Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 page! This half term, Year 1 blast off into space as they become Space Explorers! We learn all about the Earth and beyond, exploring the Sun, Moon, stars and planets in our amazing solar system. Our writing is inspired by space, including creating exciting space stories and writing instructions linked to our learning. We discover what it is like to be an astronaut and learn about the first Moon landing. We also use our design and technology skills to design, make and test our own moon buggies, thinking carefully about how they can travel across the Moon’s surface. It is sure to be an exciting half term full of discovery, creativity and space adventures!
Stay tuned for lots of pictures of our brilliant learning from throughout the half term.
PE days
Class 4– Monday & Thursday.
Class 5– Wednesday and Thursday
Class 6 – Monday 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 will also be learning about Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. We love linking our science learning to our topic too, and will be choosing materials to make an astronauts space suit. 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 'Look up, Mae Jemison - Nathan Bryon', 'Here we are - Oliver Jeffers',The sea of tranquillity', 'Field trip to the moon', Neil Armstrong: Little people big dreams' and '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 'Space Explorers' topic. The children are completing a range of texts linked to this. We will be focusing on securing the fundamentals of writing, with links to our topic.
We will also be developing our oracy skills, engaging in role play and sharing our learning with other year groups.
Mathematics
At St Georges School, we are dedicated to the Maths Mastery approach to teaching and learning. .
During our first half term, we will be revisiting gaps in our learning from EYFs. Then, we will move onto learning about place value, addition and subtraction
We have also started an exciting new scheme called 'Mastering Number', which aims to devleop childrens fluency and understanding of core numeracy skills.
Wider Curriculum
We will be linking our wider curriculum learning to our topic 'Space Explorers'. 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 a 'Wonder Dome: Space VR' experience ! We can't wait to share photos from this exciting day on our website page!