Welcome to Year 1!

Welcome to year one!

Please see below to see what a general timetable will look like, this is subject to change due to what else is going on in school each week. 

Year 1 General TT Spring 1



This half term is geography and art
Our geography topic is all around the world where we will learn about each continent.
Our art topic is earth art where we will use earth materials in our art work.
In PE, our topic is dance.
In science, we will be looking at plants.
In PSHE we will be looking at staying safe.

Please see the overviews for all of these topics below.

Spring 1 Overviews

Our stories in English this half term are Lost and Found and Beegu. This half term we will be embedding the basic skills taught in autumn 1 alongside embedding skills taught in autumn 2 (capital letters for names, places, days of the weeks and months of the year, question marks and exclamation marks) and learning new skills such as changing words from singular to plural, using tenses correctly by using suffixes such as ed and ing correctly.

In maths we will be looking at 2d and 3d shapes for the first week before moving onto place value within 20 which will include counting to and from 20, understanding numbers 10-20, understanding and using the number line, comparing and ordering numbers to 20. In the final two weeks of this half term we will be looking at addition and subtraction within  20. 

Dates
 

Homework

In the spring term, phonics homework will be on activelearn and a maths challenge via parentpay. We will set it on a Friday and you will have a full week to complete it. 1S will change library books on a Wednesday and 1H on a Friday.

Weekly Information: 

Everyday your child will need to bring to school the following...  

  • School bag.
  • Reading book and reading diary.
  • Named water bottle.
  • Lunch box (If having a lunch provided from home).
  • An outdoor coat suitable for all weathers. 

Wednesday:

We still swim on a Wednesday, please ensure all children come to school with a costume/shorts, towel, swimming hat on a Wednesday. Please ensure earrings or any other jewellery are removed and long hair is tied back. All children will swim every week.

Friday:

Friday is whole school Feel Good Friday! Year one also have PE on a Friday. Children will need to come to school in navy tracksuit bottoms or leggings and black non-branded trainers. They will still need to wear their GV polo shirt and jumper. This is so children can take part in activities that focus on their physical health and well being. 

Phonics

Phonics lessons and activities will be happening in school on a daily basis. The following websites will help reinforce your child's phonic and reading ability. Please speak to any of the Year 1 staff if you would like any further advice. 

Phonics Website

BBC phonics

Saying the sounds

Phonics Play

 

Useful Websites: 

https://www.ictgames.com/ 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ 

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics/numeracy 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p 

https://www.thenational.academy/ 

 

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