Year 1

Welcome everybody to the Year 1 section of the website.

KS1 Assistant Head Teacher

Mrs Spoor

Class Teachers:

1S Ms Singleton. LSA: Miss Ahmed 

1K Miss Khanum. LSA: Miss Shields.

1R Miss King. LSA: Mrs Osanloo / Mrs Andrews

Mrs Rahman supporting and teaching across all Year 1 classes. 

If you have any questions, then please don’t hesitate to ask one of the Year 1 team.

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Welcome to the Summer term in Year 1. This term is full of exciting learning opportunities as children continue to develop confidence, independence and curiosity across the curriculum. Below is an overview of what your child will be learning and how you can support them at home.

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Reading at home

Please ensure that reading books are handled with care and brought back into school everyday. During the week, adults in school will continue to listen and assess their reading and they will be given a new book to take home. Children need to read their reading books at home every night for approximately 10-15 minutes. Please can adults sign their record book each time their child reads, so that we know how much they have practised. Children also have a set of key words to practise reading at home each night. These words should be read by sight, without sounding out. Books will be changed once a week and new key words will be given out when the child is confident with their current set. 

Reading at home with your child is so important. It builds listening skills, creates bond time with family members, expands vocabulary, increases attention span and develops children socially and emotionally. Please read 5 times a week and record this in their reading diary. Reading books will be changed once children have read their book three times.

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Phonics (Read, Write Inc)

We follow the Read, Write Inc. programme to teach phonics throughout school.

Read Write Inc. is a systematic phonics programme that teaches children to:

• Recognise sounds and the letters that represent them
• Blend sounds to read words using Fred Talk
• Build fluency through Fred in your Head and Speedy Reading
• Children’s home reading books are carefully matched to the sounds they are learning in phonics, enabling them to read with confidence.

Parents are encouraged to watch the Read Write Inc. phonics video for further information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOJUPNVnLc

Each day a different sound is taught and we recap these daily. We have a huge focus on children blending sounds together to read words ie c-u-p = cup, s-p-r-ay = spray. The children are taught in smaller groups for their daily Phonics lesson. 

We also do weekly Handwriting lessons to supportwith letter formation. 

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Homework

Throughout Year One, children are expected to read their books and practise their key words every night for homework. We will also send one piece of homework on Monday. This must be returned on Friday. 

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P.E. 

Our P.E. days are:

1S: Tuesday and Friday 

1K: Tuesday and Thursday 

1R: Tuesday 

A gentle reminder that our school P.E. kit is:

• Plain white t-shirt
• Black shorts
• Black pumps or trainers (no visible branding)
• Some sessions take place outdoors, so children may also wear black jogging bottoms and a long-sleeved white top, depending on the weather.

Please ensure children wear their P.E. kit before coming into school. 

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Water bottles and snacks

Children should bring a labelled water bottle to school every day. Bottles should be refilled daily at home.

Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack such as fruit and vegetables to school each day for snack time, but are also offered a piece of fruit from each day. Breadsticks and milk can be purchased at the start of each half-term. Please contact the school office for further information

Please do not send in nuts due to allergies in school.

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Storytime

The class have a daily story session, when they listen to and talk about a story. They develop their vocabulary, by learning new words in each story. They will have a chance to take part in fun drama activities too!

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Writing

Beegu - Fiction text.

In English, we are going to explore the story Beegu. We will use the text to develop our reading and writing skills, as well as our understanding of language and storytelling.

Through this story we will:

• Explore the characters, setting and themes of the story.
• Develop comprehension skills by predicting, asking questions and discussing key events.
• Learn new vocabulary linked to the story.
• Write our own postcards from Beegu's perspective.
• Label and describe our own aliens using interesting vocabulary and adjectives.
• Invent our own alien character and create an original story about their adventures.
• By the end of the unit, children will have improved their reading fluency, developed their creative writing skills and gained confidence in expressing their ideas through writing.

We will also continue to develop our phonic knowledge, becoming confident with our Set 1, 2 and 3 sounds. We will develop our writing skills by consistently using capital letters and full stops, applying our phonic knowledge for spelling, using conjunctions (because, so, and, if, but), using new punctuation and adjectives. We will become more independent by checking and improving our own work.

After we have finished our Beegu unit, we will explore Fundamental Science Key Stage 1: Roots, Stems, Leaves and Flowers: All About Plant Parts (2016) - Non fiction text. 

In this unit, children will build on their prior learning about plants by developing a deeper understanding of the different parts of a plant and their functions. They will learn how roots, stems, leaves and flowers help plants to grow and survive.

Children will:

• Identify and name the main parts of a plant.
• Understand the role of roots, stems, leaves and flowers.
• Observe and describe plants in the local environment.
• Carry out simple investigations linked to plant growth and structure.
• Use scientific vocabulary to explain their ideas and findings.
• This unit will help children develop their observation skills, scientific understanding and curiosity about the natural world.

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Maths (First4Maths)

Addition and Subtraction within 10

In Maths, we follow the First4Maths scheme, which is fully aligned with the National Curriculum. During Spring 1, children will focus on addition and subtraction, developing their understanding through practical, visual and written methods.

Children will:

• Add and subtract within 10
• Use number lines, ten frames and base ten resources
• Apply number facts to solve problems
• Explain their thinking using mathematical vocabulary
• Regular practice helps children build confidence, accuracy and fluency.

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Science (Kapow)

Children will explore two science units:

Plants: Introduction to plants

Children will develop their scientific knowledge by learning about plants through practical investigations and hands-on activities.

Plants: Introduction to plants

Children will learn about plants and how they grow. They will identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants and explore the basic parts of a plant, including the roots, stem, leaves and flowers.

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History (Kapow)

How have explorers changed the world?

Children will: 

• Create timelines
• Investigate journeys of exploration
• Comparing exploration in the past with exploration today

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Geography (Kapow)

What is it like to live in Shanghai?

Children will:

• Investigate the wider world by locating continents, oceans and countries beyond the UK, with a focus on China.

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