Welcome to Year 1, our class teacher is Laura who is assisted by Hayley. You can find out more about us on our Meet The Staff page.
We place a great emphasis on play in Year 1 and believe that it is an important part of children’s learning. Although our timetable looks full, children are given access to continuous provision in every lesson. Adults are also given time to work in the provision with children to ensure they are getting the best out of their time in class.
Useful documents for Year 1
Year 1 Long term overview 2024 25
Welcome to Year 1, our class teacher is Laura Tomlinson who is assisted by Hayley Walker and Rachel Walker.
We place a great emphasis on play in Year 1 and believe that it is an important part of children’s learning. Although our timetable looks full, children are given access to continuous provision in every lesson. Adults are also given time to work in the provision with children to ensure they are getting the best out of their time in class.
Here is an overview for each subject for the Spring term:
English: Our books this term are: The Big Book of Bugs and Lost and Found. We will be looking at sequencing stories. This is important when learning to read and write as they help children develop oral retelling skills, story sequencing, moral aspects of life, repetition and the 3-part story.
Reading: We’ll be continuing with learning all the Set 1 and 2 and some of set 3 sounds from Read Write Inc. Reading at home as much as you can is a great way to support school in developing your child as a reader. In June, all Year 1 children around the country participate in the Phonics Screening Check. Children are asked to read 40 words to Laura and are unaware they are doing a test. You can use the app – Teach your monster to read to help develop their reading skills.
Mathematics: This term we are looking deeper at number recognition and place value for the numbers 1-20. We will be using the White Rose Maths and looking at place value within 20. The Cbeebies programme- Numberblocks- is great to watch at home to help with this. We will also be using mathematical language such as: greater, smaller, heavier, lighter and so on.
Science: In Science, we are looking at everyday materials. We will be investigating materials and what makes them suitable for different tasks.
Art & Design: In Art, will be doing sponge printing and looking at repeating patterns. We will also be looking at the Artists Yayoi Kasuma and Georges Seurat.
Physical Education: This term, in P.E, we are focusing on dance and target games. Our P.E. days are Monday and Wednesday. It is important that all children have their P.E. kits in school.
Religious Education: This term we will be thinking about what it means to belong to Christianity and how to be a good Christian.
Music: This term we will be looking and listening to music to hear the musical beat.
Computing: In Computing, we are learning to programme robots. We will be using B-bots to learn about algorithms and processing.
Geography: We will be looking at maps. We will look at a map of the school and we will think about the route we take to school. When you travel to school, can you point out any key features such as playpark or church. This will help when we come to creating our map. We will be thinking about what the land is like around us. Is it hilly, covered in grass, near the beach or a cliff?
How you can help your child:
We believe that any work you do at home with your child should be simple and purposeful. We would ask you to support you child in the following:
Life skills – We encourage the children to develop independence. If children can, can you encourage them to get ready by their self as unlike reception, they will be getting ready for PE in class rather than coming in in their PE kits. I feel this is an important skill they need to start developing.
Reading- Please read the reading book we send home 3 times a week. This helps build up fluency and confidence with reading. Please leave a note in their reading journals about how they got on reading it.
I will also be sending phonic sounds home throughout the year. It would be fantastic if you could help your child learn these.
Number skills- All the children will get a log in for Numbots. This is an interactive game which helps the children learn their numbers and number facts. The log ins will be stuck in their reading journal in September. Every week, in assembly, the children that have been on the most and made the most progress get pennies for their chart and get to get up in front of all their friends for a round of applause.
There is also Number blocks on BBC I player which teachers great mathematical terms/language and helps build those secure number bond facts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks
There is also Number blocks on BBC I player which teachers great mathematical terms/language and helps build those secure number bond facts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks
In Year One, children will take part in a phonic reading assessment you can find out more information about this here:
Here are a selection of website you might like to try at home:
