Brisbane (Year 1)

Class Teacher:
Mr Marchmont
 
Teaching Partner:
Mrs Jones

Early Morning Activities

Early Morning Activities take place from Monday to Thursday. During this time children will read individually to the teacher, practise their handwriting with the teaching partner and take part in independent learning activities which extend objectives covered in Maths, English and Topic lessons. Children will also be supported to change their own reading books.

 

English

English lessons take place daily from Monday to Thursday. The children will experience a range of reading and writing opportunities and will be encouraged to develop their speaking, listening and imagination alongside their writing.

 

This term we will begin by exploring traditional fairy tales, including The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks. We will then develop our writing through lists, labels and captions before exploring poems using our senses. The final week of the term will have a guided reading focus.

 

Phonics

Phonics takes place regularly throughout the week. We will build upon the phonics knowledge and skills that the children bring with them from Reception, helping them to become increasingly confident at recognising sounds, blending to read words and using their phonics knowledge when spelling and writing.

 

Regular reading at home makes a really valuable contribution to the children's progress. We would therefore like to thank parents and carers for supporting their child by sharing their reading book regularly at home and encouraging them to use their phonics skills when reading unfamiliar words.

 

Some useful phonics terminology:

Phoneme – the smallest unit of sound in a word.
Grapheme – a letter or group of letters representing a sound.
Digraph – two letters representing one sound.
Trigraph – three letters representing one sound.
Split digraph – two letters representing one sound, separated by another letter.

 

Maths

Maths lessons take place daily from Monday to Thursday. Throughout our Maths lessons, children will develop their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills using a range of practical resources and representations.

 

This term our units will focus on:

 

Place Value within 10
Addition and Subtraction within 10

 

Science

In Science this term, we will be learning about Materials. The children will explore and identify a range of everyday materials and begin to describe and compare their properties. They will also develop their scientific enquiry skills through observation, discussion and practical activities.

 

Geography

Our Geography topic this term is This is Me Now. The children will begin by thinking about where they are in the world and will explore the geography of our school and local area. They will begin to develop their understanding of maps and use simple geographical language to describe places and locations.

 

Art & Design

In Art this term, our focus will be Portraits. The children will develop their observational skills and explore different ways of representing themselves and others through their artwork.

 

Computing

In Computing this term, the children will develop their confidence in navigating simple computer programs. They will learn to use technology carefully and purposefully as they become increasingly independent when using computers in school.

 

RE

In Religion and World Views this term, we will be exploring Creation: Who made the world? The children will have opportunities to think, talk and reflect upon ideas about creation. Our learning will also link with the school's Spirituality Day towards the end of the term.

 

PSHE

During PSHE, we will begin by establishing our class expectations and helping the children settle confidently into Year 1. We will then focus on Relationships, including learning about working together as a team and developing positive relationships with others.

 

PE

PE will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This term the children will develop their fundamental movement skills on Tuesdays and take part in Dance on Thursdays.

 

Please ensure that longer hair is tied back and that jewellery is removed on PE days.

 

Music

The children will take part in voice tuition throughout the term, developing their confidence and enjoyment in using their voices musically.