Welcome to Year 1 at Red Hill!
We would like to happily welcome your child into Year 1 and we are very excited to support them on their transition from EYFS to Key Stage 1.
At Red Hill, we have three Year 1 classes:-
1J Miss Joseph (Mrs Fuller and Ms Cope)
1L Miss Laverick (Mrs Llewellyn)
1O Mrs Ovchynnyk (Ms Pilgrim)
Curriculum
Please click below to see the curriculum map for Year 1, as well as half termly topic webs. These are working documents however, so they may change as we progress into the term.
Homework sheets
Please see below for weekly homework sheets. Children should have brought these home every Friday in their homework books.
Below is also a recommended reading list.
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-1/
Our Learning
In ‘A Day in the Life’ we will be learning about different jobs, the uniforms they need and vehicles they drive too. We will think about the people who help us in our local community and how they keep us safe. We will also be designing our own vehicle!
In ‘Green Fingers’ we will be using our sense to explore, conducting tests and learning about fair experiments. We will be growing plants and making our own fruit salad to think about why growing fruit and vegetables is so important. We will also consider how the climate impacts on plant growth and what might happen if there are big changes in our climate.
English
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This half term we will be reading ‘There’s a Rang – tan in my bedroom’ and ‘And Tango makes three’. We will use these texts to support in writing informal letters and setting descriptions. We will continue to use the skills of retrieval, predicting, summarising and inferring with these texts too. |
Maths
This half term we will begin new learning about Multiplication and Division. We will explore lots and groups and how to represent them using pictures and real life objects. Then we will move onto fractions and explore find half of a shape and a quantity.
Supporting your child with their learning
Reading
Reading books will be given out on a Wednesday and kept at home until the following Wednesday. Reading records should be brought into school every day so that any taught reading sessions can be shared with you.
Reading at school will continue with the form of guided reading. This is directed teaching of reading, including phonics and discussion and interpretation of the text. We spend time looking at word meanings and an author’s use of language for description and detail.
As their reading ability improves, these skills become more important than merely reading the words. We want to inspire the children to have a love for reading, so it is vital they understand and can discuss what they have read. When reading at home, please spend time questioning your child about aspects of the story, characters actions etc, in order to help develop their understanding of the text.
Homework books
Homework books are sent home on a Friday and must be returned to school on a Wednesday. Weekly homework includes:
Maths
A short maths challenge linking to the week’s learning.
Phonics
Children will have phonics sent home each week linking to what we are learning in class.
IPC
At the bottom of the homework will be some questions linking to the topics being taught in class. Please ask your children these questions and get them talking about all the incredible learning that is taking place in classrooms! This is a great chance for children to share all of their amazing knowledge.
PE
PE days are as follows for Spring 1:
1J: Tuesday
1O: Tuesday
1L: Tuesday
As we move into Winter, please ensure that children wear their winter PE kits (jogging bottoms, Red Hill PE top, school jumper and trainers). Please also make sure children bring a warm, waterproof coat with a hood.
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