Welcome to Year 1
All our classes are named after famous artists. Year 1 classes are
1 Matisse and 1 Rousseau, after the French artists Henri Matisse
and Henri Rousseau. Our Year 1 teachers are Miss Emedeme and
Miss Sheikh.
Literacy
In Autumn 1, the children will be developing their literacy skills through the topic ‘Weather and Seasons’. They will explore a range of high-quality texts including Meet the Weather, Here Comes Jack Frost, and A Winter Spell. Through these stories, children will build vocabulary linked to different types of weather and seasonal changes, using rich adjectives to describe weather settings such as frosty mornings, blustery winds, and sunny skies. They will discuss what people might need in different types of weather—like wellies and umbrellas for rain, or scarves and gloves for snow. Children will engage in storytelling, role-play, and sequencing activities, using language to retell key events and express their own ideas. As part of their learning, they will also create and perform their own simple weather reports, drawing on new vocabulary and developing confidence in speaking and writing for different purposes.
Maths
During Autumn 1, Year 1 will be focusing on two key areas in maths: place value within 10, and addition and subtraction within 10.
In Place value, the children will be learning to count forwards and backwards up to 10, recognising numbers in different forms (such as objects, pictures, and numerals), and beginning to understand the value each number holds. They'll also be comparing numbers and using language like "more than", "less than" and "equal to", while starting to use number lines and practical resources to support their learning.
In Addition and Subtraction, they'll be exploring how numbers can be put together and taken apart. They'll begin learning number bonds to 10, understanding how numbers can be split into parts, and using this knowledge to solve simple problems.
Foundation
In Autumn 1, the children will be learning all about the weather and the seasons through their science and geography lessons. In science, they’ll explore different types of weather we experience in the UK, such as sunshine, rain, wind and snow, and begin to describe how the weather can change from day to day. They’ll also start to observe and record simple weather patterns, helping them to understand how the seasons affect the world around us.
In geography, the children will be learning how the weather and seasons vary across the UK and in different parts of the world. They’ll be thinking about how the weather can influence what people wear, the activities they do, and the environments they live in. They’ll also begin to use simple maps and globes to locate hot and cold places in the world, linking this to the weather and seasonal changes.
What can you do at home?
Homework:
Weekly spellings will be set on Spelling Shed each Friday and the spelling test will be on the following Friday. Please find the termly spelling attached to the bottom of this page.
Link to Spelling Shed
Children log onto Numbots and aim to complete 20 minutes per week.
Link to Numbots
All children have been sent home with a book bag and reading journal.
Please read with your children daily.
Phonics: Here are some free resources called 'Letters and Sounds for home and school". A guidance film for parents to explain the basics of Phonics and how parents can support their child is below and a full letter explaining use of the resource is attached at the bottom of this page.
Link to Letters and Sounds
resources for parents.
There are lots of resources to be accessed through LGFL My USO, such as Busy Things.
Link to Busy Things
Here are some other useful links below for educational games, sites and activities:
Literacy:
Link to BBC Bitesize
Link to CBeebies Alphablocks
Link to Storynory
Link to Topmarks English Games
Link to Phonics Play
Maths:
Link to Math Playground
Link to NRich Maths
Link to Topmarks Maths Games
