Welcome to Year 1!
This year, students will be taught by Miss.Thompson and Miss.Brannan.
We have lots of exciting learning activities planned for the year. We make each topic a hands-on learning experience and enhance our work as much as possible with trips out and visitors to our school.
In Year 1 we feel that it is important for the children to share their experiences with you, so we encourage you to discuss their learning with them at home and join in the fun!
Our class mascot is Paddington Bear.
Every Friday we have a star of the week. Our star of the week gets to take Paddington home.
We love seeing what Paddington gets up to at his sleepovers.
In year 1, we learn about some very exciting topics!
Our Environment
The topic for this half term is called 'Our Environment'. The children will be working towards being able to answer a key question - How does the behaviour of humans affect the habitats of animals?
In science they will be learning how animals live in habitats to which they are best suited, and we will explore the school grounds to look at micro-habitats. In our topic and English lessons we will be reading the book 'Robber Racoon' and 'Tidy! which teaches children about different habitats and how humans can affect the plants and animals found there.
Phonics
In Year one we learn new sounds to make us better readers and writers. We are currently learning Phase 5 sounds. As a school, we use Little Wandle to teach phonics, as it allows pupils to unlock their full potential.
To the read more about Little Wandle press this link.
Spellings
In Year 1 we are always busy learning different spellings.
Spelling homework is sent out every Friday and tested the following Friday.
Maths
In Year 1 we use Primary Stars to become magical mathematicians.
We are currently learning place value (0 - 50)
Below are the other units we will be covering this year:
Addition and subtraction.
Shapes
Length and Volume
Height and Weight.
To see each unit of maths click here.
Science
In science, we are currently learning about animals and their habitats.
Geography
This term Year one is focusing on our school. We have been using Google Earth to map to locate our our school.
Year Overview
Below is a Year 1's long term plan.
It shows you all the incredible and wonderful things we will be learning about.
In the event of a school closure or a local lockdown, please follow this link https://stgeorges.sites.schooljotter2.com/classes/home-learning to our home learning page which has some useful links to some websites.
Your child has login details to Dojo. The top three pupils with the most dojos are mentioned in our achievement assembly and get rewarded with a certificate.
To see Year 1's dojo page please click here.