• Phonics
• R.E.

Welcome to Year 1!

We are excited to welcome all the children back for our next busy Autumn half term in Year 1. This year is all about taking the next step in our school journey, developing independence, confidence and building on the skills we learnt in Reception.

We will be continuing to focus on living out our school values in all we do and developing 'the 3 Cs' across the curriculum to become, confident, creative and curious learners.

We can't wait to see all that you achieve this year, as we continue our journey in love and faith. 

Weekly routine

PE days this half term will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

Please come to school in PE kit on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

In PE this half term we will we focussing on ball skills on Wednesdays and fitness on Thursdays. 

Drop off and Pick up

We now operate a 'drop and go' system each morning. Children can access our free breakfast club from 8.15am through the main entrance, or can enter through the green KS1 gate between 8.30 and 8.45am.

Children can be collected from the KS1 playground at 3.10pm. Please inform staff or leave a message with the office if there will be somebody new or different to usual collecting your child.

Our Learning this half term

RE

Our branch of learning this half term is called 'Prophecy and Promise.' Children will explore the story of Jesus' birth from the Annunciation to Bethlehem. We will think about preparing for this special time through the season of advent. We will learn more about Mary, hearing about her visit to Elizabeth and thinking aboutwhat makes her so special. We will be focussing on the Hail Mary and the Gloria this half term. 

English

This half term our English work will be based around the text 'Rapunzel'. After focussing on the text we will then will be planning and writing our own re-telling of the story. We will then move on to writing instruction sentences about how to catch a witch. We will be focussing on embedding basic skills in simple sentences, such as capital letters, full stops and word spaces. We will also be introducing some new skills such as using 's' and 'es' for plurals, using the suffix 'er' and using 'and' to extend a sentence. 

In our phonics sessions we will be continuing with phase 5, learning new ways to write some of the sounds we have already learnt.

Maths 

In maths this half term we will be starting our scheme 'Maths no Problem' working with numbers to 10. This will start with counting, before moving on to number bonds, addition and subtraciton. We will be using practical equipment to show our understanding as well as recording in our maths journals and workbooks to show our independent learning. We will also continue our Mastering Number sessions to continue working on our fluency with numbers to 10. 

Science

Our focus for science this half term will be everyday materials. We will be building on our learning about different types of materials and how to distinguish between an object and the material it is made from. We will think about the different properties of materials and explore how these contribute to their use and function, applying this to different situations and objects. 

Geography 

Our topic in Geography this half term is continents and oceans. We will be learning about the different oceans and continents and their position on the Earth. We will be using maps to identify these as well as the position of the poles and the equator.

Homework

In Year 1 we encourage children to develop their reading and maths skills by:

Reading for 5-10 minutes per night, please leave a comment in your child's reading diary and send this in to school each day. (See below for sound mats and common exception words to support reading at home.)

Using Numbots to develop their fluency and number bond skills with numbers to 20. (Please ask if you need your child's log in details.)

Contact

If you need to speak to a member of staff please see us at the end of the day, or alternatively email or ring the school office.