Year 1 2023 - 2024

Meet the team

1M - Mrs MacNeill, Mrs Bousie and Ms Wheeler

Here, you can find an overview of the Year 1 Curriculum. You can use this information to discuss with your child what they have learned and continue to support their learning at home.

The knowledge organisers and the brainbuilder for this half term are listed at the bottom of this page.

This half term:

Maths:

• Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s
• Recognising arrays
• Fractions

English:

Talk for Writing unit: We are focussing on writing a journey story using The Singing Mermaid as our inspiration.

• Write correctly punctuated sentences that include adjectives.
• Using conjuctions correctly.
• We are continuing to think about the presentation of our work.

History:

The changing nature of the circus with particular reference to Pablo Fanque.

Science:

Everyday materials. Looking at the properties of various everyday materials and how they are used.

Design and Technology

Cooking and nutrition

Computing:

We are focusing on using iPads to record ourselves in a video to make a presentation.

Religious Education:

What makes some places sacred.

PHSE:

We will be looking at safe relationships, including what makes us and others special. Looking at the similarities and differences between ourselves.

Music:

Using our bodies to make a beat. We are looking at keeping a beat and beginning to play the African Drums.

P.E:

Remember to come into school wearing your PE kit on the following days.

• Outdoor Games - Wednesday
  
  We are learning to send and return.

Kit: Trainers, black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings, and a plain white t-shirt (a tracksuit top and joggers may be worn if cold)

• Gymnastics - Thursday

Performing the 

            Kit: Black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings and a plain white t-shirt.

Reading:

In class we are currently reading a range of different stories about a range of topics, that can be linked to our half termly targets in other subjects.

We encourage the children to borrow a book from our library to read for their enjoyment. We would be very grateful if you could make sure they bring them back every week to get a different book to read to you at home. Please record when they read to you in their reading record books. 

Please read with your child every day. You can access their guided reading text through the Collins E-Book app in addition to reading for pleasure.

Homework:

Spellings will be sent out every week on Monday, which children will learn for a spelling test on the following Monday.

This half term's BrainBuilder can be found below:

Enrichment: 

We will be going on a trip to Stockport this half term to see the Hat Museum as part of our history topic.