Year 1
We have 2 classes in Year 1: Cherry and Chestnut.
Cherry Chestnut
Class Teacher: Miss Walford Class Teacher: Miss Gibbs/ Mrs Patten/Miss Walton
Teaching Assistant: Miss Payne Teaching Assistant: Mrs Tibbits
To find out more about us, you can read our ‘All About Us’ sheets below. These are also displayed in the classroom and shared with children during transition.
Daily Timetable
Please see our timetable below.
Curriculum Overview of the Year
The table below gives an overview of the topics we will be studying across the course of the year.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Maths | Place value within 10.
Addition and subtraction within 10. |
Addition and subtraction within 10. Geometry – shape. | Place value within 20. Addition and subtraction within 20. | Place value to 50. Length and height.
Mass and volume. |
Multiplication and division. Fractions. Geometry position and direction. | Place value to 100. Money.
Time. |
| English | Finding narrative
· Capital letters (Names, I) · Using and · Using the suffix -s or –es Incidental Writes List Poem Character description
Letter writing · Capital letters (Names and I) · Using and · Using the suffix -s or –es |
Traditional Tale narrative
· Capital letters (Names, I) · Using and · Using the suffix -ed · Using the suffix -er Noun Poem Character Description
Instruction writing · Time words · Using the suffix -ed · Using the suffix -s or –es Incidental Writes Writing a list Instruction sentences
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Detective narrative
· Using the prefix -un · Using exclamation marks · Using question marks · Time words to move on the story Incidental Writes Missing items sentences including adjectives Character description
Letter writing · Using the prefix -un · Using exclamation marks · Using the suffix –est Incidental Writes Missing items sentences including the suffix -un and –est. Postcard |
Portal Narrative
· Using the suffix -ing · Using exclamation marks · Using and · Using the suffix –ed Incidental Writes Noun Poem Character description
Information Text · Using question marks · Using the suffix -ing · Using the suffix -ed Kenning Poem using -er suffix Sentences using verbs with the suffix -ing and -ed |
Writing a diary
· Using the prefix -un · Using –ing and –ed · Using –er and -est
Incidental Writes Setting description of character sailing towards black rock. |
Hunting narrative
· Capital letters (Names) · Using the suffix -est · Using the suffix -ed · Using exclamation marks Incidental Writes Character description
Writing a recipe · Time words · Bossy verbs · Using suffix -er Sentences using the suffix -er and -s/-es · Imperative sentences |
| Art/DT | Art
Marvelous marks. |
DT
Mechanisms |
ART
Paper play. |
DT
Textiles |
Art
Colour splash |
DT
Structures |
| History/Geography | Geography
“What is the weather like in the UK?” |
History
“How am I making history?” |
Geography
“What is it like here?” |
History
“How have toys changed overtime?” |
Geography
“What is it like to live in Shanghai?” |
History
“How have explorers changed the world?” |
| Science & Sustainability | Seasonal changes and how they affect us. | Everyday materials. | Sensitive bodies. | Comparing animals and their habitats. | Introduction to plants. | Properties of material and when we should use them. |
| PSHE | Being me in my world. | Celebrating difference. | Dreams and goals. | Healthy me. | Relationships. | Changing me. |
| PE | Gymnastics Unit 1
Dance Unit 1 |
Gymnastics Unit 2
Dance Unit 2 |
Send and Return Unit 1 Hit, Catch Run Unit 1 | Send and Return Unit 2
Hit, Catch Run Unit 2 |
Attack, Defend, Shoot Unit 1
Run, Jump, Throw Unit 1 |
Attack, Defend, Shoot Unit 2
Run, Jump, Throw Unit 2
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| Computing | Maze explorers/ group and sorting. | Coding. | Online safety. | Spreadsheets. | Technology outside of school/Pictograms. | Animated story book. |
| RE | “Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?” | “Who is a Christian and what do they believe?” | “What makes some places sacred?” | “What makes some places sacred?” | “How and why do we celebrate sacred and special times?” | “What does it mean to belong to a faith community?” |
Music
We have a music specialist who will provide classes with a 45-minute music lesson each week, focusing on singing; playing instruments (including steel pans, ukuleles, keyboards and glockenspiels); and creating music through composition and improvisation. Children will also learn to listen to music critically, read music notation, explore different styles and traditions, and understand how music has changed over time. Both Cherry and Chestnut will have music on Thursdays this year.
Home Learning Menus and Reading Expectations
At Lower Farm, we expect children to read a minimum of 3 times a week with an adult who can question children and help further develop the skills taught in school.
In addition to reading and times tables, your class teacher will send home a half termly ‘Home Learning Menu’. Your children can choose activities that interest and engage whilst furthering the learning taking place in school.
Autumn 2 Overview and Homework Menu
Spring 1 Overview and Homework Menu
11 Before 11 Promises
“11 Before 11” is an initiative by the REAch2 Academy Trust, designed to ensure that every child experiences a rich and memorable primary education beyond the core curriculum. It’s a set of 11 promises – unique, character-building experiences – that every child in a REAch2 school is entitled to complete before they leave primary school at age 11. These experiences are designed to:
- Inspire ambition
- Build confidence
- Encourage curiosity
- Foster resilience
- Create lifelong memories
In Year 1, we will “Create Something Amazing.”
As part of this immersive experience, the children will explore the stories of those who bravely served in the war. Through thoughtful discussion and creative expression, they will honour these individuals by designing a commemorative mural. Using a range of artistic techniques and materials, the mural will serve as a heartfelt tribute, centred around the powerful symbol of the poppy.
