Welcome to Year 1's Class Page

Class Teacher: Mrs Bedwell

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Davey & Miss Gardiner

                                             Our Learning in the Summer Term 

 

Phonics

The children will continue to complete daily group phonic lessons supported by Little Wandle's mnemonics. Every day, the children will practice reading and writing with sounds, concentrating on a sound a day for four days with a recap on day five. The children will also bring home books appropriate for their level to enjoy at home. 

 

 English

Our talk for writing story for this half term is 'The Papaya that spoke.'

The children will learn the story by following a story map and using actions to match the pictures. 

The children will be encouraged to use finger spaces in their writing and begin to learn about capital letters, full stops and beautiful handwriting.

Spelling challenges will be on a Thursday.

 

Maths

In the Autumn Term, we will learn about place value to 10, which will include learning about greater than, less than and equal to when comparing objects and numbers and using a number line. We will also begin to learn about addition and subtraction within 10. 

 

Science                                                                                      

This half term, we will focus on the Seasons, weather and day and night. The children will enjoy learning how the Earth spins around the sun and the moon around the Earth.                                                                                                  

Art    

In Art, we will explore different kinds of lines and how they can be used to create effect. We will also make shape art using overlapping shapes and colours to create our masterpieces!

 

Geography

In Geography, the children will identify continents and oceans on a world map. 

 

History

In History, we will learn about our own personal History and the important dates and events in our lives.