Year 1 2020 - 2021

Welcome to the Year 1 page

Welcome back to a new Half Term - Spring 1

School Closure

Thank you to all the families who used our Home Learning pack last week.

Here is our home learning pack for Week 3 of closure

(week beginning Monday 18th January)

Please click the link: Y1 Home Learning Pack 18.1.21

This pack includes a timetable and all the learning materials needed for this week.

We will be in touch with families daily via Class Dojo with video messages, and updates.

Please send us any completed work you do at home by 2:30pm each day (using Class Dojo).

If you are having problems downloading the learning pack, please contact us on Class Dojo.

Year 1 Curriculum - Spring 1

This Half Term we will be looking at the Geography topic Passport to Spain.

We will be learning about the geography of Spain, visiting different cities to find out all about tourism. We will learn all about Spain's islamic past, investigating the decorative mosaics and architecture of the Alhambra Palace in Granada.

Art: We will be creating our own block prints using motifs inspired by the mosaics of the Alhambra.

Our Science topic this half term is Light. We will be exploring sources of light, shadows and the sun's relationship to day and night.

Year 1 Teachers


Teacher	Teacher
Miss Brown	Miss Purnell

Miss Brown is the class teacher in Class 1B. Miss Purnell is the class teacher in Class 1P.

Staying in Touch

Many of our Year 1 parents are now connected to Class Dojo which the Year 1 teachers use to post important messages. If you are not connected, please get in touch and we will send you an invite to join. It is easy to do and is the best way to recieve up-to-date information.

COVID-19 Update

Children Self Isolating

If your child is forced to self-isolate we will contact you on Class Dojo with work for home learning. We will maintain daily contact with you via video message and you can send us photos of your child's work and learning activities every day for us to respond to.

Year 1 Bubble Closure

In the event of year 1 closing we will post more information here and be in touch with all families on Class Dojo.

Shape of the Week in Year 1

Below is a basic timetable showing what a normal week in Year 1 looks like. We start the day at 9:10am and finish at 3:20pm. For morning drop-off and afternoon collection times, please ensure you wear a face covering on school premises.

Please note this timetable is subject to change and if your child is self-isolating then we will send you a detailed weekly timetable with specific information on what work to do at home.

	9:10 - 10:10		10:30 - 12:00		1:00 - 1:30	1:30 - 2:25		2:45 - 3:10
Monday	Maths	Break	Literacy	Lunch	Phonics	Topic Autumn 2 History: Homes in the Past Science: Everyday Materials	Break	Mindfulness/Yoga
Tuesday		Break		Lunch			Break	Music
Wednesday		Break		Lunch			Break	Music
Thursday		Break		Lunch			Break	Mindfulness/Yoga
Friday		Break		Lunch			Break	Golden Time

PE Sessions

PE for 1B is on Fridays and for 1P on Thursdays. We ask that for the moment children do not bring in PE kits but wear appropriate clothing for outdoor exercise on their PE day. Loose fitting clothing and trainers are essential.

Core Subjects

We follow the objectives set in the National Curriculum. Below are links to these documents for the core subjects (mathematics, English and science).

Foundation Subjects

Below are links to our topic letters that we send out at the start of each half-term.

Autumn 1:
Autumn 2: Y1 Topic Letter Autumn 2
Spring 1: Y1 Topic Letter Spring 1
Spring 2:
Summer 1:
Summer 2:

Educational Websites

https://www.topmarks.co.uk This site has lots of great maths games including Hit the Button.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk Oxford Owl is an online library of books.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn BBC Bitesize Key Stage 1 has lots of resources linked to all the subjects of The National Curriculum.
https://nrich.maths.org/primary NRICH has lots of free online mathematics resources for ages 3 to 18 set up by the Faculties of Mathematics and Education at the University of Cambridge.