Welcome to the Year 1 webpage, we hope this page gives you all of the information about Year 1 that you need. If you would like information about anything else please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Byrne, Mrs Keenan & Mrs Humphreys.
Autumn Term in Year 1
English
We will be reading Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers and learning to:
- Combing words to make sentences
- Leave spaces between words
- Begin to use capital letters and full stops
- Use a capital letter for people’s names and the personal pronoun ‘I’.
We will also be reading non-fiction texts about penguins and Antarctica, exploring collections of poetry, and reading The Twits by Roald Dahl.
Maths
- Number and Place Value to 10
- Addition and Subtraction within 10
- Properties of Shape
- Number and Place Value to 20
We will be: developing our understanding of number and place value to 10 and 20, practising addition and subtraction within 10, and exploring the properties of shape.
Science
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Animals including Humans
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Seasonal Changes
We will be investigating how living things are suited to their habitats, and learning about what animals, including humans, need to survive.
R.E.
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Domestic Church
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Baptism/Confirmation
- Advent/Christmas
We will be studying topics related to ‘Families’, ‘Belonging’, and ‘Waiting’, and learning about Judaism.
Art & Design
Spirals
We will be using drawing, collage and mark-making to explore spirals and introducing using sketchbooks.
Geography
Around the world
We will be developing our knowledge of continents and countries by learning about the varying human and physical of a country on each continent.
History
Toys in the Past
We will be learning more about life and events within living memory by exploring toys from the past.
Computing
Modern Tales
We will be learning about how to safely communicate on the internet.
Music
Combining Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch
We will be learning to recognise and understand pulse, rhythm and pitch and how these are can be combined to create compositions.
Design and Technology
Delightful Decorations
We will be developing our cutting and sewing skills to design and make our own Christmas decorations.
P.E.
Invasion Games
We will be developing the skills required to begin playing invasion games by learning to play rugby.
P.S.H.E.
Relationships
We will be thinking about families and friendships, safe relationships, and respecting ourselves and other.
Curriculum information
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