Year 1

Welcome to Year One!

Please keep an eye out on our page for regular updates on what we're learning as well as other important information we would like to share with you. 

Our learning

Commotion in the Ocean - Summer 2

This term we will be learning all about the animals that live above and below the sea!

Watch this space to find out what we get up to!

Our first focus book will be What the ladybird heard at the seaside written by Julia Donaldson

Here is a copy of our curriculum overview letter if you would like anymore information.

Around the World - Summer 1

We have been travelling around the world with Flat Stanley! Each child had their very own Flat Stanley to take home and we asked them to take photos of any places that they visited. Most of the places in the early days were of the UK as we weren't allowed to travel very far but our maps are quickly filling up with journeys further away now! We have been learning about capital cities, the seas that surround the UK as well as weather patterns.

We then read The Queen's Hat where we learnt all about the different landmarks in London which really enjoyed. We're hoping to visit there on a school trip one day! We created our own story paths of the story where we thought about adjectives and connectives, as well as the order of the story. We also learnt about the different queens from past to present.

We have also read Handa's Surprise which the children really enjoyed, especially the food tasting that we did! We then moved on to learning all about Tokyo linked to the olympics and compared it to Sarisbury.

Here is a copy of our curriculum overview letter if you would like anymore information.

To Infinity and Beyond! - Spring 2

‘To infinity and beyond’ has been our focus this half term. We have read the stories ‘Q Pootle 5’, ‘Q Pootle 5 in Space’ and ‘Man on the Moon’. Through these texts we have learnt about the moon landing, the planets and aliens. We particularly enjoyed having a Space Party and trying a range of space food. We even created alien headbands that we wore for the whole day!

We have done lots of art during this topic and used a range of skills. We began by creating our own Bladder Monsters and wrote some descriptive sentences to describe them. We also used chalk to create space pictures. Finally we spent time looking at Space dioramas and planning our own. After we gathered the materials we spent two weeks putting our dioramas together. We were super creative and all of our dioramas are on display in our classes.

We learnt about the Moon landing in1969. We watched videos and read non-fiction books to help us find out about Neil Armstrong. We even wrote down some questions and facts about space.

We have continued to work hard on completing our Rainbow Challenges and try to make sure they ae finished by Friday afternoon so we are ready to celebrate and receive our very special stickers.

Cold, Cold, Cold - Spring 1

During Lockdown 3 we began exploring ‘Cold, Cold, Cold’. This topic focused on Captain Scott’s expedition to Antarctica. We looked at the journey he took, researched facts and compared it to Prince Harry’s expedition.

 Here is a copy of our curriculum overview letter if you would like any more information.

After Dark - Autumn 2

Here is a copy of our Curriculum Overview letter with further details of what we will be looking at in each of the curriculum areas. 

Curriculum overview letter - After DarkAfter Dark

'After Dark' has been our focus topic this half term. We have been learning about The Gunpowder Plot, firework saftey, fire safety and nocturnal animals. We loved learning all about Guy Fawkes and the horrible plan he made to try and kill King James I! We retold the story ourselves and made a book. This led to learning why we have 'penny for the guy' on firework night. We made some amazing firework pictures which are on display in our classes! 

We were lucky enough to have Hampshire Fire Service talk to us on a Zoom call to tell us what to do when there is a fire. 

We have enjoyed reading Owl Babies written by Martin Waddell - our favourite character was baby Bill who always wanted his mummy! We learnt an oral story so that we knew it really well and had actions to help us remember the story language too. This really helped us to retell the story in our own words to see what we remembered. We really impressed our teachers!

We have also learnt about the animals that come out at night time. We looked at examples of facts files and wrote our own with key facts about some of the animals.

We have continued to work hard on completeing our Rainbow Challenges and try to make sure they are finished by Friday afternoon so we are ready to celebrate and receive our very special stickers. 

What an amazing half term we have had! 

Once upon a twisted tale - Autumn 1

 Here is a copy of our Curriculum Overview letter with further details of what we will be looking at in each of the curriculum areas. 

Curriculum overview letter - Once upon a twisted tale

This half term our topic has been called 'Once upon a twisted tale' where we have been focusing on reading different traditional tales. We have looked at The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. 

We have been practsising our writing skills lots - we have been learning about speech bubbles, creating story paths, retelling the stories we've been reading as well as writing a new ending! We have enjoyed learning the oral stories with the different actions to help us remember the order of the story. We've had great fun acting out the stories and pretending to be the different characters. We are getting very good with the voices too! 

Here is a selection of some of the work displayed in our classrooms. 

Our Vision

 Tapestry

This year we are continuing to use Tapestry in Year 1 for the first time as a way to keep communicating with our parents. We will be sharing what we're learning each week, any 'wow' moments the children show us and the sounds we're learning each week in phonics. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you need any support. 

Parent Information

 Here is a copy of the powerpoint we sent out to parents to explain what happens in Year 1. Please go onto Tapestry to find the video from staff. 

Welcome to Year 1 Powerpoint

Our Classes

 Turtles Class

Mrs Beynon Class Teacher (M-W)	Mrs Noble Year Group Leader Class Teacher (W-F)	Mrs Arkell Learning Support Assistant
Mrs James Special Educational Needs Assistant	Mrs Evans Special Educational  Needs Assistant

Lobsters Class

Seahorses Class