Welcome to Year 1 Curriculum page
I am Miss Crute, the class teacher. The children work wonderfully in Year 1 and are becoming independent learners. Year 1 is a very exciting year, as we become more independent and develop our reading and writing skills as the year progresses.
Home Reading
Reading is a very important aspect of learning, so we actively encourage children to read every evening. It is vital that your child has a book bag, so they are able to bring home their reading record and reading books. Book bags can be purchased from the main office. Book bags are to be brought to school each day. In Year 1 your child shall be given a book each week alongside their reading record for home reading. Please comment in the reading record every time you listen to your child read.
We shall listen to your child read once a week in school through their home readers, as well as this we will have a guided reading lessons to assess their progress. The children will also have lots of opportunities independently to read and enjoy books throughout the week in school. Reading is essential to progress so please try and listen to your child read as often as possible.
Children will also be sent home some spelling to practise reading and writing these. These will be checked in school on a Monday and your child will receive a new set for the following week.
Your child will learn to read following the Read Write Inc scheme. We will hold a phonics session at the start of the year and again before the Phonics Screening. This will go through how your child learns and answer any questions that you may have about phonics. If you need any further assistance please let me know.
Below are some useful documentations to help you get a further understanding.
PE
The children shall be doing PE on Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure that your child has their PE kit in school and that all items of clothing are clearly labelled to avoid any lost items. It is vital for health and safety reasons that your child has the correct PE kit. PE kits are to be left in school and shall be sent home at the end of each half term.
Homework
Homework will be set using Athletics and Purple Mash. Homework will usually focus on work covered during the school week and shall include a set of spellings for the children to practise reading and spelling .
Mathletics
This website can be accessed from home and encourages children to practise their maths skills. Each child has also been provided with their individual log in details for ‘Mathletics’, this can be found in their reading record. We actively encourage the children to access Mathletics at home to practise their maths skills.
Support
A positive work ethos makes all the difference to you child’s learning, so your support from home is kindly welcomed and encouraged throughout the year. If you have any specific questions about your child please do not hesitate to arrange an appointment with the office.
We look forward to working with you all throughout the year.
Year 1 Curriculum
Literacy
The children shall be learning:
Guided Reading
We encourage you to read at home with your child whenever you can. Every morning the children will have a Guided Reading session. Each reading group shall have a focused session once a week. Whilst we are working with a focus group, the other children shall work on a range of activities based on reading, comprehension and writing which will help them to develop the text focus for that week. Every Friday, the children will have 20 minutes of Reading for Pleasure- where they can read any book they like. We are very lucky to have Year Five children come and listen to the children each week. The children have great enjoyment reading and exploring different books.
Maths
During Year 1, we shall be learning to count forwards and backwards, as well as recognise numbers to 100. The children shall be working hard to order numbers; sequence numbers; find missing numbers and create their own number patterns. We shall also be learning addition and subtraction; particularly recalling number bonds to 20. As the year progresses, we will go on to learn how to tell the time, recognise and identify 2D and 3D shapes, as well as measure length and capacity. We shall also be looking at sharing and multiplication. Throughout the year we shall continue to tackle word problems related to each area of Maths and become super problem solving mathematicians!
RE
The children shall be following the school’s ‘Come and See’ curriculum. In RE we shall be learning about;
History
Throughout the year, we shall be learning about a range of topics through different learning challenges, which will help us to develop our skills and knowledge.
We shall be focusing on our History skills by looking at the following topics;
Geography
In Year 1 we look at our local geography. Developing our skills by looking at atlases and maps.
We shall be focusing on our Geography skills by looking at the following topics;
Science
Throughout the year as part of the curriculum in science we shall be studying four areas;
Seasonal change
Everyday Materials
Plants
Animals including Humans-
Art/ Design Technology
Art and DT shall be taught by Miss Kronenberg one afternoon a week. This will be linked to the children's history and geography topics or the time of year. The children shall participate in a range of art and design activities to create pieces relevant to their topic work. They shall get to use paint, pastels, chalk as part of their art lessons. Children shall be given the opportunity to develop their creative skills.
Computing
The children will be focusing on basic computer programming. During the Computing sessions, we shall focus on E-safety and its importance. Just as we want to keep our child safe in the real world, we will want to do the same in the virtual world. It is important that we understand enough about the Internet to keep our children safe from harm but is equally important that we equip our children with the skills they need to keep themselves safe so they can experience the Internet positively and responsibly.
British Values
Throughout the school year the children will be taught about 'British Values', which they will practise this in all subjects across the curriculum. It is an important aspect of their learning, and will include focus on; democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.The class have taken part in the election of school councillors that will represent Year 1 on the school council. This will expose the children to democratic practice; the children who wished to be elected presented a speech to the rest of the class. The class then voted for the person they wished to elect.