Year 1 Welcome

Welcome to Year 1

Welcome to the Year 1 class page. We are so happy to be back for our final term, Summer 2. We cannot wait to get started. We have lots planned and exciting learning opportunities during the next 7 weeks. Let’s get going!

For English this term, we will be studying the text ‘Goldilocks and Just the One Bear’ by Leigh Hodgkinson. Many years have passed since Goldilocks caused chaos at the Bears' house in the woods, but what happens when Little Bear wanders out of his fairy-tale and into the big city where Goldilocks now lives? Goldilocks is now grown up with a family and a rather smart apartment, so how will she react to coming home and finding that a very lost bear has been scoffing porridge, breaking chairs and sleeping in beds? Will she be cross, or is it finally time to make amends?

During our exciting new text children will have the opportunity to participate in discussion, role-play and debates. Children will discuss the city that the Bear ends up in and create a short poem from the viewpoint of the Bear. Children will use their phonetic knowledge and identify the street names on Princess Avenue. Children will then write a setting description using images to support. Furthermore, children will have the opportunity to use speech bubbles and thought bubbles to identify what Goldilocks might be saying/thinking when she sees the Bear. Furthermore, children will be able to write a short diary entry of the Bear’s journey from his home to Goldilocks home on Princess Avenue. They will then finish their unit of work by writing their very own traditional story.

For maths this term, children will learn all about multiplication and division starting off by counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Here children will use song and music to support their learning and really soak in their times tables! Children will move onto recognise equal groups then adding equal groups. Children will be exposed to lots of different practical lessons even getting outside. Moving on, children will learn what an array is and create lots of arrays using their knowledge of number. To finish our topic, children will make double and equal groups. In year 1 we get involved in active maths lessons in which we will take our maths outside come rain or shine!

In science, our topic this term will be ‘All About Animals’. Children will identify and name a variety of animals including fish, amphibians and reptiles. Children will also learn about animals and their diet and learn what a carnivore, omnivore and herbivore is. Furthermore, children will talk and discuss what a wild animal is and what a pet is. What animals are suitable for pets and what animals are not suitable? Throughout our topic, children will learn how to work more scientifically and how to become a St Anne’s Scientist! Children will group and sort lots of animals and use graphs and diagrams.

Things to remember

Our PE days will continue to be on a TUESDAY. Children need to come into school wearing their correct PE uniform.

Please make sure your child brings their book bag in every day.

Their reading book will then be changed every Friday.

Children also need to bring a labelled water bottle to school each day.

Miss Roberts and Miss Baker x