Year 1
Miss Bate and Miss Stanley
Mrs Smith
Welcome to the Year 1 web page. You will find Miss Bate in 1HB and Miss Stanley in 1JS, with the wonderful Mrs Smith helping our fantastic children across both classes. If you have any concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
On this page you can find:
- Class information, including spellings and home learning;
- Information about our curriculum and learning, including an overview of our current topic.
Click on our logo to find out about our Year 1 Curriculum.
In Unit 2 in English, we will be introduced to a text called 'We're going on a monster hunt' by Malorie Blackman. We will use this text to explore the use of adjectives and noun phrases, using these to write a character description and a setting description. We will explore different conjunctions to extend our sentences and we will be introduced to exclamation marks so that we can begin to write different types of sentences. As well as this, we will continue to practise the basic sentence structure of capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. We will also continue the use of our VIPERS dogs to infer, predict, sequence and retrieve.
In Maths, we will focus on adding and subtracting numbers within 10. We will deepen our understanding of place value, number bonds and addition and subtraction number stories. We will also build on our understanding of 2D and 3D shape. We will use and compare these shapes to make shape patterns.
In Geography, we will take a virtual trip around the United Kingdom as we learn about the 4 countries within the UK and the waters that surround them. We will explore where we are in the world, our location on the map and human and physical features within the Lickey Hills.
In other curriculum areas, we will discuss slider and lever mechanisms in DT; in Computing we will explore technology around us and how that impacts our lives; we will explore and celebrate our differences in PSHE; in Science we will identify the 4 seasons and the difference between the seasons. As well as this, we will also participate in Music, RE and PE lessons throughout Unit 2.
Spellings will be posted on our webpage on a Monday evening to practise at home before a spelling quiz the following Monday. You can find the most recent spellings on the list of links below. Maths home learning is set on a Wednesday and is to be returned the following Monday. We also strongly encourage children to read at least 3 times per week at home, ensuring this is logged in their reading diaries.
Year 1 have PE on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. On PE days, please send your child to school in their PE kit - navy joggers or shorts with their house coloured t-shirt, a navy zip-up jacket and trainers. Please also ensure earrings are covered up or removed on PE days.
1JS TimetableKS1 SpellingsEYFS & KS1 Early Reading Zoom Presentation
