Welcome to Year 1’s homepage! In Year 1 we work hard to build on the early foundations of learning. We encourage a love for learning. At the beginning of Year 1 we recognise the importance of providing children with a well-balanced transition from Early Years.
This year is full of amazing opportunities and learning for Year 1. We will be developing and growing our learning and building on important relationships and skills through trips, workshops and hands-on lessons. This year we will focus on main topics across the year, such as the ‘History of Camden Market’ and our soon-to-be-announced Shakespeare text. We will also celebrate Black History Month in October.
You can keep up with what Year 1 are doing through our class blog and our home learning that is sent home every week. We are always happy to hear from you and find out what you think!
Year One Team!
Class teacher: Mrs Evans and Mrs Bern
Teaching assistants: Mrs Kabir
Timetable
Summer Term 2
Welcome to an action-packed final term in Year 1!
In English, we are diving into the magical world of William Shakespeare as we prepare for our very own performance of The Winter’s Tale. Alongside our acting practice, the children will step into the characters’ shoes to write heartfelt apology letters, thoughtful diary entries, and vivid setting descriptions. We will also be transforming into young scientists to write informative non-fiction texts all about bugs! Speaking of science, we will be exploring the wonderful world of plants, learning about what they need to grow and spotting changes in nature.
Our history lessons will transport us back in time as we investigate: What did people look like in Shakespearean London? We will explore the clothing, lifestyle and culture of the era. In RE, our focus turns to Christianity as we discuss the big question: Why did Jesus tell stories? exploring the meanings behind famous parables. Finally, in PSHE, we will be celebrating our community by exploring What do we have in common? helping the children understand what connects us all.
It’s going to be an unforgettable term!
Summer Term 1
Our class texts for the term are Paddington’s Post and Here Comes Mr Postmouse. Our writing focus will be on letter writing and writing and asking questions. There will also be a bigger focus on legible handwriting.
In maths, Year 1 will be learning about multiplication and division (counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and making arrays), Length and Height and Volume and Mass. In RE, we will be learning about Islam and asking the question, ‘What does it mean to be a Muslim?’.
This term, science, geography and art are quite interlinked as they all relate to the theme, animals. In science, Year 1 will be identifying, comparing and classifying animals based on their key features. Similarly, in geography we will be learning about various animals and their different habitats. In art, we will be creating a jellyfish sculpture made of recycled materials.
Spring Term 2
In writing this term, Year 1 will be retelling Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion and will get to grips with the beloved classic text Dogger. We will be role-playing and bringing in our own soft toys to think about how Davey must have felt when he lost Dogger.
Year 1 will be exploring and comparing childhoods of the past and present, particularly thinking about what toys people may have played with in the past. In maths, Year 1 are delving into addition and subtraction with a particular focus on number bonds to 20 and doubles.
In science, Year 1 will continue their learning on everyday materials and will investigate what materials are suitable for different purposes. Finally, Year 1 will be learning about the Easter story and answering the question: ‘Why is Easter the most important festival for Christians?’.
Spring Term 1
This term, Year 1’s topic is ‘People and their communities – Where in the world do these people live?’. We will be starting with our local area, then venture off to explore the coastal, rainforest, desert and world city locations.
Our class texts this term encourage lots of imaginative retelling and detailed descriptions of characters. We first start off with ‘Stanley’s Stick’ and then delve into ‘Ravi’s Roar’, ‘Ruby’s Worry’ and the book of poems called ‘Take off your Brave’.
In Maths, we will be learning about place value – understanding numbers within 20 and where they lie on the number line. We will then continue onto addition and subtraction – finding and making number bonds to 20 and learning to make doubles.
In Science, we will be learning about materials such as wood, plastic, glass, metal and rock. In Art, we will be focusing on building a growth mindset for to enhance our skills. Lessons will be inspired from the picture books, Beautiful Oops by Barney Salzberg and The Pencil by Allen Ahlberg. In RE, we will learn about Judaism and what it means to live as a Jewish person.
Key Dates
- Tuesday 20th January – Open class with a writing focus
- Thursday 5th March – World Book Day
- Friday 6th March – Year 1’s Class collective worship at 2.50pm in the church hall.
Autumn Term 2
In geography we will be learning about our local area and will also start to learn to read simple maps. In writing, our class texts are Beegu, The Pet Potato and The Christmas Pine. Year 1 will be writing character and setting descriptions, as well as rewriting the story in their own language.
In maths we are building on the strong foundations of composition of number that we covered last term and starting addition and subtraction within 10. We will be learning about animals including humans in science.
In RE, we will be delving into the Nativity story and exploring the different roles in the story. Finally in art, we will be creating beautiful pieces of landscape art!
Autumn Term 1
In History, we will be learning about ‘the History of Camden Market’. We will be visiting the market and using our detective skills to find clues about what the market used to be like. In drama we will take ourselves back in time to imagine what life might have been like in the past, and understand what Camden Market must have been like with the stables and the horse hospital.
Our class texts this term encourage lots of imaginative retelling. We will be reading the beloved picture book, The Odd Egg and Who Are You. We will also look at poetry inspired by Black History month.
In Maths, we will be revisiting our number facts – counting up to 10 and working with numbers from 0-10 to build a more solid understanding of place value, addition and subtraction. We will be trying to use our reasoning skills to explain what we have found.
In Science, we will be learning about seasonal changes! In Art, we will work on developing our drawing and mark-making skills, as well as looking at the work of artist Frank Bowling for Black History month. In RE, we will learn about the Christian/Jewish creation story and learn to share and explain our beliefs as well as understand that Christians believe that God created the world in seven days.
Key Dates
- Class collective worship will be on Friday 14th November at 2.50pm in the church hall.