Year 1 

WELCOME BACK to a new academic year in the Autumn term!

We hope you had a restful and enjoyable break, and that your family feels refreshed for the exciting term ahead. Year 1 is a pivotal year in your child’s learning journey, with the KS1 Phonics Screening check taking place in the Summer Term. Our team is dedicated to supporting every child’s progress and confidence, and your partnership makes a tremendous difference. Thank you for your ongoing support – we look forward to working together to make this a successful and happy year for your child. Please do check ClassDojo regularly for any latest news on Year 1. If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to send a message.

Year 1 Team

• Miss Kilroy, Mrs Huseyin and Miss Atkinson (HLTA) – Teachers
• Miss Evelyn – TA

What we will be learning this term

• Literacy: I want my hat back by Jon Klassen and The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett: narratives- letter writing and role- play, non-fiction reports and diary entries.
• Maths: Number – place value, addition and subtraction.
• Computing: Computing systems and networks – Technology around us and creating media – Digital painting.
• Science: Animals including humans and seasonal changes.
• RE: The natural world and Christianity.
• History: Clothes through time. 
• Geography: Fieldwork – the school and surrounding streets.
• Art & DT: Spirals- using drawing, collage and mark-making to explore spirals.
• PSHE: Relationships- Families and roles of different people.
• PE: Dance, attack and defend.
• Music: All about me and under the sea.

Home Learning

Home learning will continue to include reading, maths and online work, using the following school-based apps and programmes. Sometimes children will be asked to complete research or a project at home.

Maths: Home learning will be set as usual, every week via www.mathletics.co.uk and as your child completes it, they will be awarded certificates in achievement assembly on Friday’s.

Reading: Your child will continue to bring books home and we ask that you make time to read with them and listen to their reading.  If they are to make the progress needed, they should be reading for at least 20 minutes every day.

We are continuing to use an online handwriting programme called Letter Join which you can find out about at https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/

Children will be given their own individual log-in details for all of these.  Where appropriate, additional tasks may also be set via class dojo

PE days

PE days are Mondays and Thursdays. Please wear the school PE kit to school on these days.

PE uniform

Green or black shorts or track suit bottoms, with a plain white T-shirt and plimsolls or black trainers.