Year 1
Meet the Year One team- Mr Speed, Mrs Milburn, Miss Taylor, Mrs Hewison and Mrs Barr.
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Thursday 28 March 2024 Year 1 Scones Linked to their work on measures in Maths, Year 1 have been baking scones. They looked at accurate weighing and measuring of the ingredients before combining the ingredients using a rubbing method.
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Friday 22 March 2024 Year 1 Observational Drawing Year 1 have been working hard to develop their drawing skills. They have looked at shading, hatching and cross hatching alongside looking at the different shapes they can see in an object. Today, children brought in a favourite bear to draw from observation. Their drawings have been amazing! Well done Year 1!
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Friday 15 March 2024 Year 1 Investigating Toys Year 1 have been investigating old and new toys in History. Children were tasked with the role of sorting out a collection of toys as museum curators. They found out key information about the toys including what they are made from, how old they are and any extra facts.
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Tuesday 5 March 2024 Year 1 Mosque Visit Today, Year 1 visited Newcastle Central Mosque linked to their work in RE on Sacred Places. They shared their current knowledge of Islam with Brother Khadim alongside learning lots of new facts.
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Thursday 15 February 2024 Year One STEM Week 2 What an amazing second week Year One have had during STEM. We've designed and built models of fairytale creatures that have been successful in scaring away the evil Lord Farquaad and kept the secret book of fairytales safe for another year!
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Friday 9 February 2024 Year 1 Stop Motion Year 1 worked with Mr Ibbertson to learn how to create a simple stop motion film. They created their short film using multiple photos to create a clip of a ball rolling across the table. Some children then challenged themselves to make their ball move up and down different objects with a few extra characters captured for interest. Well done Year 1!
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Wednesday 7 February 2024 Year One STEM Welcome to Far, Far Away, home of Shrek and other famous friends. Year One have dived straight into the action and already helped Shrek in lots of ways!
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Wednesday 31 January 2024 Year 1 Three Billy Goats Gruff and Local Walk This week Year 1 have been looking at the traditional tale the Three Billy Goats Gruff. This included creating their own bridge collage with a printed troll or goat using different printing techniques.
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Thursday 18 January 2024 Year 1 Giant Mystery! This week, Year 1 found some unusual clues in the school garden! A castle, some beans and a giant footprint all pointed towards a giant visitor in the garden! Children used an inference square to work out what the ‘knew’ and what they ‘thought they knew’ from the clues. They planned and wrote a newspaper report to share the news of the mystery.
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Wednesday 10 January 2024 Year 1 Baking Club Year 1 Baking Club started today with Group 1 at lunchtime. Children made and took home fruity flapjacks.
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Wednesday 10 January 2024 Year 1 Traditional Tales This week Year 1 have been thinking about different traditional tales starting with Little Red Riding Hood. They listened to the traditional story alongside alternative versions including The Wolf’s Story by Toby Forward. They thought about questions they would like to ask the wolf in order to give him a second chance. They planned and wrote a letter asking their chosen questions.
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Friday 15 December 2023 Year 1 Can't You Sleep Little Bear Over the past two weeks, Year 1 have been thinking of different ways to help Little Bear get to sleep. They retold the stories in their own words including ideas such as sing a lullaby, share a hot chocolate or soup and make a different style lantern.
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Thursday 14 December 2023 Year One Nativity Today was the turn of Year One to come together and perform their Nativity at Hexham Abbey. The story was called 'Baarmy Bethlehem' and followed the journey of three sheep on a hunt to find a party. They met shepherds, kings and even Caesar himself on their travels! Eventually, they found a special celebration in a stable in Bethlehem. We hope you enjoyed the performance!
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Friday 8 December 2023 Year 1 Where in the World? This week Year 1 have extended their knowledge of the World through learning about animals and landmarks of Australia. Children made comparisons between UK animals and those found in Australia alongside learning about famous landmarks and asking further questions.
