Welcome to Year 1
Welcome to Year 1!
On this page, you will find a selection of helpful files and documents that should support you at home.
Class Teachers: Mrs Matson
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Cordery
Our Topics
Under the Sea
This term, Year 1 are diving into the exciting world Under the Sea! We’ll be exploring the amazing ocean habitats and discovering all sorts of fascinating sea creatures, from tiny clownfish to mighty whales.
In English, we’ll read and write our own sea-themed stories and poems, while in Science we’ll learn about different animals, their habitats, and how they survive in the underwater world. In Geography, we’ll look at the world’s oceans and seas and find out where some of our favourite marine animals live.
Through Art and Design, children will create beautiful underwater and beach scenes using a variety of materials and techniques. We’ll also be thinking about how we can help protect our oceans and the creatures that live in them.
It’s going to be a fun, creative, and splash-tastic term full of learning and discovery!
At home you can help by taking a walk around the local area and identifying features of human and physical geography.
Important Information
Read our curriculum information for this year below.
You can also see our current Termly Curriculum News and KSO.
- Curriculum News
- KSO
- Year 1 foundation subject skills
- Year 1 and 2 Long Term Plan
- Year 1 Writing Skills
- Year 1 Reading Skills
- Year 1 Maths Skills
- Year 1 Science Skills
- Year 1 and Year 2 RE
Home Learning
Reading
You can find out more about phonics and reading in EYFS and Key Stage One on our phonics page.
Texts are carefully chosen, both for reading in school and at home, according to children’s development with phonics. The book band progression can be found below. Texts are also assigned regularly on Reading Planet.
Books should be 'decodable', which means that children should be able to read 90-100% of the words on the page independently using sounds they have already been taught. Re-reading books can also help children to build confidence with their decoding skills.
Teachers will sometimes send home books that are not phonically decodable. These books are for sharing and can be read aloud to your child.
Year 1 Reading Skills
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Our Class
What's it like in Y1? A 'day in the life'8:40 Arrive at school and write in your 'Have A Go' books
8:55 Register
9:00 Worship
9:15 Maths
10:15 Break outside
10:30 Snack time
10:45 Phonics - learn or practise the pattern for the week
11:15 English - with a reading or writing focus, linking to our topic
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Mastering Number - mental maths strategies, times table and key number facts
1:10 RE
2:10 PSHE
3:00 Reading class story
3:10 Home time
Year 1
