Year 1

 Welcome to Year 1!

We are so excited to have you here!

In year 1 we have two classes. These are 

1 Ivy and 1 Cherry

In year 1 we are ready, respectful and safe.

Staff you will see working in Year 1

Miss Cardus - Ivy teacher   Miss Richardson - Cherry teacher                 

    Miss Clark- TA       Mrs Foster-McBride - TA        Ms Kania - TA

     Mrs Juett - HLTA

                     

Important Information

The School Day

The class register will be taken at 8:45am and learning will begin immediately after this.              It is vital that pupils are on time to school so that they do not miss any important learning.

Pupils should bring to school each day:

• Their reading books and reading record
• A water bottle with their name on
• Suitable clothing for the weather
• A packed lunch (if required)

Pupils are to be collected from school at 3:15pm

 

We have three school rules:

Be Ready

Be Respectful

Be Safe

 

PE Days

 

In 1 Ivy, PE is taught on a Tuesday and Friday.

Please send your child to school wearing their PE kit.

For more information on uniform please click Uniform.

Please make sure your child's name in in their PE kits, school uniforms, coats, hats, scarves and gloves. 

 

Key Dates

Autumn 1

Tuesday 3rd September 2024

First day back at school 

Thursday 26th September 2024

European day of languages 

Friday 25th October 2024

Break up

Break up for the October half term 

This half term we will be learning...

English
This half term we will be reading the books Bear Hunt and Ruby's Worry. We will be having a focus on using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. We will also be using our phonics knowledge to support our writing. Towards the end of Autumn 1, we will be writing our very own non-chronological report - 'all about me'. 

 Maths
 Our Maths curriculum follows the White Rose Maths scheme, which is designed to help children develop a deep understanding of key mathematical concepts.

This half term we will be spending some time looking at place value to 10, were we will really secure our knowledge with numbers from 0-10. We will be sorting groups, recognising numbers as words, 1 more, 1 less, comparing and ordering numbers. We will then move onto addition and subtraction within 10. 

 

Science
In our science learning this half term, we will be exploring animals including humans.
We will be naming our body parts that we can see and cannot see.  We will investigate do taller people have bigger hands? We will also look at why exercise is so important for us. Get moving today with Joe Wicks 

 

History
Our first History topic in year 1 is 'there's only one me'.  During this topic we will look back in time to see how life has changed since our grandparents were kids. We will look at how houses have changed, how toys have changed and how schools have changed over the last 100 years. 

  

  Art

 Linked to our science topic, in Art children will be focusing on drawing and spirals. We will build an understanding about the way we can make marks on a drawing surface. We will explore how we hold a drawing tool, and move our bodies, will affect the drawings they make. We will begin to explore mark-making and experiment with how we can use the marks we make in our drawings. 

 

RE

 For our RE studies we follow the Kirklees Agreed Syllabus. 

 

PSHE

 In Year 1, we believe that it is important for children to develop a strong sense of self and an understanding of their place in the world. Our PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) topic this half term explores 'Being Me'.

Music

 As musicians, we follow the Charanga music scheme. This half term our unit is called 'me!' We will be

• Listening and responding to different styles of music
• Embedding foundations of the interrelated dimensions of music
• Learning to sing or sing along with nursery rhymes and action songs
• Improvising leading to playing classroom instruments
• Share and perform the learning that has taken place

 

We will also listen to our whole school 'Focused Artist' each week. Here we will experience a broad genre of music whilst deciding if we like or dislike what we have been listening to.

 

 

 

Author Focus

 

Claire Freedman

 

Links to try at home

 Phonics games
Phonics games
Maths games