Welcome to Year 1

Class teachers for Year 1 are Miss Edge (1E) and Mrs Cairns (1C)

We also have Mrs Rawes and Miss Wood as our Teaching Assistants.

Our Curriculum for Autumn Term: H.A.S.T Autumn Term

Our Curriculum for Spring Term:  H.A.S.T Spring Term

Our Curriculum for Summer Term: H.A.S.T Summer Term

In Year 1 we take part in a variety of lessons including: English, Phonics, Maths, Religious Education, Science, History/ Geography, Art/DT) and PSHE (including RSHE). On a Tuesday morning we have specialised teachers delivering PE and Music/Computing.

Topics we explore throughout Year 1 in Science are Animals including Humans, Everyday Materials, Plants and Seasonal Change.

In History, we learn about Toys: Then and Now, Our Local History topic: Shopping and Past and Present: The Great Fire of London.

In Geography, we look at Our Local Area: Kirkdale and learn all about Weather and Seasons.

In Art, we research several different artists to help us improve our drawing and painting skills throughout the year. Whilst in DT, we have great fun designing and  making playground structures and sliders and levers linked to our English topic, Traditional Tales. 

 

 

 

 

In Year 1 our favourite time of day is storytime. We love to read throughout the day with our teachers and teaching assistants. Phonics is very important in Year 1 and every day children take part in a Read Write Inc phonics and reading session. Children are regularly assessed and placed into colour banded groups with other children at their level . We take two reading books home every week to read with our families as well as a library book to enjoy at home.

Year 1's favourite things:

• Beginning to observe seasonal changes as Autumn begins and then changes into Winter.
• Using a compass to explore direction
• Learning about our senses and tasting different types of food e.g. salty, sweet
• Looking at our local area
• Reading a class story everyday
• World Book day
• Children's Mental Health Week
• TTRS Maths Party day

 

Curriculum Information

Please access our Long Term Planning document to access Year 1's curriculum: Year 1 Long Term Planning 

To find information about Phonics and learning to Read in Year 1, please visit our Phonics page.

To access our Religious Education Curriculum, Vision and Aims, please visit our R.E Page.

Useful websites to help support your child with their learning.

BBC Bitesize KS1 Literacy has an excellent selection of games, with worksheets, to teach year 1 and 2 English topics  https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zgkw2hv

Primary Games has a huge range of games for all subjects http://www.primarygames.com/

Crickweb KS1 has a good selection of games and activities for a range of subjects

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Key-Stage-1.html

TimesTables RockStars - Children can also practise their timetables by logging into their individual account for TimeTables Rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/

Primary Homework help - Is great for Year 1-6: Excellent range of games for eng/maths/sic and several other subjects; it also has a fun games section. http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/

Phonics Play - has a good selection of phonics games https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ 

Teach your monster to read - https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

Topmarks Year 1- has an excellent selection of games, with worksheets for a range of subjects https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=year%201

GoNoodle Mindfulness Section- has great videos focusing on mental wellbeing https://www.gonoodle.com/tags/PXodv2/flow-and-steady