Year One
Autumn Term 2024
Hello and welcome to Year 1! In Year 1 we are: Miss Greenfield in Ash Class and Miss Chetwode and Mrs Wright in Willow Class. We also have Mrs Stacey, Miss Mehrin, Mrs Phillips and Mrs Brock supporting us.
Our focus subject for this term is history and our concepts are Change, Cause and Consequence. Our enquiry question is "Do things always change for the better?" We aim to explore this question in a variety of different ways including looking at how significant people have influenced change, as well as change in the local area and music through the decades.
Our class books this term are:
Curriculum Overview
Help at home
Year 1 is the first year of Key Stage 1 and is full of exciting opportunities and accomplishments for the children. We know as parents that you will want to help your child's learning and development to flourish, but it can sometimes be tricky to know where to start! We hope that the following links may be of use to you:
Maths Fluency Sheets
Gold
Oxford Owl:
Here you will find a great overview of the general expectations in Year 1. There are also some very useful links at the bottom of the page to Oxford Owl activities and resources.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/at-school/school-year-guides/what-to-expect-in-year-one
You can access online books to read at home too- great for purposeful screen time as they are tablet friendly!
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page
Phonics Play:
Offers advice about phonics and interactive resources and games which children love to use. These games can also be used on a tablet.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ParentsMenu.htm
Top Marks:
A range of interactive games involving the different elements of maths covered throughout the year in Year 1.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
Cbeebies:
Follow the link for two fantastic Cbeebies shows which really help with children's understanding of number and phonics.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
Oak Academy lessons for Key Stage One
Have fun everybody!
Here is a video all about having a growth mindset that you may like to watch to find out more information: