In our english work, we develop our reading and writing skills through stories, drama, poetry and exciting, first- hand experiences. Enjoyment of reading and a love of books are encouraged through individual, guided and shared reading activities – we encourage the children to read every day at home, too!

In mathematics, we take part in lots of practical activities involving number, shape, space, measure, and problem- solving. We work alone, in partners, in small groups and as a class to improve our Numeracy skills and relate them to real-life situations.

Our afternoons includes History, Geography, Design Technology, Art and ICT and these subjects are taught through topics and key questions. The children also have weekly sessions of R.E., Music, Science, PSHE and P.E. More information on these can be found by clicking our Curriculum Overview button above or head to out school curriculum pages here.

As a school we use SEAL materials to supplement our P4C and PSHE curriculum. Our aim is to develop the underpinning qualities and skills that help promote good mental health, positive behaviour and effective learning. It focuses on five social and emotional aspects of learning: self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills. Through this, we help our children to develop skills such as understanding another’s point of view, working in a group, sticking at things when they get difficult, resolving conflict and managing worries. They will build on effective work already in place in school that pays systematic attention to the social and emotional aspects of learning through whole-school ethos, initiatives such as circle time or buddy schemes, and the taught personal, social and health education (PSHE) and Citizenship curriculum.

1C’s P.E. session is on Monday’s. 1PR have their P.E. session is on Tuesday’s. The children take part in athletics, dance and gymnastic activities and need to wear their P.E.kit on the appropriate day.

In Year 1, we will have a guided reading session in school once a week. This book will be kept in school. As well as this, your child will read an individual reading book in school with an adult, and then bring it home. This will happen twice a week. This book will be kept in your child’s plastic wallet and should be brought to school every day. Your child will also have the opportunity to take home a home reading book, which they can read by themselves. They will be able to change their home reading book every day, and put it into their book bag. They will be reminded to do this when they get to school.

Please read your child’s books with them. Talk to your child about the pictures, what they think is happening in the book, and whether they liked it. Ask your child to point to the words. If possible please write the date and book title in your child’s yellow reading record with a short comment to communicate with us in school that you have read with your child.

The children have a home-school link book. This book is designed for you to share all the lovely things you and your child do inside and outside of school. This book will be sent home with your child on Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.  Each week you’ll find some of things we have been doing in class as well as what’s coming up, spellings to learn and an activity for you to do at home with your child. As a school we also use the app Seesaw to help keep us connected and for home learning purposes. Please sign up to this app, as Home-School link sheets will be loaded up to it weekly. Your child can respond to the tasks set in the Home-School link book and return it to school as stated above or capture the learning on Seesaw and we will respond to it there. If you need a paper copy of the Home-School link sheet to come home weekly for whatever reason please let your child’s class teacher know. Likewise, if you need your child’s Seesaw details please contact a member of the year 1 team we will be happy to help with this.

If you have any questions about Year 1, please speak to a member of our staff on the gate at home-time or contact us via Seesaw or leave a message with the school office.