Welcome to year 1

The year 1 team for 2024/2025 consists of Miss Clarke and Mrs Witts (1C) and Miss Wonzeri (1D), along with our teaching assistants Miss Warner, Miss Harris, Mrs Tailor and Miss Barker. 

PE lessons take place on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The science topic for this half term is plants.  During this topic, the children will be identifying and naming a variety of plants and investigating if beans need water for growth.

During the geography topic for this half term, the children will be looking at human and physical features of the local area and compare with features of Shanghai.

Click on the knowledge organiser to see more about our science and geography topics. 

Curriculum summary

Knowledge organiser

Learning showcase  

In spring 2, year 1 were exploring the history of toys, including the origins of the teddy bear. To round up the topic we had a picnic! The children had a wonderful time showing each other their favourite soft toy and even got a treat in the sun !

Reading

Regular reading at home has a huge impact on children's overall academic and personal growth.  This is because reading supports many areas of the curriculum and gives children opportunities to see different perspectives, settings and character experiences.  

Because of the power that reading has, we encourage regular weekly reading.  When you listen to your child read, it is truly beneficial if you ask questions to support their ability to retrieve and comprehend the information that they are reading.  Ensuring that children understand what they are reading helps them not only in school, but in their own lives.  Reading can have a long-lasting personal, social and emotional positive impact.

All children have a Bug Club account which they can access at home.  It has a vast library of texts for the children to choose from and read.  Additionally, it provides comprehension questions for them to answer as they go through the book.  You can access Bug Club using the following link:  https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 

Please use the video guides below to help you understand the various elements involved in supporting their phonics development and knowing how to use the resources found on Bug Club:

all you need to know about phonics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44mZZQfgkjY 

how to use the website - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1R8xRz43PU

Phonics Screening Check

Information for parents about screening check -https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676e908e517edf5c74c83728/Phonics_screening_check_information_for_parents.pdf

2023 Phonics Screen Check-https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6495b5d783131100132962d0/2023_phonics_pupils_materials_standard.pdf

Home learning

Children should be reading to an adult at least three times per week for at least 15/20 minutes each time. Reading can take place with either the book sent home from school or an allocated book on your child's Bug Club. Each book must be recorded in your child's reading record, including any e-books.

Children are expected to read with an adult at home at least three times per week.  Children also have access to e-books via Bug Club using their personal log in details. 

Bug Club website

Each week, the children will take home a sheet with spellings on for them to practise.

Every child has their own Spelling Shed account where they can play spelling games to support their learning. 
Spelling Shed website

Spelling Shed parent how to guide

Handwriting

Learning showcase