YEAR 1
Welcome to our Year 1 class page!
Below you will find lots of useful information regarding learning in Year 1. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know via Class Dojo. I am really looking forward to working with you and your child this year.
Warm Regards
Mrs Sollars
Autumn Term 2024
Houses, Homes and Castles
Big Question: What makes a house a home?
Narrative: This term our children will learn about their rights to a clean and safe place to live. We will consider the big question “Is a house a home?” and explore what home means to them. They will develop their problem-solving skills and investigate the properties and suitability of materials when designing items to fit a design brief e.g., which recycled material would be best to create a recycled pen pot for the classroom/ home. They will work collaboratively to use a range of materials and tools to create their designs and make improvements where necessary. Using their inquiry skills, learners will compare houses through time and look at the changes throughout history. They will compare and contrast houses in Wales and around the world and consider “What do we need in our homes?”
Rights of the Child:
Article 24: I have the right to the best healthcare possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean safe environment and information to help you stay well.
Article 27: I have the right to food, clothing, and a safe place to live and to have your basic needs met.
Summer Term 2024 Land Ahoy!
Big Question-How can we make a change?
Narrative: This term our children will learn about their rights and responsibilities as members of their school and local community, in relation to the environment. We will consider the big question “Can we make a change?” and look at the local environment that we live in, and how we can make a change to make things better for the future. We will develop our problem-solving and inquiry skills to investigate the effects of people on our environment, and look at and interview the people and groups that are trying to make a difference. Using our inquiry skills and visits, learners will work collaboratively to think of ways that we can help in our school and local area, as well as the wider world. We will learn about our rights to a clean safe environment, and the importance of our opinions and actions to make a change. We will use this knowledge to bring about positive changes in our everyday actions and the wider school community. We will celebrate the work of the RNLI and Surfers against Sewage, who campaign to make a change.
Rights of the Child:
Article 12: I have the right my opinion and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 13: I have the right to find out things and share my ideas with others by drawing, talking and writing.
Article 24: I have the right to the best healthcare possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean safe environment and information to help you stay well.
Summer 2024 Topic Planner- Land Ahoy -Pirates
Spring Term 2024
All Creatures Great and Small!
Big Question: What do animals need to survive?
Narrative: This term our children will learn about the diversity of living things, and that all living things require specific conditions and resources to survive. We will consider the big question “What do animals need to survive?” We will develop our problem-solving and inquiry skills to investigate what animals need, and the effect that people can have on animals. We will look at, and interview the people who own animals, and groups that are trying to make a difference. Using our inquiry skills and visits, learners will work collaboratively to investigate and compare the structure of living things, and how they can flourish, grow and develop. We will look at ways that we can help animals in our school and local area, as well as the wider world. We will learn about our rights to a clean safe environment, and the importance of our opinions and actions to make a change. We will use this knowledge to bring about positive changes in our everyday actions and the wider school community. We will celebrate the work of the ‘Dogs Trust’ and ‘RSPCA’, who campaign to make a change, and help animals have a better life, and a better chance of survival.
Rights of the Child:
Article 12: I have the right my opinion and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 13: I have the right to find out things and share my ideas with others by drawing, talking and writing.
Article 24: I have the right to the best healthcare possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean safe environment and information to help you stay well.
Year 1 Autumn Term Planner ‘Land Through Time’.
Year 1 Autumn Term Planner ‘Land Through Time’.
Important Information
White Rose Maths Home Learning Videos
Please see the link below to watch videos of what we are currently learning in Maths. We are focussing on Place Value this term (full list of objectives can be found in Autumn overview above.) The list of additional websites with interactive games and activities underneath, will provide opportunities for children to practise their place value understanding further.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning?year=year-1-new
Additional Links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-collection/z6v4scw
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82/year/z7s22sg
PE
Our PE day will be on Wednesdays. Please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing e.g. trainers/ joggers/leggings etc to school. There is no need for children in Foundation Phase to wear school sports kit.
Reading Books
Please encourage a love of reading by setting aside a little time every day to share a book with your child. A great way to develop your child’s confidence in learning is for them to spend at least 10 minutes a day on Reading Eggs . Copies of these passwords can be sent home via reading records/ class dojo.
Reading Eggs – https://readingeggs.co.uk/signup1/
Water Bottles/ Snack
Water bottles to be brought daily to school please. A piece of fruit/ snack can be brought for breaktime or alternatively, you can pay £1.50 per week (30p a day) for snack in school. See the newsletter above for more details.
Other Information
Read Write Inc Parents booklet 1
Read Write Inc Parents booklet 2
For full list: Welsh Language Patterns
Welsh Language Patterns / Patrymau Cymraeg
For full list: Welsh Language Patterns
| Pwy wyt ti?Who are you? | … dw i.I am … |
| Sut wyt ti?How are you? | Dw i wedi blino.I am tired. |
| Ble wyt ti’n byw?Where do you live? | Dw i’n byw yn …I live in … |
| Ga i … os gwelwch yn dda?Can I have … please? | Cei. / Na chei.Yes. / No. |
| Beth ydy dy oed di?What is your age? | Dw i’n … oed.I am … years old. |
| Faint ydy dy oed di?How old are you? | Dw i’n … oed.I am … years old. |