Year 1 2023 - 2024
Welcome to Year 1!
There are 3 classes in Year 1; Class 1H, Class 1P and Class 1EK. The teachers are Ms G Morrison, Ms J Morrison (Class 1H), Mrs Papatheodorou, Ms Hulston(Class 1P) and Ms Ennis-Khan, Ms Hulston (Class 1EK). The Teaching assistants also working with us are Mr Carpenter, Miss Todd, Mrs Hussain, Ms Rabia and Ms Kazi.
Summer 1: We are learning about:
- Maths: Addition and subtraction facts within 10 and the composition of numbers 11-19. .
- Literacy: Writing a postcard - linked to Grandma Bird by Benji Davies
- Reading: daily Phonics sessions looking at sounds and reading our RWInc books. DERIC
- RE: What does it mean to belong to a faith community?
- Computing: Unit 1.7 - Coding.
- PSHE: Health and wellbeing - Who helps to keep us safe?
- PE: Dance and Games (Invasion games skills)
- DT: Food and nutrition - preparing fruit and vegetables.
- Music: Our school: Exploring different sound sources and materials - 1H African Drumming
- Science: Plants (Focusing on trees) - What kind of trees can we find in Manchester?
- Geography: Maps - What would a map of our playground look like?
PE days
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1H: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
1P: Wednesday and Thursday
1EK: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Children are expected to come to school on those days wearing their PE kits and suitable footwear.
- Children are permitted to bring in a named water bottle each day.
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Please bring your book bag to school every day for a chance to get chance cards and rewards in assembly. Books will be changed on a Monday and Friday each week.
Homework:
- Children are encouraged to read every night. Each week, the children will receive a reading book, Phonics book and a story book. We will be changing their books on a Monday and Friday each week.