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Year 1

Welcome to Year 1!

Engagement, enjoyment and creativity form the basis of teaching in Year 1. We endeavour to create an atmosphere in which the curriculum is taught interactively. Our topic learning allows us to teach in a cross-curricular manner, enabling us to find links between different areas.

In Year 1, the children begin to follow the National Curriculum as a whole class during lessons.

Access to Numbots

Click here to access the Numbots page

Numbots will ask you for the school name or postcode before your child can log in. Please enter our postcode N9 7HJ

Year Group Team

Miss Pittendreigh

Mrs Johnson

Miss Sinclair 

Mrs Kelaj 

P.E 

PE will take place on Monday and Thursday's. Children are expected to come to school in their PE kit on their PE days, and if they are taking part in a club after school. Earrings must not be worn on PE days.

What are Year1 learning this week?

English

We have been reading the story 'I want my hat back' by Jon Klassen. We made our own hat - and the same thing happened to us as happened to Bear... it was stolen. We knew that it was an adult who stole it because it was taken before school had even opened to children! We searched the school high and low and eventually we found it. The thief was... MR BAPTISTA!

Maths

This term we have been adding to 20. The children used counters, cubes and ten frames to help them add numbers together. 

Science

We have been learning about materials. We matched materials to their properties using our senses. We looked closely at the materials and felt them too. We used adjectives to describe our observations. 

RE

We were lucky enough to have Mrs Phagoo come over from the Church this half-term. She spoke to us about where she can see God, most especially in creation. We had LOTS of questions for Mrs Phagoo, and she answered them all! Some of the questions we asked were very tricky to answer. Thank you, Mrs Phagoo. 

Computing

In Computing we have made animated story books. Click here to view the story

WOW DAY

Year 1 celebrated all their learning with a Wow Day. Our celebration was centred around the topic Toys: Old and New. Each child brought in a toy from home. We went to the hall as a class and played with these toys. The Year 1 teachers were so impressed with how nicely the children played together-sharing wasn't a problem for anyone. Mrs Conroy then came to visit with her personal collection of old toys. It was amazing! Mrs Conroy spoke to us about how old the toys were, where they came from and the differences between how toys were made in the past and how they are made today. We learnt so much-thank you, Mrs Conroy. In the afternoon, we made our very own toy to take home. We all made a spinning top... and every single one of our toys worked! We were very happy sitting on the carpet together and spinning! 

SPR 2

Homework / Home Reading

Your child will be set three pieces of homework each week. This will consist of Maths, English and Reading. They will receive one piece of RE homework every half-term. All homework will be set via Google Classroom. It will go out on Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday. Maths homework will generally be set online through My Maths: https://www.mymaths.co.uk/.

Children are provided with a reading book suited to their ability to further support their reading at home; this book is returned each week, and they are issued with a new one. We also encourage our pupils to continue their reading at home through the use of ‘Bug Club’ books which they can access through a login.

Phonics

Focus is drawn on learning to read using phonics as it plays a crucial role. That is, teaching phonics gives children the ability to decode letters into their respective sounds, a skill essential for them to read unfamiliar words independently. At St Edmund’s, we use ‘Letters and Sounds’ to teach phonics alongside the Phonics Bug and Jolly Phonics resources as appropriate.

Numbots

We have begun to use ‘Numbots’ in Year 1 to further develop children’s confidence and fluency in using their number bonds for addition and subtraction. This platform is enjoyable, educational and sets the children up with a solid foundation which will support them as they move through the school.