Year 1
Welcome to Year 1!
The team is Miss Simpson, Mrs Tasker, Miss Bibi, Miss Ball, Miss Nicula & Miss Qadoos.
Welcome to Year 1’s page.
Autumn 2’s half-term is a very busy one, with lots of exciting visits this half term. We will be visiting Conisbrough castle, the Crucible, the cinema, and the library. We will continue to learn through exciting first-hand experiences throughout the curriculum.
Global theme: Power and Governance
How can we make things fair for everyone?
Our focus in history and geography will be learning about how people lived in the past. We will be learning about the houses of poor and wealthy people through time and about life in a Medieval castle. We will also be looking at how houses have changed in our local area over time. In Geography we will continue to learn about the countries in the United Kingdom. We will focus on the capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas.
English
In English we will be learning about castles and writing a description about them and who used to live there. The children will develop their knowledge of the key features and purpose of castles. As readers, we will be looking at books which are all about castles ‘The Story of Castles’ and ‘Peep inside the Castle.’ These books both focus on knights, treasure, grand feasts, and all things castles. We will be reading Emmanuel’s dream during book study which focuses on our global theme for this half term.
Maths
In maths, we will be learning to add and subtract numbers within 20 - moving from practical methods to pictorial methods and then onto ‘adding on’ in our heads. We will learn to use number bonds to ten and will use these skills to answer word problems. The children will learn to recognise and sort 2d and 3d shapes and begin work on place value – recognising tens and ones in 2-digit numbers.
Science
Our Science lessons will teach us about materials and their properties. Exploring how materials are made and which materials are useful for different real-world purposes.
Visits
We will be visiting Conisbrough Castle which links to our English and History topics. We will also be going to the Crucible for an exciting opportunity to join in with the fun and engaging music in the round performance.
Home Learning
Reading is the most important thing you can do to help your child learn. Every Friday we will change the children’s reading books.
For your information
Please ensure your child has their book bag and water bottle in school every day.
PE days are Mondays and Tuesday (class 3)/Tuesday and Wednesday (class 4). Please make sure that all children are in the correct P.E uniform, hair is tied up and they are not wearing jewellery. The children should come to school wearing their PE uniform on PE days.
As part of Readmore@Phillimore on Wednesdays we will be holding a library day. Children who have their book bag will be able to borrow a book.
Family story time is every Friday at 2:55, please come to your child’s classroom to enjoy a story with us all.
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 31st October – Conisbrough Castle
Wednesday 8th November - Cinema
Thursday 9th November – Music in the round
Every Friday at 2:55 – family story
W/C 6th November – Parent’s Evening
Christmas performance – To be confirmed
Autumn 1’s half-term is a very busy one, where the children will settle in and begin to transition from a play-based Early Years Curriculum while keeping all the elements that make learning fun and engaging.
Global theme: Power and Governance
How can we make things fair for everyone?
Our focus in history and geography will be learning about our local area. Where is Darnall within Sheffield, England and the UK? The children will be learning about how things have changed in our homes over time. Have telephones always been the same? We will also be focussing on the history of toys. At the end of the half term we will use what we have learnt to make a suitcase of our favourite toys from history.
English
In English we will be learning about traditional tales including Cinderella, where we will writing the ending of the story. In book study we will be reading: The Water Princess and That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown.
Maths
In maths we will be focusing on place value to 50 and addition and subtraction.
Science
Our Science lessons will teach us about our bodies and how our senses help us to enjoy the world around us.
Visits
We will be visiting High Hazels Park at the end of the half term, this will help us learn about the geography of our local area and how things change in the Autumn.
Home Learning
Reading is the most important thing you can do to help your child learn. Every Friday we will change the children’s reading books.
For your information
Please ensure your child has their book bag and water bottle in school every day.
PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please make sure that all children are in the correct P.E uniform, hair is tied up and they are not wearing jewellery. The children should come to school wearing their PE uniform on PE days.
As part of Readmore@Phillimore on Wednesdays we will be holding a library day. Children who have their book bag will be able to borrow a book.
Family story time is every Friday at 2:55, please come to your child’s classroom to enjoy a story with us all.
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 5th September 2023- children return to school
Wednesday 6th September 2023- meet the teacher, please come to your child’s classroom when you bring them to school in the morning.