Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 learning page. This half term our Year 1 astronauts are blasting off on an exciting learning journey To Infinity and Beyond! Throughout the term, children will discover the wonders of space, from finding out what really happened during the Moon landing to designing and building their very own moon buggies.
Through hands-on activities, imaginative play, and curiosity-led learning, pupils will develop their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. It’s set to be a fantastic adventure as we journey into space together!
Check back here for photos, updates, and highlights from our rockey launching journey. Get ready for a term full of curiosity, creativity, and wild learning adventures! You will also find key information for the term.
PE days
Class 4– Wednesday and Thursday
Class 5– Thursday and Friday
Class 6 – Tuesday and Friday
We love learning in Year 1
In Year 1, we follow an engaging, broad and balanced curriculum. We love practical learning, as you can see from these photos! In Maths, we follow Maths Mastery to ensure that no learners are left behind. We use manipulatives to deepen our understanding of key concepts and we love to explore and reason within mathematics. We have also been making use of our local area to develop our map reading skills. As well as that, we have started learning about online safety and how to stay safe in the increasingly digital age that we are living in.
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Reading
At St Georges School, we focus on the importance of developing a love of reading from an early age. In Year 1, we are accessing high quality texts including 'The way back home.', 'Field trip to the moon', 'Toys in space', 'Neil Armstrong – Little People Big Dreams' and 'Whatever next!'
Astro girl! We use Little Wandle to deliver high quality, effective phonics to ensure that every child has the ability to be a fluent reader by the end of Key Stage 1 and beyond!
Writing
In English, we are linking our fantastic writing to our safari explorer topic. The children are completing a range of texts linked to this, including writing a new book about animals. Stay tuned for pictures of our brilliant writing during the Autumn term!
Mathematics
At St Georges School, we are dedicated to the Maths Mastery approach to teaching and learning. Year 1 have started the year by building fundamental skills involving place value. We use a range of manipulatives to support this learning and to deepen our understanding. Soon, we will be applying these skills to addition and subtraction. We also ensure that reasoning skills are developed in every maths lesson.
Wider Curriculum
We will be linking our wider curriculum learning to our topic 'To infinity and beyond'. In Year 1, we have a broad and balanced curriculum where we will be developing our skills in Science, Art, DT, Music, PE, Computing, RE, DT and PSHE throughout the term. We also love to make our learning cross curricular wherever possible, and will soon be engaging with an exciting animal VR day! We can't wait to share photos from this exciting day on our website page!