The National Curriculum

Year 1

Key Stages - 3 to 7 year olds

• Foundation stage - 3 to 5 year olds• Key stage 1 - 5 to 7 year olds

Curriculum Areas• R.E.• English• Maths• Science• History• Geography• Art

• I.C.T.• Design &

Technology• Music• P.E.• P.S.H.E

R.E. ‘The Way, the Truth and the Life’

• God’s Great Plan• Mary, Mother of God• Families and Celebrations• Following Jesus• Resurrection• Miracles

Speaking and Listening

• listen carefully • speak clearly• re-tell stories, rhymes and poems• learn new vocabulary

Reading

• read a variety of books - fiction / non-fiction

• read aloud individually and in groups

• use different cues to read unfamiliar words

Library Books

• Your child will be able to choose books from the School Library and will be encouraged to read widely; this will stretch their imagination and increase their confidence.

• Please encourage your child to choose non-fiction texts as well as stories.

• Please continue to write comments in the reading record book when your child has read to you at home. Books should be returned to school each Wednesday in order that your child may select new books.

Handwriting - Letter Formation

Joining Letters

ch sh th

ad at en ed in it op ot ug up

bl cl gl fl dr gr tr

ll ee oo

Writing• write in sentences - using capital

letters and full stops• spell familiar words correctly• use spelling patterns• write stories - beginning, middle and

end• write for different purposes - lists and

instructions

Literacy homework Things you can do to support your child’s learning.

• spell Christian and Surname• spell colour names• spell days of the week• Super Spellers – High Frequency Words• read weekly reading books• wider reading - join the library• I-Spy games - know alphabet and

corresponding letter sounds• read - signs, posters, adverts, grocery

packets• bed-time stories - teach story language

Homework - Reading• use pictures to help• break words down• self correct - read for meaning• sound it out• check comprehension - 3 P’s -pause, prompt

and praise

Homework - Writing• practise handwriting• write a story with your child• write own invitations and cards• write for a purpose - thank you notes, letters,

shopping lists and instructions

Homework – Spelling • Super Spellers (more information to be sent at a later date)

• spell out words with fridge magnets• use picture dictionaries• play word finding games• anagrams - words within words

Using and applying maths

• choose a sensible approach to tackle a problem

• explain how to solve a problem• use words, symbols and simple

diagrams to record what they do in a mathematical way

• notice patterns and describe them

Number • count, read and write numbers up to 30

and put them in order• recognise all numbers to 100• count on and back in ones and tens• odd and even numbers• know + and - facts for each number up

to ten• know they can do addition in any order

and to start with the biggest number first

• double and halve numbers

Shape, Space and Measure• use mathematical names for 2D and 3D

shapes and recognise their properties• measure and weigh objects• tell the time to the hour and half hour• graphs and data handling

Maths Homework• numbers 0-30 counting forwards and

backwards• sequencing numbers to a 100 • counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s• number and counting rhymes• know numbers bonds to 10 e.g.

3+2=5 2+3=55-2=3 5-3=22+8=10 8+2=1010-2=8 10-8=2

Science Topics• Ourselves• Light and Dark• Sounds and Hearing• Sorting Materials• Growing Plants• Pushes and Pulls

Non-core Subjects• History - Houses and Homes• Geography - exploring our environment• Art and Design - using a variety of media

and techniques• I.C.T. spelling, writing, maths and games• Music - singing and becoming familiar with

instruments• P.E. - dance, apparatus and games • P.S.H.E. - Personal Social Health Education

P.E. and Games

• Your child needs a white T-shirt, black or navy shorts and black pumps.

• In the interests of safety for all: Please ensure your child does not wear ear-rings on P.E. and Games days.

• Children may wear a tracksuit for games lessons if they wish.

Reminders

• Please ensure that your child arrives in the playground by 8:50 am.

• Normal sleeper type studs are allowed for pupils with pierced ears, no other types are permitted for health and safety reasons.

• No jewellery is permitted except for a wrist watch.• No nail varnish is permitted.• All pupils are encouraged to bring a maximum 500ml,

preferably clear bottle to school for use in class (water only.) Suitable bottles are on sale at the office at £2.

• All personal items require the child’s name please. • THANK YOU.

Parking and general safety at the school entrance

• Please support the “voluntary” one way system in operation in George Avenue.

• Please respect our neighbours in George Avenue and do not obstruct or block driveways.

• Please no parking or turning in the access road or the school staff car park.

• Please consider parking further away and walking some of your journey.

• Make the safety and wellbeing of everyone especially the children the most urgent priority no matter what the weather conditions may be!

• Help prevent any serious incident or accident. Thank you.

Web sites

St. Patrick’s has a very good website www.stpatricks.org.uk

Other useful sites

• http://www.cafod.org.uk/primary• http://durham.schooljotter.com/coxhoe/

Curriculum+Links• http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/reso

urces/category.htm?2• http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/