Welcome to Y1!

General Information

Staff:

Teachers: Miss Stone, Miss Hay and Miss Robinson

Teaching Assistant: Mr Jones, Mrs Barnes (Mon-Wed) and Ms Turner (Thurs & Fri)

P.E;

Children will come to school dressed in their uniform and will bring their PE kit in a labelled bag.

Some PE sessions will take place outside unless there are extreme weather conditions i.e. ice, snow or heavy rain.

Please ensure they have the appropriate kit e.g. jogging bottoms/leggings and a jumper/hoodie.

Homework:

Home learning menus are given out at the start of every half term highlighting activities and projects the children can complete based on their current topic.

Each half term, children will be encouraged to complete homework from a 'homework menu' from their class teacher. This will be a range of activities relating to their current topic that parents can complete with their children.

Please do share photographs of your children carrying out the tasks by sharing them with the year group's Twitter page. 

Topics covered:

Summer 1

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!

This summer term our topic is ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.’ Henry History will be helping us find out about why Grace Darling is so significant.  By being historians in class, we will learn why and how Grace Darling became a national heroine after risking her life to save the stranded survivors of the wrecked steamship Forfarshire in 1838. 

Susie Science will be helping us to acquire the knowledge to understand everything about animals including humans. She will teach us about the different types of animals, help us to group and classify them by investigating their different characteristics such as their body types, their offspring and where they live. We will also be learning all about carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.

Adam Art will be introducing us to some wonderful artwork from new artists using weaving techniques. We will take inspiration from these artists, and using the techniques and skills that they use, inspire us in creating our very own seascape.

Books to enjoy at home!

Summer 1

Grace Darling by Anita Ganeri 

In 1838 a young woman named Grace Darling was thrown into the spotlight after helping her lighthouse keeper father to save a group of people who had been shipwrecked on the rocks in a storm. This biography by Anita Ganeri explains the true story that captured the imagination of the Victorian public.

Katie Morag's Island Stories by Mairi Hedderwick

Whether she's posting parcels to the wrong addresses, helping Grannie Island with a winning sheep, having problems with a troublesome ted or dealing with her naughty big boy cousins, Katie Morag is always up to something. 

The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch by Ronda Armitage

Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the daytime he rowed out to his lighthouse to clean and polish the light. Every day Mr Grinling tucks into delicious lunch, prepared by his wife, Mrs Grinling. But Mr Grinling isn't the only one who enjoys the tasty food, so Mrs Grinling has to think of a way to stop the greedy seagulls from stealing the lighthouse keeper's lunch. 

Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts 

Everybody has a taste for Stanley - and the other ocean creatures just keep mistaking him for a delicious treat - but this is no ordinary jellyfish.

Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has two handles…

Other jellyfish have a magical glow, but Stanley has stripes…Because Stanley (spoiler alert) is a plastic bag!