Welcome to Year 1 - Willow

 

Mrs Andreas and Mrs Morgan

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In Maths, we have begun a new unit on place value within 50. The children have been focusing on recognising, grouping, and partitioning tens and ones, as well as using a number line to 50. We have also been using part-whole models and tens frames to support our understanding.

In Literacy, we have started a beautiful new text, The Sea Saw by Tom Percival. The story follows a young girl who loses her favourite teddy bear, only to be reunited with it many years later. The children really enjoyed bringing in their own special teddies and have produced some lovely work, including writing questions using question marks and using adjectives to add description. Next week, they will be writing their own versions of the story.

In Phonics, we have continued to ‘Grow the Code’ and have learned more alternative graphemes, including: ear (bear), ear (learn), wr (wrong), ch (chef), ch (echo), a (ball), a (wasp), st (listen), sc (scent), and ze (breeze). We have also revisited all of the Spring Term tricky words: any, many, again, who, whole, two, where, school, call, different, thought, through, once, laugh, because, eye, friend, and work. Next week, we will complete a phonics assessment for Spring 2.

In Handwriting, we have continued to work on our sitting position and pencil grip, ensuring we are ready to write. We have been revising the letter formations for the letter families: long ladder letters, curly caterpillar letters, and one-armed robot letters. We have really been focusing hard on letter size, consistency, and placement, making sure that our letters sit on the line and that our ascenders and descenders are the correct size and in the right place within the lines.

In DT, we have started an exciting new unit called Taxi! We have been investigating wheels, chassis, and axles on moving objects. Soon, the children will be designing, making, and evaluating their own taxis.

 Spring Term 2025

Click on the links below to see what the children in Year 1 will be learning in the Spring Term.