Year 1

Homework 

Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings which will be sent home on a Friday. The spelling test will then be the following Friday. Pupils will have to bring back their homework folders and reading books every Wednesday.

PE  

In year 1, the PE day is a Monday and Tuesday.

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will then change in school.  

Trips 

This half term we will have an art workshop where children will get to create masterpieces using paint and colouring pencils.

Key Times 

For Year 1, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30. Please ensure your child is on time as we start phonics lesson at 8.50am.

English 

In English, we will be reading ‘Beegu’, ‘Gigantic Turnip’ and ‘Maya Angelou.’  From this we will be writing set of instructions, a fact file and we will create a newspaper report.

Maths 

In maths, we will be focusing on place value. Pupils will learn to sort, count and recognise objects, recognise numbers as words, understand the difference between greater than, less than or equal to. Pupils will also learn to order objects and numbers and use number line.

Science 

In Science, we are focusing on humans. Pupils will learn to name different parts of human body, which part of the body links to which senses.

Geography 

Exploring our local area will be the subject of our geographical learning. We will be looking at key features of our local area, what type of houses do we have in our area and knowing whether we have more natural or man-made sounds around us.

History 

Our topic in this half term is ‘Am I making History? The children will learn about their key events so far, what makes an event important and who is important in our lives.

RE 

In RE this half term, we will be learning about Diwali and will focus on the story of Rama and Sita, we will be learning about how Hindus celebrate Diwali and what gives us a sense of belonging. The children will understand the meaning of worship and learn about supreme divinity within Hinduism.

Computing 

In Computing we are looking at Systems and Networks. We will look at the different parts of a computer, mouse and keyboard. We will learn about a range of scientific knowledge to help us create new devices or tools on a computer, to support with future learning.  

Art 

In art, we will be learning about drawing. Our focus artist is Pablo Picasso and Oliver Jeffers and we will use their work to inspire their own work. The children will learn how to use lines to create simple shapes and use different types of media to create lines (thick, thin).

Mandarin 

In Mandarin, the topic this half term is establishment. The children will learn how to say hello, goodbye in Mandarin.

PSHE 

In PSHE we will be learning about relationships. We will be focusing on understanding how to be kind to others, who is in our family, how do we make friends and how our families are different. 

PE 

In PE we will be doing multi-skills. 

Music 

For our music lessons, children will be learning how to feel the pulse of the music and how our bodies can respond to the music.

DT

In DT we will be learning about how to create a book using different mechanisms and looking at developing a design in response to a specific design brief.