Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

We are delighted to be your new teachers and look forward to working with you and your family this year.

Ms Philips is the class teacher. Mrs Nawaz and Mrs Munir supports the children in class.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff. You can get in touch by using the class DoJo App.

Please ensure your child’s jumper/cardigan is labelled with their name. School shoes should be black.
School lunches should be selected from the School Grid website at home, please remember to pre-order your child’s lunches.
Every child should bring a water bottle to school.
Please ensure you have access to Class Dojo as messages will be communicated via the app.
Changing reading books - Please listen to your children every day. Books will be changed weekly. Please ensure these are brought into school every day.

Our whole school value this half term is Thankfulness.

This term we will be:

English: writing simple phrases and sentences using our phonics.
Maths: counting forwards and backwards to and from 100.
Science: learning the names of different body parts, knowing which parts are associated with each sense.
RE: What does it mean to belong? This is the question we will be answering.
Humanities: finding out how toys have changed over time.
Life Education: learning how to keep ourselves healthy.
Art: learning how to create different types of lines using a range of materials.
PE: our theme this term is ‘Fun Fitness’.
Computing: learning basic skills on the Ipads, including how to save our work.

Our whole school value this half term is Thankfulness.

This term we will be:

English: writing simple phrases and sentences using our phonics.
Maths: Part-whole relationships and comparisons of number.
Science: Materials – Learning about the properties and different materials, and naming objects made from different materials.
RE: What do Christians believe God is like? We will be listening and responding to parables from the Bible.
Humanities: Weather – We will be learning about different types of weather.
Life Education: Relationships, including friendships.
DT: We will be developing our chopping skills to create a fruit smoothie.
PE: our theme this term is ‘Gymnastics’.
Computing: learning basic skills on the Ipads, including how to save our work.

Our whole school value this half term is Love.

This term we will be:

English: writing simple phrases and sentences using our phonics.
Maths: Recognise and describe 2D and 3D shapes
Science: Naming common animals and describing their features. Learning about what they eat and grouping them.
RE: Who is Jewish and how do they live?
Humanities: Explorers. We will be learning about Neil Armstrong and Christopher Columbus.
Life Education: Themes - Being responsible and online bullying.
ART: Sculpture and collage
PE: Our theme is fundamental skills
Computing: Data Collection

Our whole school value this half term is Trust.

This term we will be:

Our whole school value this half term is Friendship.

This term we will be:

English: Non fiction writing based on our class story ‘ Somebody swallowed Stanley’.
Maths: Number to 20 Unitising and coin recognition
Science: Plants - Naming common plants and plant parts.
RE: Who do Christians say made the world?
Humanities: The Great Fire of London
Life Education: Online bullying Growing in our world
ART: Painting and mixed media
PE: Striking and Fielding
Music: Listening and composing

Our whole school value this half term is Respect.

This term we will be:

English: Fiction writing based on our class story ‘ Goldilocks and just the one Bear.’
Maths: Position and direction Time
Science: Science through storiesconsolidation of this year’s learning
Season - Summer
RE: Why should we care for the world and others?
Humanities: UK - 4 countries and capital cities
Life Education: Road safety
DT: Moving vehicles
PE: Competing sports
Music: Listening and composing