• This week in the classroom...
• Supporting learning at home
• Reading in Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

General Information about Year 1

Reading Together - Reading is a cornerstone of learning. We celebrate children who read at home in class. Don't forget to record these moments in the reading log provided. Reading together is a small step that makes a big difference! 

Reading books - your child will come home on a Tuesday with a 'Reading for Pleasure' book to share together at home. This is a book for you to read and share with your child at those special times. They will also bring home a decodable 'Big Cat' reading book. This book will match the graphemes and tricky words that we have learnt in group reading and phonics.                                               

PE  - Every Monday and Thursday children will have a PE lesson. Children should come to school in their PE kit on these days.

Water bottles - Please remember to send your child with a refillable water bottle everyday - please only fill these bottles with water.

Snack - All children will receive a piece of fruit in the afternoons but children will need to bring their own morning snack or they can purchase school hot snack for 20p - 30p per day. Please click here for more information relating to our healthy snack policy. 

Autumn 1 Overview

Phonics

In phonics, children will be moving on to learning phase 5 sounds.

Maths

During the second half term, children will be: comparing quantities - part-whole relationship, the composition of numbers 0-5 and recognise, compose, decompose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes. 

English

In writing, your children will be learning through the texts: The Litte Red Hen, Mr Percy the Park Keeper and other novels to retell a story and begin to write our own stories. 

PE

PE days are Mondays and Thursdays.  On these days, please ensure you child comes to school wearing their PE kit.  PE on Mondays will be with our sports coach who introducing a type of invasion game to the children.  PE on Fridays will be with myself for Fundamental Movement.

Science

Our Science topic this half term is Everyday Materials. Children will be sorting objects by their materials, recall properties of different materials, group objects based on their properties and make predictions about materials and be able to carry out a fair test. 

History

Our History topic is 'How houses in Sandbach have changed in the children's living memory' and also why we celebrate bonfire night.

Geography

In Geography, we will be looking at our school and it's grounds and explore it's human and physical features and how we can construct a simple map of our school grounds.

Music

Our music topic is called 'Firework and Fantasy'. Children will learn what accompaniment means, learn how untuned percussion instruments can be used to accompany a song, learn that sounds can be long and short (duration) and learn that symbols/pictures can represent a long or short sound. 

Computing

In Computing, we will be learning about digital media using Paint. 

PSHE

In PSHE, we are looking at how we can use money. 

RE

This term in Religious Education children will look at the questions: why are stories important in different ways? And how can they be puzzling? 

Art

Art this half term we will be doing painting and mixed media: coloursplash. Children will be exploring colour mixing through paint play, using a range of tools to paint on differnt surfaces and create paintings inspired by Clarice Cliff and Jasper Johns.