Year 1

The Curriculum.ppt

Welcome to Year 1!

As a family we live, love, learn and celebrate with Jesus

Welcome to our Year 1 Class Page. Here you will find information about what we are learning about in class and access resources that you might like to use at home!

This term our topic is 'Food'. We will be looking at heathy food in DT, Children will be making a healthy salad. In Literacy We will be focusing on the story, 'The Gruffalo' and 'The Gruffalo Cookbook'. Children will write their own version of the story and try some of the recipes!.

Literacy

In Literacy this term children will be focusing on writing their own stories and writing a set of instructions. As always we will be looking at our sentence structure and remembering capital letters, finger spaces, conjunctions and various punctuation.

Reading books will be changed every two days if the pupil has read the book twice and adults have asked questions about the text. It is very important that children have a good understanding of the text. We read with the children on a daily basis through out the week so we are aware of their levels in reading and comprehension. Children will be assessed in their reading every term.

Library books- Year one are able to choose one book to borrow at the school library, books will be changed

every Monday afternoon.

Mathematics

In Maths this term our focus will be on measurements, addition and subtraction, fractions, money and place value. We will develop our mathematical vocabulary to ensure we can explain our learning and be able to solve problems with more independence.

As always we will continue our number work by practicing daily our counting and learning our number bonds.

PE

For our PE lessons this term our focus will be on gymnastics.

This term our PE lessons will take place on a Tuesdays.

Please ensure earrings are removed before P.E. If they are wearing earrings they will not be allowed to take part in P.E on that day.
Please ensure all PE kit items are labelled and returned the first day of each half term.

Please make sure ALL school uniform, coats, shoes and packed lunch boxes are clearly labelled.

Science

During this term we will be looking at our senses: tasting and smelling different fruits around the world. Year 1 will continue to look at seasonal changes.

Religious Education

In RE we will be looking at 'families and celebrations'. Children will talk about our own families and we will learn about the things Jesus did for his family.

Topic

In Geography, we will be exploring the different food and fruits around the world.

In Music we will be learning about rhythm, following a beat, pace and different sounds made from instruments.

In Art we will be looking at the work of a famous artist, Cezanne, whose art work is based on fruits and bowls made from clay. Children will be creating their own fruit bowls using clay.

PSHE and Emotional Literacy

In our PSHE we will continue learning about our feelings in emotional literacy. We will be thinking about the different emotions. Who we should talk to when we need help. Our theme in PSHE is 'Living long, Living strong'. This topic involves keeping ourselves healthy and safe.

Homework

Home learning will be given out on a Thursday and should be returned no later than the following Tuesday.
The homework will be on Maths and Literacy and will be about what they have been learning in class. This will include spellings. If you have any questions regarding your child's work please come and ask.

Thank you for your continued support.