Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 Class Page!
Welcome to the Spring term in Year 1!
Here you will find lots of information about our current learning, how you can learn at home, reminders and information about all of our Year 1 events.
We have two classes in Year 1.
1 Rowan
Mrs Carr
1 Birch
Miss Farren
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This half term our topic is:
‘How does your garden grow?’
Our Christian Value this half term is: Reconciliation.
Our British Value this half term is: Individual Liberty.
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What will we be focusing on in each subject?
Spring Two 2024
Key vocabulary which you can also discuss with your child is highlighted in blue.
Key questions which you can discuss with your child are highlighted in green.
Literacy Talk for Writing Text: Banyan Tree
Beginning, Middle, End, Characters, Settings, Innovation.
What happens in the story? Where is the story set? What happens next? After? Before?
Writing Outcomes: Begin to use the suffixes ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ in their writing. Use the conjunction ‘and’ to join sentences. Know the prefix ‘un’ and begin to use it in their writing.
Reading Outcome: Make predictions about the events in the text. Read a range of poetry and learn some poems and rhymes by heart. Read and add ‘ing’, ‘ed’ and ‘er’ to verbs.
| Maths
Number: Addition and subtraction (within 20) Measurement: Length, height and weight.
Units, Sorting, Numbers, Numerals, cubes, CM, tall, short, heavy and light.
How can we accurately count objects? What do the objects represent? How can we find how many altogether? Add and subtract from the given number>
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Science Animal Classification.
mammal, reptile, bird, fish, insect.
What group does this animal belong too? What are the charateristics of these animals?
| Topic Geography- Main towns and cities We will be talking about towns, cities and villages plus the four main countries in the UK. sea, ocean, Countries, capital, City, Village, Town, compass, north, south, east and west. What do we see in our local area? Can you describe the weather in the different parts of the UK?
History- Royal Family
How has the Royal family helped improve where we live? What does it mean to be British? Who was the best king or queen and why?
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RE Easter and New life.
Jesus, miracles, special, Easter, New life, spring, changes.
What is a miracle? Are miracles performed today? If I could perform a miracle, what would it be?
Reflect upon the miracles of nature and new life during springtime. Listen and retell the Easter Story.
| PSHE How do we decide how to behave? safe, secrets, trusted adults, behaviour, respect.
How do we show people how we are feeling? How can we help if someone is feeling unhappy? How does it feel to do the right thing? How does it feel to do the wrong thing? What is it like when we play together well? Can someone’s feelings be hurt as well as their body?
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You can find out more about our learning on our Year 1 Curriculum Map
Year 1 Curriculum Map
Please have a look at our Year 1 Curriculum Map which will give you a detailed overview of our learning this year in all subject areas. It also gives you extra exciting information about any trips, visits and additional learning experiences the children will enjoy this year!
Year 1 Curriculum Newsletters - 2023/2024