear get to sleep and also wrote their own version of the ending. Now we are moving onto learning about information reports and the children will write their own information report about hedgehogs.
In Maths we have been learning the place value of numbers up to 20. The children have been counting, using equipment to represent the value of each number, using number lines and comparing and ordering numbers. Next the children will be adding and subtracting numbers within 20.
Science has taken us outside the classroom where the children have been observing the changes from autumn to winter by looking closely at our special year 1 tree and using the weather station to measure the temperature, rainfall and wind direction. The children are very excited about our next topic on animals where they will learn all about the five animal groups; birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and fish.
In R.E. this term we are learning about the religion of Judaism and what God means to Jewish people. After half term, the children will continue their learning of Christianity, looking at Easter and why Jesus was important to the people around him on Palm Sunday. We are looking forward to going to the church for a class visit in April.
In Computing, the children have been learning to use the iPads to create digital artwork inspired by artists, including Rothko, Kandinksy, Picasso and Mondrian. They have learnt how to choose a brush, change the colour, undo actions and use layering. The artwork they have created has been fantastic!
We have been busy in Art exploring printing. We have made repeating, random and overlapping patterns using our fingerprints. We have explored the different textures by taking rubbings of objects, materials and surfaces both in and out of the classroom. We were inspired by this and really excited to create our original designs on a foam board and print them.
Autumn 2023
It has been a wonderful start to the year for everyone in Year 1! We have been so impressed by how well the children have come into school independently and settled into the routines of our classroom.
The children really have got into the swing of our daily phonics lessons and have been very speedy with their recall of sounds and tricky words. They are already becoming superstars at blending and segmenting!
In English, we first read a lovely story called, ‘Plenty of Love to Go Round’ and practised writing labels, lists and captions. Our second story is one of our favourites, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. The children have been joining in with the predictable phrases and describing settings and characters. We will now move onto writing our own versions of the story creating new characters and settings.
In Maths, the children started the year mastering their place value of numbers to 10. They have been sorting, counting, comparing and finding one more and one less than numbers and objects. They have loved using the maths equipment including counters, cubes, tens frames and connecting camels. Next, they will move onto adding and subtracting numbers within 10.
We have been naming and labelling body parts and learning about the five senses in our Science lessons. The children loved using their senses to find out what was in the mystery box and were delighted when it turned out to be ice cream!
Our first topic in R.E this year is all about ‘Creation’. The children all made a creation of their own and reflected on how it made them feel to create it. We then learnt about how Christians believe God made the world and the children enjoyed retelling the story using the wheels they made.
In PSHE, we have enjoyed welcoming and introducing ourselves to Jigsaw Jack. We have talked about how we can help make each other feel safe and feel that they belong to our class. We like it when we listen to each other and are kind. We are looking forward to learning about our rights and responsibilities and feeling proud about our achievements.
In Art, we are learning about work and techniques used by the artist Yayoi Kusama. We have explored her technique of using spots to recreate her work, ‘Pumpkin’ 1990. We have loved our Art lessons and have been inspired to create work at home.
In History, we have been learning about toys from the past. We have talked about our favourite toys and sorted objects into toys from the past, (that our parents and grandparents played with) and new toys. We learnt that in the 1960’s, children loved to play with Lego, Sindy Dolls, Meccano, Twister and The Game of Life. We are really looking forward to our ‘History off the Page’ visit this week.
After half term, we are looking forward to learning about ‘Our Town’ in Geography. We will use simple fieldwork and to study the geography of our school and its grounds.
Summer 2023
We were very happy to welcome back all the children in Year 1 after the Easter break. In english, the children have really enjoyed reading the story ‘Billy’s Bucket’. They have used the book as inspiration for their own writing; writing lists, letters and descriptions.
In maths, children have started the new term counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. They have been enjoying using the counters and other equipment to help them count and have even learnt to make an array.
In art, the children have started their new topic about birds. In the first lesson, they created sketches of a variety of birds. The children loved making different marks and a variety of lines.
In Geography, the children have been singing a song to help them remember the names of the 7 continents in the world.
This week, in science, the children walked around the wildlife area and school grounds looking for signs of spring. They enjoyed spotting daffodils, blossom in the trees and lots of new buds and leaves growing.
