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Welcome to our Year 1 blog!
Our PE days are Monday and Wednesday. Your child should come to school wearing their PE kits on these days.
Reading books are changed on Wednesdays. Library books are changed on Mondays. Please ensure your child's book and Reading record are in school these days.
Harvest fetival at St Leonard's Church Friday 23rd October 2pm for year 1 parents.
Friday 9th October
Hello!
This week in English, we started our new text 'Dear Zoo'. The childen listened to some clues from three members of staff and had to predict which animal they had been sent! In Maths, they have been finding one more and one less than a number and in Science, they explored the sense of hearing by listening to different instruments and deciding which was the loudest. In Geography, they discovered the 5 oceans, in PSHE, we discussed rules and consequences and in Art we started planning our final pieces!
Have a great weekend.
Year 1 Team.
Friday 2nd October
Hello!
This week the children have been writing their own stories based on the story 'stuck' working particularly hard on their letter formation. In Maths, they have been identifying 1 more and 1 less than numbers up to 20, in Geography, they identified the 7 continents and in Science they explored their sense of smell!
In Art the children drew overlapping shapes inspired by Kandinsky. In RE they found out about baptism within the Christian faith and how it can give some Christians a sense of belonging and community.
On Friday, the children took part in some Robot themed Maths activities and looked fantastic in their costumes- thank you for all your support.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 1 Team.
Friday 25th September
Hello!
This week the children have been recognising numerals as words in Maths. In English they have been planning their own story based on the story 'Stuck' and in Science they have been learning about the five senses, focusing on sight and making close observational sketches. In Art, the children have used colured shapes to create a geomtric collage based on one of Kandinsky's pieces and in Geography, they identified and labelled the countries within the UK on a map.
Have a great weekend!
Year 1 Team.
Next Friday 2nd October: Robot Rock Day
Polite reminder that the children should only be wearing trainers on their PE days.
Friday 18th September
Hello!
It has been a busy week! Here is a selection of some of the learning the children have got up to this week.
In English the children have been using capital letters and the joining word 'because' in their writing. In Maths, they have been counting objects from a larger amount as well as practising their number recognition and formation. In Geography, they learnt about map symbols. They had to work in a group to match the picture to the correct map symbol. In Science, we started our 'Animals including Humans' topic and labelled parts of the body. In PE, we have been working on our defending skills and in Computing the children have been taught how to use a computer mouse and how to log in to the school laptops.
Have a great weekend!
Year 1 Team
Friday 11th September
Hello!
The children have had a fantastic start to year 1. Not only have they been getting used to the routines of the day, they have also worked hard across the curriculum. In English, they made a prediction about our class text 'Stuck' and sequenced the story. In Maths, they have been sorting objects in different ways e.g. by colour, size and pattern. In Geography they learnt about the differences between physical and human features, in Art they created a colour wheel using water colour paints and in PSHE we discussed the terms 'family' and 'community' before deigning a school logo that reflects our school values.
Have a great weekend.
Year 1 Team.
Curriculum Web 2026-2027
This is where suggested home learning will be posted each Friday (beginning at the end of the first full week). We will also provide a phonics sheet that will inform you of the sounds that have been learnt or revised that week.
Schema are used to present the key knowledge for each unit to the children in a simple way. Each lesson we recap the parts of the schema that we have covered. Schema can be a great way to discuss your child's learning at home.
Autumn 1
Here you can find useful websites to support your child:
Here you can find useful pages for spelling and phonics.
The tricky word list contains words that can't be segmented using the children's phonetic knowledge at that point. As new sounds are learnt, some of these words can be segmented later on. The list shows you the words your child needs to be able to read and write by the end of Year 1.