Year One
Welcome to Year 1's page!
We are split into 2 classes - Pelicans with Mrs Lawrence (Teacher).and Yellow Wagtails with Mrs Merrick (Teacher and Phase Leader).
Mrs Enright, Mrs Page and Mrs McDonnell will also be working across the classes at different times of the week.
Summer 1
Pivotal Domain - Topic
This term our focus area of the curriculum is 'Place and Time'. Our topic is called 'Magnificent Monarchs' where we will be learning about the role of a monarch, monarchs throughout history, including that of those in our living memory and those in the past, and using timelines to help us understand and compare. We will specifically be learning about King Charles the 3rd, Queen Elizabeth 2nd, and King Henry the 8th, and understanding their significance and why they acted the way they did during the time in which they were reigning.
Please remember to check Tapestry regularly for photos, ideas and conversations starters about the children's learning.
Other areas of learning:
Physical Development
Children will continue to build on their fundamental skills in PE lessons. Mr Williams will be teaching PE this half term and is looking forward to the term ahead!
Faith and Beliefs
Our Christian value for this half term is 'Gentleness' and the children will explore the meaning of gentleness and how we can show this in our everyday lives. In our RE lessons this half-term, the children will be exploring a world view approach to religion. The theme will be on 'Special People' where they will learn that there are other religions and they have important people that are not God/Jesus.
Jigsaw PSHE
This half term the whole school's jigsaw puzzle piece is 'Relationships'. In this puzzle the class talk
Key Vocabulary includes:
Communication, Language and Literacy
In CLL the children learn skills in speaking and listening, reading and writing.
This half-term, our writing focus will be on the skills needed to write a letter to the king! Consistent and correct use of capital letters and full stops, continue to be a priority in our writing journey, but we will be looking more closely at the use of conjunctions and correct tense use.
We will continue with our whole-class guided reading lessons and these texts will be used to support our CLL and wider curriculum work. The children continue to work on their Phase 5 phonics journey with our Bug Club lessons. A reminder that the children have access to resources online to continue to develop their phonic knowledge and enjoyment of reading.
Maths
Below, please find some key information for this half term:
Morning/afternoon drops offs and pick ups:
From the beginning of this term, we will be returning to our pre-Covid opening hours as follows:
The school day will begin at 08:50 for all pupils.
End of School / Collection Time
EYFS (Reception) 15:15
Key Stage One (Years 1 and 2) 15:15
Key Stage Two (Years 3,4,5 & 6) 15:15
The school gates will be open at 08:45 each morning for drop-off and will open again from 15:15 for collection.
Children should enter and leave through the KS1 gate beside the BACS centre.
PE
The children will have PE on a Wednesday and should come to school wearing their PE kit.
School equipment needed from home:
Children may continue to bring a WM bookbag to school (not rucksacks). Please remember, children should not be bringing pencil cases, toys, cards etc to school. Please ensure children have an outdoor coat and wellies in school at all times. Children will also need a fruit/veg snack for Monday-Thursday break time and a small treat (e.g. 2 finger kit kat or cup cake) for Friday break time. They will also need a named drink bottle for water each day.
Tapestry:
Tapestry is used to not only share experiences of your child's school life but also as an assessment tool for us. Please log in regularly.
Times Table Rock Stars & Numbots:
Your child will have come home with a Times Table Rock Stars/Numbots log in at the beginning of the year. This can be found in their reading journals. I have included some information below to help you support your children on the game:
- The times tables set are 2s, 5s and 10s for all children (this is in line with what we cover in Year 1)
- The game will include both multiplication and division as it is important the children know both operations
-Please only play the 'Garage' games (Highlighted below), as this is the game controlled by the teacher, and will therefore only include 2s, 5s and 10s
READING (including Bug Club)
Please continue reading with your child, we cannot stress how important reading is for them. Minimum 3 reads per week!
In Year 1 reading becomes more of a comprehension. Here are some tips to help them become confident in comprehension work (very important for SATs in Year 2);
- Making predictions at the start of a new book/ chapter. Make sure they are able to explain their answer.
- Getting them to discuss what has just happened. Recall is very important. Remembering names, what has happened, where they are, what they are doing etc...
- General questioning of the vocabulary. The language will start to get trickier so discussing it with them will really help their understanding. Getting them to use a dictionary to look words up is really good too. One they are learning how to use a dictionary correctly (this is a requirement for the curriculum) and two they are learning to do their own research.
Best wishes
Mrs Merrick & Mrs Lawrence