Welcome to Wrens
Mrs White, Mrs Layal, Mrs Huma and Miss Jackson would like to welcome you to Year 1 and Wrens.
In year 1 there are many opportunities for children to learn through play and exploration. These opportunities are linked to our adult-led teaching sessions and follow the National Curriculum. We want to encourage children to ask questions, use their problem solving and reasoning skills and seek answers and ultimately foster a love of learning that will continue throughout their life.
Autumn Overview
Maths
We will be learning how to count forwards and backwards to ten, count one more and one less and compare groups by matching and counting on from a given number. Later we will progress to adding and subtracting within ten using apparatus and resources to help our understanding and learn how to write number sentences. In our maths lessons we will also learn about part whole models and explore number families. We will learn how to apply our knowledge, skills and understanding to solve problems.
English
In English we will be exploring the story 'The Way Back Home' by Oliver Jeffers. We will use Talk 4 writing to learn about story setting and structure and write our own adventure stories about travelling into space.
Science
We will be learning about how to recognise and identify different parts of the body and explore our sense of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.
Geography
We will be exploring where we are in the world, learn about our immediate locality and look at ways that we can improve our environment.
Art
In art we will explore a range of drawing techniques including making lines and waves, mark making and experimenting with different media.
RE
In our lessons we will be learning about Christianity and the story of Creation.
PSHE
In our lessons we will find out when and why it is important to wash our hands.
Music
To learn that music is made up of high and low and long and short sounds . We will be listening to and learning about many different styles of music and sing, move and dance to specially-written songs.
Computing
To learn how to log on on a computer, open, save and print documents and how to stay safe whilst online.
P.E.
Fundamentals - Developing the skills of hopping, running, jumping and balancing.
Dance - Letters and numbers theme
Important Information
P.E. is on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Please remember to wear your school P.E. kit to school. This should be a Livingstone T shirt and either shorts or tracksuit bottoms. Children need trainers or plimsols as well. If it is cold please could you wear your Livingstone school jumper.
Wednesday - Reading books changed. Remember to have your book signed as this will help you to achieve your reading awards.
Friday - Spelling test and homework to be handed in.
Please read with your child daily. Remember to sign and date their reading record so we know that we can change their book.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