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Thursday 23 November 2023 Year 1 Muddy Geography This week Year 1 have been learning about the four countries that make up the United Kingdom as part of their Geography big question ‘Where in the World am I?’
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Thursday 16 November 2023 KS1 Visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse Y1 This week, KS1 children visited St. Mary's Lighthouse. The children thoroughly enjoyed rock-pooling and found lobsters, crabs, prawns, sea snails and even a sea scorpion! They also saw some sleepy seals on the rocks on the way up to the lighthouse.
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Wednesday 15 November 2023 Year 1 Bear Hunt! On Monday, Year 1 braved the weather and went on a bear hunt around the local area! They came across obstacles such as long grass, a dark forest and a very windy storm! Luckily they made it back to school in time for home time!
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Monday 6 November 2023 Year 1 Science Seasonal Changes Year 1 took advantage of the great weather this afternoon to complete a Science task linked to their new focus on Seasonal Changes. Children were introduced to a ‘walking circle’ to engage in talk, finding out key information about their partner before discussing a picture linked to the different seasons. Children then sorted their pictures according to the season they were most likely to be linked to.
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Friday 20 October 2023 Year 1 in the Art Studio This week Year 1 visited the Art Studio to immersed themselves in activities linked to our Take One Picture project. They practised their observational drawing skills, sculpted clay tiles and created a wooden lighthouse. Children have continued their work in the classroom and are very pleased with the results!
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Wednesday 11 October 2023 Year 1 Masterpiece Year 1 are in the final stages of assembling their Take One Picture masterpiece. Using the show boxes that were kindly donated, children have turned them into a seascape diorama including painted background, curled paper waves, collaged suns and biro pen lighthouses. We are very proud of our work!
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Wednesday 4 October 2023 Year 1 Basecamp This week Year 1 have ventured to basecamp in the Antarctic to study the animals. They have ranked items according to how important they are for their travels and sent letters back home.
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Wednesday 27 September 2023 Year 1 - Soft Start - Fine Motor Focus During the 'soft start' and up until registration, Year 1 have been focusing on their fine motor control. Each class has had a different task to complete that we will rotate at the start of each new week. In 1T, children have been threading beads onto bead strings, weaving paper and using pipe cleaners to make bracelets with beads. 1M have been manipulating small objects like match sticks and mini gems to make patterns. In 1S, children have been taking part in the playdough disco! They've rolled, squashed, prodded and squeezed their dough into lots of interesting shapes! Check out these photos from our activities!
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Wednesday 20 September 2023 Year 1 - The Big Book of the Blue Using the non-fiction text The Big Book of the Blue as inspiration, this week children have been thinking about the oceans and the animals that live there. They have created their own deep sea animals; designed and created a simple raft and made waves for a piece of artwork by curling and rolling paper.
Year One (Y1) is an exciting time when children start to learn subjects through motivating cross curricular themes.
Children make the transition from Early Years (EY) to Key Stage One (KS1). They follow the Y1 programmes of study from the Primary National Curriculum published September 2014. To support the transition from EY to Y1, children take part in provision based activities carefully planned around the curriculum document. This allows all children to adapt to new routines and expectations in a familiar environment.
Children take part in a high quality phonic lesson each day for 45 minutes; we follow the Read Write Inc phonics scheme. Children across KS1 (Y1 and Y2) are organised into smaller groups for these lessons based upon their knowledge of phonics. Progress in phonics is monitored through regular assessments by class teachers and Reading leaders.
Children nationally take the Y1 phonics screening check in June each year and results are reported to parents in their child’s Annual Report. The phonics screening check is a short, light-touch assessment to confirm whether individual children have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard. Children who do not achieve the standard score are able to retake the check in Y2. Tests are administered internally by teachers.
Y1 September 2023
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y1 spring 2 curriculum map.pdf
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y1 autumn 2 curriculum 2023 docx.pdf