Year 1

 Meet the Year One team- Mr Speed, Mrs Milburn, Miss Taylor, Mrs Hewison and Mrs Barr.

• 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?’
• 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.
• 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!
• 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.
• 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!
• 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!
• 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.
• 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!
• 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

 

 

 

 

 

y1 autumn 2 curriculum 2023 docx.pdf

 

 

y1 routines and procedures 2023 2024 docx.pdf

 

y1 autumn 1 curriculum 2023 docx 1 .pdf