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 2:  We are learning about:

• Maths: Types of measure -learning to measure accurately.
• Literacy: Non-fiction - writing a fact book about birds.(Looking at The Big Book of Birds)
• Reading: daily Phonics sessions looking at sounds and reading our RWInc books. DERIC
• RE: How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter? 
• Computing: Unit 1.8 - Spreadsheets.
• PSHE: Living in the Wider World - How can we look after each other and the world?
• PE: Gymnastics - balancing and spinning on points and patches, athletics.
• Art: Animals and sculpture
• Music: Our school: Exploring different sound sources and materials - 1EK African Drumming
• Science: Animals including humans - How are animals different? - Learning about reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, mammals.
• History: What history can we find in our local area, focusing on Platt Fields Park.

PE days

• 1H:    Tuesday and Friday

  1P:    Tuesday and Thursday

  1EK:  Tuesday and Thursday 

  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.