Welcome to Year 1 2024-25
Miss Doran, Miss Devlin, Miss Metcalfe and Miss Chalmers
Key Dates -
- Y1 Vision Screening Tests - Thursday 3rd October
- Stockswood School Trip - Friday 11th October
- Design and Technology open afternoon - Friday 18th October
- Water Workshops Y1-6 - Monday 21st October
- Half Term - 28 - 1st November
- PTA Film Night - Monday 4th November
- Cinema Trip - Friday 15th November
- Y1 Worship Assembly - Tuesday 26th November
- KS1 Nativity - Thursday 12th December
- Break up for Christmas - Friday 20th December
General Information
My name is Miss Doran and I am the class teacher for Year 1 here at St Bede's, here is a little bit of information about our class!
Our PE days this half term are Wednesdays and Fridays. Please bring your PE kit into school for those days, a white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings and trainers please.
Reading is super important in Year 1, we ask that you read with your child every night at home. This is such a vital year and lots of progress is made, especially with reading. Reading books are being sent home with those who have a reading folder. If you don't have a reading folder and would like to purchase one then please speak to Mrs Palmer in the office. We send reading books home with a yellow reading record for you to add a comment at home, and aim to change books on a Friday.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at: rdoran@stbedes.cumbria.sch.uk or send me a message on seesaw!
THIS TERM...
English - In our English this term we will be looking at word classes. Specifically looking at nouns, adjectives and adverbs. The children will be able to identify these in texts and use them in their own sentence work. We will also be looking at simple sentences and knowing the difference between using present and past tense in sentences. The children will also look at question, statement and command sentences and identify these in a range of familiar texts and start to incorporate these into their own pieces of writing. We will continue to look at using the conjunction and to join up two sentences and make our writing super!
Maths - In our Maths this term we will be looking at Place Value (within 10). Children will be able to sort and group objects, count objects to 10 and be able to represent objects to 10. Children will also be able to understand numbers and their words and recognise these, be able to sequence numbers up to 10 and count forwards and backwards from and up to 10. We will also look at what one more or one less of a number and which number in a group is the smallest or greatest. We will also be looking at addition and subtraction (within 10). Children will learn how to use part-whole models and tens frames to use for addition and subtraction. We will also continue to look at our subitising and number bonds to 10 and 20 and how these can help us with our problem solving questions.
Science - In our Science this term we will be looking at The Seasons and Everyday Materials. We will look at the seasons first and children will be able to observe changes across the four seasons and also describe what weather is found in a specific season. They will also learn that depending on the season, the length of the day can vary. We will also look at Everyday Materials and children should be able to identify and name a variety of everyday materials including, wood, plastic, glass, rock, metal, glass and water. They will also be able to describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials. We will also compare and group together materials based on their physical properties.
Geography - In Geography we will be looking at the What is it like here? The children will be looking at locating features on an aerial photograph of our city. We will also make our own messy map of our classroom in school and identify some of the features there are in it. We will also be identifying and making our own map of our school playground and deciding and discussing what we can add or change to make it better.
History - In History we will be looking at How am I making History? We will be looking at how the past is different to now and to order a set of pictures in chronological order and understand what memories we have and how they are special to us in different ways. We will also make a time capsule from our class and leave this for children to find in the future.
Art & DT - In our Art lessons we will be looking at Drawing: Making your Mark. The children will use a range of mark making skills and learn about different lines they can use to add details and textures to their drawings. The children will also be able to add colour to their drawings, making sure to colour in neatly and carefully. In our DT lessons we will be looking at Structures: Constructing Windmills. Children will be able to make a suitable windmill design and a suitable structure for their windmill. The children will also make suitable blades/sails to attach to their supporting structure.
Phonics
We follow Read Write Inc scheme, and continue this from Reception. Children read story books in school as part of the programme, and we upload the stories children read in school onto Seesaw each week. This helps them to progress through the book and have a deeper understanding of the words. The reading books that get sent home with children are relevant to their current reading and phonic ability, with a little challenge to build their resilience and determination.
RE in Year 1
“As the first action of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, creation is the first step towards the covenant relationship God seeks with every human being”
Religious Education Curriculum Directory
This term the children will learn about the beauty of God’s world and explore and respond to the wonders of creation e.g. the seasons. They will also hear about the story of Creation from Genesis and talk about its meaning. They will be reflecting on the knowledge that God made us because he loves us and develop their understanding that we show God we love him by looking after the world and each other. They will learn that we can spoil God’s creation and that we have a responsibility to look after it, as well as hearing an appropriate part of the story of Noah and the Flood and its message of salvation and hope.
At home
You could help your children by:
- Talking about how we can look after the world, e.g. recycling, not dropping litter, conserving energy and how we can care for plants and animals
- Look at the trees during the autumn season and talk about the different colours. You could collect leaves to make a collage or painting
The children will also learn that God sent the Angel Gabriel with a message to Mary and learn why this is important. They will learn that God asked Mary to be the mother of his son and will have an opportunity to reflect on her response. They will hear about Mary’s visit to her cousin, Elizabeth and reflect on the good news. They will begin to reflect on how we can prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus and learn that Mary is our mother in heaven and that she is looking after us.
At home
You could help your children by:
- reinforcing why Mary is important for Christians
- discussing the importance of mothers
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