Welcome to Year 1!

Mrs Henshall, Mr Hartley-Chambers, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Kaczmarek

How am I making history?

This half term we will be exploring the question "How am I making history?". We will be learning about timelines; discussing memories and events that are special to us; creating a time capsule and exploring the difference between childhood in the past and childhood now. 

English

Writing outcome:
To write a diary in the first person based on events in the story. 

Mastery Keys - Year group national expectations

• Combine words to make sentences. 
• Leave sentences between words
• Begin to use capital letters and full stops
• Use capital letters for names of people and the pronoun I

Feature keys for writing a diary 

• • Use some simple description
• First person 
• Begin to link events using and
• Put events in order
• Past tense

Maths

This half term we will be exploring the numbers 1 - 10. Take a look at the knowledge organisers in the documents available to download for further information.

Phonics and reading

In year 1 we will focus on sounds in the extended code, both phonics and reading will be taught daily. The phonics books the children will read will match the sound that they are exploring in phonics. On Friday each week a new phonics book will be sent home for you to read with your child. The children will have read this book in school before they bring it home. The book needs to be returned to school on a Thursday.