Welcome to our Year 1 class page!

Here you will find important information about our class, as well as what we are learning about currently! 

We have a range of exciting and wonderful things to look forward to. 

English

This term, in English, the children will be practising writing in a variety ways. We will be writing a story using our book called Grandad's Island.  We are concentrating on building independence in our writing and remembering our capital letters, finger spaces, using all of the sounds we know and puctuation at the end of our sentences. We will also be looking at all the things which make writing interesting, such as; similes, different word classes and luniguistic techniques.  Moving forward, we will also be look at Fairytales, writing poems and making a super cool leaflet!

Maths

In Maths, Year 1 will be looking at representing obects with counters and cubes as well as finding one more and one less. The children will also be learning how to write numbers with words and numerals. Later on in the term, we will be looking at addition and subtraction within 10 as well as recognising 2D shapes. 

Geography

In Geography, we will be answering the quesiton 'What is my local area like?'. We will be looking at human and physical geography and what that means. The children will be exploring what it is like in Rainford and how it has changed over the years, as well as learning how to use maps and Google Earth. 

History

In History, the children will be looking at how to identify, describe and compare and contrast the most popular games and toys of the 1960s with those of today.

Science

In Science, the children will be looking at Everyday Materials. We will be exploring the properties of differnet materials and comparing them to each other. We will also be looking into how and why the seasons change. 

Physical Education

PE will take place on Wednesdays and we ask that children are sent to school that day in their PE kits. 

Computing

Children have been looking at using the computer and identifying the different technology we have around us. 

Children will also get a chance to do Digital Painting. They will develop their understanding of a range of tools used for digital painting. They then use these tools to create their own digital paintings, while gaining inspiration from a range of artists’ work. The unit concludes with the children considering their preferences when painting with and without the use of digital devices.

Homework

Homework will be sent out every Friday and we ask that it is back by the following Wednesday so that it can be marked and new homework set. Some homework will be practical, some written all we ask is that your child tries their hardest.  The children will recieve homework for:

• Maths
• English
• Spellings (tested the following Wednesday)
• Reading books

Homework is sent via paper copy