Year 1 2025 - 2026

Meet the Team:

1B - Miss Bowen & 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 number sentences, and how to identify the parts and whole.
• We will be learning how to add and subtract within 10.
• Counting forwards and backwards to 30 and counting forwards and backwards in 10s to 100.

English:

We are focusing on sentence writing through the traditional tale 'The Gingerbread Man'. Our toolkit will focus on how to: 

• Create and say a simple sentence aloud.
• Write correctly punctuated sentences, which include a capital letter and full stop.
• Use the conjunction 'and'. 
• Use powerful verbs and adjectives to enhance our writing.

Geography: 

We will be learning about living in Levenshulme. What buildings are around me? We will also be making and reading a messy map of the area after a walk around town.

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

Science:

We will be having an exploratory unit, exploring light.

Art

We will be doing observational drawings and making some environmental art using different media.

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

Computing:

We will be creating media using technology.

Religious Education:

We will be asking, 'How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times?' We will be learning about the Christmas story in the lead up to Christmas.

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

PHSE:

We are learning about belonging to a community, respecting ourselves and others and how to keep safe. 

Click here for the Knowledge Organiser. 

Music:

We are learning about 

P.E:

Monday - Outdoor Games. We will be learning ball skills involved in Attack, Defend and Shoot lessons.

Thursday - Indoor Dance. We will be choreographing a dance for our Christmas performance using the Lindy Hop actions we have learnt in Autumn 1.

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 on Monday, which children will learn for a spelling test the following Monday. 

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.