Welcome to Year 1
This area contains helpful information and reminders. It will also be updated regularly throughout the year with photos and updates about what we get up to as part of our learning journey.
Year 1 Staff
Our class teacher is Mrs Blakey.
- listen to instructions
- be kind
- try your best
Our Learning
You can find our more about our learning by visiting the Curriculum section of our website.
You can see our long-term learning overview here: LTO
Our Topics
Autumn 1:
Science: We will be learning about the seasons and how the weather changes through the year.
History: We will be learning all about the Great Fire of London including how it started, why is spread so quickly and the impact it had on life today.
Art: Our first project is based on Durham miners. We will be exploring the medium of charcoal and using light and dark to produce our own mining picture.
Computing: We will be exploring computers and how they are used in the world. We will be practising how to log on to a computer and learning how to open a webpage and develop our mouse skills.
Music: We will be exploring pitch, pulse and rhythm in a range of music genres and sharing our opinions of different music.
PE
On Tuesday we have P.E. with Mr Storey and will be developing our sending and receiving skills.
On Wednesday we have PE with Mrs Blakey and Scott from Sports Cool and will be developing our rolling and bowling skills.
On Thursday we have dance led by a professional coach.
On Friday we are also learning how to ride a bike with Darren from Durham Schools Sports Partnership.
Autumn 2:
Science: We will be learning about the parts of the human body, our senses, groups of animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds) and what animals eat (carnivores, herbivores and omnivores).
Geography: We will be exploring weather patterns in the UK, learning what weather forecasts show, the dangers of weather and using key words to describe the weather. We will then be learning about hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Pole and developing our understanding of the human/physical geography of a cold area of the world in the context of the Arctic.
Art: In Art we will be exploring printing and pattern using a variety of objects including printing pads and stencils.
DT: In DT we will be working with textiles to design and create our own fabric faces.
Computing: In Computing we will be learning all about algorithms and how to create, follow and debug instructions.
Music: We will be developing our understanding and skills of pitch, pulse and rhythm as we learn and perform our Christmas Nativity songs.
PE
On Tuesday we have P.E. with Mr Storey and will be developing our movement and motor skills.
On Wednesday we have PE with Mrs Blakey and Scott from Sports Cool and will be developing our throwing and catching skills with small balls and beanbags.
Knowledge Mats
We use knowledge mats to learn about our topics and the vocabulary and sticky knowledge we need to remember after this topic.
Science – Parts of Animals & Types of Animals
Computing – Algorithms Unplugged
Geography – Wonderful Weather
Homework
Children should be reading as regularly as possible throughout the week (at least 3 times) with an adult and ensure if is recorded in their reading records. Children will have a phonics book that will reflect their phonics level that they should be able to read fluently. They will also have a library book that is for ‘reading for pleasure’ that can be shared with their family at home.
Phonics sounds for each week will be shared so that children can practise spelling words containing their new sounds at home.
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