Our Summer Term 2023-24 topic in Year 1 is... Get Out Of My Swamp!
To view our theme topic web please click here.
Reading
In Year One children will read their individual reading books once per week with the class teacher or teaching assistant. Sometimes children may also read as part of an intervention or with a parent helper, student or volunteer. At the moment, children will bring two books home per week; a phonics book and a 'reading for pleasure' book. Please try to read at least 5 times a week at home, whether this is with a school reading book or a book from home, and write in the reading diary each time.
Whole Class Reading & Storytime
Children will also take part in a whole class reading session at least three times a week whereby they will discuss different texts and develop their vocabulary, retrieval and inference skills. Children will have a daily story time and will also visit our school library weekly.
PE
In Year One our PE days are Tuesday and Friday.
Children are to come to school in their PE kit. They can wear their outdoor hoodie instead of a school jumper and trainers instead of pumps if they like. No football kits or branded clothing items please. Please ensure your child has long hair tied back and jewellery is removed.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out every Friday. The children will then do their spelling test the following Thursday. Children will usually have between 6 to 10 spellings to learn and will consist of a mixture of phase 2-5 tricky words, Year 1 common exception words and words that follow certain rules and spelling patterns.
Being able to apply the spelling pattern in writing is just as important as getting 10/10!
Year 1 Team
Teachers:
Miss Biglin
Miss Gildart
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs Farnworth (full time)
Mrs Nadin (mornings)
Homework
Homework is in the style of 'Pick n Mix' activities alongside weekly reading, spellings and maths tasks:
- 5-10 mins reading 3-5 times a week
- 5-10 mins practising weekly spellings
- 5-10 mins practising maths skills on Topmarks
The children are given one copy of the homework activities at the beginning of each term that contains lots of different activities that can be completed independently or with an adult. Pick n Mix homework can be returned to school upon completion and shared in class. There are a variety of activities to choose from as we try to make homework as fun as possible to engage all children!
To view this half term's homework, please click here.
Summer trips & events
- TBC
Notices
- Please remember to check Seesaw and our school Facebook page for updates, reminders, letters and photographs.
English
Summer 1
- Bog Baby! – children will create lost posters, story maps, letters and instructions.
- Oi Frog! – children will produce rhyming lines and create a riddle.
- Lifecycles - Tadpole to Frog – children will create simple fact files about frogs and their lifecycle.
Summer 2
- Shrek film clips - children will write a setting description, warning poster, speech and a diary entry
- Children will contribute to a class book on plants
Mathematics
In maths we will be focusing on:
- Multiplication and division
- Fractions
- Position and direction
- Place value
- Money and time
National Curriculum
To view the National Curriculum expectations for Year One children please click here
Science
This term in Science we will continue to learn about seasons, focusing on Summer. We will also be learning about plants and their parts as well as animals, sorting them into different types and learning about what they eat.
