Year 1

Class Teacher: Mrs Johnson

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Rooney

Welcome to the Year 1 class page!

Weekly Timetable

Every morning we have writing, phonics and maths lessons. In the afternoons we have PE, history, RE, music, science, art and computing.

Monday: Singing Assembly

Homework given

Class story

Tuesday: Collective worship

Class story

PE kit to be worn to school

Wednesday: Gospel Assembly

PE Kit to be worn to school

Thursday: Collective workshop

Independent reading

Homework to be returned

Spelling and arithmetic test

Friday: Praise Assembly

Book club

Key things to remember:

- Please bring your reading books and your red diary every day and make sure it is singed by an adult.

- You will need your PE kit on Tuesdays and Wednesday this half-term.

- Please try to read at home every day.

This half-term learning:

Writing

A variety of inspiring stories will support the teaching of literacy this term. Children will learn to explore a range of different texts, including The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers, Firework night, Toys from the past and Pinocchio.

Children will identify the main characters and explore the settings and events in the stories, gaining an understanding of different story features. There will be a focus on applying punctuation accurately and with some independence. Children will use their developing phonic knowledge to compose and write simple sentences independently to communicate meaning, and write most letters, correctly formed and orientated.

Reading

St Saviour's are following the 'Little Wandles' Phonics and Reading Programme.

Please see below a link which will take you to our literacy page. Here you will be able to access a range of documents and videos to help with the pronunciation of phonetical sounds to help your children with their reading.

Reading

Mathematics

During Maths sessions this term, Year 1 will begin by focussing on developing their knowledge of place value, addition and subtraction and shape. Children will develop an understanding of the place value of numbers; 1 more and 1 less than a number, counting forward and backwards, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Children will be able to recognise the addition and subtraction signs and be able to complete a simple number sentences. When we look at shapes, we will be looking at 3D and 2D shapes, what properties each shape has and where you might find the shapes.

Religious Education

In our RE lessons this half-term, our unit is called 'Creation and Covenant'.

Science

Our science topic this half-term is all about 'Animals Including Humans'.

History

In our history lessons, this half-term is all about 'Toys Past and Present'.

Art

In our art lessons, this half-term is all about 'Drawing Skills.'

Computing

In our computing lessons, this half-term is all about 'computing systems and networks – Technology around us'

Physical Education

Mrs Johnson - Jumping

Sports coach (Luke) - Ball skills using our hands.

Weekly Homework

Homework books will contain your weekly homework. They will be sent home on Mondays and must be returned to school on Thursdays.
Spelling home will be in your homework books.
Reading records must be signed by your parents on a daily basis and returned to school each day.
On Thursdays, we will have arithmetic and spelling tests based on the homework you have completed during the week.

Remember, if you get full marks on your spelling and arithmetic tests, you will earn a save for each!