Welcome to Year 1!

There are 3 classes in Year 1; Class 1H, Class 1P and Class 1EK. The teachers are Ms G Morrison, Ms J Morrison (Class 1H), Mrs Papatheodorou, Ms Hulston(Class 1P) and Ms Ennis-Khan, Ms Hulston (Class 1EK). The Teaching assistants also working with us are Mr Carpenter, Miss Todd, Mrs Hussain, Ms Rabia and Ms Kazi.

Summer 1:  We are learning about:

• Maths: Addition and subtraction facts within 10 and the composition of numbers 11-19. .
• Literacy: Writing a postcard - linked to Grandma Bird by Benji Davies
• Reading: daily Phonics sessions looking at sounds and reading our RWInc books. DERIC
• RE:  What does it mean to belong to a faith community?
• Computing: Unit 1.7 - Coding.
• PSHE: Health and wellbeing - Who helps to keep us safe?
• PE: Dance and Games (Invasion games skills)
• DT: Food and nutrition - preparing fruit and vegetables.
• Music: Our school: Exploring different sound sources and materials - 1H African Drumming
• Science: Plants (Focusing on trees) - What kind of trees can we find in Manchester?
• Geography: Maps - What would a map of our playground look like?

PE days

• 1H:    Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

  1P:    Wednesday and Thursday

  1EK:  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

• Children are expected to come to school on those days wearing their PE kits and suitable footwear.
• Children are permitted to bring in a named water bottle each day.

• Please bring your book bag to school every day for a chance to get chance cards and rewards in assembly. Books will be changed on a Monday and Friday each week. 

Homework:

• Children are encouraged to read every night. Each week, the children will receive a reading book, Phonics book and a story book. We will be changing their books on a Monday and Friday each week.