Our Spring Term 2024-25 topic in Year 1 is... Zoom to the Moon!
To view our theme topic web please click here.
Reading
In Year One children will read their individual reading books once per week with the class teacher or teaching assistant. Sometimes children may also read as part of an intervention or with a parent helper, student or volunteer. At the moment, children will bring two books home per week; a phonics book and a 'reading for pleasure' book. Please try to read at least 5 times a week at home, whether this is with a school reading book or a book from home, and write in the reading diary each time.
Whole Class Reading & Storytime
Children will also take part in a whole class reading session at least three times a week whereby they will discuss different texts and develop their vocabulary, retrieval and inference skills. Children will have a daily story time and will also visit our school library weekly.
PE
In Year One our PE days are Tuesday and Friday.
Children are to come to school in their PE kit. They can wear their outdoor hoodie instead of a school jumper and trainers instead of pumps if they like. No football kits or branded clothing items please. Please ensure your child has long hair tied back and jewellery is removed.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out every Friday. The children will then do their spelling test the following Thursday. Children will usually have between 6 to 10 spellings to learn and will have have a sheet of spellings tucked into their spellings wallet, with room to practise throughout the week. Spellings will consist of a mixture of phase 2-5 tricky words, Year 1 common exception words and words that follow certain rules and spelling patterns.
Being able to apply the spelling pattern in writing is just as important as getting 10/10!
Year 1 Team
Teachers:
Miss Biglin
Mrs Foster
Mrs Totty
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs Farnworth
Mrs Nadin (mornings)
Homework
Homework is in the style of 'Pick n Mix' activities alongside weekly reading, spellings and maths tasks:
- 5-10 mins reading 3-5 times a week
- 5-10 mins practising weekly spellings
- 5-10 mins practising maths skills on Topmarks or Numbots
The children's homework contains lots of different activities that can be completed independently or with an adult. Pick n Mix homework can be returned to school upon completion and shared in class. There are a variety of activities to choose from as we try to make homework as fun as possible to engage all children!
To view this half term's homework, please click here.
Spring trips & events
- Space Day
- Class picnic on the 'moon'
Notices
- Please remember to check Seesaw, Parent Pay and our school Facebook page for updates, reminders, letters and photographs.
English
Spring 1
- Whatever Next - Children will create a story map and then write a recount using adjectives to make their writing more exciting
- Man on the Moon - Children will learn how to use question marks in their writing. They will write postcards to/from the moon, in role.
- You Choose in Space - Children will learn about the suffixes -er and -est and use these to compare objects in space. They will choose their favourite ideas and use these to create and describe their own space world.
Spring 2
- Hackney Martian - Children will use story mapping to learn steps in a sequence and then write these as instructions.
- A Day in the Life of an Astronaut - Children will find out information about what astronauts do on the International Space Station and use this to write a recount pretending they have spent a day in space.
- Poetry - Children will learn about the poet Michael Rosen. They will learn and perform one of his poems, Humpty Dumpty went to the moon.
Mathematics
In maths, in Spring, we will be focusing on:
- Place Value within 20
- Addition and Subtraction within 20
- Place Value within 50
- Length and Height
- Mass and Volume
National Curriculum
To view the National Curriculum expectations for Year One children please click here
Science
This term in Science we will continue our learning about seasons, focusing on Winter and Spring. We will focus on weather patterns and how these change over each season.
