Welcome to the Year 1 Class Page

English

• The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
• Describe setting
• Retelling the story through drama and writing
• Dear Greenpeace
• Non-fiction about animals
• Letter writing
• Seaside Poetry

Click for link to Phonics Play

Maths

• Division and Multiplication
• Fractions
• Position and Direction

Click for link to Mathletics

Science

Everyday Materials:

• distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
• identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock
• describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials
• compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.

PE

• master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities

Computing

• understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions
• create and debug simple programs
• use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs

Geography

• Why do we love being by the sea so much?

Music

• Your Imagination

Art

• Norman Foster –Gherkin London
• Papier Mache- hot air balloon
• Cezanne still life

RE

Judaism:

• What is the Torah and why is it important to Jews?
• Why do Jewish families celebrate Shabbath?
• Why should we look after the world?

PSHE

• Good to be me
• Relationships
• Changes

Ideas for home learning:

• Practise logging in to Purple Mash and Mathletics.
• Play games on Mathletics and Purple Mash. You can use the search bar in Purple Mash to look for the topics we are covering in the curriculum or other topics your child may be interested in.
• Practise typing (Purple Mash – 2 Type or BBC Dance Mat).

Click for link to Purple Mash

Reminder

Please could children bring in a water bottle and PE kits, making sure everything is named. PE kits need to come in to school on Mondays and will be sent home on Fridays.