Year 1 Holly

Welcome to the Year 1 Holly page

We are so excited to welcome all the children back this half term! We can't wait to get started with all our incredible learning and playing.

Our main form of communication is Class Dojo where you will find regular updates. Also, please check our Facebook page for regular pictures and updates about our learning journey. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of the KS1 team or message me on Class Dojo.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Christie & Miss Williams

Information

Our PE day is a THURSDAY (full school PE kit please)

Children no longer need to bring a water bottle to school, as one will be provided.

English

In English we are looking at the text 'Incredible You!' by Rhys Brisenden. We will be creating a fact file all about ourselves including lists, captions and labels as well as some short sentences.

Maths

In Maths this half term we are looking at Number and Place Value (0-10).

We will be

- Counting forwards and backwards within 10
- Counting groups of up to ten objects
- Comparing groups of different sizes

Science

In Science our topic is 'Animals Including Humans'. We are looking at the many different parts of the human body and also looking at the five senses, what they are and what they help us with.

Wider Curriculum

History - 'How are we making History?'
The children will be looking at what makes a person or event important as well as looking at their own family trees to see which members of their family were around before they were.

Art - 'William Morris'
The children will be looking at some of William Morris' artwork before working on a piece of art of their own inspired by his work.

RE - 'What does it mean to be part of a faith community?'
In this unit of work, the children will be looking at what it means to belong to a group and then look into more detail about Christian and Muslim faith communities.

PE
In PE we will be looking at S.A.Q. (Speed, Agility & Quickness) as well as working on some Gymnastics skills.

PSHE - 'Meet Your Brain'
In this unit of work we look at Team H.A.P. as we study what a brain is, how it works and how it helps us.

Music
We will be working with Mr Martin this half term looking at familiar songs and rhymes as well as working on some of our songs for our Harvest celebration.