Year 1
Welcome to Year 1 and to the Infants. In Year 1 the children learn about so many exciting things, through Reading, Writing, Maths, Art, D.T., Computing, History, Geography, R.E., P.E. and Science. Topics are linked to these subjects to provide a relevant, cross-curricular approach to the children’s learning, catering for all learners.
Who Are the Teachers ?
| Finches |
Miss Dunne (Class Teacher) Mrs Goldswain (TA) Miss Stephenson SCITT |
|---|---|
| Blackbirds |
Mrs Burdett (Class Teacher) Mrs Farr (TA Mon-Tues) Mrs Richardson (TA Wed, Thurs, Fri) |
Welcome to Year 1
Important Things to Know
P.E. Kit
Our P.E. lessons are on Mondays and Tuesdays (Blackbirds), and Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Finches). Children need to come to school dressed in their P.E. kits, therefore they do not need to keep a P.E. kit in school.
As a reminder, this is
Navy shorts.
Red Worplesdon T-shirt. A plain red t-shirt is acceptable.
Trainers for outdoor games lessons.
Navy tracksuit for outdoor games lessons.
Please avoid sending your child to school wearing earrings on P.E. days.
Homework
In Year 1 we ask that children read four times a week and this is signed in their reading diaries. In addition, please can children practice their number bonds on the website numbots. All children have a login to this.
Each week in our weekly message to parents we share different maths games / activities as well as websites relevant to the learning we have done that week for parents to use with their children at home to reinforce the learning completed at school.
Reading
We use the Essential Letters and Sounds phonics scheme to teach phonics and reading in Year One. The reading books the children bring home are carefully matched to their phonic knowledge based on what is being taught and teacher assessment of their reading.
Once children are ready to move on from phonetically decodable books they will start on the school book bands scheme from turquoise level.
Reading is assessed against the National Curriculum statements for Year One.
Reading diaries should be in school each day to record any reading we do in school.
We expect to see four signed reads per week.
Regular reading at home really supports children’s progress but most importantly builds their confidence as a reader.
Maths
In order to enrich your child’s experience in school, we would like to suggest some ways you can help at home:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button - for number bonds and doubles
https://ictgames.com/saveTheWhale/ - number bonds to 10
https://www.mathmammoth.com/practice/number-bonds - all number bonds (set yourself)
Maths Video one
0:02 In year one, learning number ones to 10 is one of the most important things the
0:06 children can learn. It can help them with addition, subtraction, and applying
0:10 this to larger numbers. One of the strategies we use is a 10's frame. This
0:15 is clear to the children because it literally has 10 spaces. So, they can
0:20 only find numbers up to 10 rather than going to higher numbers and getting
0:24 confused. We start with our 10 frame full of counters. We would say to the
0:30 children, how many red counters? There are 10. We have 10 red counters. How
0:36 many yellow counters? There are zero. So, we have zero yellow counters. We
0:42 would then tell the children that 10 add zero is a number bond to 10. It is a way
0:49 to fill the 10's frame and make 10. We talked to the children about working in
0:54 a system. This is using one number change at a time to find all the
1:00 different answers. For example, we now have nine red counters and one
1:08 yellow counter. Therefore, 9 add 1 is a number bond to 10.
1:15 8 add two is a number bond to 10. 7 add three. and we keep going through
1:23 our 10's frame. A lot of times children stop when they
1:27 get to five add five as they believe they have found all the numbers. It's
1:32 key fact to ensure that children know that addition can be done in any order.
1:39 So by looking at it now we may have already had six reds and four yellows.
1:46 We know that's six add four. But now we have four add six. This is another
1:52 number bond to 10. So it is really important to go through all of the
1:57 counters until we get back to zero reds and 10 yellows. Therefore, our final
2:05 number bond is zero add 10. You can practice this with children
2:11 using any objects and moving them in any way and it will help their fluency with
2:16 these number bonds.
Maths video two
0:01 To help with our numbers and adding, we use a part part whole model. The hole is
0:06 at the top and the two circles at the bottom combine and add together to make
0:11 our total. As you can see, we use deans or counters to help us with our number
0:17 bonds. Four add six equals 10. And I will write that as a number sentence.
0:26 We can also swap our counters around. So I can move four into this part and six
0:34 into this part to show that 6 add 4 also equals 10.
Snacks
Please **** NO NUTS ****
Children are allowed to bring in a piece of fresh fruit or vegetables to eat at break time and are encouraged to have a bottle of water in the classroom to keep hydrated.
Please ensure snacks are sent in a named container or bag.
Parents
If there are any questions or concerns, please drop in to see the Class Teacher, we are here to help.
Curriculum Details
Please see the long term planning to see in detail what is taught in each term.