Year 1
Welcome to Year 1:
Bessie Coleman and Mary Seacole class
Mr Turner is teaching Mary Seacole class and Mr Hayward is teaching Bessie Coleman class. Mrs Learmouth and Ms Bonser are supporting across Year 1.
Welcome
Welcome to Year 1! We hope you find the information below useful. This information will help you support your child at home with the organization of their week and their learning at home.
Key Times
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Homework |
Homework consists of: Daily Reading Weekly Spellings Times table Practise of 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. |
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PE |
Both Mary Seacole and Bessie Coleman class have PE on Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your children have their kits in school on these days. |
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Trips |
We will be having a class trip to Crystal Palace Park at the end of this term. |
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Key Times |
For Year 1, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.10. Please be punctual, as each year group has their own start and end time to ensure social distancing |
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What are we learning?
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Literacy |
In Literacy this term, we will be looking at the book ‘10 things I can do to help my world’ by Melanie Walsh. We are going to be discussing and writing about why we should save and protect our planet, and after this, will move onto looking at and creating our own riddles. |
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Maths |
Inâ¯Maths,â¯we will beâ¯focusing onâ¯mass and volume, time and problem solving.â¯We will also be doing catch-up sessionsâ¯in order to support with areas taught during lockdown.⯠|
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Science |
In Science, we will be revisiting our plants topic from the beginning of the year. We will be paying close attention to the structures of plants and trees and discussing why we need them. We will also start to look at the role photosynthesis plays in plant development. |
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Geography |
Our focus in Geography this term will be the globe, we are going to be focusing on what the globe looks like and tells us. We will also be identifying the different parts of Earth, for example: north and south pole, continents. |
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History |
We will be focusing on significant women throughout History. Our focus this term will be researching the lives of Sophia Duleep Singh and Lilian Bader and how these women helped advanced equality and diversity in our world. |
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RE |
We will be carrying on with our focus on Judaism this term and will have a specific focus on Chanukah and why this is celebrated. We will also discuss why celebrations are important. |
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Computing |
Our topic in computing this term is discussing the technology in the outside world. We will be focusing on how technology plays a big role in our life, from escalators to a car. |
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Art |
In Art this term, we will be undertaking a textiles project, where we will be focusing on Anni Albers work on looming. We will attempt to create our own piece of loom work – any donated materials would be greatly appreciated. |
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PSHE |
Our focus this term in PSHE will be ‘Ourselves, Growing and Changing’, with explicit reference to how we have grown since a baby and how we understand what we like and dislike as individuals. |
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PE |
This term in PE, we will be focusing on the key areas of catching and throwing, we will be building our strength on throwing tennis balls, cricket balls farther. |
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Music |
In Music, we will be covering a wide of songs, for example ‘Hey You’, ‘In the Groove’. We will be performing, identifying instruments and keeping in the rhythm. |
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DT |
In DT we willâ¯have a textile focus and will be making hand puppets out of different materials – any donated materials would be greatly welcomed. |
How can I help at home?
One of the key ways every parent can help is to ensure that your child is at school every day and on time. Other than this, the main way you can help is by ensuring that your child reads every day, for at least 3- minutes – this can be with you, or on their own, but it is the most effective way of ensuring that your child progresses and learns outside of school.
Children have logins for Times Table Rockstars, Literacy Planet and Purple Mash– please encourage them to use this frequently, as it will really help with their quick recall of mathematical facts.
If you have any questions, please talk to Mr Hayward or Mr Turner or you can arrange a phone call by emailing the office.
Look forward to hearing from you soon,
Mr Turner and Mr Hayward
