Year 1 2025 - 2026

Meet the Team:

1F - Miss Fenton & Mrs Seth

1R – Mrs Ravat & Mrs Bousie 

If you have any questions, please speak to one of our Year 1 staff or email year1@almapark.manchester.sch.uk

Welcome

Welcome to Year 1! Year 1 is an exciting time as the children take the next steps in their development. As we adapt to new timetables and routines, we work together as a class to meet challenges with confidence and celebrate our achievements.

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.

What's happening this half term?

Maths

• We will be learning about arrays and doubling.
• We will then be moving on to fractions.
• Multiplication and division

English:

We are focusing on sentence writing through a journey tale. We have read a brilliant journey tale called "The singing mermaid" to help inspire our own stories. Our toolkit includes learning how to:

• I can use a prefix un-.
• I can use prepositions like above, below, inside, outside, on, under
• I can write a simple sentence that includes an adjective.

History: 

Pablo Fanque and how circuses have changed over time

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser.

Science:

We will be learning about the use of everyday materials this term.

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

D&T

Cooking and Nutrition-Preparing Fruit & Vegetables

 Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

Computing:

We will be learning about digital writing

• Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate, and retrieve digital content
• Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.

Religious Education:

We will be learning about 'What makes some places sacred?'

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

PHSE:

• Safe relationships
• Families and friendships
• Growing and changing

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

Music:

Recorder

P.E:

Monday - Outdoor Games. We will be learning ball skills involved in Send and Return lessons.

Thursday - Gymnastics. We will be learning about how to safely use and explore the equipment, and learning balances, jumps and travelling movements.

Remember to come into school wearing your PE kit on Monday and Thursday. Trainers, black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings, and a plain white t-shirt (a tracksuit top and joggers may be worn if it is cold). Please tie up long hair and remove jewellery (religious bands may be worn). 

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.

At home, please use the Collins eBooks to read your child's weekly Little Wandle book using your child's own personal login. These books will be read in Guided Reading groups at school. Click here to find the website. 

Spellings at Home:

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

Brainbuilder:

This half term's BrainBuilder can be found by clicking here. We will take photos of the projects and share these with families on our class webpage.