Year 1K 2019 - 2020

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

We have got another exciting half term planned in year 1.

We are looking forward to starting our new topic in R.E, ‘Jesus was special’ looking at his life and ministry. We will ask lots of different questions including: What makes Jesus special? Who were Jesus’s special friends? How can we build special friendships? We are looking forward to learning more about the miracles Jesus performed!

We will be learning all about the different continents and some of the animals that live on them in Geography. In Art we are looking at Sophie Standing and creating animals through textiles. In Science we are going to be looking at the different kinds of plants and flowers we can find around school and investigating what they need to grow. We will be planting our own seeds, looking after them and observing the changes as they grow.

In English we will be reading traditional tales, funny poems, writing letters and learning to write instructions. This term we are going to be focusing on using adjectives and verbs in our writing to make our sentences more interesting. We are going to continue building our knowledge of number in Maths, including place value, addition, subtraction and number sequences. We will also learn more about time and money and begin measuring lengths and weights.

Please ensure that your child has the correct P.E. kit in order to take part. Homework is given out on Fridays and needs to be completed by your child and returned the following Thursday. Please send your child to school with their reading book and reading record each day. We appreciate your support with reading with your children at home.

Please bear in mind that phonics remains a very important aspect of Year One and we would appreciate any extra help or support that you can give to your child with their phonics learning.

Thank you

Year 1 team!