Year 1

Year 1 has children aged 5-6 years old. We have 3 classes in year 1, with 30 pupils in each class.

Year 1 classes are named after the planets Jupiter, Mercury and Neptune.

The teachers in year 1 for 2024/25 are Miss Hussain in Jupiter, Miss Ahmed in Mercury and Mr Grimshaw in Neptune. They are supported by Teaching and Learning Partners Mrs Aslam, Mrs Razaq, Mrs Usman, Mrs Akhtar and Mrs N Hussain.

What will we be learning this year?

Autumn 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is a home? Compass directions / 4 countries of the UK and characteristics
Supporting texts: The Squirrels Who Squabbled by Rachel Bright, Tree by Patricia Hegarty, The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas.
Science: Materials, Seasonal Changes (Autumn)
Maths: Composition of numbers 20-100, Measure – mass, length, height.

Autumn 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is a home? (continued)
Supporting texts: Tree by Patricia Hegarty, Dogger by Shirley Hughes, Christmas text.
Science: Animals including humans, Seasonal changes (Winter)
Maths: Numbers 0-5 – Whole and Parts,  2D and 3d shapes.

Spring 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: How has time changed our local area?
Supporting texts: Little Red by Bethan Woollvin.
Science: Animals including humans, Seasonal changes (Winter)
Maths: Ordinals, Composition of number 6-10, Addition.

Spring 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: Should we still look after castles?
Supporting texts: 3 little pigs.
Science: Materials revisited, Seasonal changes (Spring)
Maths: Addition – reduction, Addition strategies to 10.

Summer 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is it like on the other side of the world? (Australia) continents and oceans / equator / north and south poles
Supporting texts: Australian animals.
Science: Plants, Seasonal changes (Spring)
Maths: Composition of number to 11-19.

Summer 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is it like on the other side of the world? (continued)
Supporting texts: adventure stories – I can catch a monster.
Science: TAPS assessment revision, Seasonal changes (Summer)
Maths: counting and unitising coins.