Welcome to Year 1!
Scarlet Class is a Year 1 class of 30 fabulous children with Miss Jones as their teacher. Crimson Class is a Year 1 class of 30 equally fabulous children with Ms Del Corso as their teacher. We also have Miss Simpson on our team, working in both classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, as well as a great team of teaching assistants, Miss Bromell, Miss Hone and Miss Kweider.
In Year 1 we work hard to be kind to each other, respecting our differences and sharing a great learning journey together!
Our Summer 2 Topic is ‘Treemendous Tales’
For our topic, “Treemendous Tales” the children will be examining the questions: ‘What is a plant and what are the parts of a plant? How do plants grow? Which parts of plants can we eat?’ The topic will focus on Science, with an emphasis on plants. Children will have the opportunity to explore various aspects of plants, learning about different parts of a plant and their purpose, life cycles, and growth processes. Engaging in hands-on activities and investigations, students will gain a deeper understanding of the vital role plants play in our ecosystem.
In Maths, we will continue to explore money, including counting in groups of twos, fives, and tens, and applying our learning to real-life contexts as we practise buying and selling things in our classroom ‘shops’. We will use positional and directional language (i.e., quarter turn, half turn, full turn, left, and right), and we will start to read the time on an analogue clock.
In English, we will continue to promote a love of reading in the children through daily reading opportunities. For instance, this includes weekly sessions to read with the children individually or in a group, and to select books of their interests and abilities. In relation to group reading sessions, we provide children with rich material to further develop their fluency, predicting, summarising, and questioning skills in response to the text. We will focus on our predicting skills and use of descriptive language, especially as we read our class text: Pattan’s Pumpkin, The Flower and Giraffes Can’t Dance.
General Information
In Year 1 we love reading and try to read as much as possible. We encourage parents to read regularly with children and to record this in their reading record book. Children should bring home two texts: one phonically decodable text from the Floppy’s Phonics scheme (selected by their teacher) and at least one reading for pleasure text selected by child to read with parents to enjoy reading and discussing with a parent. They will also bring home another book from their weekly library visit. We change books regularly so please remember to bring your book bag every day.
Scarlet Class PE days are usually Wednesdays and Thursdays, while Crimson Class PE days are Thursdays and Fridays. The children will be changing into PE kits in school so please ensure that your child has a kit in school at all times. PE kit consists of: navy blue shorts or tracksuit bottoms, white t-shirt, navy blue sweatshirt or cardigan, and trainers. Please name every item of clothing. No jewellery please!
Please provide your child with their own water bottle daily. This is especially important for PE days, so that we stay healthy and hydrated! This should be named and brought home daily for cleaning. Also, as the weather heats up please ensure your child has sun screen applied before they come to school as well as a bottle to keep in their tray if needed.
If you have any questions about school, please contact the Office by phone, email or in person, or come and find us!
Useful Information
Year 1 Phonics Screening Parents Info 24-25 slides
Y1 Curriculum Descriptor Summer 1 25
Y1 curriculum descriptor Spring1 25
Y1 Curriculum Descriptor Aut2 2024
Y1 Curriculum Descriptor Aut 24
Keywords to be able to read and spell
End of Year One Expectations Spoken Language and Reading
End of Year One Expectations Writing
End of Year One Expectations Maths