Welcome to Year OneMrs Cameron Mrs Baker and Mrs Wah

Mrs Melia Mrs Mitchell Miss Hudson

Year One Still Having Fun!!

The children are continuing to access the new curriculum in a lively, fun and play based way. This will support them in their transition from Reception to Year 1.

They will continue to work and play in a variety of small groups, with partners or sometimes as a whole class.

Whole Class Learning

Whole Class Learning

Guided Group Work

Guided Reading

Independent Learning Learning through play is still an important

part of curriculum. Learning is linked to Year 1 objectives

which you have been given in the handout. Children are still accessing their own

learning through continuous provision bases. More adult led and independent work is gradually introduced throughout the year.

Milk and Fruit Snack

Designing and Making

Construction

Role Play / Small World

Reading and Phonics Please send the reading bag and books every day. Please talk about the stories and ask Who?

What? When? Where? Why? Please practise “tricky” words which we will send

home shortly. We aim to read with the children and to change

books twice a week. Please sign your child’s reading record book each

time you hear them read. Daily phonics lessons following Year 1 Phonics

Letters and Sounds programme. Your child’s reading book matches the phonics they have been taught.

Independent Reading

Independent Reading

Outdoor learningOur own outdoor space provides

the children with many learning opportunities.

Small group adult directed activities linked to curriculum.

Outdoor fun!

1516 Y1 Learning Challenges Curriculum Map

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

Week 1 PSHE: New Beginning &Going for Gold (3 days)

Lit MaterialsEveryday Materials

Discovery Dogexperiments

Lit History – ToysWhy is the wii more

fun than gradad’s old toys

(Visit Sudley?)

Lit Plant DetectivesGrowing/Planting

gardensFlowers?

Lit AnimalsAnimal AnticsRichie RangerBird Feeders

Lit Summer Seasonal What flowers can we

find during the Summer?

Creative Books - Butterflies

Week 2Lit

poetry

HumansMy body/ Using our

senses

DT - Design a toy car KS 1 Food TechnologyRainbow Wraps

Looking at AnimalsBug hunt

Assessment Week

Week 3

Art - Self portaits – Picasso/chalk

picturesof body

Lit Lit

Assessment Week

Lit

Week 4

Lit Winter Seasonal Changes

Is everything dead in the winter?

History/Music – Magical Mystery

Tour

Lit Geography – Climates

Why can’t a meerkat live at the North

Pole?Chester Zoo

Shine WeekPlus PSHE Changes

Week 5

Geography/History - Our Local Area

Where do we live and what’s special

about it

Lit Assessment Week Lit Spring Seasonal Changes

LitPainting - animals

Lit Seasonal Changes

PSHE: Relationships & Getting on &

Falling Out

Week 6

Lit Local walkabout Lit Geography -Christmas round the

world

PSHE Good to Be Me (3 days)International week?

Week 7

Art – Christmas cards & calendars

Week 8

Autumn Seasonal Where do the Leaves go? Calderstones Park

– Richie’s Aut Walk

Key: Science Learning Challenges Curriculum Values Curriculum Literacy

IndependenceThroughout Reception the children

have become increasingly independent, looking after own coats, bags etc.

In Year 1 we encourage this independence, as the children will only become really efficient in their learning if they are able to work and think for themselves.

Please encourage them to do as much for themselves as possible.

Home Learning Reading – please read for 10 minutes

with your child every night A homework pack will be sent home

shortly. Written homework will be sent home

once a week to support learning done in class.

Physical Education P.E day is Wednesday. The children come into school in their

P.E. kits and remain in them all day – velcro trainers if possible please!

How can you help?

Practise reading and phonics.

Counting and counting games – snakes and ladders etc

Encourage you child to be as independent as possible.

Help with correct letter formation and pencil grip

House Points System

St. George23rd April

St. Andrew30th

November

St. Patrick17th March

St. David1st March

Partnership – we’re in this together! If you or your child have any worries or

concerns please come and see us – we are here to help!

Thank you for listening. We look forward to working alongside you in the next stage of your child’s learning journey.