• Key events in year 1
• Homework and homework help
• Equipment and routines
• Knowledge organisers

Welcome to year 1!

Summer 2

We are looking forward to a very busy last half term, how quickly time flies!

In Science we will be learning about trees. We will learn the names of different trees in and around our school. We will be sorting and classifying trees and we will observe different trees looking for similarities and differences. We will learn about deciduous and evergreen trees and what is different about their leaves.

In Computing we will be learning how to code on Purple Mash. We will learn that coding is a set of written instructions using symbols and words. We will to put these instructions in order so that our event will work. We will also learn how to debug these instructions if they don’t work.

In PE we will focus on team games and learn the necessary skills needed when striking and fielding. We will also be preparing for Sports Day practising for individual races and working as part of a team.

In RE we will be thinking about 'What can we find out about religion in our local community?'

In PHSE we will be learning about living in the wider world and what type of jobs there are in our community. We will explain that jobs help people to earn money to pay for things.  As part of our work in No outsiders, we will read ‘Errol’s Garden’ by Gillian Hibbs and discuss ways that everyone can contribute to the wider community. Our inspirational person is Thomas Barnardo. We will find out what he did in his lifetime and why he is inspirational.

In DT we will be learning about structures. We will be designing and making a windmill.  We will use all of our previous skills for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles in our final DT project. We will also explore how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.

In Geography we will be learning about human and physical features. We will be familiarising ourselves with lots of new vocabulary to describe the landscape. We will be using simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of our school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment and community.

In English we will be reading 'Katie who tamed the wind' by Liz Garton Scanlon’ and 'Who are you' by Smriti Halls. We will also be finding out and writing facts about penguins.

In Maths we will be learning the numbers to 100. We will be counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We will be describing position and direction. We will learn how to add and subtract using money and we will learn how to tell the time to the hour and half hour.

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED INFORMATION REGARDING THE Y1 PHONICS SCREENING CHECK. THIS HAS USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHECK AND HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD AT HOME.

The teaching team:

Miss Parton(Class 2), Mrs Giblin  (class 3)

Mrs Thompson, Mrs Smith and Miss Bond

Important things to know:

School starts at 8.40am and our day finishes at 3.10pm.

As well as reading every night, homework will be given out on a Friday and is due in on a Wednesday. For help with your homework click on the 'Homework and homework help' tab or follow this link. 

You need to have your PE kit in school every day.